The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-20

Positions in the Grand Army parade,
the great public event Of Encampment
week, have been assigned, and the or
der OF parade made up. 1t is believed
that fully 10000 veteran soldiers and
sailors of the civil war will be in line
and that the parade will be the grand
est pageant in the history of the Grand
Army of the Republic.
Forty:hve departments will be repre-.
smaller posts in each department will
march in q. body and the larger and
more prominent posts, with large
representation, will march as special
bodies of the department. More than
one hundred hands will be in line, be-
side many veteran drum corps belong
ing to individual posts.
Illinois Has Honor Post.
The organization Of the parade and
the assignment of positions has been
referred to junior Vice Commander
8. il. fowler of Minneapolis to assign
Iormatlon positions, and his report has
e eeen Re-, forwarded to Comnander-' in
rade will be headed by the chief mar
shal and his staff and aides, followed
by the band escort to the commander
in-chlef. This position of honor has
Regiment band. T.
Columbia post No. 7O6 of Chicago, H.
&. burlington, commander will act as
escort to Commander-in- chief Tanner.
With Il the ia com!mander:in-chief will be bis
stan, the national officers Of the Grand
Army, the executive committee, aides
de camp, and past commander in chiefs.
The main body of the parade will fol-
low, the department of Illinois leading,
with Wisconsin following: AS the head
OF the line moves and passes the posi-
ton where each department. is in forma-
ton the departments will fall in in
position Of honor in the rear, and form
ing the last division of the parade.
Parade Movese at 10.
The parade will move promptly at 10
am Wednesday. Commander-in-chi ef
Tanner and his staff will be at the rem
devious at $3.50 am, and everything
must be in readiness to move promptly.
Settles and benches will be distributed
at points where the departments will
form that the veterans may rest until
the parade starts. Comfort stations,
water tanks, and other conveniences
will be provided for the comfort of the
veterans. : The Woman''s Relief Corps
plans to serve light lunch to each sub
division of the parade just before the
. ~
One Hour to Pass Point. -
National Guard officers will assist in
the handling Of the parade. A mounted
officer accompanied BY. a bugler will be
assigned to each division. It will re.
quire at least an hour for the paarde to
pass a given point. ? The course has
been paced off BY the committee and at
rate Of 100 28-inch steps to the min
ute, it required forty-fve minutes to
cover the distance. As there may be
some delays and as the parade may
move somewhat slower than the above
rate at least an hour will be required
for the parade to fss The 1 ne Of
Tenth street from Park avenue to Mic
ollet, Nicollet to Bridge Square, ant
Hennepin to Ninth street where the pa
rade will disband. "a go 'T,
| The reviewing stand Of the. command
er-in-chief and other prominent me1
will be on Hennepin avenue q
Walker residence. AS soon as the frs
| division reaches this point it will leav.
the parade and take part in the review
by the commander. ~ .",
Formation Of Parade. 81.
The formation of the parade is as fol
lows: s>a SIS = .'s.> 49, r..
right resting on Tenth street. -s-
Band and escort, Fourteenth street, betwee
Park and Chicago avenues, right resting on Par
avenue. er- 3 .s=. ~ -. =
1 Commander nchief, adjutant general and qual
termaster general, national officers, executiv
committee aides de camp and past commander,
in-chief, Park avenue, right resting on Foul
teenth street. s.st Bye. .. ~ ..
Department of Illinois, Park avenue, rigt
resting on Sixteenth street. 3d..
| Department Of Wisconsin, Fourteenth stree
between Park and Portland, right resting O
Park avenue. ,.-s.,..... * ,.. .......,. .-
Pennsylvania, Portland avenue, right Resin
on Fourteenth street.
Ohio, Seventh avenue s, between Ninth an
Tenth streets, right resting Tenth stree
New York. Seventh avenue s, between Eight
and Ninth streets. right resting on Ninth stree
Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Jerse.
Ninth street, between Seventh and Eighth av
nues s, right resting Seventh avenue s.
Maine. California Nevada, Rhode Island al
New Hampshire, Eighth street. between Seven'
and Eighth avenues s, right resting on sevent
avenue 8.
; vermont, Potomac, Virginia. North oarolir
, and Maryland Seventh street, between Seven
; and Eighth avenues s, right resting on Seven
avenue s. ~
Nebraska, Ninth street, between Sixth al
. Seventh avenues s, right resting on Seven
avenue s.
Michigan, Sixth avenue S, between Ninth al
Tenth streets, right resting on Ninth street.
! Iowa-Ninth street between Fifth and Six
/ avenue s. right resting on Sixth avenue s.
Indiana. Colorado and Wyoming-Sixth aven,