Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-28
UNION HEROES
WAKE CHICAGO.
Greatest Parade Of G, 4, R, Since
that in Washington In 1865
LAST OF SUCH MAGNITUDE
Chieago's Anecuouate welcome TO
Visitors Every state intlhe
Union Represented.

NINlN a. NII|NlIl AINNANNNHAHa..H I.'H"N q" wee"
Ing buildings gay with the glow OF the
Stars aud Stripes, through arches Of
honor, beneath suspended banners, ana
swinging portraits Of iIlusuIous lead
ers. now part Of the muster beyond the
dark river whose brink their feet had
so often pressed on fields of death, &c.,
600 OF the NE guard Of the uati0n-the
Grand Army OF the RepuhIc-marched
today. It was their greatest parade
since that day 10 1865, when with ranks
fresh from the riumphs of war. they
had marched down Pennsylvania
Avenue in Washington. with their
faces turned toward home and their
hearts filled with the promise Of the
victories of peace.
MAY BE THE LAST,
It was probably the last Of the great
parades upon which the members OF
The Grand Army will march ou earth.
The average age OF the veterans is
close upon the average span 0t human
life; It's ranks are thinning fast and its
membership has commenced 90 fan
away The muster roll must hereafter
according 20 the officials of the arganl-
cation. decrease more rapidly than at
any period from the end OF the war TO
now.
The last year OF the century across
the years of which they have em-
bazoned So glorious "a record was a
most fitting time FOR what $50 many of
them have declared will Doe their last
review. and stll more appropriate was
&c that sun and wind combined Co pro-
duce a day eminently suitable for the
occasion
a li.ht breeze came ofl Lake Michi-
gan. strong enough t0 liit the banners
out 10 ,ha fun length OF their folds
| and az times with force sufficient to
make 10 necessary for more than one
old soldier Go grasp the stan 90 keep
the flag ON high IL mgttar-d r1tnirE
| however. how many hands We're neces-
/ s1ry on the stan They were ready ale
ways The veterans carried the nag
| today as they had done years ago, and
/ save in salute not a banner was low
cred, not "a fold touched Che ground.
CHICAGO's WELCOME.
Not in many years nas cago eS-
/ tended So aGceuun8tg a WtIcpme tO TIE
/ stranger within its gate az She gave to-
/ day 20 tine heroes of the Grand Army.
/ AS her people watched the march of the
! old soldiers there flashed across them
/ the thought that filled the mind OF the
/ Hebrew historian when centuries ago
/ DE wrote OF the heroes OF King David.
| These Doe the mighty men, As Chica-
| go estimated them s1 she greeted lheIl.
Notwithstanding the age OF th' meme
bers OF the Grand ARMY OF lhe Nelupll,
a .',I, ,,. tbsir mention ~ Joining In
the line than was expected boy the most
| sanguiue Of the veterans. pil s'ialet5
| from every state 100 me Union Were ih
the march with their comrades 'i ioI-
Wer years ana ihr"u houi lH. lenElh %.
the parade 1000 posts ut the GRAND
Army had representation.
~-,r,ce,DUs TIgrpE
W.
The parade. which started at the in-
tcrsecti0u OF Randolph street and Mich
igau avenue. was about five hours in
passing @ given point. The line of
march was short and from the start Co
the south end 0f the court of honor
where n disbauded after passing Iu re-
view before Comm. lDr-in-Chief shaw
20 comprised twDu,y-seyen of the city
squares. Even though the majority o.
the morchcrs We're men of advanced
y !,,t, ,Dt tri. i''- 1r 3sordsr IKE c"'
umns came on twelve abreast. well
closed. solid and compact. The lorna
lions We're almost invariably well Kept
for the men who had gone through
years OF desperate war without being
guilty Of struggling were TOO old TO ot
laggards now
opppu or pROCESsTON
The marching column was headed 10y
detachment of the city police under
the command of Lieutenant Flynn
which In battalion formation swept the
street from curb 90 curb Behind them
came "a band of seventy pieces, ana then
| Chief Marshal j. h Wood with his I'M
mediate star. consisting OF Col Il. y
! Dietrich Col. j, b, stuart ana Col g.
u. Young, a regiment OF assistant
msrshals and aides came Gathering ou
d.