The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-31

Ch1ldren Bubblfng over with Pa
trtOtism Follow the Heroes of '6I
and Cheer the Deeds They Accom-
plished at1That Time.
Such Memorial day parade as that
Of yesterday has seldom been seen In
ST. Paul. The parade Is always the
feature of Memorial day exercises, and
without 1t there is something lacking.
something that makes one feel that the
day has not been properly observed.
But the parade of yesterday was more
than a success. The weather conditions
were perfect The sun rose bright and
| clear and throughout the day there was
| not cloud to break it's rays, and the
cool breezes made the walk Of those
that took part in the parade pleasant
exercise. A prettier day has not bless
cd ST. Paul in years. And the arrange
ments for the parade were as perfect
as the day. There was not a hitch and
but few stops, and these latter were
like clock work the various sections
and divisions falling In as they were
reached in perfect order.
The line Of march was from Fifth
and Market streets to St. Peter, along
st. Peter to Sixth and east on Sixth
to Sibley, north on Sibley to Seventh,
and up Seventh to Cedar, and Corth on
| Cedar to the Auditorium.
The sidewalks and streets along the
entire line of march were packed with
| people that cheered the various sections
of the parade as they passed.
| The parade was formed on Market,
| st. Peter and Fifth streets, between
! the city hall struck 2 o'clock the p!a-
| toon Of mounted police, under Lieut..
| Budy, moved along Fifth street to St.
Peter street and UP ST. Peter to the
| Grand Opera house where they turned
down Sixth street, Behind them came
| the chief marshal, Gen. ]. w. Bishop,
and his aides,T. s. White, J. P. Lyon
and Capt. VI. H. Harries. All were
mounted and presented a fine appear
ance, as their h5rses pranced about the
street while the crowd cheered.
The streets leading in every direction
| from the Grand opera house were pack
ed with people, but perfect order was
had under thesdrection of the foot po-
| lice. ne
| AS the advance guard Of the pa
rade rounded the corner into Sixth
street, the first division, which had
| formed along ST. Peter street, fell In
without trouble.
Capt. j. J. McCardy rode at the head
of the division and behind him came
|
playing Marching Through Georgia"
! and were cheered to the echo by the
crowds along Sixth street.
| Following the band came the Uni
formed rank, Knights Of Pythias, un-er
| the command of Col. E. H. Milham.
They were the center of all eyes until
long after they had passed the corner
and we'll they might be with their at
tractive uniforms and shining silver
| helmets with red and white plumes
| waving in the breeze. They were d1-
vided in four companies:
| Company No. /, Capt. J. L. Fournie.
Company No. 70, Capt. ]. A. Hagman.
Company No. 2, Capt. J. S. cava-
| raugh.
The Sons of Veterans, Camp No. i.
1 under the" command of Eben Cakes,
| had formed along Fifth street and fell
| in behind the Knights of Pythias. At
! their head was the Camp Drum corps.
| They were dressed in citizens clothes,
but each wore white yachting cap
ard carried in his hand small flag.
THEN CAME THE HEROES.
Long before the last of the Sons of
Veterans had turned the corner Of Sixth
street there was a sound Of cheering
along st. Peter street. 1t was taken
up along the line gradually increasing
| in volume, and in a moment the cause
was apparent, for the next section of
the parade was composed of the veter-
ans, the heroes of the day. First came
Garfield Post No. 8, under the COM
mand of George Austin, then Gen. Ord
Post No. 20, under the command of j.
G. Donahower; Gettysburg Post No.
14S, under the command of E. H. Wood,
and Acker Post No. 81. The veterans
were the center Of all eyes and all along
| the line of march they were greeted
with tremendous cheering. All were at
tired in neat blue uniforms and the
regulation veteran cap, while nearly all
! carried in one hand small flag and
in the other a cane. To some this lat
ter was necessity, but nearly all for
got their stiffening joints and walked
erect bowling to the right ana left IN
acknowledgement of the greeting that
was accorded them. There was one
appropriate little scene at the Grand
| opera house corner that did not escape
the crowd. The young ladies of the
Humboldt school were there seated on
a float, and as the veterans passed they
arose and gave them a hearty cheer,
waving flags. and handkerchiefs until
the last one had gone.
Following the army veterans came
one of the smallest sections Of the fist
division Of the parade, but one that
drew almost as much attention as the
army veterans. 1t was composed of the
members Of the Nava! Veterans associ-
| alton, under the command of J. L.
Brigham. The men were dressed in
natty blue naval uniforms with white
| csps. and all along the line of march
they were given hearty reception.
SECOND DIVISION.
The second division, of which C. G.
| Edwards was marshal, was made VI
Of the Junior Pioneers, 22O strong
Henry Meyerding was the marshal, an6
Frank W. Lindeke was the assistant
marshal Color Bearer A. P. Guerir
carried the colors Of the juniors at the
head of the column, and the American
colors were carried by Anthony Moth.
heller.
This division was headed by Seibert's
Military band, and the Junior Pho.
neers marched in double column, oper
order, and presented fine appearance
They were followed by company Of
the 'Cretin high school cadets, under
command Of Brother Emery, who. ap.
peared at their head in the uniform
of the G. Al Re- The company was
made up Of eleven platoons, twelve
files front each, with five file closers
numbering in all LAT boys. The file
closers were John Mansfield, Edward
Duffy, JameslGeragherty, Frank Doyle
and Charles Delaney. The company
was headed by a drum corps made VI
of Phillip Wagner, John McVey ani
John Davaran- The various platoons
of the boys company were made up as
follows:
H. Haas d. ]. Kilroy,
P. Ebbs, W. Ireland
]. Ryan, G. Mcclure,
G. German, IA" ]. Donahue
R. Ryan, j. Boyle,
]. Cannon, m ", j. Crosby