The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-05

many years in congress, rode directly
after the marshal. and was enthusiast
tically cheered- The first military or
ganization following was the Eighth
Ohio, a thoroughly business-like regi-
ment The soldiers wearing campaign
hats which had seen service, and each
one carrying across his left shoulder
his blanket roll in true campaign style
Like the preceding governors, Gov
error Yates of Illinois was clad as a
civilian. but ne was Immediately recOg-
nizcd and applauded by the whole
crowd. and was obliged 70 bow cOatin-
uously as he rode along on a. fine bay
horse. His staff was, perhaps, the most
numerous and brilliantly uniformed of
any in line. The Illinois Fifth infantry,
with four companies in the parade,
made a most creditahIe showing
Governor Bliss of Mississippi. carry
ing a red, white and blue baton, with
a long tasseI of ribbons of the ma
tional colors. and Governor Shaw of
Iowa rode by next. The Eighth indie
pendent battalion and two colOred Of
ficers of Washington closed the grand
military division OF the procession.
Civic Grand Division.
3. II. Warner of Washington. d. c.,
was marshal of the civic grand diVis-
, ion. with an escort composed of the
Americas club of Pittsburg. The escort
carried red. white and blue umbrellas,
WHICH AfleV spun IN IanclLul style is
they passed. The first brigade of this
division was commanded by Thomas G.
/ Noyes of Washington, j. c., and was
composed entirely of Republican clubs,
headed by the Lincoln club of New
York. a set of prOsperOus-lOOking BUSH
ness men, wearing silk hats and black
frOck coats.
The A. G. Harmer club Of Philadel-
phia came next. A touch of the pic
ttrresque was lent to this portion of the
parade by the bright uniforms of the
Columbus Glee and Tippecanoe club of
Cleveland.
The second brigade included some
unique Uniforms, notably the Roosevelt
Marching club of Indianapolis and the
Syracuse escort, both clad in khaki.
The second grand division was COM
posed of two brigades, also made up OF
Republican clubs, under the lead OF
Marshal Cochran, and headed by the
Freyhnghuysen Lancers Of Newark, n.
J., whose red. white and blue uniforms
made q pretty showing. The St. Pau
/ contingent was made UP of the ROOse-
welt Republican club. They were clad
/ in khaki, marched well, and were IA
| VOra5ly received.
Khaki color seemed to be, indeed, in
/ great favor among the civic paraders
and it figured all the way from the
/ the lines of Northumberland and
/ Stick-bearing individuals.
The third and last division of the
! civic division, which was headed by
! Major General O. o. Howard as mar
| shall, was the last in line. This divis-
/ ion. save the Union League of Mary
/ land, was composed of marching club:
| from the colleges and universities O
, the country. Some of them were uni
| formed prettily, and they gave a taste
= full finish to this portion of the parade
! There were. about sixteen separate edu
cational institutions represented, ant
/ the crowd gave them a warm greet
| ing.
A number of colOred Republican
| clubs followed the collegians and made
a creditable display. in point of neat
| ness. uniformity of attire and in mum
! Der making an excellent finish to thu
1 inaugural parade.