The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-08

VETERANS PUT
I'M BUSY DAY
Comrades of Forty Years Ago
Greeted Each Other.
NAVAL PARADE THE FEATURE
OBJECTIONS TO A MONUMENT
FOR ROBERT E. LEE.
NAVAL PARADE THE FEATURE

III ASHINGTON. Oct. THE veter-
w ans of the G. A. r. and their
friends were entertained today by
parade given in honor q the naval
We Grams and by number of reunions
held in the big assembly tents at Camp
Roosevelt The weather was threaten
ing during the early morning. but the
sun burst through the clouds about
noon, so that with the mild temperature
which prevailed there was no reason
for complaint on that score. The at
tendance was steadily increased during
the day. and tonight the city is
crowded as il has been only on rare
occasions. The naval parade of the
forenoon was not as large as many
that have been seen in Washington,
but 1t was in every way interesting.
Naval Parade.
The veterans of the navy each APP
peared to be an embodiment of much
/ of the nations recent history, and
| every squad of them was an object of
/ interested observation. They were gem
orally old men, and many bore evil
! dences of wounds received in battle. In
! striking contrast TO them were the
young men of all the branches of the
present service which marched with
] them as an escort of honor, as it were.
This escort included representatives of
both the land and naval forces. and
they ELECTED much favorable comment
/ for their fine appearance as men, as
| they did for the excellent discipline
| displayed by them.
During the day the Sons of Veterans
| began their encampment. A monu-
ment to the late General H. G. Wright.
at one time commander of the Sixth
army corps. was unveiled at Airing
ton.
Stream of Visitors.
All day long a constant stream of
visitors and veterans moved by the
temporary White House and looked up
/ at the window of the room on the sec
ond floor. which is occupied by the
president. At times several hundred
people were collected on the sidewalk
| opposite. Many of the old veterans
assembled the steps and inquired con-
corning the presidents condition. All
expressed their qualification when told
that the president might be out tomor-
row.
Pension Commissioner Ware this
evening rendered a reception to the
members of the G. A. r. in the pen
sion building The entire staff of J, 400
employees constituted the reception
committee. Following the formal meet
ing OF the commissioner and Com
mander-in-Chief Torrance and his
staff. the public exercises began on the
tented grandstand erected at the side
OF the great court of the building,
which was a mass of flags and bunting.
Greeted Old Friends.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, As
sistant Secretary of the Interior Ryan.
Acting Commissioner of Patents Moore.
Chief Clerk Bayley of the pension bu-
Feau and a number of leading Grand
Army officials occupied seats on the
platform, and a vast concourse of peo-
pie crowded the court. where the in
augural balls are held, and thronged
the tiers OF balconies. The exercises
opened with the sounding of assembly
call and battle imitation drums by A,
F. Springstein. Commissioner Ware
then delivered an address of welcome
to which a feeling response was made
by Commander Torrance. The recep-
| JIOH 10 me cOmfdQeS I1en began. For
two hours. to the music of PATRIOTS airs
played by bands and sung by choruses
long line of the veterans passed in
front of the platform, where Com
mander Torrance, Commissioner Ware
and Deputy Commissioners Davenport
and Kelly shook hands with them.
Reunion of Regiments.
During the day there were mum.
Der of reunions of regiments, divisions
corps and assemblies. All of then
were held in the large tents at Cam
Roosevelt. They began at 10 o'clocl
in the forenoon and there was an al
most continuous flow of oratory and
song from that hour until late a
night.
The meetings OF the forenoon were
those of the Second army corps. th'
Fifty-third regiment of Pennsylvania
: volunteers and the First brigade of thu
Second division of the Twelfth arm!
corps Colonel Charles Lyman O
, Washington presided over the Secont
corps meeting and the principal speak
ers were Colonel w. S. Shallenberger
second assistant postmaster general