The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-08-17
TWENTY.Six THOUSAND PARTlci.
PATE IN GRAND ARMY RE-
VIEW AT BOSTON.
GREAT CROWD ALONG LINE OF MARCH
A MILLION PEOPLE VIEW
TIE SPECTACLE.

Boston, Aug. 17-Twenty-siX thou
sand veterans participated in the
Grand Army parade in connection
with the annual encampment now in
session here The streets were
thronged with people and it is esti-
mated that half a million residents
and visitors were massed along the
line of march. The weather was clear
and cool.
The parade started at 10 a. m. and
required three hours to pass given
point. Forty-two states and two terri
tories were represented in the col
umn, besides the Potomac division,
made up of the old guards of Washing
ton, ID. G. Each state comprised a
division, with the exception of Massa-
chusetts, which had two divisions,
there being 1876 posts in line from this
state.
New England posts numbered about
1000 men; New York had two battal-
ions, West Virginia eighteen posts,
Kentucky twelve posts, North Dakota
ten posts and Minnesota thirteen posts.
The Maryland delegation numbered
about 1000 men and that from ONO
about 750. California was represent
ed by two posts and Oregon by one.
The parade moved from Arlington
street to Beacon street, up Beacon hill
past the statehouse, where it was re-
viewed by Governor Bates. Here, from
grandstand, 1000 people, including
state officials, members of the legisla-
ture and their friends, saw the process
sion from what was probably the most
advantageous position along the line
of march, The eye, reaching far down
Beacon hill on the northwest, swept
the column of blue and then, passing
to the southeast, followed down the
other side of Beacon hill. Directly
across from the statehouse, quite fill
ing every inch of space along the his
toric Boston common, many thousand
people were massed.
Mayor Collins Reviews Veterans.
AT the city hall the parade was re-
viewed by Mayor Patrick A. Collins
and the city council At the junction
of Temple place and fremont street
the veterans met the most spectacular
and picturesque feature of the entire
route in the form of living flag,
composed of 1000 school children. Al
ternating ranks of girls, wearing red
and white dresses represented the
stripes, while a square of blue gowned
ones formed field in which forty-hve
carrying white stars were placed in a
way TO give the effect of resting on
the base of azure. AS the line passed
the children sang patriotic hymns.
Along fremont street to Boyleston
street, where one continuous stand
had been erected on the common, 15,-
600 people viewed the parade, for the
most part delegates to the G.. A. X.
and affiliated organizations and their
friends. The applause for the soldiers,
which had been spontaneous and loud
along the line of march, became a
tempest as the veterans moved past
the continuous mass of people On
Boyleston street, near Park square,
Commander-in-Ch Chief Black left his
place at the head of the procession
and from stand nearby reviewed the
line
Along the line of march at every
available point viewing stands had
been built and these were filed early,
particularly those in the Boston com
mon. Arrangements had been made
for veterans who were physically un-
able to engage in the parade or who
did not care to do so to view the pro
cession from stand In Winthrop
square.
In the formation of the parade Ed
ward II. Kingsley post of Boston was
given the place of honor, that of es-
cort to Colonel John c Black, com.
mander-in-chief of the G. A. r.