The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-02

and easy walking no i'll effects were
anticipated from the tramp.
The various divisions formed on the
streets that cross Western avenue and
when the signal gun was fired shortly
after 10 o'clock the parade began to
move south from Dayton and Western
moving south to Summit, the various
olNlslonS railing in as the column
passed General Walker and staff
headed the parade. The first division
led by the Veteran Signal corps and in
cIudlng the departments of Illinois,
Wisconsin and Pennsylvania following.
The second division consisted of the de
part1nents of Ohio and New York.
In the third division there were the
departments of Connecticut, MassaChu-
Setts, New Jersey, Maine, California
Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Yer
mont, Potomac Virginia and North
Carolina The fourth division was
made up Of the departments of Mary
land, Nc craska, Michigan, Iowa and
indiana The departments of Colorado.
wyoming, Kansas, Delaware Missouri
and Oregon We're in the fifth division
The sixth division included Kentucky
west Virginia, South Dakota Wash
1ngton, Alaska, Arkansas, New Mexico.
Utah and Tennessee. In the seventh
DIVISION were the departments of Lon
1siana, Mississippi. Florida Montana
and Texas; Idaho, Arizona. Georgia. Al
ALBANIA, North Dakota Oklahoma and
Indian Territory, the department of
Minnesota closing the parade comDris-
ing the eighth division.
As the head of the parade turned
down the broad Summit avenue the
veterans Strengthened their shoulders
ana tried to renew their youth lining
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 favOrite
posts or IaVorlte leaders, and now and
again a cheer went up for the fine an
pearance OF some of the less known
posts.
Inn n-fN E1,.
NJ Newport many white haired veter-
ans uncovered and saluted as thew rec
ognlzed the widow of their beloved
Black Jack" and Mrs. John A Logan
carefully returned every salute
As the head of each division arrived
at this part OF the avenue a group of
pretty young girls stepped out into the
street and scattered flowers before the
oncoming veterans who picked I'D the
blossoms and proudly placed them in
their buttonholes. This scattering Of
flowers, in tribute of the bravery of
the veterans. was done by twenty
daughters of old soldiers, several of
whom were also descendants of the
young girls who more than a century
ago scattered flowers before the feet of
General Washington as he was en- route
to New York to be inaugurated as first
president of the United States This
linking of the hero of the first war of
the nation with the country's saviOrs in
tne last war was further emphasized
immediately after when the little chill
dren of Thaddeus Maltby Charter Of
the Children Of the American Revolu-
ton saluted the veterans with their
waving nags and by singing a song es-
pecially written for the occasion bv
Mrs. J. Q. Adams of St Paul.
The column swept on down the ave
nuepast the mammoth residence where
were ladies' headquarters, in front Of
The big reception stand in Sunrnift
park and under an evergreen arcb
erected at the head of Sixth street nv
the GOfOFad citizens Of Do
thus neatly suggested that in their
hearts the memory OF the soldiers of
ehe rebellion would be ever green.
The long column of veterans turned