The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-09-19
Naval Veterans Parade.

tAOho NSlc AcpIcoclitCu olu thSS
made an imposing column. At their
business meeting the following officers
were elected: Rear Admiral, Samuel
Allen, of New York; Commodore, f. G..
FarQuhar, GAINESVILLE. Ohio; Captain, Geo.
j. Ferguson. Philadelphia; Lieutenant
ior Lieutenant. d. b. Ungay, Rockford,
ILL.,; Under Lieutenants, James Stanley,
New York; F. l.. Ferguson, Thomas g..
Henos, Cincinnati; Paymastcr, e. L.
Duston, Providence; Fleet Engineer, G,
eral, Charles Cowley. Chicago; Chap.
l"in' the sexi 4; !. ANsWXjx!|lams: DETROIT,
Wednesdays Great Parade. n
AT least 10000 men were in the great
parade Of Wednesday, and it was watch
ed by over 100000 people. Several cir.
cuses had sent their blue board seats,
and there were review stands on the line
of march to accommodate over 10000
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dreds of the boys had become worn out,
and watched their comrades. in thee line
of march: The following We're among the
State departments appearing: Depart.
ment Of Indiana, with 124 posts, the Iarg.
est number Of any department; Kentucky,
with 80 posts; Illinois, 80; Alabama, 2
Delaware, 1; Iowa, 2; KANSAS ); Louis.
lana. II; Maine, 1; Maryland, 2, Massa.
chusettS 81 Michigan, 1; Minnesota, 2;
Missouri, 10; New Hampshire, 1; New
Jersey, 2; New York, 5; Ohio, 80; Penn
sylvania, IL; Vermont, 2; West Virginia,
2: Wisconsin, 3; Oklahoma, 1; Washing.
ton, d. c., 3; Oregon, Idaho and WASH
ingtOn, 1 post each.
The browning feature of the encamp-
ment was the great Kentucky barbecue
and burgoo feast, ut which over 100000
participated;
Notes of the Encam pment.
When the citizens had put the finishing
touches to the street decorations and the
triumphal arches. both the residence and
the business districts presented a beauti.
full appearance. 49, -
The Iowa boys took along the A. o. Z.
w: Eshd ST thirty-fve pieces from Cedar
Falls. Col. J. X. Thompson, department
commander, with his staff, was with the
delegation. >czSs9cSc&*Ey7t
Two special trains were necessary to
take Wisconsin's delegation.
Maryland sent a good crowd, and they
had a cracking band which played with
much vim Maryland, My Maryland"
One of the most pleasing incidents of
the encampment was the presentation to
Commander-in-chief Lawler by the aides
de camp on his personal staff of one of
the finest diamond badges ever made in
this country. More than $4,000 was thus
collected and the order for the badge was
placed in the hands of one of the most
famous jewelry firms in the country.
The badge is said to be one of the hand
soonest pieces of work of the kline ever
made. 1t is solid gold and imbedded in
the metal are several large diamonds n
other precious stones. All of the en-
blems of the order are engraved on it,
and on the reverse side is an appropriate
inscription giving the date of presenta-
ton and other data.
About 1000 Chicago veterans attended.
while the State at large sent 1850 more.
Michigan and Indiana boys went down
together. much as they did t~hirty-tive
years ago. They had their own bands
and drum corps, and mustered Il big
crowd.
The Missouri contingent filed thir-
teen coaches.
Buffalo, st. Paul and Denver made a
hot fight Tor the next encampment.
At the big J~effersonville, Ind, camp
fire Gov. Claude Matthews, Corporal
Tanner and Gen. Lew Wallace spoke to
1000 persons.
In the chapel at the Indiana prison
south forty-fve convict veterans held the
most unique campfire of the week by
special permission of Warden Hert.
The coat lapel buttons of the United
Confederate Veterans were to be seen
on every hand, but their wearers acted
as guides, philosophers and friends to
their guests of the week.
That latchstring concerning which the
! brilliant Henry Watterson talked so elO-
| Quently before the members of the Pitts
burg encampment was very much in evil
dence. Not one alone, but a hundred of
them, hanging on the outside.
1t is doubtful If the city ever before
entertained 50 many guests. Certain it
is, the town never before had within its
limits so many battle-scarred soldiers.
The reception by the Woman's Relief
Corps to Commander Lawler was the
leading social event of the week. Thou
sands of both the blue and the gray at
tended. For two hours veterans and
their wives PAID their respects TO the re-
| ceiving party. 1t is said by veterans who
have attended every encampment that the
reception surpassed anything of the kind
ever held.
In the big parade was the old war horse
Ned, aged 40 years. His present owner,
B. f. Crawford, of Northeast, Pennsyl-
vania, got possession Of him thirty-twc
years ago and says Ned was then 8 years
Y-AsI c.
| years ago Ned did his share of the worh
| on Mr.. Crawford's Pennsylvania farm.
Ned was captured from Gen. Ju5al Far
ly's corps near Washington, and was Civ
en- to his present owner to replace m ami
NAL which had been shot in a skirmish.
| At the close of the war Mr.. Crawford left
Washington on Ned's back. Ned has
been conspicuous at former encamp-
| ments. He rave out at P%ittsburg last