Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-16
CIVIL WAR VETS
FALL INTO LINE
FORM IMPRESSIVE PARADE AT
MINNEAPOLIS
Both Cheers and Tears Meet Men
: Who Upheld the Flag During
the War Of the Re-
belllon
BY Associated Press.

| BY Associated Press.
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 15-For the
fortieth time since its work was fin
ished and its glory won the Grand
Army was In line today.
There have been many parades more
gorgeous and spectacular. more daz-
zling and bewildering. but never has
there been in this country one more
| appealing and impressive than that
which passed through the streets of
Minneapolis during the greater part of
| this morning.
The Grand Army of the Republic has
often marched before. 1t will march
again next year and again the year
after that. 1t will march until it's MEM
bers can march no more, and then 1t
| will commence its greatest march of
| all. through time into eternity and into
its ordained reward
Those in line were made to realize
that, for the time at least, materialsm
was gone and the days of the heroes
were come again. At times their ears
were greeted with cheers that drowned
the roar and crash of the 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.
Parade Notable Affair
The parade was 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 null
titude in the soldiers.
| Over the heads of the veterans as
they marched along countless flags
snapped in the&breeze, and the 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 yesterday and a
cool breeze swept the streets.
With the head of the column, which
moved promptly at 10 o'clock, was a
mounted platoon of police. Directly
behind the police and at the head of
the parade proper came the magnifi-
cent Cook drum corps and band Of
Denver. its SNOWY uniforms making q
splendid appearance. The twenty-five
young women who form drill corps
and are a portion of the organization
were especial favorites with>the multi
tude and were given continuous ova-
tion during the parade
Next came the chief marshal of the
parade. former Governor Van SAINT,
and his chief of staff. General Fred B.
Wood, adjutant general of Minnesota,
who was followed by officers compos-
ing the regimental and staff officers of
the Minnesota national guard.
Then, marching in splendid, even
rank, with their formation superbly
kept throughout the entire parade,
came the first of the old soldiers, CO.
lumbia post of Chicago, acting as the
principal escort of the commander in
chief. Behind this post came Com
mander in Chief Tanner. mounted and
attended by his personal staff.
Heroes of Civil War Follow
Following the officers of the organ
iZation came the men who were the
life guard of the nation-the heroes of
the Civil War.
The states marched in order of their
admission to the Grand Army, Illinois
having the right of the line, followed
by wisconsin. Pennsylvania. Ohio and
New York in the order named. Twenty
other states followed these.
In the band which preceded the Rock
Island. ILL.,. veterans were represented
the extremes of enlistment in the Civil
War-the one being Anson M. Hubbard
of Moline. who. although 80 years old
marched in a sprightlv manner and
blew his fife as shrilly as he did during
the war.
The other extreme was seen in the
person of LySton d. Howe of Streator
ILL.,, who was the youngest man to en-
list during the war.
Westerners Few In Number
After the men from New York came
the scarlet banner Of Massa chusetts:
then New Jersey and Maine, after
which came the first Of the far western
states California and Nevada being
massed together. Their men We're few
in number New England came to the