Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-10-08
NAVAL DAY At c. A. R..
Parade of Sea Fighters the Feature
of the Day at G. A. R. Reunion
at Washington.
Estimated That Fully One Hundred
Thousand Visitors Joined in
Honoring Heroes. ,
Reunions of the Various Army Corps
the Feature of the Proceedings
~ to be Held Today.

washington, OCC. 6.-Ine sunshine
which ushered in the opening day of
the G. A. r. encampment was sue
ceeded by cloudy weather on the Sec
ond. But the change had no effect on
the spirits of the vast crowds which
early swarmed into the banner-decked
streets and hurried to Pennsylvania
avenue to take their places for the big
naval parade, which was the chief
event of the morning. Before 8
o'clock the roped-off sidewalks were
packed with bluecoated veterans and
other visitors while the air was filled
with the blare of bands and the
steady tramp of uniformed soldiers,
sailors and marines marching to their
allotted places in the line. 1t was es-
timated that over 100000 visitors were
in the city. The parade vas under the
command of General Haywood, com.
mandant Of the marine corps, as mar
shal OF the day, and consisted of all
the regular troops located in and
about Washington, marines and jack
les from the warships, the District of
Columbia national guard, the Spanish
War Veterans, Sons of Veterans, High
School cadets and the Association of
Ex-Prisoners of War, acting as es-
corts for the naval veterans. The col
umn started at 10 o'clock and
marched through the densely packed
streets, to the accompaniment of al.
most continuous cheers, to the review
Ing stand opposite the White House,
where the escorting bodies halted and
formed to review the naval veterans,
who filed past and disbanded near the
state, navy and war building.
The parade was reviewed from the
stand In front of the White House by
Admiral Dewey and Commander-in-
Chief Ell Torrance. With them were
Secretaries Moody and Root, Admiral
Taylor and most of the members of
the diplomatic corps now in the city.
- Army Corps Reunions.
Even while the parade was in prog
ress the reunions of some of the army
corps were taking place in the tented
city on the White lot. The Second
army corps assembled in Grant tent.
the Association of the Fifty-third
Pennsylvania regiment in Farragut
tent, the First brigade of the Second
division of the Twelfth army corps in
Meade tent and the cavalry corps of
the Western army in Sherman tent.
The afternoon was devoted almost
entirely to reunions and receptions.
At l o'clock there was reception at
Mother Bickerdyke tent. At 3 o'clock
the reunion Of the Spanish War Veter-
ans occurred in Grant tent, that of the
Fourth army corps at Sherman tent,
the cavalry corps of the Army of the
Potomac at Sheridan tent, the Twelfth
army corps at Farragut tent, the joint
meeting of Patriotic Women at
Meade tent and the Sixth army corps
dedicated the monument to General
Horatio G. Wright at Arlington. From
3 to p. M, Captain Eugene F. Ware,
the commissioner of pensions, held
q reception in the pension Office. In
the evening the big dog watch" of
the naval veterans and other reunions
was held at Camp Roosevelt includ-
ing the reunion of the Army of the
Tennessee at Grant tent, the Sixth
army corps at Sherman tent, the Fifth
army corps at Sheridan tent, the
Prisoners of War at Farragut tent and
the Ninth Army corps at Meade tent.