Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-21
BIG ARMY OF PEACE
The Gorgeous Civic Parade in
Chicago Yesterday
WITNESSED BY HALF A MILLION
Scores Of Thousands March in Colum-
bus Honor and Are Reviewed by
Dignitaries-Living Flags

SHiCA1o, OCt. VI N4 ualluco WAS
the success of today's demonstration.
Every condition favored il. Half =
million of people were on the streets.
The weather was all that could be de-
sired. Though the sun was not bright.
the vspor that hung in the air during
the early morning hours WAS rather
pleasant than otherwise. Soft and
balmy for q late October day wAs the
atmosphere. The decorations of the
city were gorgeous. The best of order
was observed.
The marching column Was magnifi-
cent. With twenty men abreast and
the ranks close together, the array was
more than a mile IN length. Good
Judges of numbers in q moving line de-
clared that at least $4,000 men must
have obeyed General Miles orders.
Four times that many or even greater
number thronged the streets 10 view
the parade. Within the area bounded
by the lake, the river north and west,
and Harrison street, there were at noon
more than 100000 people.
On the Reviewfng Stand.
Shortly before III o'clock those of the
distinguished guests who were not de-
sirous of figuring IN the great civic
parade were escorted TO the grand
stand. These included Vice-Presldent
Morton and the members Of the
cabinet, Chief Justice Fuller and his
associates of the supreme court, ex-
President Hayes, Cardinal Gibbons and
party, General Schofield and Admiral
Belknap. the visiting members of the
diplomatic corps, and the congress
ional and guberpatorlai visitors.
Shortly after the hour the booming
of cannon on the Lake Front an
nounced that the parade had started.
1t had been arranged In three grand
divisions. General Miles was grand
marshal and some twenty prominent
citizens of Chicago, some of them NIL
lionaires, rendered him efficient service
as official aids.
The First Division.
A detachment of mounted police, the
pick of the clty's force, led the first
grand division. Behind them came a
company of patrolmen on foot. Next
in line was Grand Marshal Miles and
his staff, followed by the gaily uni
formed Chicago Hussars, VINO came
along IN column of platoons. A long
string of carriages, containing Mayor
Washburne, the members of the board
of aldermen and the city officials fol-
lowed the Hussars. After these and
bringing up the rear of the third divis-
ion were the visiting governors and the
members Of their staffs. As one gov
af N
was accorded q noisy welcome. Every
body knew Mckinley, the democrats
and republicans alike had cheer ahd
4 waving of hats or handkerchiefs for
the Little Napoleon. so that his passing
was IN the nature of continuous ova-
ton.
Lead the Second Division.
Three hundred Indian lads, from the
Indian school at Carlisle, Pa, unGer
command of Captain Platt, attired in
neat gray uniforms, had the post of
honor in the second grand division,
and acted as escort to Gen. A. p. HaY-
ley. This division was made up OF the
various local courts of the Ancient
Order of Foresters, half a score of Ital-
ian societies, lodges of the Patriotic
Sons of America, Order of the United
American Mechanics, orangemen and
the Patriotic Guard of America, local
Turner societies and the German vet
Grams. the Scottish organizations, the
uniformed Sir Knights, Royal Scots and
the Sons of St. George turned out sew
eral thousand strong. Leading the
Royal Scots was a band OF twenty-four
plpers. They were costumed IN the
full royal Stuart plaid uniform. The
Scots also were IN Highland uniform.
The Polish national alliance turned
out 5000 strong. The Swedish and
Scandinavian division was fully 10000
strong and was one OF the features of
the parade.
Some 5000 members of the Modern
Woodmen of America. Royal Arcanum
and Hebrew societies composed the
ninth subdivision. The rear of the
second grand division was brought up
by the Ninth Italian infantry of the
knights of Pythiss, and the colored
uniform rank OF that order. command
ed by Major General Bowles Of Mis-
sIssppl.
End of tho Parade.
The third and last grand division of
/ the parade was nearly as large as the
VbHti tWO IL nas RRctn
exclusively of members of Roman
Catholic organizations, frsternal, social
and benevolent. Capt L. J. Cahill was
chief marshal and he required the ser
vices Of no lees than 200 aides. The
uniformed knights of 81. Patrick led
the line. Behind them came 10000
members Of the catholic order OF For
esters, the members of the high court
occupying carriages. The second, third
and fourth Subdivisions embraced the
Roman Catholic Central verein. variou.
catholic Italian soclenes, the Catholic
Knights of America, the Ancient Order
OF Hibernisns. and several other organ
ization.. Nearly every court or lodge
had lis band. Many OF the psradeT:
were ia the regsis Of their respective
organizations, and carried the lodge
ilsgs and banners. Every man IN IA
division. and there were over %. 900 Of
them. wore a tiny American flag as .
boutonniere on the ispel "a nls cost