The National tribune., 1906-08-23
A GLORIOUS GATHERING.
fco,.i,,,d FROM, nara II


tains. pass down the streets between
the cheering multitudes. to sink, tired
hut satisfied, into easy chairs and beds
at the end.
The Exact Figures.
The exact figures of the NUMBER OIL
veterans are as follows:
Number of men in line, $4,000.
Time taken in passing given point
three hours, 40 minutes.
Number of people witnessing parade,
100000.
The figures are reliable. The num-
ber of men in line from each Depart
ment was secured as it drew up in line
of march by close estimates from De
partment Commanders.
It was stated that there We're 12o mu-
steal organizations in the line. II was
noted that these were very largely drum
corps. Among these the most notaple'
without doubt, is the splendid organlza-
ton which has for so many years been
seen at National Encampments, the
Cook Drum Corps, of Denver, Colo.
100 strong, with a drilled company OF
young ladies in Zouave uniform. Ihen
there was the wonderful Living Flag,
the great Flag of Minnesota, borne by
her Past Department Commanders, the
marching umbrella Posts of the G. A
r., the little girls in tri-colored dresses,
the singing Modocs of Kansas-oh. II
was wonderful line, and among all
these came the Departments in the line
of their National organization. except
ing that Minnesota, with her 4,0oo
marching veterans. took the rear of the
line, the left, in military parlance.
Illinois.
Illinois. the Mother Department
led the marching hosts, with her Com
mander. Edwin Buck; Aid, Col. c. E
Johnson. Total number veterans, 1,550;
number of Posts represented, IS; num-
ber of bands and drum corps, 10. OF
the zoo Posts in Illinois, $50 were rep
resented in the parade, although only
10 marched in Post formation. The De-
partmental colors were borne by j. Il.
Mason, of Lake County, who rode In
carriage at the head of the Illinois line.
Wisconsin,.
Wisconsin. led by Department Com
mander J. NJ. Jewett, mustered 5000
veterans, and made one of the longest
displays of the parade. With Com
mander Jewett was Adjt-Gen. Charles
Pettibone.
Thanks to its nearness to the scene
of action, the Badger STATE had many
Posts in line as organizations.
Eagle Post, of Eau Claire, was one OF
the most conspicuous in the Depart
ment. Carried aloft upon its standard
was a stuffed eagle, representing "old
Abe" whose stuffed body was destroyed
in the burning Of the State Capitol. T.
]. Hill, VINO carried "Old Abe" through
the war. carried the standard. Mr.. 6iil
still bears scars on his left cheek made
by -"Old Abe" who was very much
alive in the stirring days of the war.
Capt Victor Wolf, who commanded Co
C of the Eagle" regiment, fell in with
his old command, though he has been
confined to his bed. John w. Canes, OF
Fox Lake was in command of the Post.
R. H. Chute, of Minneapolis, and Steve
Stewart, of Brainerd, who followed
"old Abe" to battle, followed ABE,
Jr.," in the parade. One hundred and
thirty men were in line. Col. E. NJ
Bartlett, of the 30th Wis, also followed
the Eagle standard.
Pennsylvania.
PENNSYLVANIA had 1868 men in line,
representing PAS different Posts. The
men marched in solid column, start
ing with the men of Post / and rang
ing back in numerical order, the men
of each Post being kept together as
much as possible.
The Pennsylvania column was headed
by Maj John Kirk, of Harrisburg. with
the Department colors Mai. Kirk has
tional Encampments for dozen years.
At the rear of the division marched
Patrick Bane of Washington County.
Pa, a veteran seven feet one incn tall,
who looked much taller by reason of
wearing a high silk hat. By his side
marched a little veteran barely over
five feet in height.
''Those two demonstrate that Penn
sylvania's veterans come from all de-
grees of men, from the high and the
low," is the way one old soldier put 1t.
Ohio made a strong showing. With
Is Past Department Commanders IN
line behind the Commanders staff, one
of whom, r. B. Brown, was candidate
for Commander-in-Chief, the record
was broken.
Past Commander-in-Chief John
Kountz, OF Toledo, was a notable figure.
Memorial Post, 141, of Cleveland, NJ. R.
Rodgers Commander. followed the Past
Commanders with 800 men. 1t was pre-
ceded by the Queen City Band, of Min
neapolis, and Memorial Posts own drum
corps.
Several of the veterans attracted at
tention by carrying strings of buck
eyes AdJt J. ". Rogers, mounted,
carried an enormous buckeye which he
has carried in 16 parades. Aid Richard
ii. Out, cOIOreO, veteran fOSt, o, Ddy-
ton, carried 500 buckeyes on strings.
He is a veteran of the 5th U. s. H. a.
Rudolph Kernen, Of Cincinnati Post, 81,
carried a lot of buckeyes, and John
Tissane, OF Cincinnati, Junior Vice
Commander Of the Department, had
the biggest display, carrying 500 strung
across his shoulder.
New York.
New York's showing was especially
strong. All the Commanders declare
that It Is the best made by the Empire
State veterans IL five years. In line
there were 635 men who had served
their country !n fits extremity. They
came from all over New York, and rep
resented an indefinite number of G. A.
r. Posts.
There were but two Posts that
marched as Posts. These were E. S.
Young Post, 33, of Amsterdam, and
Rourke Post, /, of Rochester. The 9TH
er men in line marched simply as men,
bers of the New York Department.
The New York contingent was head
ed by Pixies Peak Drum Corps and
Band, an organization of 20 pieces The
Department was under the command OF
John s. Maxwell. Department Com
mander, assisted by Assistant Adjt-
Gen. William F. Miller, Assistant Quar-
termaster-General Frank c. Jones and
Ieadore Isaacs, Chief of STAFF. There
were no especial DECORATIONS, excep,
that each man wore spray of yellow
goldenglow, presented by members OF
the Woman's Relief Corps.