The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-08
/. 4. R. ANNUAL pageant
E PARADE SURPASSED ALL PRE-
wet. EXPECTATIONS.
"a Witness the Procession nj
Their Former Enemf~s-l0 ntests

CINCINNATI. Sept. The great an
.vs-t today. TIE veterans began assem-
,sssx earss FOR the parade. and were too
ss-sa for meetings Or anything e.se after
sss ranks were broken. shortly after p.
Tbs parade occurred under the bright
-, niue Sky. and with everything in iss
f.vcr 1t surpassed expectations. Among
.se spectators we're many O. the Old Con-
sSAera;e Morgan raiders VINO crossed
a. Ohio river ard foraged all around and
ssrousa southern ohio during the war.
There we're also many Consedsratss here
xso were with Gea. Kirby Smith when
4. marched over the Kentucky hills with
In sight Of tins city.
VIII the demonstration today the series
Of festivities Is almost closed. and the bus
ines. sessions Of file 6. A r. and It's aux
is.zrses begin tomorrow. During ;omo.-
row afternoon there wiz be & civic and
industrial parade Of unuEua. dimensions.
xi,h a peace Jubilee. but the business Of
MI the ogganza tons Will proceed in the
morning and continue all Friday night.
There are unusually no, contests among
the ladies as we'll as among .the veterans.
1, IL reported that Commander III Chief
Goblin fayors Shaw for his successor. a.
& snotts of New York has not proved
formidable opponent 10 Shaw, and the
name Of Gen DAME. siekles is freely used
In that connection. Sexton. of Illinois.
had been regarded as a fayorite n the race
for commander in chief until the reports
we're circulated about Gen. Goblin and mis-
aggressive work in favor Of Shaw. Ander-
son. OF Topeka. and Mack. OF Sandusky,
hope 10 see the contest between s1aw and
SEXTON become so bitter that one or the
other Of tfem will be taken as a compro-
ulse candidate The contest between phi
adsIphia ard Denver for the next eT1camp-
meut il also quite animated. with the
friends o, Kansas City In hope of win
ming as a compromise location.
The ladies OF the u \. *. we've IN ses~
sion today bur transacted only routine
business in presenting reports ard appoint
Ing con- mittees Their business session, as
We, as that Of the Wornans Relief Corps.
will begin work tomorrow.
The National Army Nurses Association
elected the following officers: President.
Mrs. Ewing, Virginia; senior vice pres.-
dent Mr. Chapman. Iiirols. junior vice
president. Mrs. Fay. New York; secretary.
Miss Scott. Minnesota treasurer. Mrs.
whitman. Philadelphia, chaplain. Mrs.
Morrill,! Michigan
The National Association 81 NaNai vet
Grams today elected the following officers:
Rear admiral J. r. Ross. Minnea polls.
commodore. f.. ID. Bliss, Brooklyn. nation
al captain. William i.areler, GAINESVILLE. O.:
commander Benjamin -. blanchard. New
York: lieutenant commander. J. A. Miller,
Athens O; lieutenant, william Mcintosh.
New York. master. Walter h. Jacobs. New
Haven; ensign James Kennedy. Ports
mouth. Va: feet surgeon. j. l. Gi.ley. Gin
ennaii; paymaster. +. r. Dustin, Provi-
dence, r. l.: feet engineer. Terrier Y.
Christian. Chicago. fleet chaplain, Alex
aader McWillams, Detroit. Judge advo-
cate Judge Fred &. Harvey, Minneapo
secretary Frederick T.. Hackins. Brook
ya. boatswain, Edward Virgins. New
York
Rear Admiral Kelly, of Philadelphia, was
Presented with diamond and god badge
by the naval veterans. The presentation
was made by Commander Archer. Of Penn
stivaria.