Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-08-18
HEROES AGAIN IN
A GRAND REVIEW
;nlendid Parade Made by the
G. A. r. at the Boston
Encampment.
;HILDREN's LIVING FLAG
n Gowns of Red. White and Blue
10000 of Them Present the Stars
and Stripes, Singing Patriotic
Airs as the Parade Passes.

Boston, Aug. lS.-Tueslay dawiaa;.
.ear ami cool for the great parade of
veterans of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, and in honor of the occasion the
lay was generally observed as q holt
lay by all classes. During the night
many trains came IN with posts and
delegations, and early in the day, when
he crowded specials from points with
in 100 miles of Eoston began TO arrive.
traffic ut both the big terminals be-
came choked. Early in the forenoon
arrived the last division OF the inNad-
lg army.
From California TO Maine and Mass
,csusetts and from the states between,
inc host had come, and at 10 O'Clock,
the hour set for the parade to move.
5000 men We're iii line. Along the
point, viewing stands had been built.
ana these began 10 fill early.
Arrangements had been made for the
veterans who We're physically unable TO
Engage in the parade to view the pro-
eession from Il stand i'll Winthrop
Square.
During the night The final decorative
touches We're placed and today the
center of the city is one mammoth dis
play of flags, bunting aud streainers in
ed, White and blue. Decorations have
never leen more .cneral moi more
elaborate for any event in tie city. In
.he formation of Inc parade Edward
II. iIinsiey post OF Il >ston was given
the place of honor, tat of escort to
Colonel John G. -lilck, commnnlel-in-
chief of the G.. \. II. Charles ii. Nc
Sonncll was chief OF staff.
Forty Two States in Line.
ca, ia.
were represented in the column, be-
sides the Potomac division, made up of
The old guard of W.. hington, ID. Z.
Each state comprised {, division with
lhe exception of Massachusetts which
1ad two divisions, there being 125
posts in line from this state. 1t was
estimated the column would require
about three hours to pass Il point.
The parade moved from Arlington
street to Beacon, and UP Beacon hill
past the state house. where it was re-
;iewed Ly Governor Bates. Here from
he grandstand 2,o00 people, including
he state officials, members of the
legislature ana their friends, saw the
procession.
At the city hall the parade was re-
-iewed BY Mayor Collins and the city
council. Al the junction of Temple
place and fremont street the veterans
met the most spectacular and picture
esque feature OF the entire route, in
The form of Il living flag" composed
IF 1000 school children. Alternating
ranlls of girls wearing red and white
dresses represented the stripes; while
square of blue gowned ones formed
a field, in which forty five carrying
white stars were placed in a way to
give the effect of resting on base of
azure. AZ the line passed the children
sang patriotic hymns.
Along fremont street to Boylstone
street, where one continuous stand had
been erected on the commons 10000
people viewed the parade.
Applause for the soldiers, which had
been spontaneous and loud along the
inc of march, became q tempest as the
veterans moved past the continuous
mass of people On Boylestone street
near Park square Commander in Chief
Black left his place ut the head of the
procession and from stand near by
reviewed the line.