The National tribune., 1906-08-23

'HBISHOP IRELAND AND ADJT-GEN.
ADE AT MINNEAPOLIS.
one body as a Department, headed by
their own drum corps.
West Virginia.
Commanded by Thos NJ. Mills, New
Martinsville. Total number veterans,
SO.
No Department made more noise
along the line of march than did the
comparative handful of veterans from
West Virginia. These men hauled with
them the famous Custer Memorial Can
non, brass two-pounder which has
become famous in past National En-
| campments. There are an even dozen
men in the West Virginia Department
who were with Custer in the civil war.
They were designated from others
marching by red scarfs tied around one
arm.
South Dakota.
Commanded by n. 1. Lowthian. Total
number veterans, 556. Number of Posts
represented, one.
Master Spencer Maccrone, honorary
member of the Department, headed the
South Dakota column. Master Mac
crone was mounted on a small mule.
He is eight years of age and Is three
feet eight inches tall.
4hdCCTOHe EdUle the
Aberdeen State Band, which led the
long column of veterans.
Every South Dakota veteran was
armed with a cane, headed by an ear
Of corn.
Washington md Alaska.
Commanded by C. B. Dunning. Total
number veterans, Al.
The Washington and Alaska Depart
| ment was led by Miss Grace McCaffer-
| ty. She is, as one of the veterans said,
"a product of Washington, although
her name is French -
Gen. H. A. Bigelow, Past Depart
ment Commander, was in the forma-
ton.
New Mexico.
Commanded by Capt w. 3. Brun-
ton. Total number veterans, three.
| Utah.
| Commanded by B. NJ Sperry. Total
number veterans, eight.
Tennessee.
Commanded by Gen. John T. Wilder.
Total number veterans. 20.
Gen. Wilder, who is i'll, reviewed Ten
nessee from his chamber window at the
Brunswick. Capt. A. j. Gahagan, Past
Commander, led the marching line.
Gen. w. ]. Smith, veteran of the Mex
| ican War, who is 81 years young,
marched with the Department. George
| w. Rodebaugh. of the Regular Army,
who was with this division, claims the
distinction of being the Oldest veteran
in line. He is 90 years of age. Mr..
| Rodebaugh visited the present site of
Minneapolis with the Gen. Carr expe-
dition.
| Florida.
Commanded by William Emerson, OF
Tampa. Total number veterans, 25.
| Florida was distinguished in the pa
rade by aloes surmounted by pineapples
and decked with Spanish moss.
4 Montana.
| Commanded by Col. A. ]. Fisk. To-
tai number veterans, 25.
One of the youngest and most vigor-
Gus Departments in the line was the
Montana contingent of 25.
Louisiana and MissIssippI.
Commanded by Col. Charles w. Keet.
ing. Total number veterans, 80.
Carrying stalks of sugar cane, decked
with rice and cotton bolls. the veterans
of Mississippi and Louisiana, mostly
from colored regiments, presented
striking appearance.
y Texas.
Commanded by w. H. Harvey. Tota
number veterans, 49,
| ADOuL OU ltSdUS were IN tne CITY, Du
only portion of them felt in mood L
march. The distinctive insignia of .th,
Department was a forehead and horn!
of longhorn Texas steer mounted OF
a pole.
Idaho.
Commanded by Alfred Anderson. To
u tai number of veterans, %.
The Idaho veterans did not bring
band with them, but secured the Inde
. pendent Boys Band Of Minneapolis. Tn
{ band outnumbered the Department, an,
: all the boys We're decorated with whit
sash lettered idaho Fruit Pickers."
n Georgia.
S Commanded by w. II. Kimball. To
c tai number of veterans, "a.
A stuffed alligator mounted on a pol
was carried at the head of the Georgi
. delegation.
Il Alabama.
8 Commanded by Junior Vice Com
r mander w. NJ. Campbell
Alabama sent Is men to represent it