The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-03
IT'S SHORTER NOW
BUT TWO MILES IN LENGTH Is THE
PARADE AT ST. PAUL.


the Internationally Yet Though May
hap Feebly, do the Veterans Once More
March, Where the Marching Is Better
Than They Have Known Betimes-The
Pretty Girl Brigade and the Living Flag
ST. Paul. Sept 2.-In recent years it
has been thought necessary to shorten
the length of the grand parade of the
old soldiers but this years parade ex-
ceeded two miles by but trifie and as
it was over smooth streets and easy
walking, no i'll effects were anticipated
from the tramp. Besides the meet
hlgs and recounting Of old experience
and renewing old acqaintances there
is nothing that goes ahead Of this event,
and to 1T many of the old ''vets" look
ed forward through the entire year,
saving their strength for this return to
the days when, as comrades. they car
ried muskets and touched elbows and
found themselves not SO stiff after a
Short march as now.
AS the yeanS have passed more have
dropped out of line. many have Joined
the silent ma ority" and the gradually
diminishing line recalls the more than
generation that has passed since these
were fighting men without equals.
THE ORDER OF MARCH.
The various divisions formed on the
streets that cross Western avenue and
when the final gun was fired, short
~ after 10 O'Clock, the parade begun to
hove south from Dayton and Western
moving south to Summit, the various
divisions falling in as the column pass
ID. General Walker and staff headed
The parade, the first division, led by
The veteran signal corps, and includ-
ng the departments of Illinois, WiScon-
hin and Pennsylvania, following. The
lecond division consisted of the depart
nents of Ohio and New York In the
third division there were the depart
sents of Connecticut, Massachusetts,,
New ersey, Maine, California, Rhode
Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, Po-
tomac, Virginia and North Carolina.
The fourth division was made up of the
departments of Maryland, Nebraska,
Michigan, Iowa and Indiana The de-
partments of Colorado, Wyoming, Kan
sas, Delaware, Missouri and Oregon
were in the fifth division The sixth di-
vision invluded Kentucky West Virgin
Arkansas, New Mexico Utah, and Ten
nessee. In the seventh division were
the departments of Louisiana, Missis-
hppi, Florida, Montana, Texas, Idaho,
Arizona, Georgia, Alabama, North Da-
kota, Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
The department of Minnesota closed
the parade, comprising the eighth divis- |
lon.
BLACK JACKS" WIDOW.
As the head of the parade turned |
down the broad Summit avenue the |
old veterans Strengthened their Shout |
deTS and tried to renew their youth, lin |
Ing up as of old when they had been |
able to turn a corner in a straight line. |
The avenue was crowded on both sides |
with the spectators who applauded IA /
vorite posts, or favorite leaders. and |
now and again a cheer went up from the |
fine appearance of some of the less !
known posts. Opposite the residence |
Of Colonel r. N Newport many white |
haired veterans uncovered and sa1uted |
hs they recognized the widow of their |
loved BLACK Jack" and Mrs. John A.
Logan carefully returned every salute. |
THE PRETTY GIRL BRIGADE.
AS the head of each division arrived
at this part of the avenue, a group of
pretty girls stepped out into the street
and scattered flowers before the on
coming veterans who furtively picked |
up the blossoms and proudly placed |
them IN their buttonnoles. This scat
tering Of flowers in tribute to the bra
very of the old veterans. was done
by twenty daughters of ouid soldiers,
several of whom were also the de-
5cendants of the young girls who more
han a century ago, scattered flowers
before the feet of General Washington,
Is he was enroute TO New York to be
naugurated as first president of the
United States. This linking of the
nero OF the first war of the nation with
he country's savdors in the latest war
vas further emphasized Immediately
after, when the little children of Thad-
lus Malty chapter of the Children of
he American Revolution saluted the
'eterans with their waving faes and by
singing a song especially written for
he occasion, by Mrs. J. Q. Adams of
Il. Paul
The column swept on down the avenue
n front of the big reception stand IN |
summit park, and under an evergreen
arch erected at the head of Sixth
treet by the colored citizens of ST.
'aul, who thus neatly suggested that in
fTeir hearts the memory OF the soldiers
4 the rebellion would be ever green.
A LIVING FLAG.
The long column Of old veterans turn
d down Sixth street past the numer-
us graun stands with their many