Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-21
40 Enthusiastic Crowd Gathered 10
View the Parade ut
Washlu gton.
olsrlNeUisHEo LADIES AND
oENrLcMEn.
A Grand Review In Every Respect
Fifty Thousand Men In
Line.
by Telegraph to the NEws.
TuE GRAND Army.
a nsSniGeeni sight IL tho Parade of
thc Veteran.

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the Veterans
WAsnINu1oN, ID. G., Sept. co.
The scene from the Wee. Presidents
reviewing stand during the parade was
an extremely exhllarating one. All
calHcious public stands were over.
howing, and apparently every avail
ablo Lot Of space from which Wow
could be had was occupied. The great
UrJwd was an enthusiastic one, and
chverei tho old soldiers again and
again.
Nice-prcsident Morton arrived about
10 O'Clock, accompanied by Secretary
and Mrs. Charles Foster aud dRugbter,
Attorney. General Miller, Secretary
aud Nile. Noble and the Misses Hall
stead, Mrs. Ruak and daughter, Score.
tary Tracy and daughter Mrs. VIII
mefding, Me. John Foster and Post
masief.Geueral Wanamaker. Among
the other honored guests In the Vice.
ProsiLenps stand were General and
Mrn. Schoilrld, Assistant Secretary
Grant, General ani Mrs. Palmer,
Mrs. Logan aud Mrs.. John "A. LIE
gan, Jr.
II was nearly II O'Clock when the
column, healed by the ,it!zens' local
committee, mounted, turned into Fiji
tIonih street under tho reviewing
stand, ami from that time there was
hardly break In the lines. The Vice
President stood at the front OF the plat.
form nnd as the several departments
dipped their coloIs In passing he re-
turned tho salute by littiag Ills hat.
General Palmer, commandments,
was heartily chDered as no passed, as
was also eN.PTesident Hayes. Com
manderin.ChiefP Palmer, IA he reached
the stand, dismOunted, and standing
between two mounted brass field pieces,
reviewed tho marching columns.
Tho Nineteenth Illinois Vetcrans'
Club, armed with muskets aud beaded
by iifc and drum corps, was C'peoi.
ally noticed, ~ was also the Columbia
Post. "rhe goUao hungs higb" WIS
enphnsically represented 10y the iii.
DOiinns, who had stuffed goose
peIched high ON pole. The ksyst0ne
State was the banner state IN the pro.
| cesflon In numbers. There were prob
ably ten thousand Of them h. line, and
II took mn hour aud half for them 10
pass by one point. They had enough
worn battle hags AMI banners 10 decor.
ate every nrInory In the State.
Thu irst negro company was the
| Lewis Post. The membors were
headed by the post hand and carried
| themselves well. The ether oolored
/ troops were socn later, coming along at
| odd Intervals. The daughter OF tho
Regincnp walked In front Of The line
| OF Ohioans. She was youtg luck.
/ aye girl, bright and attractive, In d
dark illus fTock trimmed with gold
laco. Tho New York CITY and Brook.
| Ign pOsts lod the New York uelach.
munt, and no finer looking body Of
/ men was seen hero In any procession.
| The feature Of the Now Jersey display
/ was good sised mosquito prfchod on
u keg labeled "Whisky," into which
be was trying to thrust hls biz. Maine
| aud California had small numbers IN
| line and quickly pusaed.
When the Michigan post passed, for
the fret time during the day the popu'
lar "ra-Ta.ra Boom decay" was heard.
Colorado and Wyoming marched
together, headed by small butro,
bestridden by a small boy, tho Lnad'
Vile band and lawn following, he.
hind whom came several hunIred
well preserved, hardy looking men
from the Rockies.
Iowa Brigade looked happy aud con.
tented M It ,rudged up the avenue, Its
individual mombers carrying long,
green corn stalks musket- fashion on
their shoulders. They sang rs they
walked "hiarching Through Georgia"
and 10 the procession continued until
evening; department after department,
post after post, hearty men and mon on
clutches, bands, drum c0rls, bright
frcsh cloths, stained and ragged battle
flags, chuorf, clapping hands, waving
handkerchief, swelling bOsoms, eyes
would moitteu, twitohing lips refusing
TO lie eiill, and the growth OF that spirit
which would imIel the mtgnest mortal
TO defend the stars AMI stripes from the
assault q any or all nations on the
face of the earth.
ltwas the grcalest day In the history
OF the Grand Army OF ME Republic,
aud ut 6:0b oiclJck The last veteran
passed by. There were more men IN
line than at any utnGr Grand Army
parade. IL Is eltimated that close on 10
iiny thousand men would not DO fur
from the mnfk.
Mrs. Leg,n Kept open house tonight
TO the Grant Army veterans and TIA .
Women's Corls ut libnnir. a brilliant
pytulech mic display WAS giveu ON the
WnshiugtOn Monument gfOuud- early
In the evening. rhu Association Of
the Firsl brigade, Flr.i division aud
Twelfth army cvr,s held reunion
this Owe ulug.