The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-09-15

FIFTH DIVISION.
Continued from first page.)

| Felix G.. Cross.
| Among the very efficient Aids of Or.
Cross's staff was Col. o. III. Binkley, of
| Troy, O., identified with the li0th Ohio.
| He is - years old and served with dis
| t:nction through the entire war.
! This division was made up of the De
partments OF Michigan and Iowa. a com
| rade on a white Steed, carrying the flag OF
| the Union cx-PrisonerS of War, headed
| this division The entire formation was
strictly of the kind to attract attention
everywhere along line OF march.
! The post OF honor in the division was
awarded to the gallant Detroit Post, 3Si.
| This Post is Secretary of War Ayers own,
and is one of the real cracks OF the country.
Gov. III. s. PinCree stood uncovered as
/ the boys from the Wolverine State pa sed
| the stand. Governor Crapo Post, OF Flint,
| Mich showed u wire cage in which big
/ Plymouth Rock rooster was prisoner
with a card announcing that he was cap
| tured at Louisville by the I'D Mich. The
veterans from Iowa showed to good ad-
| vantage down Race street. The Atlantic
! City Band led the way for the mounted
delegates of the Department of Iowa. and
then followed a long line OF GAR. men.
/ SIXTH DIVISION.
what an awful lot of boys in blue there
| are over in Indiana" remarked someone
on the reviewing stand when about two
| thirds OF the division had passed. In
deed, they Composed all that division.
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| the veterans OF the 9th Ind, and with
them the Indiana Soldiers and Sailors
/ Orphans Home Band. Another band
| headed the members OF Morton Post, from
ITerre Haute.
Big Auten Post. of South Bend, had
it's own drum corps at the head OF the
column with veterans leading and play
ing the fife and drum. There. were too
many Posts to mention. Every Post IN
the Department was represented IN the
several organizations which marched IN
TIE parade, making some 3 900 sturdy men.
| SEVENTH DIVISION.
This division was also very large, in
cluding the Departments OF Colorado,
| Wyoming and Delaware with good repre-
sentations, and Minnesota, Missouri and
Oregon fine band headed the column.
| The Denver veterans came after with a
| big drum corps at their head.
There marched the boys from Missouri
by Posts, and over $500 in line, led by
Department Commander A. j. Peterson.
Veteran Co. A OF Kansas City, Capt. Henry
j. Taylor, was in line with 10 men, each
fully accoutered and equipped Tor the
march, and a more superbiy-driiie body
was nowhere in the procession Numer-
Gus splendid looking Posts followed The
Minnesota boys, in addition to their regu-
iation uniforms wore badges made OF
sprigs of wheat, with the full and royalty
rich heads OF the wheatfieids OF the
| Kansas was headed by the famous
AIodoc Club. OF Topeka, with whom march
ed their chief COmrade Anderson. candl-
date for Commander-in-Ch Chief OF the GAR.
Kansas marched as Department; 700
men lii line
out of the Department OF Arizona. There
were only two veterans in line, George
| Hoxworth. of Flagstaff, and James Find
| ley of Tucson. In front OF the two old
| boys "a coiored man carried handsome
| silk banner.
EIGHTH DIVISION.
This division consisted of Posts from
Kentucky West Virginia, South Dakota,
| Alaska and Washington. There were over
| 900 men in line. Kentucky furnishing at
| least 500 of them and West Virginia 500.
South Dakota had representative body OF
delegates numbering so or more. AS for
Washington and Alaska, the eight men
who carried the banners heid themselves
as proudly as any.
| Quite unique design was carried next
in line, illustrative of the Corn Cracker
State and showing the words OF the State
motto, United We Stand, Divided We
Fall" The 23d KY Veteran Volunteer
Infantry made good turnout.
The West Virginia contingent was head
ed by Adam Alder Post of ParkerSburg,
and coming after, Sedgwick Post and
Clusters Cavalry Division from jackson
Co., W. Va. When this remnant OF most
noted command came opposite the review
ing stand little cannon that was haul d
in the rear was fired off as salute to
those reviewing the parade. Arkansas
presented few well-appearing comrades.
Various happil y-designed embiems were
carried by the comrades OF South Dakota.
NINTH DIVISION.
The Ninth Division was made up OF
delegations from various States, rep
resenting the extreme South and west.
Several State representations were large,
but on account of the great distance most
were but lightly represented. One OF the
features of this division was the carrying
of the products OF the various States by
their de legations.
dentaiiy. it was George III. Thomas Post
that did it. Some one in the ranks had a
caricature on banneret OF Corporal Sl
Kiegg."
The veterans from Tennessee, Louisiana
| Mississippi and Florida were mixed up
pretty well. and all of them had stalks OF
supar-cane over their shou iderS, with the
uniform tuft of white cotton at the end.
In the Texas contingent were members OF
Admiral Dupont Naval Veterans As
sOciation of Ft. Worth, with the Signum
of the horns of Texas steer OF magnifi-
cent proportions.
The North Dakota veterans had a vete-
ran drum corps at their head, and they all
wore heads OF wheat stuck IN theIr mats.
Oklahoma showed its corn-producing
tendency by her old soldiers, who carried
canes on which ears OF corn were stuck,
while one man had Il stalk OF broom corn
of great length.
TENTH DIVISION.
The Tenth Division was made uL oi
Ohio $ great representation. The division
was headed by huge negro on Il white
horse. carrying a white banner. Then
came Gen Moore and his personal staff,
with little Miss Daisy Title afoOt dressed
in her famous character of the Daughter
of the Regiment" Then came Depart
ment Commander Pugh and Aids. Gen.
Moore had 452 Posts in his command.
In Fuiler's Ohio Brigade were the 9th,
Goth AID and G3d Ohio. With the veterans
marched three young girls, all dressed in
white and lust following them three older
women all dressed in pure black. The
10th Ohio came next, with their old battle
flags and the S3d Ohio a Cincinnati regi-
ment almost entirely. having been re-
cruited here.
OF course ii was to large extent an
Ohio crowd that lined the sidewalks, the
visitors filling up the bulk Of the seats in
the grand stands or occupying other place
of advantage, and it was pleasing to note
the State pride that prompted the Ohioans
| to cheer their own veterans. This demon
stration was by no means lacking on the
part of the people from other States for
their State representations.
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