Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-09-16
More fibout The Buffalo ERCamDment- IFS
Seen From N.Y. Chamber WindoW-.First
DaU In The afternoon.


noted generals and officers, governors.
etc. Also on Tuesday the ex-prison-
ers and naval veterans made an inn
pressive parade with their tattered
and blood-stained flags. There were
about 1000 veterans and sons-of-vet-
Grams, with the American Guards,
composed of 400 school bows. with
their bright and happy faces and gay
uniforms, in strong contrast to the
old war vets. Each division was
headed by a band. Perhaps it was
the scene, but the music sounded
strangely solemn and touching TO us
as we gazed with tear-dimned ewes on
the remnant that is left OF the old bows.
Toward evening the SIS delegates
were presented with a national badge
having stamped upon it the portrait
of Gen. Lew Wallace, the American.
lawyer, soldier and author.
Lew Wallace was born in Brookville,
Indiana. He was lst lieutenant in a
company of Indiana volunteers in the
Mexican war. At the beginning of
the civil war he was appointed adjutant
general, and major general in 1862.
he was a member of the court that
tried the assassins of Abraham Lincoln
and also of that which tried Henry
Wirz, commandant of Andersonville
prison during the war. Was United
States minister to Turkey, and author
OF Ben Hur. More copies of this book
have been sold than of any other
American romance, excepting Uncle
Toms Cabin. In conversation at the
lroquis hotel, Mr.. Wallace said eight
million copies of Ben Hur had been
sold, and that he had written it while
governor of New Mexico in an old
adobe palace. A quotation from Ben
Hur, fac smile of Wallace's hand
writing, was also stamped on our
badge, with his name attached. We
are ali very proud of our souvenir Of
the Fifteenth National Convention of
the W. R. C.
In the evening thousands of people
pushed and struggled along the street
in an almost vain endeavor to get this
way or that. People came from all
directions to see the beautiful illu-
limitations on Main street. Sidewalks
and streets were at times blockaded
the. police making every effort to keep
the immense throng moving in front
OF the Iroquise, as from here the mag
nifcent G. A. r. arch Of welcome was
seen to best advantage-the grandest
arch on record.
After the great clock struck II,
took my last look. The others said:
Yes, your last, unless another band
comes along" cat all conventions it
| is standing joke that they can keep
me safe unless band begins to play.
TIE first convention ! attended, a
band was sent to escort the Depart
ment delegates to see the grand pa
rade and ! arose with imposing dig
nifty and moved that .'we adjourn
until after the parade is over" re-
marking, 1.-THE band is too much for
me- The name has always followed
me. They call out: Hello, Lancas-
ter, there is another bandr)
Wednesday. the day of the
parade, it was estimated that 25o.-
Loco people attended. The line
of march was headed by Pres
ident Mckinley and Commander
in-Chief Clarkson, who were escorted
to the grand stand. 1t was estimated
that $4,000 old soldiers took part in
the parade.
They marched between a solid mass
of people on either side of the street,
every window and roof full along the
line of march. AS each division
marched past the President OF the U.
5. they dipped their flag in salutation,
he bowling to each salute.
The decorations were beautiful; but
the one attracting the most attention
was the living shield. composed Of
? zoe children 1t was said the Presi-
dents eyes were filled with tears as
he gazed, and he barred his head and
bowed to them in passing. The old
est soldier taking part in the parade
was 80 years old, named Jack Guern-
,ev, from Lamont. His father was
iifer in the war OF 1912 and he bought
drum for Jack when he was wears
old Jack was a drum major in the