The Glenwood post., 1905-09-09
PARADE OF MILITARY
FIRST PROCESSION OF G. A. R.
Naval Veterans, Ex-Prisoners of War,
Shiloh Survivors, Mexican veter-
ans, Spanish War Veterans, United
States Soldiers and Other Organiza-

ans, Spanish War Veterans, United
tions.
Denver, Sept. 6.-In defiance of the
heavy load of years they carry, with
sprightly feet the naval veterans and
eX-prisoners of war and other military
organizations of the Grand Army pa
raded the streets of Denver yesterday.
1t was a good foretaste of the greater
parade to be held to-day.
Approaching the grand stand, well
| filled with people who desired to take
free seats upon it, the platoon of
mounted police first came into view,
followed by the Second Regiment band
from Fort Logan, a splendid aggrega-
tion of musicians. Next came the
United States troops, column after col
umn of finely-drilled men doing honor
to the veterans now in Denver.
In the reviewing stand were Cover
nor Mcdonald, Mayor Speer, Colonel
Cooper, General Baldwin, General Nc
Caskey, Lieutenant Sayer and Lieuten-
ant McCaskey. Each body of soldiers
and veterans saluted the officers in the
stand, receiving recognition in return.
Then came the naval veterans, first
of the list of old soldiers. Cheer upon
cheer greeted these hardy men, who
fought so valiantly on land and sea.
| They bowed gravely or waved their
hands merrily as the spirit moved
them A great many of those brave
co !
Philadelphia were in evidence.
Cooks drum corps, Colorado's finest
military organization, came along play
ing Onward Christian Soldiers in
| advance of the National Association of
| Union Ex-Prisoners of War.
The Western Andersonville Associa.
tion banner was in evidence, borne
proudly aloft to the breeze. Another
banner bore the following memorable
sentence: I'VE forgive but we never
forget"
| In an automobile and a carriage sew
eral veterans of the Mexican and Civil
wars We're driven past Among them
was Major Virgins, the veteran scout,
! All along the line these gallant soldiers
| received ovation after ovation from
the crowds. On the side of the car
| riage was the inscription: I'VE car.
ried a flintlock in 1S4S."
Major Hooper of Denver rode in ad.
vance of the Survivors of the Battle of
Shiloh, band of 600 veterans The
Smith Center, Kansas, band also pre-
ceded them.
Next came the National Association
of Civil War Musicians, the fife and
drum boys of '6l to '65 They still
bring out as lusty strains from the
7fes and thumps from the drums as
could wish to be heard.
The Colorado eX-prisoners of wal
made an excellent showing, marching
proudly to the strains of the Colum
bine band.
The tirty-second regiment of Illinois
known as the Lincoln Regiment" wa!
present in great numbers and was one
of the organizations which won tho
most commendation from the crowds
Arrayed in the khaki which has beer
slept in, rained on and shone upon
200 veterans of the Spanish-Americar
War and the trouble with the insur
gents, followed the band yesterday
morning and kept step to the tune OF
THE Girl l Left Behind Me-"
The Spanish-American War veter
| ans were represented in the parade by
| men III hudhl anu grey lell HalS dHC
behind them came the high school ca
diets, who marched with credit to theiI
instructor and to themselves.
Gen. A. V. Bohn, with his aide, Col
b. B. Bloom, rode at the head of the
parade, followed by twelve aides-de
camp, as follows:
Col. Jones II. Brown, Gen. Irving
Hale, Gen. John Chase, Gen. F. NJ
Reardon, Gen. Benjamin F. Klee, Gen
c. d. Pfafflin. Col. A. w. Taylor, Col
l.. w. Kennedy, Willis V. Elliott, Col
P. B. Russell, Col. w. Fl. Combs and
Col. C. w, Locke.
The rear of the procession was
brought up by the Sons of Veterans
the Colorado National Guard, the Wyo
ming National Guard, the High School
cadets and the Colorado State Indus
trial School cadets.