Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-15
IH[ GRAND ARMY
N GRAND PARADE.
Veterans of the Civil War Again
Keep Step Under the
Waving Flag
CHEERS AND TEARS GREET THEM
Many Eyes Dim,ned by the Impressive
Spectacle Of Thousands Of Gray
Haired Veterans in Martial Array
The Parade Today Fine sisnt and
Great Success.

Minneapolis, Aug. 15.-For the for
tieth time since it's work was finished
and its glory won, the G. A. r. was
in line today. There have been many
parades more gorgeous, many specta-
cies more dazzling and bewildering, but
never has there been in the country
one more appealing and impressive
than that which passed thru the
streets of Minneapolis during the
greater part of the morning. The Grand
Army has often marched before 1t
after that IL will march until it's
members can march no more, then it
will commence it's greatest march of
all, thru time into eternity and into it's
ordained reward. Today the old SOL
diers who filled the ranks were made
to realize that for the time, at least,
materialism was gone and the days OF
heroes We're again AT times their ears
were greeted by cheers that drowned
the roar and crash of many bands, and
at times they passed thru living lanes
where every tongue was still, every eye
aim and every head barred in reverence
for what they had suffered and
wrought for the welfare of their fellow
men.
The parade was notable affair, as
on U..a1l q n9laH n11ic1r
moving, Inspiring to look upon. 1t was
a day of pride for the old soldiers in
themselves and for the multitude in the
soldiers Over the heads of the vet
Grams as they marched along countless
flags snapped in the breeze and their
lines passed for miles between build
ings gorgeously decorated, in their
honor. The plaudits Of the crowd were
in their ears almost constantly. The
day was ideal. Several sharp show
ers during the night dispelled the OPP
pressive heat of the day and a soft,
cool breeze swept the streets. Every
precaution that could make the parade
success for the veterans and spec
tators was taken by the authorities.
The lime of march, two miles in length,
was wired off, nobody being able to
obstruct the column for an instant.
Hours before the scheduled time the
streets were filed with spectators and
during its progress they were packed
solidly with cheering, enthusiastic hu-
manity. The parade itself, which was
organized by the departments, formed
hour later. At the head of the coll
al
of police directly behind the police and
at the head of the parade proper came
the magnificent Cook band and the
drum corps of Denver, its
showy zouave uniforms making
a splendid appearance. Twenty
two young ladies who form the
drill corps and are portion Of the
organization were especially favorites
with the multitude and were given a
continuous ovation during the parade.
Next came the chief marshal of the
parade, Ex-Governor S. r. Van SAINT,
and his chief Of staff, General Fred
B. Wood, adjutant general of Min
nesota, was followed by a throng Of
officers composing the regimental and
staff officers of the Minnesota national
SudHuS IHlS COIIPpl lSSu lHe SllllIS SS-
cort of the grand army, and then,
marching in splendid even rank, with
their formation superbly kept thruout
the entire parade, came the old SOL
diers. The states marched in the or
der of admissions to the grand army,
Illinois having the right of line, fol-
lowed by Wisconsin, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, New York, Massachusetts, New
Jersey, Maine, California, Nevada,
Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Ver-
mont, Maryland, Michigan, Indiana,
Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, and Min
nesota. The column was about three
hours in passing given point.