The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1892-09-21
IN The AIR
Fifty Thousand Grand Army Asn Parade
In Washington.
THEY KNOW WHAT WAR IS
Largest Reunion OF Veterans In the
History Of the Nation
All Is Peace
Now.

WASHINGTON, Sept. a0.-The feature of
to-tiay's proceedings OF the Grand Army
reunion was tho parade of the veterans.
In tho early morning tho weather was
mild and hazy; later the sun came out,
shedding genial warmth. but the sky
soon clouded over again and cold wind
made II uncomfortable in exposed places.
Half-past was the hour set for starting
the parade and long before that timc
great crowds had lined up against the
wire cables stretched outward along the
sides Of broad Pennsylvania avenue
from the capitol building.
Various veterans posts formed at their
headquarters and marched to positions as
signed them on tho diagonal streets
on each side of Pennsylvania
avenue. beginning at the west
front OF the capitol. llli-
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. the general officers and Wisconsin
posts came second. So in due order
through the dense lanes of thousands of
people who lined the pavements ard side
streets. past buildings decorated with
fluttering banners festooned with flags
and strcamcrs, checred on by fresh voices
by hundreds Of school children singing
patriotic airs, the grzzled veterans, who.
20 years ago, occupied two days in passing
I'm review along this grand national ave
nuc. moved to-day with thinncd ranks,
whose numbcrs did not preclude the COM
pietion OF tic journey within single day.
linen over ronGh coboie stones they
marched as members of great modern
armies tired, dusty, travel-siained, war
worn' but win nefce eNiiitation ana
priue, born oil the knowledge OF their
needs anu accornpiishmciits; to-day, over
smooth asphalt pavement, they marched
again. SIN proud mat they had been
iiethpess oi ,hat great army, but IN the
years when thinncd tbe'r ranks the i1erce
war si,iti' had uicd away ana lett h't.e
pehinh put feelings of JOY ana good VIII
70 an men. In their Gfizzied locks ana
reminiscent races one could read tho
recognition oi the iact that II was the last
'ime many OF ihem would see the ma
iiohai capital. 30 IT WAS ihey de-
c'ded TO make tho parade tho greatest
feature OF inc encampment. knowing Il
was coihcidehce which couid never DO
rcpeated.
on me lawn ADJOINING the south wing OF
the treasury building, IN a large covered
STAND named IN honor OF Lincoln, were
placeu eoo SCHOOL girls. SO arranged IN req,
white ana blue Dresses as to produce liv-
ing star spangled banner. Farther down.
near tho central market, the coiored school
stis masse" 'osc.ncr on a stann WIN
meiodious voices blending harinoniously
Ia grand chorus as The OLD soldiers
marched past.
Inc order oil march was as follows: Citi-
gems committee; old guard OF Washington
escort OF cOmlulnuGr-in-cnief. trrlnu
Army battalion OF Albany; commander
in-chief; junior vice con1mander-in-chief
senior wee coInmander-iri-chief; ofiicial
staIf OF commnndcr-iii-chici; aides-le-
camp to commander-!n.chhcf escorts OF
Grand Army iirst defenders sixth Massa-
chusetts, United States Veteran Signal
assoclation; department oil Illinois,
Edward Harlan, commander, with
twenty-three posts ana about l,5oo
men IN Inc gathered from all
parts oil the state. Next came tho Wis
consln department with more men than
the state ever had before in an encamp-
ment parade, headed by Department Conn
mander Col. &. Is. Wclton. q. W. Suthcr-
land carried old Abe. the famous war
eagle carried through tho rebellion by the
Eighth Wisconsin regiment.
Theodore Biel carried the badger, cm-
biematic of Nisconsin's shield. and Doc
Aubrey, the original newsboy Of the Iron
Brigade, carried "A number of the identical
papers lie had unsold at the close of the
war. ihere were - posts IN lire. Next
came u'e fehhss'Vahsa department with
'he largest representation ia me. Then
came announcer nes.'y department. That OF
Onio' neauea py ,ohimanuer 1. r. Mack.
lnch III orucr came New York, WIN 10
prigau.s' WIN o'oeh"l' S'ckles. Howard
anu hcyho,ds III 'lc ranks: connecticut,
Massacnuse''s' WIN Senefal i'utior; New
'erseS' mh'hc anu 'ahtofnia, VINO came
heAt' All hiounlea anu carried crimson
SINK pahner WIN picture oi grizzly
Dear department commander j. IL.
faiis ieu tue ii posts ana the admirable
fiding oi the men was me subject OF gen
erai comment. N'N' followed hhode ISL
and, New hampshire, virginia, North