The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-05
BRAVE BOYS in BLUE.
Cheered by AIultitudes While They Go
Marching Through Chicago.
GRAND PAGEANT OF PATRIOTISM.
with Tottering steps but Hearts as
High as Ever the Veterans Again
DO Credit to Themselves
Aud Their Country.

AhO AhclE SONhSAS'
Chicago, Aug. 2s.-Along streets
filed with y cheering multitude past
towering buildings gay with the glow
of the Stars and Stripes, through
arches of honor beneath suspended
banners and swinging portraits of il-s
lustrIous leaders who have passed be-
yond, $4,000 soldiers OF the Grand
Army of the Republic marched. II
was their greatest parade since that
day in 1866, when with ranks fresh
from the trlumphs OF war they had
marched from Pennsylvania avenue
In Washington with their faces turned
toward home.
A light breeze came OFF Lake Michi-
gan strong enough to lift the banners
out to the full length of their folds.
Old soldiers from every state in the
Union were in the march and through
out the length Df the parade 1000
posts of the Grand Army had repre-
sentation.
The parade which started at the in
tersection of Randolph street and
Michigan avenue was about five hours
passing a given point. The line of
march was short and from the start to
the south end of the court of honor,
where it dlsbanded after passing In
review before Commander-in-Ch Chief
Shaw, it compassed 81 of the city
squares. Even though the majority of
the marchers we're men OF advanced
years, the parade moved swiftly and
without disorder The columns came
on 12 abreast we'll closed, solid and
compact. The formations were al
most Invariably we'll kept
The marching column was headed
by u detachment of the city police
under the command of Lieutenant
Flynn. Behind them came band of
70 pieces and then Chief Marshal j. H.
Wood with his immediate stan, con-
sisting of Colonel H. j. Dietrich, Col
onel j. B. Stuart and Col
onel G. g. Young. A regiment of as
sistant marshals and aides came clat'
tering on, and then behind the great
band of the Second infantry of the IL
linois National Guard came Command
er-in-C Chief Shaw and the members of
his staff comprising Adjutant General
Stewart Quartermaster General j. E.
Atkinson, Inspector General M. j.
Cummings, Judge Advocate General
Eli florence and Chief of STAFF j.
Cory Winans.
Ahead of the carriages containing
Acting Governor Warder, Mayor Har-
rison and Executive Director Harper,
who with Commander-in-Ch Chief Shaw
occupied the reviewing stand during
the parade, marched Lafayette post
No. 141 of New York, commanded by
Allan G. Bakewell. Cheer after cheer
went up as General Daniel IG. Sickles,
accompanied by his aides rode past
the reviewing stand.
Twelve heralds in custume, each
bearing a large trumpet came down
the avenue announcing the approach
of the pageant.
Fifty members of Columbia post OF
Chicago wearing handsome uniforms
of dark green formed hollow square
in the center of which were borne so
battlehags carried by New York regi-
ments during the war. The spectacle
of the worn and tattered flags was
greeted at times with cheers and all
hats we're off as the flags went by.
long line of carriages followed the bat
tlenags, each containing women who
are officials of various organizations
amliated with the Grand Army. Among
these were Mrs. Harriet j. Hodge,
president of the Womans Relief
Corps, Mrs. Julia p. Schade president
of the Ladies of the G. A. r., Mrs.
Ada johnson, president OF the Army
Nurses association and Mrs. Elizabeth
Kimball. president of the Daughters
of Veterans.
Close behind the carriages came
three platoons of bhe members of CO.
lumbia post acting as rear guard,
while a score OF veterans as special
escort marched beside the vehicles.
Bidwell Wilkeson post of Buffalo,
which had the largest number of men
OF any organization that came from
outside OF Chicago and Cook county,
made fine appearance headed by the
Buffalo military band of SO pieces.
The Old Continental drum and bugle
corps of New York city led Chaplin
post of New York, and both were
heartily cheered.
Then came the Arion military band
of Milwaukee,. forming the vanguard
of the various departments which
marched under the leadership of their
department commanders, with Wis
consin at the right of the line.
As the old soldiers wheeled into the
avenue the people went wild with en-
thusiasm. They cheered, waved their
hats and cheered again. Then they
stood as they had stood for the bat
tered flags, with barred heads, as the
veterans with their steps more halt
ing than of old, but with hearts as
high as ever, passed on to make the
parade of 1900 what they had made
many another Marcia credit to
themselves and an honor to their
country.
New interpretations.