The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-28

Ianner, Mayor Harrison, Commander
Jones OF the Sons of Veterans and Com
mander Atweil Of the ex-p prisoners of war.
Chief Marshal J.F. r. Ross OF Mime
apolis, headed a parade numbering alto
gether about 5000 men.
Preceding the naval pa 10, the big
naval arch, erected at Michigan avenue
and Hubbard court was dedicated. An
immense crowd Witnessed the ceremonies
in honor OF the naval veterans which were
exoeedin gIy simple.
The late afternoon feature of the DAYS
celebration the naval parade of Lake
Michigan, proved somewhat OF a disap-
pointment, weather conditions interfer-
ing sadly with the arrangements. Besides
the revenue cutters Morrill, and Fessenden
and fleet of excursion steamers. it had
been planned to have the large heet of the
Chicago Yacht club included in the pa
rade from the lake park front off jackson
boulevard to Lake Michigan. where the
naval battle took place, but the breeze of
the morning died away and hardly a
breath OF air was stirring during the af-
ternoon SO this part of tke programme
was necessarily abandoned The govern
ment vessels towing barges filled with de-
tachments from the Illinois naval reserves
and gaily decorated with flags and
streamers and the excursion boats made
an imposing appearance.
The fleet arrived OIL Lincoln Park about
4.S0 p. m, and then In sight of tens of
thousands OF spectators the revenue cut
ters with their blue jacketed crews work
inc fhn v4av,41 five cs.r.,~ - a. 4..> w1
went through some beautiful maneouvre-
ing in the sham fight for the supremacy.
The evolutions exemplifying the work
ings OF two fighting ships In battle lasted
for half an hour and at their conclusion
the fleet slowly steamed back to the har-
Dor.
The end of the naval fight off Lincoln
Park closed the official programme of the
encampment for the day. but all over the
city IN various halls and in the hotels,
there were reunions of regiments and
gathering of comrades who had not met
since the days of the war One of the
leading affairs OF the night was the ban
quet OF the Iron Brigade, which was held
at the club house of the Athletic club at
$50. The list Of speakers and toasts was
as follows:
Speaker d. b. Henderson-''O Our Coun-
try
N MIchigan ~ NEW Responsibilities of
American Patriots -
Governor Edward Scofield OF Wisconsin
Wisconsin Record IN the Civil War -
General Albert d. Shaw. commander in
chief e. A. R.-"The PriF Is Soldier of
the Great War"
Governor James A. Mount of Indiana
-tIhe New Birth of Our Country" "
James q. Flanders of Milwaukee
1.-THE Duties OF Good G citizenship
Charles q. Dawes, comptroller of the
currency What the Younger Generation /
Owes to the Iron Brigade -
General Edward S. Bragg OF Wisconsin /
General John Gibson and His Chill /
dren, the Iron Brigade
Poem-Recited by James Whitcomb
Riley.
o. K. Knight, in the uniform of a
member of the brigade sang an original
composition, ''The Song of the Iron
Brigade, by Ernest McGaTey.
Eloquent speeches by soldiers and
statesmen and patriotic music, vocal
and instrumental, made memorable the
annual meeting OF the Cook County
Sons of Veterans, which was held IN
Memorial hall tonight. Commander IN
Chief Albert d. Shaw Of the G. A. r., /
delivered the principal speech.
Short speeches were also made by Com
mander VIM. E. HUI, Illinois Division
Sons of Veterans; Past Commander VIII /
liam E. Church, Judge Joel NJ. Long
necKer, Commander in Chief Asa w. |
Jones, u. S. Senator Cushman K. Davis
of Minnesota and Gen. John @. Black.
A meeting of the National Association
of ex-Prisoners OF War, was held in the |
coliseum tonight, the address of welcome
being delivered by Mayor Harrison.
Speeches we're also made by Governor
William A. Stone of Pennsylvania;
United States Senator Penrose of Penn
syIvania and General John G. Black of |
Chicago.
While the old prisoners of war were re-
newing old friendship, in the coliseum,
and the survivors OF the Iron Brigade
were holding forth at the Athletic club,
the naval veterans who had been given |
the honors of the day, were having dog
watch of their own in the auditorium OF
the Y. M. 9. A. building.
The reunion of the veterans by states
will be held tomorrow, feature never
before attempted. Inero Wll1 De 20 Oh
these state reunions.
The programme includes the great pa
rade of the Grand Army, which is ex-
pected to be the largest parade ever held
by the organization. Fully forty thou
sand Grand Army men Will be in line,
according to the statements of the officials
in charge and it is estimated that it will
require over five hours for the line of
march to pass given point.
President Mckinley, if he could have
come to the encampment, would have
been the central figure at the head of the
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