Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-17

Minnesota, band; George N. Morgan
Post, 4, Minneapolis. escorting Depart
ment Commander Col. Harrison White;
Is Posts.
Missouri. band: Department Com
mander ]. T. Dew; four Posts.
Oregon, hand; Department Command
er Z. F. Pike.
Kentucky, Department Commander
William T. Bausmith; u Posts.
West Virginia. band: Department
Commander o. H. Michaelson; IS Posts.
South Dakota, Department Com
mander H. p. Packard.
Arkansas, Department Commander h.
T. Wolf.
New Mexico. Department Command
err Thee w. Heman.
Utah, Department Commander II. +.
Burns.
Tennessee. band; Department Com
mqnder b. A. Hamilton.
Louisiana and Mississippi, bano'
Commander Charles w. Keetfng.
Florida. Department Commander
Henry Marcott.
Montana. Department Commander II.
Blake.
Texas. Department Commander John
l.. Boyd.
Idaho. Department Commander Glenn
ent F. Drake.
, Arizona, Department Commander l.
NJ. Christy.
Georgia, band: Department Com
mandcr Vommerford.
Alabama. Department Commaiioer
Henry Chairsell.
North Dakota, hand: Department
Commander d. f. Sigfried; lo POSTS.
Massachusetts. Band; u. 5. Grant
, Post 4. Melrose, Commander Albert A.
Carlton. Department Commander Luz
Gins Field commanding; First Division.
Jas. w. Wolff. s. V. d. c., command
ing; 40 posts. including posts from
New Bedford, Taunton, Lowell. Wor-
cester. Fall River BrOckton. Springfield
and Boston; Second Division, Mission
church Band Col. j. PaySon Bradley
T. V. D. c., commanding; 95 posts. in
Guiding veterans from Boston, Marble
head. North Adams. bingham. Lowell
Somerville. Attleboro, Methuen. Ando-
yer. Pittsfield, Northampton, Concord
| and Lawrence.
| The formation was in seniority OF
date of charters. with the exception OF
| Massachusetts, which being the enter
! tanning department took Il position al
| the left of he column. The parade
moved from Arlington street to Beacon
up Beacon Hill. past the State House
where it was reviewed by GOV. John l.
Bates. former Gov. John ID. Long and
other distinguished persons. Here from
Il great stand 1000 people, including
| af I ic-
lature and their friends. saw the pro-
ceSSion from what was probably the
most advantageous position along the
line of march. 1t was an inspiring
| spectacle as the white-haired veterans
bore up Beacon Hill, marching slowly
but firmly to the strains of famous
martial music. The best feature of the
State House position was the large
| perspective which the spectators could
take in. the eye reaching far dowr
| Beacon Hill on the northwest, as the
| column of blue swept up into sight and
then passing to the southeast, follow
ing the Grand Army as it passed dOwl
the other side of Beacon Hill on the
way to City hall on School street. Di-
rectly across from the State House
quite filling every inch of space along
I the historic Boston Common, many
, thousand people We're massed. The
I beauty of the State House decoration
= the presence of such a large multitude
= of people, the ideal weather and the
: long line Of the marching army, com
= bined to make the commemorative
!. review remarkable and memorabl,
= event.
At the City hall the parade was re-
= viewed by Mayor Patrick A. Collin.
and the city council. while severa
hundred people saw the paradcrs from
a stand erected for the purpose.
i. From City hall the procession moved
/ to Washington street, thence to Milk
;. Devonshre, Summer, Washington
!, | Temple Place and to fremont street
AT the junction of Temple Place ane
: fremont street the veterans met per
: haps the most spectacular and pictur
: csque feature of the entire route. Thi
took the form of a ''living flag" com
posed Of 1000 school children. The chill
dren were dressed in the color of TIL
! stripes while the field of blue was rep
:, resented by young people wearing tina
| color, 10 OF tnem carrying the Wnlt
stars in such way as to give the i'm
| preston that they We're resting on
base of blue. The children were ar
"a ranged in two sections. each section
/ singing n few songs together. The open
u ing selection, sung just as the head o
. the column appeared was 1.-THE Sta
Spangled Banner" Other songs render
y ed alternately by the sections wer
y speed Our Republic BATTLE Hymn
Of the Republic" 'Dixie," "Marylan
- MY Maryland" and Marching
: Through Georgia.
, Along fremont street to Boylsto
= street where one continuous stand ha
heen erected on the common, seatin
- as many as $1,000 the parade was view
# cd by the G. A. r. and affiliated bodie
IL and friends. Applause for the soldier
which had been spontaneous and lou
II along the line of march now becam
+ immense as the veterans moved pas
N the continuous mass of people. o
Boylston street near Park square Com
!. mander Black left his place at the hea
, and took a position in a revieWin