The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-22

| eKOlQLl0R infantry inc CldLSOT OF pat
riotic bands. the inspiring throb of fife
and drum, were all given an emotiona
touch which few could look upon without
feeling. For, on both sides of the streets
where the parade was to pass. were lined
the little school children of the city, two
/ long blazing, scarlet lines Of baby life
smothered in the national colors. in beau
! tiful repose one moment, in more beauti-
ful action the next What a marching
to and fro before the march began! What
| a futtering. tangle of flags! Such group
| ings and evolutions, surely were never
seen by mortal man before. Goddess of
| Liberty, IN yellow. mounted on a throne
at one point; Uncle Sam in infantile stat
| ure, but archa Biological beard at an
! ether; fair young girls with snare drums;
| banners galore with inscribed sentiments
| Respondent; and in every chubby fist a
flag, a flag which caught its quivering
! life partly from the breeze and partly
! from the restless hand which held it. 1t
was indeed a most superb scene, more
! beautiful than Wichita has ever seen be-
fore. The volume of the bunting and
! flags has never before been equaned here
| Everything was decorated, from the BIZ
| cycles to the horses, and with an occa-
sionaI dog trimmed out Through the
whole demonstration ran the deep under
| current of re-awakened patriotism For
/ every minute almost, a new bulletin came
| from Washington telling of the nations
nearer approach TO conflict Eeverybody
felt it, even the little children, and the
| old soldiers IS they marched by the little
tots, unconsciously hundreds of them re-
moved their hats in the presence Of the
ubiquitous flag Of their country and kept
them off during the whole line Of march.
When the parade VAS at it's zenith came
word that United States regulars were
passing through the city bound for the
field Of action, of heroism, of death, pat
r1otism and victory IN the southern sea.
These regular soldiers VINO looked down
Douglas avenue yesterday saw a street
with haring crimson. crowded with the
deep blue Of marching men and the f1utter
of parti-colored children. There were on &C
cidents. The police authorities might have
suspended traffic for an hour and done
better. At one time the fire engines made
run through the crowd but not a child
broke into a run, so well-disciplined their
teachers had them.
1t was l o'clock when the lines Of chill
dren began forming. They came march
ing down Douglas avenue in little squads,
until within half an hour the whole street
was lined. 1t was 1:40 when the bands
began their music and the old soldiers and
the Sons of Veterans wheeled into line
while a blast from the bugles set the ar
tilIery in its proper place AS the parade
proceeded down the street the children
saluted it with shouts, patriotic songs and
concerted f1uttering of flags The veter-
ans, awakened from the usual solemnity
OF an encampment march soon began to
break into cheers until at times the whole
line was cheering back, with hats whirl-
ing to the little people at their side
The parade was in charge of Murray
Myers, general marshal of the procession.
The line Of march was from the Carey
hotel on Fourth avenue, west on Douglas
avenue to the corner of Main and Doug
las, and north on Main to Elm street.
above the court house, and a counter back
10 the point of starting.
Patrolmen Butterfield, Campbell. Stew
art, Pryor, Mcmillan, Brown, abreast. fol-
lowing the patrol wagon in which Chief
Campbell sat, headed the procession They
were followed by the First regimental
Sons of Veterans Guards band of Belle
PLANE playing America, Marching
Through Georgia, and other patriotic airs
IN excellent style. Next came Division
Commander w p. FEEDER of Great Bend
and Quartermaster Graves of Emporia.
of the Sons of Veterans. They were
mounted. Following came Colonel w. p.
XArfI1nN- nd
Of Veterans, consisting of companies A of
Emporia and Z of Wichita. After these
the Canaan Military band of Winfield. in
blue coats and white trousers and white
caps, came just preceding battery A of
the Wichita light artillery This band is
under the direction of W. H. Canaan of
Winfield, and has the reputation of being
one of the finest organizations in the west |
anywhere. 1t consists of twenty pieces. |
and brought round after round of ap- |
plause in the parade. The veterans |
marched, following Department Com |
mander Botkin, thousand strong. And
there were at least twenty or thirty along |
the line of march who stood trembling |
with emotion while the boys went by |
They marched once, but their limbs are |
stiff with wounds and they have reluct- |
antly stepped aside for the passing of the |
column which is rapidly thinning.
As the procession moV<l north on Main |
street the veterans cheered Justify at the |
sight of Cuba" represented by Pearl |
Green and Uncle Sam by Roy Wolfenberg- |
er and the Goddess of Liberty by Grace |
Holloway, all from Professor Fences |
school at Carleton. The Sons of Vet |
Grams sung Wen hang old WeyIer on
a sour apple ree,' and everybody cheered. /
1t took an hour and twenty minutes for
the march and counter march.
LAST NIGHTS CAMPFIRE.
The Auditorium was well filed last night
by the old soldiers. their wives and friends
to listen to the program which had been
arranged. Il was an exceptional one and
seemed to strike the popular cord. The
first speaker Of the evening was Depart
ment Commander John 2. Platt Of Mis-
souri,, who made a very eloquent talk
He was frequently applauded. Following
came Richard W. Blue, ex-congressman-
at-Iarge. He needed no introduction 10
a Wichita audience. He always speaks
wen, and last night was no exception
His reference TO Cuban freedom was
greeted with tremendous applause. Ex-
Speaker Of the house OF representatives,
J. NJ Dunsmore, Delivered . short but
patriotic speech. which received the
plaudits Of the audience J. ".
Moore Of Marion spoke for brief period.
HIS references 20 the days Of 81 recalled
wildly the late war, and the old soldiers
gave him a hearty recognition Of their
appreciation. : :. kirkpatrick OF
Fredouia made a speech which was filed