The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-09-14
VETERANS PARADE.
The Great Grand Army Para do at Indianap- olis-Thirty Thousand old Soldiers In Line-Annual Report

Line-Annual Report.
 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. 6.-The olue-coated veterans have captured the city, but the equalization of the Hoos- ter capital has been peaceable and voluntary one, unaccompanied by the roaring cannon, except that employed in bidding the invaders welcome.
 The sun had scarcely risen when the people began to gather along the pa- rade line of march. The police had been out before them and had stretched wire cables along the streets to keep the crowd away from the marchers.
 The procession came down the flag covered streets with 100 mounted police in the lead, followed by Gen. J. R. Carnahan, grand marshal, and his staff of 200 mounted men, all In full dress uniform. Then came the naval vete- rans and behind them a great float representing the Monitor, with ban ner bearing the words of Farragut: "Damn the torpedoes, go ahead"
 The second detachment of parade of ficers was led by Capt. Jack Crawford. Illinois had the place of honor in the lead of the procession and under De- partmeat Commander F.. A. Blodgett her thirty posts and 2,000 men made a striking appearance. In the middle of the line were 100 or more men singing, "We'n Hang Holse Smith on a Sour Apple Tree," sentiment much cheered and not infrequently hissed by the lockers on.
 The sight that is familiar to all at- tendants at encampments, "Old Abe" the war eagle that has been carried in every parade, alive or stuffed, for the past twenty-seven years, was again at the head of the department of the Wis., consin, E. A. Shores, department com mander, with five posts and 800 men in line. The veterans from Pennsylvania, uniformly dressed and each carrying a flag, were third in line, behind their commander. Col. Thomas G. Sample.
 Ohio came next and it looked like the procession from the Buckeye state would never end. There were 2,500 men under the guidance of Department Commander l.. II. Williams, and bands nhu UT uii COTpS Dy the score.
 The gallant sons of New York came next, Department Commander J. P. Cleary, commanding five posts in line with 25O men. They marched like old soldiers, and were cheered by the crowd.
 Then came the New England delega- tiOn led by Massachusetts, Capt Eli ". Hall, commanding, and Capt. Jack" Adams, the most prominent candidate for cOmmander-in-chief whose election is to-day regarded as foregone conclu- sion, marching in the ranks with the boys. Department Commander Frank c. Moves was at the head of the New Hampshire delegation, and George w. Dolby commanded the Vermonters, who wore sprigs of green bay in their hats
 Michigan, Col. James w. Kidd, com- manding, made one of the best displays with ten posts and nearly LOCO men. There was long break in the process sion at this point, and after it came the other states and territories, each headed by their department com mander.
 In the Texas delegation was man whose figure has been familiar in many national gatherings, that of Gen. A. Banning Norton, with his long patri- archal beard and hair, which he had sworn never to cut until Henry Clay should be elected president.
 Indiana, with her thousands of vet erans, brought up the rear of the pa- rade, and there was cheering all along the line when ex-President Harrison was seen marching in the ranks with his old comrades of George II. Thomas post, of this city.
 In all, there were between 25, 900 and 30, coo people in the parade.
 To-day the sittings of the G. A. R. encampment proper will begin. The annual reports have been completed and printed. That of Adj.-Gen. Gray is probably the most interesting from c. A. R. standpoint The returns for June 80, 1893, give membership of 397, ,223. The number of posts is 1896; departments, 45. In addition to the membership in good standing, there are returned delinquent 4,67O, and re- maining suspended Il, ,661. The delin- quents are such as are in good stand- ing, have paid dues, and but for the neglect of post officers would be so re- turned.
 There has been net loss of member ship in the past year of 2,657.
 During the year there were 7,0Oa deaths in the order-larger than any previous year
 From June 30, 1892, to June 30, 1893, under the column, Expended in char ity," there was reported, SITS, ,S45.52. Since these records have been kept there has been reported under thia head, &, 300, 1000.
 The report of the quartermaster, Gen. John Taylor, shows receipts of s21, ,s4O, and expenditures s9,652; bal ance in the treasury, SIP, 1S7. There remains in the Grant monument fund se, 75S.