Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-10-09
Many Organizations of Veteran.
of the Civil War Meet
in Washington.
NAVAL PARADE IN MORNING
Was Very Interesting Feature-At,
tendance Has Increased until the
City Is ed-Monument to
the at, Gen. II. @. Wright
Unveiled at Arlington.

Washington, oct THE veterans Of ths
Grand Army of the Republic and Their
friends were entertained to-day by parade
given In honor Of the naval veterans al 4
10y number Of reunions held in the b &
assembly tents at Camp Roosevelt. Ths
weather was threatening during the earl.
morning. but the sun burst through tn,
clouds about noon, so that with the mid
temperature which prevailed there was NJ
reason for complaint on that score. The
attendance has increased during the night
and tonight the city is crowded as it
has been only on very rare occasions.
| The naval parade of the forenoon W
not as large as many that have been sen
/ In Washington but it was in every W.
/ interesting. The veterans Of the nav
! each appeared to he an embodiment %
much of the nations recent history and
every squad of them was an object OF in
| ternsted observation
During the day the Sons of Veterans be
gan their oncampment monument -
the late General Horatio 6. Wright At
one time commander OF the Sixth army
corps, was unveiled at Arlington.
| The reunions IF the forenoon were those
of the Second army corps. the 53rd reei-
ment If Pennsylvania volunteers and tn.
| First brigade Of the Second division of tho
18th army corps.
In the afternoon meetings were held IS
follows:
The Spanish War veterans at the Grant
tent the fourth army corps. at the Sher-
man tent the cavalry Of the army of the
| Potomac, at tn Sheridan tent. the 18TH
army corps, at Farragut tent. and a joint
assemblage of patriotic women at Meade
tent.
The huge tent which has been given the
name of General Philip Sheridan. VS.
| crowded during the afternoon Tho plil-
| cipal speakers were Secretary Root, CO.
III
| Wilson, the Rev Or. Bristol or this cit,.
General Edgar Allen of the Ninth Myhi-
gan Cavalry and Captain William Potter
of the Ninth PENNSYLVANIA Cavalry. plcsi-
| dent of the Soldiers and Sailors Right
League
Secretary Roots address consisted en-
tirely of an expression of the gratitu1 ,
of the present generation for the serVi e.,
rendered in 1917 by the men who const.
tute the Grand Army. we are not" he
said, of the Egyptians who know not
Joseph"
| Governor Bliss spoke of his recent APP
pointment to the Senate of eX-SecretarN
Alger saying that it was a vindication
of an ex-sodier who had been much Will
fed. General Wilson referred to the pr
posal to erect a monument to Genera
| Robert f. Lee saying that our mont
ments should be to men who had assstc
in keeping the flag flying and not to those
who would have pulled it down if they
could have done so. Captain Potter Ell
dorsed General Wilson's sentimnts on the
flag question. He said he had been pres
ent when Joe Johnston surrendered to
General Sherman and then had heard
Gen. Wade Hampton. in command of the
Confederate cavalry swear that he would
lead the cavalry to Mexico before It
should capitulate. our SOIL" said the
speaker, lis too pure to be used for the
erection Of a monument to any rebel
Speeches were made at both the four n
army corps and Spanish veterans re-
unions by Gen. Jacob II. Smith, Gen. O..
o. Howard and Col. John McElroY Cen
eral Smith declared that the success Of
our arms in Cuba and the Philippines had
been largely due TO the influence of tho
veterans of 1851. He was greatly ap-
plauded.