Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-15
PARADE MOST IMPRESSIVE.
Others Have Been More Cor.
geouS, More BewiIdering But
None More Inspiring.
Old Soldiers Marched with the Vim
And snap of Youth Pro.
ccssion Two Mile, Long.

MINNEAPOLIS. Aug l5.-For the fortieth
time since its work was finished and
IT'S glory won. the Grand Army was in
line today
| There have been many paradcs more
gorgeous. specaclcs more dazzling and
tcwiIderine hut never has there been
in this country a more appealing and
impressive one than that which passed
through the streets Of Minneapolis dur
inc the greater part ~ this morning.
The Grand Army OF the Republic has
often marched before. b. viii march
again next year and again the year
after that It will march until it's men,
bers can march no more, aud then II
will commence It's greatest march OF
all, through time into eternity aud into
its ordained reward.
Some small token pf what this guer-
don from postcrity is 90 Doe was given
the old soldiers who filled the ranks
today They were mado 10 realize tina,
for the first time. az least, mateiialism
was gone and the days ~ he hero's
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
i1nos whore every tongue was still.
every eye was dim and every head was
barred bon reverence for what they had
suffered and wrought for the welfare OF
their fclloWmen.
The parade was a notable affair, az
such things 60 well handled. quick
moving and inspiring TO look upon
II was a day OF pride Tor the old SOL
diers IN themselves and for the multi
tudc
over the heads Of the veterans, as
they marched along countless flags
snapped In the breeze and their lines
passed for miles between buildings gor-
geously decorated In their honor.
The day was ideal Several sharp
showers during the night dispeiled the
oppressive heat Of the day and a cool
breeze swept the streets
With the head ~ the column. which
moved promptly at 10 o'clock. was a
mounted platoon Of police Directly
behind the police and al the head of
The parade proper came the msgnif-
cent Cook drum corps aud band 81
Denver, its snowy zouaye uniforms
making a splendid appearance The
% young women who form a drill corps
and are portion Of the organization.
were especial fayorites with the null
titude and were given continuous
ovation during the parade.
Next came the chief marshal of the
parade. EX-Goy Van SAINT and his
chief OF stan. Gen Fred g. Wood. adj
jutant general Of Minnesota, who VAS
followed by officers composing the regi-
mental and stan officers Of the Mime
sofa national guard. Then. marching
IN splendid even ranks, with their FORM
alton superbly kept throughout the en-
tire parade. came the hrst of the old
soldiers-Columhia post OF Chicago
acting as the principal escort Of the
commGnicr-in-chief. Behind his post
came commandments Tanner
mounted and attended by his personal
stan.
Following the officers ~ the CyEen-
iZatiOn came the men who were the
life Guard Of the natlon-the hefOes
OF the civil war. The states marched
in order o. their admission to the
grand army Illinois having the RICH, q
the line. followed by Wisconsin. Penn
sy.vauia. Ohio and New York. in the
order named. Twent. other states
followed thetc.
In the band which preceded the
hook Island. Ills. veterans we're rep
resented the extremes Of enlistment
IN the civil wur-ihe one being Arson
". Hubbard If Moline. who, although
90 years old. marched iu as spightly
a manner and blew his ife as shrilly
as he did during the war. The other
extreme Was seen in the person OF
LystCn j.. Howe Of Streator HIS. who
WAS the youngest man % enlist 6.f-
ing the war.
After the men from New York cane
the scarlet banner OF Massachusetts
then New Jersey and Maine. after
which came the first % the far west
crn states, California and Nevada be-
ing massed together Their men were
few IN number New England came
20 the front once more with the men
from Rhode Island. New Hampshire
and Vermont The latter state was
especially well represented. neny
members % the famous old "N, nolt
brigade" being I'm line
Mari land had a small detachment
and then came loaE ranks o. tre
western soldiers OF NE armies of Jse
Cumberland and OF the Tennessee.
under Che banners OF MicHl-
gan. Indiana. Iowa. Missouri ana Ken
lucky The l3st ~ the line was Mil-
lesotu. It's soldiers received hetiv
greetings as they closed the long IT,.
The column was about three holse
passing given n0irf The f...