Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-09-06
TIN G. A. R. ON PARADE
Veterans Chcered by Thousands OF
Ardent PhiIadelphians.
REVIEWED BY PRESIDENT.
fhirty-fve Thousand Men March
Past the Head of the Nation,
Bearing with Them Many
Civil War Relics.

Philadelphia, Sept. 6.-This was the
big day of the Grand Army encampment
and the city was alive at an early hour.
The presence in the city of President
Mckinley increased the interest, and his
ride over the route of the parade aroused
| the greatest enthusiasm among the
throngs on the Streets
Early in the day Admiral Sampson
and the captains Of his fleet made a
formal call upon the president, Mr. Nc
Kiney receiving them in the reception
room set apart for him during his stay
at the Hotel Walton.
After the greetings were over the pres
identlal party entered carriages and
started over the route for ride. The
presidents carriage was drawn by four
richly caparisoned bay horses that have
been shown to advantage at horse shows
In this city and in New York. With the
president were Governor Stone of Penn
sylvana, Mayor Ashbrdge and General
Louis Wagner, chairman of the G. A. Il.
executive committee
HE presidential party drove down
Chestnut street past the historic state
house. where the nation was born, and
as 1t swept by the president took off his
hat, which was the signal for wild out
burst Of enthusiasm. When the party
reached the reviewing stand, the pres
ldent waited in the rooms Of the director
of public works until the head of the
procession reached the stand, when he
again made his appearance before the
people.
The object in driving the president
over the route of the parade was to give
him chance to see the multitude of peo-
pie and the decorations and to give the
people an opportunity to see the pres
ident.
The Parade.
The arrangements for the procession
were complete in every detail. The head
of fhe column moved down Broad street,
east side of the city hall, to Market
street, to Fourth, to Chestnut, to Broad.
to Pine, where the parade was dismissed.
The distance covered was five miles.
Independence hall was passed during the
march and caps were lifted and colors
tipped by the veterans
An interesting feature of the parade
was the chorus of 5000 school children.
The children occupied portion of the
grand stand on the north side of the
Clty hail and sang patriotic airs as the
Veterans passed.
Post No. /, from Rockford, Ill.,, the
oldest post in the Grand Army, headed |
he line.
General James w. Latta of this city,
vas chief marshal.
Among the many relics Of the civil war
which appeared in the parade was the
I'D time and worn and stained flag which
loated at the head of the line of the
illinois division and at the right of the
feorge II. Thomas post No. s. This flag
vas used at General Thomas headauar-
ers. 1t was carried at the right of line
4 the Society of the Cumberland in Chi.
ago at the reception of General Grant
II his return from trip around the
-orll.
Disabled veterans rode in carriages fol,
'Wing the department of PENNSYLVANIA
t the end of the line In order came
he departments of Illinois, Wisconsin.
'hio, Now York. Connecticut, Massa-
lusetts. New Jersey, Maine, Rhode
Stand, New Hampshire. Vermont Po-
'mac. Virginia, North Carolina, Mary.
md, Nebraska, Michigan, Kansas, Min
esota, Missouri, Kentucky West Vir.
MA, Washington and Alaska and South
akota. Thirty-fve thousand men were
line.
AT no celebration since the centennial
Is this city seen the crowds which
led the streets along which the veterans
'ssed. The avenue of Fame, with it's
low white columns and festoons of
hitting and laurel was the favorite view
lint.
Admiral SIMPSONS fleet continues TO
great attraction. Even the parade
as neglected by many for the chance 7
visit the warshiDs in the harhor ,