The record-union., 1892-09-21
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 20.-The feature in
to-day's proceedings was the Grand Army
reunion and parade of veterans. In the
early morning the weather was mild and
hazy. Later the sun came out, shedding
a genial warmth, but the sky soon
clouded over again and cool wind made
it uncomfortable in exposed places.
Half-past A. NJ. was the hour set for
starting the parade, and long before that
time great crowds had lined up against
the wire cables stretching outward along
the sides of broad Pennsylvania avenue
from the Capitol building. The various
veteran posts formed at their headquar-
ters and marched to the positions as
signed them on the diagonal streets on
each side of Pennsylvania avenue, begin
ming at the west point of the Capitol.
The Illinois Posts, coming from the State
in which the order was first organized,
had the place of honor at the head of the
line. Next were general officers and the
Wisconsin Posts came second. So in due
order through the dense lines of thou
sands of people who lined the pavements
and side streets, they passed buildings
lavishly decorated with tluttering ban
ners, fesJoons, flags and streamers.
Cheered on by the fresh voices of hun
dreds of school children, singing patriotic
airs. the grizzled veterans, who twenty
seven years ago occupied two days in
passing in review along this grand ma
tional avenue, moved to-day with thinned
ranks, whose numbers did not preclude
the completion of the journey within a
single day. Then, over the rough cobble-
CT fhnU a of
the greatest of modern armies, tired,
dusty, travel-stained and war-worn, but
with fierce eXultation and pride born OF
the knowledge of their deeds and accom-
plisbments.
To-day, over smooth asphalt pavement,
they marched again, still proud that they
had been members of that great army,
butt the years which thinned their ranks
the fierce war spirit died away and left
little behind but feeling of Joy and good
will to all men. In their grizZled locks
and reminiscent faces one could read the
recognition of the fact that it was the last
time many OF them would see the Ma
tional Capitol, so it was that they decided
to make the parade the greatest feature of
the encampment.
Knowing it was a coincidence which
could never be repeated, on the lawn adj
Joining the south wing of the Treasury
building, on a covered stand, named in
honor Of Lincoln, were placed 500 school
girls, so arranged in red, white and blue
dresses as to produce a living star-Span-
gled banner. Farther down, near Cen
trail Market, colored school girls were
maSsed together on a stand, with their
melodious voices blending tremendously
in grand chorus as the old soldiers
marched past.
The order of the march was as follows ::
The Citizens Committee, with the old
ord ~ ~ ~ Inn Nff I,n
COMMUNICATIVE Chief; the Grand Army
Battalion OF Albany, the Commander-in-
Chief, Junior Vice Commandment Chief
Senior Nice-COmmander-in- Chief the
official staff of the Communicating Chief,
aids-de-camp to the Commander-in-C Chief,
scouts of the Grand Army, defenders,
Sixth Massachusetts, United States Vet
eran Signal Association, Department of
Illinois, Edward Harlan Commander,
with twenty-three posts, and about 800
men in line, gathered from all parts of
/ the State; next came the Wisconsin De-
! partment. with more men than the State
ever had before in an encampment pa
rade, headed by the Department Com
mander, Colonel G. b. Welton. G.. w.
Sutherland carried Old Abe, the famous
war eagle, carried through the rebellion
by the Eighth Wisconsin Regiment.
Theodore Riel carrying badger, en-
blematic of the Wisconsin shield, and
Doc" Auburry, the original newsboy of
| the Iron Brigade, carrying number of
the Identical newspapers he had unsold
at the close of the war. There were
twenty-three posts in line.
Next came the Pennsylvania Depart
ment, with the largest representation in
line. Then came another heavy DEPART
| ment, that of Ohio, headed by Com
mander j. f. Mack.
Then IN order came New York, with
ton, lay-ffr InS Il
ard and Reynolds in the ranks: Connect
| icut and Massachusetts, with General
Butler; New Jersey, Maine and the Cali
! fornlanS, who came next, all mounted,
and with crimson silk banner with the
| picture of grizzly bear; Department
Commander j. b. Falls led fourteen posts,
and the admirable riding of the men was
the subject of general comment Next
followed Rhode Island, New Hampshire,
Virginia, NorthCarolina, Maryland, Iowa,
Nebraska, Michigan, Indiana, Wyoming
and Colorado, included in one depart
ment, and they made fine showing
with thirty-three posts led by Depart
ment Commander John G. Kennedy and
staff. Then came Kansas, Delaware,
Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia,
Arizona, Arkansas, Tennessee, LOUISE
ana, Mississippi, Florida, Oklahoma.
| Texas, Alabama and North and South
Dakotas, with creditable showing, and
| the Indian territory.
The procession closed with posts of the
| Department of the Potomac and the Naval
Veterans.
The scene from the Presidents
reviewing stand during the parade was
an extremely exhilraating one. All the
capacious public stands were overflow
| ing, and apparently every available foot
| of space from which view could be had
was occupied. The great crowd was an
I arth IlC oSfIn OH i
soldiers again and again.
! Vice President Morton arrived about
/ 10 o'clock, accompanied by Secretary and
| Mrs. Charles Foster and daughter. At
| torney-General Miller, Secretary and
| Mrs. Noble and the Misses Halstead, Mrs.
| Rusk and daughter, Secretary Tracy and
! daughter, Mrs. Wilmerding Mrs. John
w. Foster and Postmaster General Wana-
maker. Among other honored guests
who had seats in the Vice-P Presidents
stand were General and Mrs. Schofeld.
MISUNDERSTANDING Grant, General and
| Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. Logan and Mrs. John
| A. Logan, Jr-
1t was nearly IL o'clock when the col
umn, headed by the Citizens Local Com
mittee (mountedl turned into Fifteenth
street, under the reviewing stand, and
| from that time there was hardly break
in the lines.
The ice-President stood at the front OF
4 the PLATFORM and as The several depart
menrs dipped their colors in passing be
returned the salute by raising his hat.
General Palmer, COMMUNICATIVE Chief,
was heartily cheered as he passed. and
also ex-President Hayes, who marched
with General o. o. Howard Post, and
] Secretary Rnsk. as he rode with the staff