Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1900-08-30
Veterans of 81 Participate in the
Greatest Parade Since the
Days of IS.
Multitudes of People Cheer the
Thirty-tive Thousand Men
Who Take Part.
Representatives of Seven Thousand
Posts of the Grand Army
in Line.


filled with cheering multitude, past
towering buildings gay with the glow
of the Stars and stripos, through arches
Of honor, beneath suspended banners
and swinging portraits of illustrious
leaders, now part of the muster beyond
that dark river whose brink their feet
had so often pressed on fields of death,
1000 of the life guard of the nation
the Grand Army of the Republic
marched today.
1t was their greatest parade since
that day in 1865 when, with ranks
fresh from the triumphs of war, they
had marched down Pennsylvania ave.
nue in Washington with their faces
turned toward home and their hearts
filed with the promise of the victories
Of peace.
1t was probably the last Of the great
parades upon which the members Of
the Grand Army will march on earth.
The average age of the veterans is close
upon the average span Of human life. its
Ranks Are Thinning Fast,
and its membership has commenced to
fall away. The muster roll must here
after, according to the officials of the
organization, decrease more rapidly
than at any period from the end of the
war to now.
Not in many years has Chicago ex-
tended SO affectionate q welcome to the
stranger within her gates as that she
gave to The heroes of the Grand Army.
As Chicago estimated them 80 she
greeted them. Old soldiers from every
state in the Union were in the march
with their comrades of former years,
and throughout the length of the pa
rade 1000 posts of the Grand Army had
Representations. The parade which
started at the intersection Of Randolph
street and Michigan avenue was about
five hours in passing given point.
The line Of march was short, and from
the start to the south end of the court
of honor, where it disbanded after pass.
ing in review before Commander-in-
Chief Shaw, it comprised n OF the city
squares. Even though the majority of
the marchers
Were Men of Advanced Years,
the parade moved swiftly and without
breaks or disorder. The formations
were almost invariably we'll kept, for
the men who had gone through years
of desperate war without being guilty
Of struggling were too old to be lag
CARDS now.
The marching column was headed by
detachment Of the city police. Be-
hind them came band of 70 pieces,
and then Chief Marshal j. H. Wood
of assistant marshals and aides came
gathering on, and then, behind the
great band Of the Second infantry, came
Commander-in.C Chief Shaw and the
memb bers Of his staff Acting Governor
Warder and Mayor Harrison followed
in carriage and then came 90 men,
bers Of Columbia post of Chicago, form
ing a hollow square in the center of
which were borne 81 battlef1ags car
ried by New York regiments during
the war. The spectacle of the worn
and tattered flags was greeted, at times,
with cheers and at times with deep
silence more expressive than applause
could ever be. a
Long Line of Carriages
followed the battlefags, each contain
ing ladies who are officials Of the vari-
Gus organizations who are affiliated
with the Grand Army. Bidwell Will
keson post of Buffalo, which had the
organization that came from outside
Chicago and Cook county, made a fine
appearance as they came marching past
the stand, headed by the Buffalo Mill
tary band Of so pieces. The old Cont
mental drum and bugle corps of New
York city led Chaplin post, also from
New York, and both We're heartily
cheered for their excellent appearance
and marching. Then came the Arion
Military band of Milwaukee, forming
the vanguard of the various depart
ments which marched under the lead
ership Of their department commanders.
Maine was given the right of line
and as her column came turning around
the corner Of jackson boulevard in the
broad sweep of Michigan avenue and
with bands playing and colors flying,
the Army Of the Republic came march
ing down, the people seemed to realize
that here at last came the true pageant
Of patriotism. The old, worn out, t1ut.
tering flags that had gone before were
II Nothing in them selves but AS
Representatives of the Power
that gave them the glory that they
wore, they were everything. March !
ing behind them under colors fresher