The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-09-21
NOT IN WARL|KE ARRAY.
Tho Grand Parade Of Old Soldiers at
Washington Triumph Of
Peace.
Largest In the History Of the
Grand Army of the
""... Republic.
Vice e-President Morton, Cabinet OfHcers
and Other Distinguished Men and
Women Review tho Procession.


Women Review tho Procession.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.-The feature In
to-day's proceedings was the Grand Army
reunion parade Of veterans. In the sarly
morning the weather was mild and hazy;
later the sun came out, shedding . genial
warmth, but the sky soon cloudsd over
again and a cold wind made 1t uncomfort-
able in exposed places, Half-past nine was
the hour set for starting the parade. and
long before that time gre at crowds lined mp
| against the wire cables stretched outward
along tho sides of the broad Pennsylvania
avenue from the capitol building. Tho
various veteran posts formed at their
headquarters and marched to the positions
assigned them on diagonal streets on each
side of Pennsylvania avenue, beginning at
the west in front of the capitol. The IIli-
nois posts, coming from the state in which
the order was first organized, had the place
| of honor at the head of the line next to the
general. In due order they marched through
lanes of the thousands OF people who lined
the pavements and side streets, passed
buildings vastly decorated With futterinR
banners fegtooned with flags and streamers,
cheered on by fresh voices of hundreds of
school children singing patriotic airs.
| Grizzled veterans who twenty-seven years
ago occupied two days in passing in review
along this grand national avenue. moved
to-day with thinned ranks whose numbers
did not preclude the completion Of the
journey within single day. Then over
rough cobblestones they marched az men,
bers of great modern army, tired, dusty,
travel-staincd, war-worn, but with fierce
exultaton and pride born OF the knowledge
of their deeds and accomplishments; to-
day. over a smooth asphalt pavement they
marched again, still proud that they had
been members of that great army, but in
the years that have thinned their ranks the
fierce war spirit died away and left little
behind but feelings of JOY and good will to
all men. In their grizz!ed locks and remin-
| iscent faces one could see the recognition Of
the fact that it was the last time that many
| of them woald see the national capitol. So
1t was that they decided to make the parade
the greatest feature Of the enoaml msnt,
knowing 1t was a coincidence that could
never be repeated.
On the lawn adjoining the south wing Of
the treasury building la ge &C fered stand,
named in honor of Lincoln, were placed 800
school girls, 80 arranged In their red, white
and blue dresses as to produce living star
spangled banner Farther down, near Cen
tral market. colored school girls were
massed together on q stand, their melodi-
GUS voices blending hArmoniousiy in
grand chorus AS the old soldiers marched
past. The order of march was 90 follows:
The citizens committee, Old Guard OF
Washington az escort of the commander
in-chief, Grand A my battalion of Albany,
ommander- ln-chief junior vice COM
mandet-in chief, official staff of COM
mander-in-chisf, aids to commander-in-
chief. escorts of the Grand Army, First
Defenders of the Sixth Massachusetts,,
United States Veteran Signal association.
department of Illinois, Ed Harlan, COM
| mander, with twenty "three posts and about
1000 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 any encampment parade
| headed by department commander. Col. C.
B. Welton. G. w. Sutherland carried Old
Abe, the famous war eagle, which WAS
carried through the rebellion by the Eighth
| Wisconsin regiment. Theodore Risl oar
ryine a badger, emblematio of the Wiscon-
sin shield, and Dec Aubury, the original
newsboy of the Iron Brigade, carrying a
number of the identical newspapers he had
unsold at the close of the war. There were
twenty thr ee posts in line. Next came the
Pennsylvani department with the lareest
representation in the whole line. Then
came another heavy department., that of
Then in order oame New York with ten
brigades. with Slocum. Sickles Howard and
Reynolds in the ranks; Connections and
Massachusetts with Gen. Butler; California
came next, all mounted. carrying crimson
silk banner with picture of grizzly bear.
The department commander. ]. b. Falls,
led fou, teen posts. and the admirable riding
of the men was the subject of general CONF
ment.
Next followed Rhode Island. New Hamp-
-. -y..sn h, H.wx iS,>n AfA
Iowa. Nebraska, Michigan, Indiana. Wyo-
ming and Colorado, included in one depart
ment. and made a fine showing with thirty
sight posts, led by Department Commander
John G. Kennedy aud his staff.
Then came Kansas, Delaware, Missouri,
Kentucky. West Virginia, Arkansas, Tenn
essee Louisiana, Mississippi Florida, Okla
homa South and North Dakota, with a
crsditable showing. and Indian Territory.
! The professions closed with the posts Of
the department OF the Potomac and the
naval vetei ans.
The scene from the vice presidents re-
viewing stand during the parade was an ex-
trenely exhllsrating one. All capacioua
public stands were overtiowinR and appar-
emily every available foot of space from
which a view could DO had was occupied.
The great crowd was an enthusiastic one
and cheered the old soldiers again and
again. Vice President Morton arrived
about 10 O'Clock. accompanied by Secretary
and Mrs. Charles roster ana daughter, At
torney General Miller, Secretary and Mrs.
Noble and the Misses Halstead, Mrs. Rusk
and daughter, Secretary Tracy and dauph-
ter. Mrs. Wilmerding. MIS-. John w. Fos-
ter and Postmaster General Wanamaksr.
AmanR other honored guests who had seats
on the vice Presidents stand were Con. and
Mrs. Schoheld, Assistant SECRETARY Grant,
Con. and Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. Logan and
Mrs. John A. Logan, lr. 1t was nearly II
O'Clock when the column. headed BY the
citizens local committee mounted, turned
into Fifteenth street, under the reviewing
stand, and from that time there was hardly
a break in the lines. The vice president
stood at the front of the platform and as
the several departments Dipped oolors in
passing. he returned the salute by lifting
his hat.
Gen. Palmer the e,mmandsv in chief.
was heartily cheered as he passed, and also
. ex- President Hayes. who marched with his
post, Gen. o. .. Howard aud Secretary
Rusk, as he rode with the staff OF ths COM
mander of the department of Wisconsin.
Commander in Chief Palmer as he reached
the stand dismounted and standing be-
tween two mounted brass field pieces le-
viewed the ma ching column.
Tho Nineteenth Illinois veteran club.
armed with muskets and headed by fife