Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-08
crownins Feature Of National
Encampment Of the G. A. B.
at Washington
REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT
Remnants Of Mighty Army Which Lin
coin Reviswed at the Close Of the
Civil War Again on Historic Penn
syIvania Avenue, chsered BY Half
Million People.


carried down the stairs from room OIL
the second floor of the temporary white
house In an invalid's chair at 1l:l0
amid cheers from the crowd and was
placed In carriage in which there was
j board to support his injured leg. he
was accompanied by Secretary Cortel-
you, Secretary Bingham and his mill
tary aid. His carriage was guarded by
u platoon OF mounted police. AS the
carriage appeared on the avenue the
president was greeted with loud cheers.
The president stopped at the reviewing
stand for q moment until the marshals
OF the parade and Rawlins post. OF Min
neapolis, on the right of the line had
passed, and then drove down the ave-
nue. to the Pierce monument, at the loot
OF the capitol. The veterans faced the
carriage as the president drove by and
saluted him.
There was continuous cheering from
the veterans as the president drove
along the remnants OF the magnificent
army OF Grant, Sherman, Thomas, Slo-
cum and Sheridan, which participated
In the grand review at the
close OF the civil war, again
today passed up historic Pennsyl-
3yania avenue. The ten years that have
elapsed since the former review OF the
Grand Army here in 1892 have sadly
scecimated the ranks. The most proni-
rent figures In the parade on that mem-
orable, occasion have gone to their last
$hlvouac. But those who still remained
marched valiantly today at the sound
az the drum and fife. Proudly aloft they
held their tattered battledags and the
vast multitude thru which they passed
erected them with cheers that fairly
drowned the blare of the bands.
/ II was nm ideal day. Altho the rro-.
cession did not move until 10 O'Clock.
the swarming crowds were abroad ear
IL. lining the sidewalks and overfloWlng
the great stands along the line OF
march. windows, roofs and every coign
a vantage from which the parade could
sbe seen being black with people.
The procession moved in the order
prescribed by Chief Marshal General a.
Noel Brakeman. 1t was preceded by q
platoon Of splendidly mounted poice
and this was followed IN turn by the
drum corps composed OF SURVIVORS OF
civil war musicians. Then came
mounted escort of citizens of Washing
tnn With whom rode General Brakeman.
regplendent in dress and soldierly IN
hearing. He was accompanied by his
aides riding in files Of eight front, and
these were followed by the Marine band,
whose familiar music elected 1requent
cheers from the crowd.
General Ell Torrance. commander-lh-
chief, occupied a carriage. He was
preceded by personal escort consist
Ing OF John A. Rawlins post, depart
,nent OF Minnesota and accompanied
by his personal staff consisting OF
ouartermaster Burrows, Assistant Ad-
intant General B. III. Warner, Judge
sAdvocate General Duff1eld, Inspector
General wetherlee, Punior Vice Com
mander Odonnell. Chaplain Boile, Sur
reon General Thrall, Senor Vice Conf
1nander McElroy and the committee
Of grand army. Immediately followed
Nv an escort Of Grand Army consisting
'of the first regiment Sons Of Veterans
and reserve Pennsylvania division, and
then came the various organizations
nf the grand army itself, led by the
,department OF Illinois with Commander
II. M. Trimble in command. The de-
nartments marched in the following
order: Wisconsin, Commander James
IA. Agen; Pennsylvania, Commander Il.
p. Scott; Ohio, Commander Walton
Weber; New York, Commander Allen
&c. Black; Connecticut, Commander N.
Burton Rogers; Massachusetts, Com
mander Wilmon w. Blackmar; New
Jersey. Commander Enos f.. Ham;
Maine. Commander James L. Merrick;
California and Nevada. Commander y
q. Hawley; Rhode Island, Commander
George N. Chenery; New Hampshire
Commander William S. Carter; Ver-
mont, Commander r. F. Hathorn; Vir-
ginia and North Carolina, Commander
C. T. Graw; Maryland, Commander
John w. Worth: Nebraska, Commanders
Calvin F. Steele; Michigan. Commander
Edward G.. Anthony; Iowa, Commander
John Lindt; Indiana, Commander Ben
jamin Starr; Colorado and Wyoming,
Commander John G. Garner; MINES
ota, Commander Perry. Starkweather;
Missouri, Commander Ira T. Bronson;
Oregon Commander NJ. l.. Pratt; Ken
tucky, Commander 7. +. Beyland; West
Virginia, Commander G. C.. Matthew's;
South Dakota, Commander I. +. Blan.
chard; Washington and Alaska, Com
.snander B. G. Bedell; Arkansas, Com
nnander John III. Avery; New Mexico
Commander p. J. w. Edwards; Utah.
Commander w. M. Bostaph; Tennes-
zee, Commander George w. Patten;
Louisiana and Mississippi, Commander
Chas. w. Keeling; Florida, Commando
S. Herbert Lancey; Montana Com
mander Alanson N Bull; Texas, Com
ylander C. G.. Haskell; Idaho, Com
mander George NJ Parsons; gSArizona
Commander C. r. Shumacher; Georgia.
Commander w. M. Scott; Alabama.
Commander e. d. Bacon; North Da-
kota, Commander j. G.. Gipson: Okla
homa, Commander Wesley TAYLOR
Potomac, Commander B. F. Bingham.
When the president reached the white
house, after completing his journey. he
was Joined by Mrs. Roosevelt, and they