Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-09
WEST SHOWS up IN PARADE
Men from NebrHSka and Iowa In Evil
aeace IN the Column of
Veterans.
Nrom ! stan c0rrespondent.l

AEIUulHd 0Aal 1OlANaBOAAhNiAlsl
wAsHINGToNl Oct. s.-(special Tele-
gram.I-Although II has been a decade since
the members OF the Grand Army of the Re
public marched In grand review in the ma
lions capital, IL Is peculiarly and sppro-
~priately worthy Of note that the number of
Nebraskans IN the grand and Inspiring pa
rade Of the nations heroes today far ex.
ceeded the number on those from the An
telops state, who psrtieipated in the review
ten years ago. while its place between the
states Of Maryland and Michigan by reason
of the date of its, charter Nebraskans made
a most c%reditable showing and all along the
entire route Of the parade were the recip-
tents OF mach attention from the thousands
OF spectators massing the sidewalks. build
ings aud, stands. Commander Calvin, f.
steele Of F~aifhury marched at the head Of
the NahEaskay Division, while baekeof him
anne past department commanders from.
that stateha as is the usual arfangernent In
all. ~GrandgArmy Of the Republic, pdFades.
The line immediately in the rear OF De-
partment Commander Steele, made up assit
was with names familiar in republican
councils Of the state. was reminiscent of a
state convention OF the party.
In order OF their service as department
commanders back OF Commander Steele
came HE, Palmer, A. ". Cole, C. e. Ad-
ans, ]. P. Culver, John A. Ehrhardt, T.. J..
Majors, John b. Reese. while toward the
end OF the parade Major T. s. Garrison fell
in with his comrades. making a line that
was remarked by .citizeps from Nebraska.
Commander Steele had purchased for each
comrade from Nebraska a silk flag to- be
carried in the parade. but through some
m-ismanagement the flags failed to reach
Washington in time. AT 10 o'clock the Me-
braskans left their headquarters at the
National hotel and marched to their posi-
tion east Of the capitol to await the time
to fall into line. It was nearly 8 O'Clock
before the end OF the Maryland division
gave Nebraska an opportunity to join in the
parade, which will be memorable especially
in the light Of forty years, for upward Of
$4,000 old soldiers passed up Pennsylvania
avenue today in review, a remnant of the
grandest army ever recruited
One Of the most Lttr' etive features Of
the parade Of Nebrsskans was furnished
by Tom Hale OF Omaha. who is always
wide awake to the interests Of the state.
He carried at the head Of the Nebraska
division an. enormous bundle of native
grasses. bound with vsri-colored ribbons.
whiohiin = measure eoenteracted the effect
made by the South Dakotans, who had long
ears Of corn fastened to pixies which they
carried instead of guidons or corps badges.
The Iowans we're about 800 strong in the
parade today. The Hawkeye State eontin-
gent ~ under command of Colonel John
LAndt OF Council Bluffs. department com
nander, aud his stan consisted of Senior
Vice Commander L. s. DuTgin Of DEBORAH,
Junior Vice Commander Joseph Mollison OF
Fonda. Assistant Adjutant General George
Newman Of Cedar Falls. Lieutenant Gov
ernor Harriott, General Granville NJ.
Dodge. z. G. Miller and NJ. w. Davis. past
department commanders; Hugh PickeIl of