Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-18
GRAND
REVIEW
WARRIORS OF THE SIXTIES PAR.
TlclPATE IN PARADE IN
BOSTON TODAY.
CITY H0NORs HEROES


Twenty-Five Thousand People Were In
Line When the Big G. A. r. Parade
Began to Move at to:ao This Morn
Ins-Day Kept as Holiday The
Living Flag.
and bright sun and amidst cheering
thousands of spectators along the line
Of march who occupied every vantage
point, the veterans Of the civil war to-
day marched In their great annual
Grand Army of the Republic parade.
City Beautifully Decorated.
The central streets of Boston were
deliberately decorated with flags, buni.
Ing and other emblems, the decore.
tons being more general and more ey.
tensive than for any past event in the
city.
Thousands In Line.
1t was estimated that $4,000 men
were In line when the parade moved
at 1890 o'clock. Forty-two states and
two territories were represented.
Boston Post Is Honorcd.
In the formation of The parade the
Edward II. Kinsley post of Boston was
given the place Of honor, that Of es.
cort to Col. John G. Black, command
er-in-chief of the G. A. R.. and Charles
H. Mcconnell, war chief. 1t is esti.
mated that the column required three
hours to pass given point.
Inspected by Mobiles.
The parade moved from Arlington
street to Beacon street and up Beacon
hill past the state house, where 1t was
reviewed by Governor Bates, the state
officials and members of the legisla..
ture. At the city hall the parade was
reviewed by Mayor Collins and the
city council.
The Living Flag.
The most spectacular and pictur.
esque feature of the entire routine was
the living flag" composed Of. 1000
school children. Alternating ranks of
girls wearing red and white dresses
represented the stripes while square
of blue gowned ones formed field In
which forty-five, carrying white stars
were placed in a way to give the eff.
feet of resting on base of azure AS
the soldiers passed the children sang
patriotic hymns The day was observ.
ed here as holiday.
Meet at Faneull Hall.
Last night in the historic Faneuil
hall, score of former confederate Off.
GERS gathered around the banquet
board as guests of the Edward w.
Kinsley Post of Boston, and here were
enunciated declarations that the north
and south are strongly and insepara.
bly, welded, with the past strife forgot.
ten.
A Striking Pageant.
In most striking pageant yester-
day marched the survivors of three
wars, the Mexican war, the civil war,
represented by the union ex-prison.
ers, and the Spanish war, as common.
GRATED of the Spanish war veterans.
The parade, composed Of 5000 men.
was reviewed by Mayor Collins at the
hall, and Governor Bates, Senator
Lodge and Former Secretary of the
Navy John B. Long at the state house.
At the Faneuil hall dinner Governor
Bates gave the welcome of the COM
monwealth and several confederate of.
f1cers declared for the spirit OF unity
between the north and the south.
Ex-Prlsoners Meet.
Another meeting last evening was
the camp fire at fremont Temple held
by union ex-prisoners of war. with
prominent speakers, while the recep-
tons Of the national officer of the
Woman's Relief corps at Hotel Veh-
dome to the COMMANDMENT Chief John
G. Black and others Of the G. A. R.,
was notable function.
loWan Makes Address.
j. G. Ferguson of Keokuk, Ia. ma.
tional chaplain Of the Ex-Prisoners of
War association, spoke interestingly
of incidents Of the campaign. Gov
ernor John L. Bates followed.
Wonnan's Relief Corps.
The reception of national officers Of
the Woman's Relief corps to Com
mander in Chief John c. Black and
others Of the G. A. r. held at the Ven.
dome hotel last evening was brilliant
affair. Miss Clara Barton. formerly
president of the Red Choss society
helped to receive General O. o. How.
ard and nearly all of the otficers Of
the national G. A. r., and affiliated
bodies were received.