Lewiston evening teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1900, 1900-08-30

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of the "Star spangled Banner" yankee
Doodle and Marching Through
Georgia." mingled with "Auld Lang
Syne" and "My Old Kentucky Home"
$4,000 Grand Army veterans marched in
the heat of an August sun and received
the plaudits of the tens of thousands of
men, women and children who lined the
streets and filled the windows along the
entire line OF the great parade. 1t is
true that some the veterans fell by the
way side; but the vast majority stood the
fatigue in manner that punctured the
predictions of the wiseacres that this is
to be the last march of the great host.
The great majority of them marched with
precision, even if they were not as quick
at obeying commands as in the old days.
They carried the old flags and some of
them were burdened with muskets, kuap-
sacks and blankets.
The white banner of peace and the
stars and stripes led the column. Her
aided by twelve trumpeters the column
came north in Michigan avenue and en-
tered the court of honor through the ma
val arch. The pageant of Patriotism
came first and evoked roar after roar of
applause from the thousands who filed
Lake Front Park. Maj General Daniel
T. Sickles led the van, escorted by the
famous Lafayette post of New York city.
Then came the guests of honor in car
rages, among the number being Gov
ernor Tanner, Mrs. John A. Logan, Gen
eral Nelson A. Miles, the Duke and
Duchess d'Arcos and the presidents of
the Woman's Relief Corps, ladies of the
y. A. X. and the Army Nurses associa-
ton.
80 the column approached the review
ing stand, vending its way with meas
urea tread between the magnificent py-
Ions liuing both sides of the court of
honor' When opposite Hubbard court
'here Vas brief stop to allow the noted
guests to take their seats on the review.
ing stand. Occupying the seat of homo,
was Sommander-in-C Chief Albert D. Shaw.
Inc fiag OF the G. A. R. was hung out,
'he stars and stripes and the banner of
peace moved forward again, and the long,
tedious march was fairly under way. Col.
joseph IL. Wood, grand marshal of the
uay' led the way, escorted by the citizens
eommittee mounted, 100 strong, and
'neh came Wisconsin, leading the veter-
aus OF the Grand Army. The bands
prayed Tramp, Tramp. Tramp, the
boys are Marching" and there was
swelling OF hearts in the breasts of the
thousands of on-lookers as the little
naha'ui OF survivors of the famous Iron
'sade marched by, led by General Ed
ward +. Bragg.
g., veterans OF the Badger state were
'o"eo by those from PENNSYLVANIA,
'neif old battle flags attracting much at.
n''oh' Ohio made magnificent show.
s III the second division, and was fol.
'o"eu py New York, the Bidwell Wilkin-
poS' oil Buffalo having the honor of
~ the COMMUNICATIVE chief.
f-a. .n'rd division was made up of posts
massachusetts,, Connecticut, New
HSey' Maine, California, Nevada, Rhode
,o. u' New Hampshire, Vermont, Po-
ae Virginia and North Carolina.
M; .he fourth division was MARYLAND,
n'.n'gan' Nebraska, Iowa and Indiana.
ms. ana mad the honor of having more
;, .n IN line than any other of the visit
Ions 'mses' Yates In the following two divis-
Wyo,.;ie 'ne veterans from Colorado and
'n''ng' Kansas, Delaware, Minnesota,