Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-08-05
Twenty-Fifth Annual Encamp-
ment Of the Organization.
THE OLD SOLDIERS PARADE.
Governors Hovey and Thayer March with
the Rank and File-EN-President Hayes
NakeS a Presentation spec
The Color Line.
4 Great Dav.


twenty-tifth annual eucampmeu,. it make.
4 quarter Of Z century il the growth Of tht
organization
Promptly II 10 O'Clock. WITH
I military precision which showed tho
volunteer soldiers had forgotten none OF
Their early training. the posts assembled or
/ the line Of march to participate in the
grand parade Four magnificent arches
erected By citizens in different parts of the
/ city. marked the line of march. The
! Peace arch II Fort and Grlswo.d
/ streets through which the procession
| passed bore the inscription, Charity en-
! couraEcs friends 10 reap the harvest Of per
| petual peace" and on the opposite side was
! read the sister inscription. Their prowoSS
/ brought Us peace: uudyiug be their fame.
Another arch bridged jefferson avenue,
I but the most magnificent tower
was the arch at the intersection of
! Woodward and jefferson avenues. This
/ was Il veritable work of art. 1t was built
upon the plan of the EiEel tower OF
! Paris, and Is double arch looking
I through from either avenue. The first
! thing that caught the eye On this
! arch was 4 Tutoring fiIg held
! by the erect figure surrounding
I the tower. white FLAG with square of red
! in the center, 1t IS ON of the numerous do-
( signs used by the signal corps attached 10
, the armies of the Union, hv which messages
]
: code Of signals. An excellent
picture Is given IF the firing on Fort
Z Sumpter. The foreground is covered by
( the single mortar battery engaged. with the
! Confederate national lldg flying from q
( staff planted near by. Then L broad reach
/ Of water to the fort. which IS
/ w:eathCd in smoke from its own guns. On
I the other SIDE are pictures representing the
surrender of Lee and the famous march up
/ Pennsylvania avenue in Washington on the.
I occasion of the last review OF the war Of
/ the rebellion.
/ Slowly and maiestically in measured
/ tread to martial music the procession
started from Woodward and Addms ave
! uucS with Communicating Chief NeaSey and
/ his staff in the lead until the reviewing
! stand was reached This stand, where
! Gen. Veasey and his glittering staff re-
( viewed the parade. was situated on the
/ Campus Martiuus,' on the east side of
I Woodward avenue. On Illinois,
TIE HOME OF LINCOLN.
. the home Of Grant ana of Logan. was
conferred the honor Of the right OF march.
/ But it was not because OF these illUstrjous
names that the Prairie state WAS
/ SO honorcd. but because Of one
| whose service TO the Veterans of the state
and nation dates since the war, DR.. e. +.
| Stephens. the founder Of the c. y. IL.
Survivors of Post No were IN a consplc-
/ uous little group in the Illinois delegation
ana their appearance was the signal for
Il tribute of cheers. Department Commander
| Horace :. Clark led the command ana :unI
representatives of the loyal SONS Of the
! SUCKER state were in line An umbrella
! corps. 800 strong, was feature Of the Hi
| nois division.
The enthusiasm that greeted the Wiscou-
sin division, 1000 strong, was unboundcd.
In the front rank, and borne high in the
air on top Of a fa@saf, was perched odd
| Abe " stuffed, the eagle which became part
Of Wisconsins history i quarter of Il cen
| fury ago.
The PENNSYLVANIA division, which cane
next, 1890 strong. marched IN good order TO
| splightly music furnished by the post
| bands Department Commander Boyer rode
/ at the head with Adit. Towns and Quarter
master General Abraham Lowering, followed
| by aides.
The Ohio delegation was 4 vast army Of
itself. No less than 1900 veterans
| tramped to the music Of the bands. Beside
| Department Commander W. NJ. Warner
| marched Gen. 5. H. Hurst. Ohio's candi-
date for commander-in-chicf.
New York, $500 strong. came next and
was the recipient Of an enthusiastic greet
| ing. They were headed by Department
Commander C. II. Freeman, Adit.-Gen. ".
| ". Bennett and QUartermaSter-Gen.
| \. Il. Pcnfeld. William Van kewren, an
| CctOgenarlan member Of the post and Il
veteran of the Mexican and civil wars,
was dressed in a suit made OF patriotic
RED, WHITE AND BLUE.
Then came a score of battle flags shot
through in shreds and tatterS, proudly car
rieG aloft by their bearers.
The Connecticut division came next, and
| following Connecticut was Massa-
chusetts, $500 strong. Their grand
| display and soldierly appearance
caused the greatest enthusiasm as soon as
they hove IN sight, headed by Department
Commander y. y. Smith, Adjt.-Gcn. H. q.
Moore and Senior NiCe-Commander j. X.
Churchill.
Forty New Jersey veterans were accom-
panied by J. r. Mullikan. commander, Post
Department Commander II. y. Stevens and
Post Department Commander Charles
Burrows.
One hundred ey-Cnion soldiers, led by
Department Commander Samuel Il. Miller,
represented the state of Maine.
California, Rhode Island, New Hamp-
shire and Vermont made creditable dis
plays.
The strains of Nirginia's martial music
was dying in the distance As Maryland,
some 800 strong, passed the stand. They
elected marked applause by their fine ap-
pearance, especially Post No. :, of coOred
veterans. The delegation was headed by
Department Commander Col. J. C. Hill.
The governor of 4 state is not often seen
trudging along in the dust with the boys,
but this sight was witnessed more than
once to-day As Nebraska q. a. r., 800
strong, with Department Commander
Feeder and Governor Thayer passed the
GRAND stand it was impossible 10 tel