The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-10-10

Washington, October S.-President
Roosevelt today reviewed the Grand
Army parade in his carriage. He was
carried down stairs from his room on
the second floor of the temporary
White House in an invalids chair, and
amid the cheers of a large crowd was
placed in the carriage, in which there
was a board to support his injured leg.
He was accompanied by Secretary
Cortelyou and Colonel Bingham, his
military aid His carriage was guard
ed by a platoon of mounted police I'M
der command of Major Sylvester, su-
p~erintendent of police. AS the carriage
appeared on the avenue, the president
was greeted with loud cheers. The
president stopped at the reviewing
stand for a moment, until the marshals
of the parade and Rawlins post of
Minneapolis the right of the line, had
passed, and then drove down the We
nue., to the Peace Monument at the foot
of the capitol.
The veterans faced the carriage an
the president drove by and saluted him.
There was continuous cheering from
the crowds as the president drove
along. Less h thirty-five minutes
were consumed in the journey. Dur
ing it's progress, the president found
hat the board used to rest his limb
was uncomfortable and it was discard
ed. When the White House was
reached, the president did not alight.
Instead Secretary Corteyou and Colo
mel Bingham CO. out and much to the
surprise and delight Of the visiting
crowds, Mrs. Roosevelt emerged, en-
tered the carriage and was driven
rapidly away with the president. The
drive took the president and Mrs.
Roosevelt through the northwest sec
ton of the city.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt return
ed to the White House about 1:3O p.
m., having been gone an hour and Il
half. They had driven through Rock
Creek and Geological parks, but KEEP,
clear of the crowds. Several thous-
and people waiting outside the White
House cheered their return.
In front of the temporary White
House for half a square each way,
twenty deep 5000 or 5000 people greet
ed the presidents appearance with
shouts of welcome. The president re-
sponded to these cheers by raising his
hat and bowling and smiling. When he
was lifted into the carriage the presi-
lent steadied himself on his right leg
and hoped to the further side, adjust
ing his injured leg to the board which
lac been placed there before his at
tendants could help him. Secretary
Cortelyou joined him on his left and
Colonel Theodore A. Bingham in full
uniform occupied the seat in front.
Mrs. Roosevelt watched the presidents
departure from the window and as the
president drove away he saluted her
by raising his hat.
AS the party swept into the broad
avenue a tremendous cheer went up
and the sidewalks and stands were
white with futtering handkerchiefs
! The president acknowledged the de-
! monstration by lifting his hat and
bowling right and left. The journey
down the avenue was made to the right
| of the oncoming column of veterans.
the demonstration swelling in volume
as it proceeded. The return journey
/! from the Peace monument was made
on the other side of the avenu and al
a more rapid pace. When the carriaS.
drove up in front of the Jackson Place
residence the horses were f1ecked with
foam.
For more than six hours today the
| people in Washington huInmed the
chorus of the old civil war song,
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the Boys ARE
Marching and for an equal time the
veterans constituting the Grand Army
of the Republic made good the claim.
i The parade was the climax of the
thirty-sixth e-ncampment of their or
der. The occasion was in every way
worthy of the Grand Army.
More than five hours time was con-
sumed by the procession in passing the
reviewing stand in front Of the WhiTt
House.
There were at least 5000 men in lin,
~xl 49, @{i~,a%o @r Tar y, ~
Chief Torrance ran as RICH as thirty
thousand.
The parade was reviewed by Com
mander-in-Chief Torrance, who wa:
assisted by the members of the presi
dents cabinet and by Adjutant Genera
Fowler, of the G. A. R., Secretary Ha.
stood Immediately OF the right of tn
commander-in-chief, while Secretarie
Root. Moody, Wilson and Hitchcocl
and Postmaster General Payne occu
pied seats in their rear. Occupyin;
seats Well to the front we're many vet
Grams of the civil war, including Gen
eral o. P. Howard. General Edwar,
McCook. General Daniel E. Sickles
Genera Darlington, General J. Ware
Keller md General Edgar Allan Sit
ting in the midst of these ex-unio'
oldiers was the eX-confederate lieu
tenant general. LongStreet. He wa
escorted to the front together wit
IeHGTdl SIChleS anu WHeu Tile TWO dp
peared. side by side, they We're greet
ed with cheers 1t vas said to be tn
first time hat an ex-confederate off
: Ger had appeared in a Grand Army Re
viewing stan
In many instances the department
. representing states carried banners G
!, badges or other devices intended I
l attract attention to especial state char
acteristics or productions. The Geol
gia men wore open cotton bolls in the
hats and the Alabamians the same in
5 sigma on their coat lapels. The Mime
sofa men held aloof a broad placar
announcing that to be the bread an
\ butter state" South Dakota's Sor
carried long sticks, bearing on til
point long ears OF yellow corn. TT
Flcridians were decorated with palm
: and pine apples, che L-ouisianians wit
!. cotton n sugar a n and the Vel