The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-16
VETERANS MARCH
FOR COMMANDER
Every Soldier Braces Up to Look
His Best Before His
Chief.
Age Tells from Year to Year on
Men Who Fill Thinning
Ranks.


pin avenue, at the end Of the parade
route. q
The famous Columbia post Of Chi
cago, one of the crack organizations Of
the Grand Army, came in at the right
of the line and lined up with salute
to Chief Tanner, the
members as spick and span in their
natty uniforms and as erect and alert
as when they started on their march.
Former Governor van SAINT, riding q
charger as # ne never had the feel Of
MlsslssipPl T1veI poaI .under MS 1eet
was the first Grand Army man to reach
Tanner i1 had taken hi, place, and he he was "
given an individual ovation second only
to that prompted spy2tne appearance OF
the commander-in.ch as
But as tne procession marched along
tine and tronbIe.tried than pi their I nre
decessors, went past, there were many
who plainly labored under the fatigue
Of the day and marched more thru
instinct than with the enthusiasm Of
a first engagement.
Inc rooc SCOUT.
Captain Jack Crawford. the famous
poet scout, whose charger followed
close mon the heels of governor Van
SAINTS mount was a picturesque TO- 10.
nre the siohf of which aronsad tba
rev'ewino stand "a tha createst an an
thusiasm7F and the hip hrirade from
Rockford. which led The illinois sec.
t;on canse1 tba chaars 70 rho n,,t
ali along the stand from the time Dan
nawaer grown tSn b aeayy WIZ IN me me years;
Pa'o1u a. VIC noa =. "a posSi ny; -.
the last rank, made the. people forget
that ]1ne war was Iougnt Iorty years
As ~, ~. N,t;o.a1 Aaa+,ox
90 d Hea S Ma W. a..onei A ts
u u ~ - Mpsiois.ns WI l ne suueal
oa NE ~ anu aa tne aram Dgs2h
san4 Sno sao ~ ~ ~
front 1ong hef6ra The M;ddia West he.
oan,a o., ss,,,,;ra III IN ;4saif S"'
oon0 OIL .otp44 = = - 49,
Times Heavy Hand.
It was after the. first half hour had
rams and when biph noon and The Wis
cons;n sold;ers had naased tosether-
tSat the ;mnress;on chat tina was law.
inc it's heavy hand On the men who
saved the nation began to take definite
form. In the earlier stages Of this an
nual march the boys in blue had stepped
iauntily down Nicollet. willie the spec
fators roared from thb sidewalks and
windows IN either side. But when the
last of the ten blocks on the Hennepin
avenue side Of the triangle had been
reached and the old boys from Wiscon-
sin, Pennsylvania and Ohio came into
view. it was seen that, even with al
weather con,dit1ons IN their favor ~ ne ne
soldlers or 81 nao lost mucn Gu OF 'n ll7 :
sometime ole't v1gor. - :
r. It Was a Long March. @:s~.
Commander Tanner stood IN me r. re-,
viewing stand alternately removing MS
4 nat 10 passing 4ds ~ ealus, s 80
me aIter Inc OF me ve ttat thaI pans eTa
WIN ~ making any sign !has 10y ~ w.
peIore the man at the neaa Oh no s leSaSS
est veteran oTgan1zatlon IN 5ne woilu.
NOW ana then an es re" ~; aosng
marsha1 Of captain Oh me iine ~ ~vna
shout, uncover ana Inc oiu CHAPS
would march Dy VIII gray ~ n ne .o, VI
protecteo from the sun; Ot h mou ~
raise their canes or their banners N
salute, pug tne oIo heroes Mele L.ioo'
with all this fatigue there were
plenty OF Delgne spo.s - 'n Th ionR na .ime
~ r " 20 WISCONSIN wa. GIVEN
alacni,u Poss o. mAssor na ~s sw;th
~ . g.. 1.441o It'll. ~ rod uh;%o ond
Inc Two Hseie 4I giras s IL aed ~ % hadnar
oiue, oea1lng sh9 ME cage anu .n -, oaoEGi
winch 5yP1ne9 Wisconsin IL II III ING nn e;vai
war ana ing hagle posi- on ,, Tau olxAt 20
Dear1ng az Us 1eaa tne countelpaIt "
the historic .olo ape were recapien.s
Of IN many 9; eneers WINE xne eiowo 81 SanH
Whl!e we were MarcnlnR lnl1
Georgia. Then came the trana
Rapids post with an old lighter minus 9u,