The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-08-19
MAGNIFICENT PARADE IN
HONOR OF VISITING VETS
4 San Francisco Blaze Of Light and Beautiful With
StreamerS and Bunting
The Gallant Miles Loudly Chssed by the Dene Packed ThOs
in the Streets

ception as body after body of the
troops passed was made up of regi-
ments of the California National Guard
led by Major General John II. Dickin-
son and Brigadier General G. +. Null
Ter. This detachment was made up of
the second brigade n. G.. c., Colonel
It. +. O'Neil commanding; the First
battalion of artillery, troop A cavalry
and the signal corps dismOunted.
The naval battalion came next, at
tracing much attention from the
crowds of spectators as they swung
past dragging their Calling batteries
The veteran reserve, company A, fol-
lowed as special escort to a body of
ex-Union prisoners of war.
Then came a line Of carriages in col
umns two abreast. with the guests of
the day and dignitaries, military and
civic. Governor George c. Pardee of
the state of California was in the
first carriage, accompanied by George
Stone, chairman of the executive COM
mittee of the annual encampment of
the G. A. r.. and Major General Nc
Arthur commanding the Department
Of California.
In the next carriage were Major
General w. r. Shafter. commander Of
the Department of California and Ne
vada, @. A. r.. and General T. J.
Stewart, commander-in-c of the
4 G.. A. r.
Miles Loudly Cheered.
Lieutenant General Miles, retired
who occupied a carriage with Chief
Justice Beatty of the supreme court
of California, was loudly cheered along
the line of march, the friendly feeling
( being cordially acknowledged by the
1 gallant officer, who appeared highly
pleased by the reception he received.
In other carriages were Mayor
Schmitz of San Francisco, Alden An
/ dersOn, Lieutenant governor Of the
state, the heads of civic departments,
! supervisors Of the city and Mexican
| war veterans.
With the third division. marShaled
/ by Colonel Charles BTiXtOn. marched
/ the drum corps of the National Asso-
/ citation Of civil war musicians and the
! Standardization war veterans in
/ their khaki suits. under command Of
] Major II. T. Lane.
The fourth division. made up of the
I First regiment of the League of Cross
! cadets, was followed by Colonel Q. +.
! Longs garrison No. 1O1.
/ The Army and Navy Union led the
! fifth division, which had in line Phelps
/ squadron. United States Veteran navy
! No. u. Farragut Association Naval
/ Veterans of Vallejo; Fremont Signal
I corps of Vallejo; the General LaWton
/ camp Of Spanish-American war verer-
ans: Hopkins squadron No. IL of Los
| Angeles and Naval post No 400 OF
| Philadelphia. Commander w. Simmons
/ commanding.
Made Quick Time.
! A representative body Of the I'm
/ proved order of Red Men in their pic
J turesque attire of the old-time braves
| of the forest and plain, made up the
/ sixth division, followed by local mill
/ tary and benevolent organizations
/ forming the seventh, eighth and ninth
divisions. Among these we're the In
/ dependent Rifles. California Volunteer
/ Veteran associations, Veterans of the
! National Guard and the Austrian Mil
/ itary company.
! The route of march was covered in
/ quick time with little or no delay or
interruption, owing TO the perfect po-
| lice arrangements which had been
| made to secure clear streets for the
/ parade. Passing up Market street,
l which was brilliant with color from
! the decorations, the parade wheeled
into Van Ness avenue passing in re
view before George Stone chairman of
the executive committee Of National
! Encampment of the G. a. r.
This immense thorOughfare was lined
with a dense crowd Of people for many
blocks past the reviewing stand to a
point where the parade was finally dis
missed and the troops Of all descrip-
lions were given a most enthusiastic
reception. many of the veterans in line
meeting with special recognition