Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-05-03
Myriads Of Marchers, the Line Ex-
tending Over Four Miles,,
Reviewed by Dewey.
NOTHING TO MAR THE OCCASION
Perfect Weather, and the Program
is Carried Out ii ithou, IL Hitch
---Womcn Give Il Reception to
Admiral aud His Wife.

and cheered Admiral Dewey as at the
head of The military and civic parade
the hero OF Manila bay was driven
through the down town streets OF the
city along y line of march cNtcnding
over four miles. From the raised and
'beautiful dais i'll the grand stand
erected on jackson boulevard beside
the new federal building, the admiral
reviewed the parade in which nearly
100 different military and civic organ
izations from all parts of the state
participated, including veterans of
three wars. Il squad of sailors who
We're with the admiral mt the battle OF
Manila bay, and marching clubs of po
litical parties. Everywhere the adj
miral was greeted cordially by
througs of people along the route.
notwithstanding the immense
lcngth and the. great number
OF organizations taking part in
tho parade it started almost ON
schedule time, II o'clock. Dewey
accompanied by Mayor Harrison and
Chas. \. llamondQp. was driven to
the starting .point of the parade short
ly before that hour. \ few minutes
later the order was given to start
Along the line of march buildings
were ablaze With flags and bunting.
and the national colors tluttered from
nambcrless flag poles and windows,
the atlmiral's flag. Three hundred
blue, stationed on the steps of the art
institute, were grouped to form the
letters of Dewcy's name in blue. As
The admiral was slowly driven by a
chorus, mid the Auttcring of handler
chiefs OF blue and white, sang patri-
otto songs. the admiral smiling and
bowling to the singers until the carri
age was far beyond the building.
Immediately after the passing OF
The rear end of the parade Dewey was
escorted to the Union League club.
where a luncheon and reception WAS
given ip honor of the admiral and Mrs
Dewey. Lieutenants Gilmore and Cald
we'll by members of the generalfcNecu
tive womcn's reception committees.
The Great Parade.
The parade was formed as follows.
superintendent of Police Joseph
Ripley and staff; battalion of police
in command OF Lieuteant Thomas
Flynn: Ge,:eral Jam: +. Wade. L. S
A., chief marshal, and personal aides;
Colonel George Nj. Moulton, ]. n. H..
chief of staff; Colonel Thomas L
Barr, U. S. A.: adjutant general: Col
onel j. G. Lee, u. S. A.. senior aide.
aides, Armour drum and buglc corps,
Companies |, X, j. and NJ, Fifth in.
fantry, U. S. A.; Bottcry ID, Fifth
light artillery, L. S. A.; General John
{. Black, assistant chief marshall;
General j. H. Winston, chief of staff
and siNty-two aides.
First Division Division marshal
General j. $. S. Bently, and aides; Nd
miral George Dewey. accompanied by
Mayor Harrison and Charles n l'la.
mcndon. chairman of the reception
committee; guard of honor made uT
oil thirty-two members of the Nava
Veterans association; veterans of the
BATTLE of Manila: officers of the
United States navy, of the United
States revenue service and general eN
ccutivc committee; special guests and
the common council of Chicago.
Second Division Commander w. j
Wilson. division marshal; scamcn oil
the United States revenue cutter Nor.
rill; Naval Reserve Veterans associa.
ton: naval veterans OF the Spanish.
American war; Illinois Naval Neter
ans association; Star naval reserves:
international naval veterans; first
ships crew of the naval militia of Hi.
nois; veteran naval officers of the civil
war.
Third Dvision--Colonel Charles II
e. Koch, division marshal, and aides:
twelve MeNicaW war veterans: G. n. X
posts: Eighty-second Illinois Ncter.
ans club: veterans of the Union lie,
gion; United Confedcrates.
Fourth Division-General Charles
Fitzsimmons. marshal and staff: First
infantry; Illinois National Guard:
Seventh infantry; Illinois Nationa
Guard: Eighth infantry; Illinois Ma
tional Guard; Battery ID: Illinois Ma
tional Guard; First cavalry: Illinois
National Guard: Spanish American
war veterans; Second Illinois Camp
Fire association; veterans and Other
organizations.
Fifth Division Colonel w. G.. Van
Norman. division marshal. and staff;
Companies n. B. c. ID and T.; Stock
Yards Equestrian club.
Sixth Division Colonel John +. Fin
erty. division marshal. and staff: Clam
Na-Gacl Guards: Cook County Demo.
cratic Marching cllrb; Chicago Zou
ayes: Providcnt knights. of Austin
H.: Uniform rank, X. of p: Nolun-
teers' association: Lion knights. X
OF r.; Republican Marching club; Ca
madam Veterans association; French.
Canadian Veterans associat ion; indie.
pendent Cavalry organization.
Seventh Division Colonel Hugh T.
Reed, division marshal. and staff;
Blackhorse troop: infantry battalion
and artillery sections: Northwestern
Military academy cadets, including hi.
cycle corps and AUTOMOBILES; Daily
News zouavcs; united boys brigade;
Englewood guards; Catholic Total Ab.
stincnce cadets; Annunciatcd cadets:
ST. Nincent's cadets: st. Cecilia ca
diets: st. Evans cadets; ST. Elizabeth
cadets; Holy Family cadets: St
Marks cadets: Patriotic Sons oil
Father Matthews: Armour cadets;
drum and buglr corps: Walter Scott's
rifles: United States juniors fife and
drum corps.
Eighth Division-Fire Chief Dennis
j. Sweeney. division marshal: battery
OF engineers: carts. hook and ladder
truck: Chicago fire department.
After passing the reviewing stand
the parade continued to State street
where ii turned south and disbanded