Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-28

members of his staff. comprising Adiu-
tant General Stewart. Quartemaster Gem
eral J. e. Atkinson, Inspector General N
J. Cummings. Judge Advocate General
A. I. Terrence and Chief ~ Staff j. Ccery
Winans
Ahead of the carriages, containing
Acting Governor Warder, who supplied
the place of Governor Tanner, Mayor
Harrison and Executive Director harper,
with Commander in Chief shaw, occu-
pied the reviewing stand during the pa
1ade, marched Lafayette Post No 141 Of
New York, commanded by Allen c.
BakeWell. Cheer after cheer went up as
General Daniel e. Sickles accompanied
by his aides, rode past the reviewing
stand. All along the line of march the
general had been given most f1attering
greeting. but the warmth of the recep-
tion that me him as he approached the
stand where Commander Shaw was
awaiting to receive his salute, caus 4
him to flush with pleasure and to bow
his acknowledgements again and again.
OLD BATTLE FLAGS.
Twelve heralds in costume, each bear
ing long trumpet came down the av-
enue, announcing in, mellow tones the
approach of the pageant or PATRIOTISM
which followed closely behind them.
Fifty members OF Columbia Post of Chi
cago, wearing handsome uniforms Of
dark green, formed hollow square in
the center in which We're SO battle haeG
carried by the New York regiments dur
ing the war. The spectacle of the worn
and tatbered flags was greeted at times
with cheers and at times with a deep
silence more expressive thar applause
could ever be. Whether the crowd
cheered or kept silence, 1t showed deep
feeling and from end to end of the pa
rade, all hats were off as the flags Went
by. A long line of carriages followed the
battle flags, each containing ladies who
are officials of the various organi-
"a tions which are affiliated with the
, Grand Army. Among these were Mrs.
Harriet j. Dodge president of the Wo-
mems Relief corps: Mrs. Julia p. Schade,
pre- resiGent of the ladies of the G. A. r.;
Mrs. Ada johnson, president of the Army
Nurses association, and Mrs. Kimh,lll,
president Of the Daughters Of the RaHo-
luton. Close behind the carriases came
three platoons of members of Columbia
post, acting as rear guard, white a
score of veterans, as a special escort,
marched beside the vehices.
Ridewell Wilkison, president of the
Buffalo commandery, commanded the
largest body of men in any organization
in the parade and made a fine appear
ance as the men came marching past
the stand, headed by the Buffalo miii-
tary band of so pieces. The old Cont
mental Drum and Bugle corps of New
| York city led Chaplin post. also of New
York, and both We're heartily cheerad for
their excellent appearance and march
ing. Then came the Arion Military band
of Milwaukee, forming the vanguard of
the various departments which marched
under the leadership of their department
commanders.
! Wisconsin was given the right of the
, line, and as her column came turning
! around the corner of Jackson boulevard
into the broad sweep of Michigan ave.
nue., with bands playing and coIors fly
ing, the Army of the Republic came
! marching down, and the people seemed
! to realize that here at last came the true
! pageant of hernism. The old worn-out.
! f1uttering flags that had gone be fore We're
nothing in themselves. but as repre-
| sentatives of the power that gave the
glory that they wore they were every
| thing.
Marching behind them. under colors
fresher and brighter. as their own fame
must ever grow with the advancins
! years, came the units of that power In
the fighting men of mighty race un-
conquered yet, by land or sea- In them
] lay, and through them came the force
| that has made the nation what it Is and
what it will be. No matter what might
! come in the future. the men before them
| had made the past glory that may mel
| low, but never grow dim, and the
! crowd. seeming to catch these th:n;s i.