The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-10-14

ernor and renewed their cheering
when, Immediately afterwards, the
guest of the day, Vice President Morton,
representing President Harrison, drove
up in an open barouche and was re-
ceived at the entrance to the stand by
Governor Flower, who conducted him
70 the seat set apart for the absent
president.
Mr.. Morton was accompanied by Mr..
Hugh Gardner, president of the Southern
society, and Mr.. Howard Carroll. He
entered into pleasant chat with Gov
ernOr Flower and those around him and
with a number of prominent politicians,
who came up and shook hands with the
governor and the vice president. Then
came another lull of waiting expectancy
while the hot rays of the nearly vertical
sun beat down upon the spectators in the
uncovered stands, and peddlers of ice
water at ten cents glass drove a -four
ishing and profitable trade.
1t was l1:15 o'clock before the first
distant strains of the numerous bands
fell upon the ear, and at II :25 the ad-
vance squad of splendidly mounted po-
lice and the marshal and his aids wear
ing gorgeous sashes OF the national
colors rode past. The vice president and
governor rose to receive them, and
bowed as each of the well mounted aids
raised his hat. Next came Mayor Grant
and Commissioner GuggenheiIner sturd-
lily marching on foot at the head of the
first division and Justify cheered as they
came along.
Then came the boys with their own
bands in uniform marching twenty
abreast with a rhythmic swing and a
military bearing which carried all be-
s., ~.
greeted with shouts of applause as each
seemed to march even better than the
company preceding.
Each company carried its company
flag to the right and every boy had
pinned on his left breast tiny United
States flag. Their captains carried
canes and gave their orders in shrill
boyish treble pleasant to hear. Heads
up, eyes front, looking never to the
right nor left, not even when they
passed the vice president, the soldier
lads tramped, with perfect alignment,
which nothing was allowed TO break.
Looking up Fifth avenue, as far as
the rising ground on Forty-seventh
street. nothing could be seen but an
undulating army of boys marching rap
idly ON without break.
After half an hour had elapsed, thir-
teen of the twenty regiments of the first
division had passed in review and then
the first company of little colored lads
came in sight. marching rs proudly and
as deity as their white comrades, a
cheer greeted them.
The silver letters on the crimson
company flags glistened in the sunlight
like the CLINT of bayOnets. Every com
pany carried at least four small United
States flags and some bore silken Colors
of almost regulation size. Some of the
companies were armed and some were
mounted.
The boys of ST. Peters school, 200 in
number, uncovered and held their
shakos over their right breasts as they
marched past the stand. The second
division occupied forty minutes in
marching past, and at 1915 o'clock the
third division came by, headed by thirty
little midgets in uniform from the
Hebrew orphan asylum.
The Indian scholars from Carlisle,
Pa, were chcerod as they uncovered
and marched silently by, wearing blue
tunics with blue trousers and red
stripes. They showed signs of careful
drilling. Quite as interesting was tho
company Of Indian maidcns. which fol-
lowed them, wearing loose dark blue
dresses belted at the waist aud march
ing as smoothly as the Indian lads them
selves.
The Dalton lads in their sailor cos
| tunes marching with clasped hands
We're a pleasant change. Then came
| the cadets in uniform carrying muskets
and dragging miniature cannon. AZ
ter them came number Of sweet faced
| little German girls, uniformed III blue
and marching with surprising steadniesS
and grace. The next college company
carried canes.
The Columbia college students wero
headed by sixteen collegians wearing
tall gray hats tied mp with blue ribbons
and each had stamped upon Es5roast 4
| big letter. They so lnaneuvered In front
of the vice president that their evolu-
tions spelled the words Columbia col
lege." Most of those that followed ha1
blue streamers. i'll their hats or carried
canes with a knot of blue ribbon at the
ends, and some of them twirled open
umbrellas similarly decorated.
The medical students, with miniature
skeletons pinned to their hats. marched
| past singing "There are no flies on us. "
The art students carried painters
! paIettes and maulsticks and Wore glen.
| garry caps.
Every new batch of students intro.
| duced some new vagary or some start
ling college cry, and the fun waxed fast
! and furious.
Vice President Morton and Governor
Flower heartily enjoyed the diversion
and exchanged frequent comments with
! President SimnOnds of the board of cd
ucation and Elk Mayor Hodges, of Baiti
| more, who sat alongside of them.
The order Of parade originally laid out
was considerably changed ON line Oi
march. The last organized body passed
the grand stand at 80 o'cloclt-a httlt
over two hours in passing.
Governor Flower afterwards held a1
impromptu lovee and introdnced many
friends to mysterious stranger in a
slouch hat who had stood by his sids
and recognized, and who turned out .:
lie Governor Tilluan, OF South Care