The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-08-24
AGAIN THEY MARCH
Veterans of the Grand Army in
Their Fortieth Annual Parade
at Minneapolis.
MADE A BRAVE SHOWING.
The Weather Was Ideal and the
Event a Succcss--The Line Greet
ed with Chcers-RecOrd
of Fatalities.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug 16.-For
the 40th time since its work was
finished and it's glory won, the Grand
Army of the Republic was in line
Wednesday. There have been many
parades more gorgeous, many specta-
cles more dashing and bewildering,
but never has there been in this
country one more appealing and i'm
pressive than that which passed
through the streets of Minneapolis
during the greater part OF Wednes-
day morning.
The Grand Army of the Republic
has often marched before, so will 1t
march again next year, and again the
year after that; it will march until
it's members can march no more, and
then it will commence it's greatest
march of although time unto eter-
nifty, and into it's ordained reward.
Some small token of what this guer-
don from posterity is to be was given
the old soldiers who filled the ranks
Wednesday. They were made to real
ize that for the time, at least,
materialism was gone, and the days
of the heroes were come again. At
times their ears were greeted by
cheers that drowned the roar and
crash of their many bands-at times
they passed through living lanes,
where every tongue was still, every
eye was dim and every head was
barred in reverence for what they had
suffered and wrought for the welfare
of their fellow men.
The parade was a notable affair, as
such things go, well handled, quick
moving and inspiring to look upon.
1t was a day of pride for the old
soldiers in themselves and for the
multitude in the soldiers.
Over the heads of the veterans. as
they marched along countless flags
snapped in the breeze, and their lines
passed for miles between buildings
gorgeously decorated in their honor.
The day was ideal. Several sharp
showers during the night dispelled the
oppressive heat of the day and a SOFT
cool breeze swept the streets.
At the head of the column, which
moved promptly at 10 o'clock, was
a mounted platoon of police. Direct
ly behind the police and at the head
of the parade proper came the magni-
ficent Cook band and drum corps, of
Denver, it's SNOWY Zouave uniforms
making splendid appearance. The
% young women who form a drill
corps and are a portion of the organ
ization, were especial favorites with
the multitude and were given a con-
tinuous ovation during the parade:
Next came the chief marshal of the
parade. eX-Gov Van SAINT and his
chief of staff, Gen. Fred B. Wood,
adjutant general of Minnesota, who
was followed by officers composing
the regimental and staff officers OF
the Minnesota national guard Then,
marching in splendid even ranks, with
their formation superbly kept through
out the entire parade came the first
of the old soldiers-Columbia Post of
Chicagc-actng as the personal es-
cort of the commander-in-chief. Be-
hind the post came Commander-in-
Chief Tanner, mounted, and, attended
by his personal staff.
Colonel Charles w. Keeting of New
Orleans, for the past ten years COM
mander Of the JOINT departments OF
Louisiana and Mississippi and who
headed their division in The parade of
the G. A. r. Wednesday, was overcome
by the heat and exhaustion and died
an hour after reaching the hospital.
The total casualties to date are: Five
deaths, eight injured and forty-six
prostrations.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug. 1S.-The
Grand Army of the Republis COM
pleted its 40th encampment late Fri
day and adjourned to meet in Sara
toga, N. Y, in 1907.
The encampment after an exoft-
ing debate decided that a protest
against the action of a statue to Hen
ry Wirz should be sent to Gen. S. d..
Lee, the commander of the Southern
Veterans association. This action
was decided upon only after a long
debate which at times became ener-
getic and acrimonious. The propo-
sition to deprecate the action of con-
gress in abolishing the canteen from
the old soldiers homes was laid on
the table without debate.
Just prior to the final adjournment,
the new commander-in-chiew, R. b.
Brown, of GAINESVILLE, o., announced
the following staff appointments:
Adjutant General, Joseph w. O'Neal,
of Ohio.
Quartermaster General, Charles
Burrows, of New Jersey.
Assistant Quartermaster General,
]. H. Holcombe, of Philadelphia.
Chief of Staff. J. V. Winanes, of
Ohio.
Nebraska Delegate Killed. W.