Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1898-09-14
Jas. A. Sexton Elected Command
er-in-Chief and Philadelphia
Next Encampment Site.
THE OFFICERS MAKE THEIR REPORTS.
Retiring Commander-in-Chi Goblin
Delivers His Annual Address and
Makes Valuable Suggestions.
Report OF the Adjutant General shows a.
Membership To ise 3oS,oo3 Number
OF Members Remaining Suspended
June 80, 1893. l. so.a0s.

CINCINNATI, sept S.-1hc parade OF
parades, the great annual pageant of
the Grand Army of the Republic.
started from the point OF rendezvous
at Richmond and Freeman avenue nj
exactly 10 a m. "Wednesday on its
triumphal march through the Queen
City of the West
The length OF march was o. miles
Grand Marshal HiclScnlooper had So
well arranged plans that the muster.
ing was unmarried by any confusion.
II worked like a clock mechanism.
The first division moved at 10
o'clock. The tenth swung into line ut
1880, when the head OF the parade was
ut seventh aud Race Each soldier
walked at the rate OF 81 steps per
minute.
A. each of the rcvie wing stands the
color bearers saluted 10y dipping their
colorS
The police moved in faultless line
Col Deitsch AT their head. Then came
the grand marshal and staff.
Commandel-in-Chief Goblin and staff
followed him.
The first division of the parade fol-
lowed. 1t consisted of the department
Of Illinois and was commanded by Gen.
i. r. Cowen.
Maj X II. Chappen. of Illinois. wore
probably the most historic coat in the
parade. He has worn il at every en-
campment twas part OF his uniform
in "a. Pieces OF Grape on il were put
on. respectively, on the assassination
of Lincoln, and deaths of Grant and
Sherman.
The second division was command
ed by Col. NJ. a. Cochran. Gen. W. II.
BAH was his chief OF STAFF. and his
aides de camp were Col Curtis. Col.
Buifett and Capt II. H. Adams. l..
: A.
This division consisted OF the de-
partments of Wisconsin and Pcnnsvl-
vania. The Columbia Post, Of Chi
cago, led
Lamb post, of Philadelphia, attract
Cd great attention. Its band was
neatly uniformed. ach musician wear
ing an army hat decorated with a
lambs tail. Two little children led
Two lambs.
There were 90 war-shreddcd battle
flags in the Srd division. which was one
Of the smallest
Department Commander Arson :
Wood, of New Yock. and Col w. L.
Simonds, department commander OF
Connecticut, were there one of the
flags was used by Farragut at Mobile
bay
The Vermont department was placed
az the head Of the Fourth division iu
place OF the Massachusetts department
because of its big band
The Fifth division. OF which Col.
fred Cross was marshal. was composed
Of the departments OF Michigan and
Iowa The Michigan posts constituted
ihefirst brigade.
T. T. Pease was their brigade com
mandcr, and Frank Walden. an old
sailor who served on the Rearsarrc.
ana Luther Frye. their color bearer.
With the Morgan post, OF Kalama-
ZOO Mich. was T. r. Dewey. a cousin
OF Adm. Dewey. Veteran Dewey wore
Ducktail in his hat 10 snow that he
was member Of the first Michigan
rifles
a.. w. Patrick is commander OF the
Michigan department There were
about 200 men Of the department ia
line.
The Second brigade was COMPOSED
OF The department Of Iowa. which was
represented by 20 posts The dolega-
IONS we're not large. but they had
ooout 5000 old soldiers in the march.
Inc posts Of the department OF In
uiana made upall Of the sixth division.
mere were more than so OF these posts
,n the parade, and nearly 5000 men
MaJ Jones had command OF the divis-
ion. ON his staff were. Chief OF staff
.. s Collins, W G Heron. Lucien
"u'sin. G.. G. james and Gen Ryan.
commander OF the department. u was
one OF the largest state representa-
lions ia the parade.
Doe seventh division was marshaied
oy Gen. Thomas r. Heath. with Gen.
l. Ircno as chief Of stan. Colorado
qua wyoming. under command Of
uepartmcnt Commander Gen. r. s.
'af' headed the division Then
came Kansas, under Gen. r. W.
"'atmani Delaware. with nine
posts Minnesota, four posts. aud Mis-
sour. seven posts under Gen. A. g.
PETERSON. The St. Louis delegation
was headed bv the l. rht Guards band.
~ 'erseyvilic, ILL.,. each Of its O. mem-
gers BEING dressed as Uncle sam. ln
' Missouri delegation was Company
q Missouri national guard, Of KAN
eitr 10 is composed Of vcter-
a's OF the civil war. and was organ
immediately after the close Of tho
mere were no MISSING lrUarfnoorfs