The National tribune., 1899-09-14

Portland. and it marched $50 strong
The remainder We're ~Scatterings from the
100 or more Posts of the State. At the
head of the lire was Department Com
mander Fred Robie. who is an exGovernor
OF the State He was III Il carriage with
DIR. A. c. Hamlin, Past Commander of
the Department, and son of Hannibal
Hamlin. Lincolns Vice-President. Fol
lowing him, mounted, were other Depart
ment officers.
There We're 10 men from the Depart
ment of California and Nevada, headed by
the Department standard, and Past Com
mander solomon Cahen, OF San Francisco,
headed this delegation.
Nebraska had about $50 in lire. They
brought with them drum and fife corps of
nine pieces, from York, Neb. This dele
CATION was headed by Department Com
mander John Evans. The men did not
march as Posts, as there Were not enough
present from one Post to permit of this
distinction
Rhode Island had splendid delegation
OF about 200, headed by its Department
officers. Posts 1. 3, 4, Z, 10, and Ia, Of
Providence, Central Falls, Providence,
Wakefield, Providence, and Phenix, were
represented.
| New Hampshire and Vermont followed,
with about 100 and 12J respectively. The
| Nermonters were particularly attractive,
| with the green twigS from their native
mountains in their caps. Each of these
delegations was headed by a band and its
| Department Commander.
SEVENTH DIVISION.
In the Seventh Division were the De
partment of the Potomac, under Com
mander Calvin Farnsworth, and the De
partment of Maryland, under Commander
| l.. NJ. Zimmerman. The former Depart
| ment was represented by nearly 700 men,
| headed by a drum and fife corps OF %
young men, clad in zouaye uniform. The
| "Old Guard" of 90 members came first,
unde. command of j. NJ. Edgar. 1T was
the feature of this section OF the parade.
The veterans wore bearskin hats, and this
added to their stature.
Eight hundred men marched with the
Maryland Department. The bands played
with great frequency Maryland, My
applause from the spectators. Wilson
Post, 1, had the largest number of men III
line, something over 200.
EIGHTH DIVISION.
In the Eighth Division were the Depart
ments OF Michigan, Iowa. Indiana, Colo
rado and Wyoming, and Kansas. Michi-
gan was in the lead, and at the head of the
column rode Department Commander r.
X. Pccler, with other Department officers
A star Post of the Department, No. 3S4, of
Detroit, followed. Its members all wore
IIiliCe AlDcTt cOdGS, DUH groves, WHlte
neck-ties, and regulation hat and cord.
Post AZ, which came next III line, carried
an enormous flag, IS by 80 feet, requiring
"a men to handle.
Fairbanks Post, Detroit. of which Gen.
Alger is a member, mustered 30 comrades,
and with this organization was the Light
Guard Band, a handsomely uniformed
body Of 100 pieces.
Nowhere did the Michigan boys lack |
for applause, and well did they deserve all
the praise showered upon them.
Iowa mustered 400 men, under Depart |
ment Commander G. +. Bailey. There |
was 10 distinction as to Posts, the men |
marching in solid body. The largest
number were from Des Moines, from which |
city Croker Post. II, sent 80 men, and |
Kinsman Post, Z, sent %.
Indiana followed Iowa. A unique
feature was the Soldiers and Sailors Or
phans Band, 30 boys, of whom the oldest |
is 10. These were directed by j. B.. Van
derworker and Benz. Stone, Trustees OF
the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home |
The boys, all of whom are excellent musi-
clans, were loudly cheered. John A.
Logan Post, Lafayette, and George H.
Thomas Post, Indianapolis, maintained
their Post organization, while the remain
der formed miscellaneous section. About
400 comrades participated in the parade.
Commander w. l.. Dunlap was at the head
of the IndianianS.
lHt DcptirlHHcHt Oh COiOEdGO ana wy
oming, which came next, turned out with
20 men, headed by Commander Andrew
Royal, of Pueblo. AdJtGen Daniel
Brown also rode at the head of the column
and Past Department Commander Gen.
j. W. Browning was with the delegation
The e5pc cially fine military bearing and
presence OF the Colorado men evoked re-
iterated cheers along the route.
Kansas had about $50 men in line, who
marched in solid body without Post
subdivision. On each coat was pinned
large flannel sunfower. o. HI. Coulter
was in command. With the Department
officers were the Topeka Cadets, body of
30 young ladies, who had Travelled all the
way from Topeka to march with the Kan
sas boys. Capt. III. III. Boyd was in COM
mand The young ladies were attired in
military blue, and wore calfskin leggings
They shouldered their guns like veterans,
and evoked roars Of approval all along the
way.
NINTH DIVISION.
Here the extreme East and West met.
Oregon marching with Delaware. Mis-
souri, and Minnesota were also in this D-
vision. Delaware headed the Division,
and was commanded by VIM NJ MOyStin