The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-08-31
THE GREAT N.VE[ Parade
Inaugurales the Grand Army Week
at Oh cago,
DEDICATE The E-VhL ARCH

Men who Fought with Dewey and sci,iey
Walk with Those Who Bore the Brunt
of Battle with Farragut, Porter, ana
Others.
Chicago, Aug. 2S.-With the rising of
the sun cannon roared on the lake
front and gave notice to the world
that Chicago was celebrating G.. A. r.
sncampment week. 1t was an early
signal for visitors and city folk alike
20 flock thither as soon as crowded
cars and delayed trains would permit.
For at o'clock the naval arch in the
Court of Honor was dedicated and
about two hours later naval veterans
and others of the seafaring clan filed
through the downtown streets in par
ade. AS the arch took on new beauty
, with the spirit of the environment
The crowd, the notables, the music, the
colors and the eclat of it all-and later
IS the heroes Of war. arm in arm with
those who would rush to battle If lot
so wllled tia new splendor born of G.
A. r. sentiment crept over the city,
and that sort of spirit in which patriot
ism predominates held all folks fast.
Shaw Speaks to Veterans.
AS a part of the exercises to dedicate
the arch Gen. Shaw, commander in
chief of the G. A. r., delivered an elo-
Quent speech. He said in part:
Naval Veterans, Ladies and Gentle
men; We meet to fittingly honor the
completion OF this naval arch and to
put on record proper Acknowledgements
Of the spirit back of it's erection. The
arch is one of the oldest forms of mon
Imental art and its glories of design
have come down to us through many
centuries. The old world is specially
rich in these famous historic memoir
ais Of other times and other scenes, in
commemorative the events of great
leeds and great men. The sentiment
Of appreciation of heroic services in a
nations behalf have thus been fixed
! in the minds of proud people, thus
/ teaching history in a way to command
| the undying admiration of the world
| Our young nation has yet to rear a
worthy memorial monument of this
! sort-to stand as a real rival to old
world monuments-for we have won
victories on land and sea of matchless
glory within the narrow cycle of our
national life. This splendid creation
! is thing of beauty and deeply stirs
the emotions Of patriotism as the ar
lists vision comes into view, even in
its known frail construction for the
hour.
Notable persons were on hand in the
reviewing stand on Michigan avenue
opposite the Logan monument. They
included Gov. Tanner, Mayor Harrison,
/ Commodore George l.. Seavey, COM
mander in chief Of the Naval Veter-
ans association; National Commander
James Atwell of the National Associa-
ton of Union eX-Frisoners of War;
Col. Asa w. Jones, commander in chief
Of the Sons of Veterans; Commander
in Chief Albert d. Shaw of the C. A.
r., and other distinguished guests, in
Guiding the Duke d'Arcos, Spanish min
lister to the United States.
Though 1000 police were scattered
along the line of march the crowds
were just like all other crowds, and
consequently some difficulty was ex-
perienced in maintaining order.
Veterans OF Spanish War in Line.
But there were others in that line
besides the veterans of the civil war.
Men who fought with Dewey and
Schley walked elbow TO elbow almost
with those who had followed in wake
Of a flag that had waved in earlier
years, but flag that was no different
in worth and looks from that of the
present. And, besides the members OF
the National Association OF eX-Prison-
ers Of War, the naval reserves in their
finest and gayest garb were there. And
so were brigades of the national guard
and the boys detachment. So in this
way were the old, the middle-aged and
the young all shoulder to shoulder, all
bowling before the same emblem, and
all of a single mind and step at places
where patriotism reigns. 1t was a pic
ture of three generations in a frame
work Of red, white and blue and rest