Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-22


Thsy dida't look quite - dsbonaiss
- TIER did uhsa they IN town. hut
they wRs ill y H. mig u spits y
that Ihs dpot q Dp(soits streets still
cling n thsis heofA Thsy didn't valk
- briGls and lively - thsy did VIA
they lett 0sand Rapida bat they're not
10 b. blaned Tor that Af1sr any nan
hes bssa y Dstssit twsaty -lour hours
~ becomes . chsuaic sonnambuliet and
svskes oaIy tus his nselA He can't
hslp cstehins ~ gsner.l infsotiou you
know. But 4 spits a ~ thnt TIE Ellis
vere cheertul--of )eoGt the twenty that
came home ~ nlHht vera They weso
even philooophica1 apd took their ds(sat
~ cssosly - Cnph Anepn nu4D = pap
fly. Howovor. IL hoDu vsro Do< sxuptly
enthusiasts over tAe kvard q the psiss
10 LouisvillA When Il comse b march
ing Daisy Iodgs y simply X X 4
You'd have . Euut 81 over civilisatioa
and part u lndiaoa b 6nd anything
that can kssp nsck and usck With them.
Then to havs ~ sggrsgatioa q Kentucky
colonelA Who wore splks-tail coats in
the afternoon 'suipes The banner away
from them-it would give anybody or
ccpt 0rand Rapids Elk. dclerium
tremens. That's what they wore. said
Eugene Jones last night. ~Had on dress
suitA Think OF snybody's wearing .
dress suit 1T 3 O'Clock In tho afternoon!
That alone should have cost them the
prixc even il they had drilled better than
We did, but they didn't I've been mixed
up inc military matters for the
past thirteen years and ] never
saw = body II men march bcttcr
than our boys did. II they had been
soldiers in tho regular army they
couldn't have moved with more prccis-
ion. Louisville got tho prize tor the
money il spent in Detroit. The sum il
yariously estimated from 1900 to
s7.O0o. think about 1900 would be =
conservative figure. We couldn't buy
the prize. and consequently didn't get
IT,"
Grand Rapids Mentioned
After the judges had awarded the
prize 10 Louisville for th..best appear
ance in parade. they squared themselves
thus:
I'VE wish to state. inasmuch a. We
have made this decision. that this body
OF men have more than earned the rec
ignition We here give them. appearing
as they did in so uniform u manner
dressed as become gentlemen Of this
social order. carrying with it military
bearing seldom excclled or equaled by
such q body in the streets Of our city
We, the committee. offer personally "a
Louisville Lodge No. our congratulz-
tious upon thus meriting this commen-
dalton.
As the judges understand there il nc
second prize available at this time. we
wish to make honorable mention oil
Buffalo Lodge. While their exhibition
was rcplete with originality and credit
able display. we cannot help but forget
them in awarding the first and onl,
prize TO Louisville Lodge No. 8. W.
wish also To make favorable mention oil
Philadelphia. Cleveland. Grand Rapids
and Washington lodges in the order
named. We trust our decision viii
meet with the approval Of all. Thank
ing you for the honor conferred in thus
making us such conspicuous judges oi
no fine an aggregation Of gentlemen, w
are yours very truly.
I'D. G. Wagstaff. colonel. M. S. T.; C.
Ed Richmond. major. Fourth infantry
NJ. S. T.; Harry +. Chipman. lieutenant
colonel. Company ID. Fourth infantry
NJ. s. T."