Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-20

held in the country has been the thir-
ty-sixth national encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic, which
has Just closed its session in the ma
tional capital. II has been so pro-
nounced by many that have attended
a number of the meetings in different
cities of the nation. The grand pro-
cession down gaily decorated Pennsyl-
vania avenue from the capitol, past
the new postoffice, treasury, white
house. state, war and navy depart
ments, on the same line the veterans
marched at the close of the war. was a
great sight never to be forgotten by
those having the good fortune to see
it. 1t is estimated that there were 3d.
600 G.. A. r. veterans in line, nearly as
many more not in line, 200 600 strang-
ers-including G.. A. Rim the city
and that 500. 900 saw the procession.
AS President Roosevelt rode in his
carriage along the line he received
continuous and enthusiastic applause.
Owing to the illness of President
Roosevelt he was unable to occupy his
place on the grand reviewing stand in
front of the white house, but the grand
commander of the G.. A. r. took the
place of the president and reviewed
the procession as it marched past the
white house.
Illinois was accorded the post of
honor in the lead, followed by Pennsyl-
vania. New York. Ohio, Indiana, Iowa,
and Michigan, their number of vet
Grams being about as in the order men
toned. The fine Marine band led the
procession and was one of about thirty
bands employed. Many of the nearby
states brought their own bands. The
Denver drum corps was the largest,
and best, by all odds and received
more enthusiastic applause thai any
band in the whole line, not excepting
the Marine band. New Mexico, Okla
homa, Arizona and Indian Territory
joined in having the same headquar-
tiers at the new Senate hotel on Penn
s~ylvania avenue, so that the ladies
that had come with those departments
could view the procession from the
front windows as it passed by.
Commander j. w. Edwards, of Albu-
| querque, proudly led the New Mexico
encampment. An evening paper pub
lished that there were eighty in the
New Mexico line. There were not
quite that many, but in the first line
were Judge j. r. McFie, associate JUS
tice of New Mexico, who marched
Aauyn thn q N /, axApt,n xx,ith nunr 10D -
900 veterans at the close of the war;
J.. M. Moore, A. B. Peffley, Ira NJ. Bond
and j. w. Randle. The New Mexico
department received enthusiastic and
continuous applause from the moment
that 1t started till the end of the march
through a mass of humanity lining
both sides of the street, at the win
dows, on the roofs, on the scores of
grand stands packed with people,
through over two miles of the process
sion till it finally broke ranks. Mr..
Pefley had the hardest task carrying
the large, heavy department banner,
and right nobly did he do his part. for
which he deserves high praise.
Commander Edwards greatly enjoy
ed the eunio of General Shields di-
vision. The great battles in the Shen-
andoah valley were discussed by old
+, officers on both sides. Commander
Edwards says that General Shields be-
ing wounded the evening before by the
bursting of a shell, his colonel, of the
Fourteenth Indiana, took command in
the morning at the only battle in the
war where S~tonewall Jackson was de-
feated, completely routed and forced
to leave the field and beat a hasty re-
treat. A confederate general, who
spoke, said he always doubted the