Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-31
YOUTH AND AGE
MEET in PARADE
PRESENT AND PAST ARE REP
RESENTED
MEN OF WAR ASSIST TACOMA
IN MEMORIAL
Grizzled Veterans of Civil War March
Side by Side with Gunners of
Prize Winning Battle
ship Crews
BY Associated Press,

BY Associated Press.
TACOMA, Wash, May 30.-A pause
was made today to the festivities Incl
dent to the presence of portion of the
nations marine in order to render
tribute to the memory of the heroes of
the Civil War.
This homage was concretely ex-
pressed in parade in which partici-
pated the military and naval strength
of the present day and the remnant of
that great fast-disappearing force of
the days that once were.
The grizzled veteran of the rebellion
marched haltingly behind the sturdy
step of the sailor and marine sworn to
perpetuate the government the veteran
fought to preserve. Some of the vet
Grams were on crutches, others rode In
carriages and others walked in plain
but kept in the line of march
A surging, cheering crowd on street.
balcony and from window, lined the
streets over which the procession of
sailors, marines, veterans and civic or
ganizations tramped.
The day, while cloudy, was pleasant.
and the crowd, decked In gay colorSs
waited or moved in Kaleidoscope array.
Early i'm the morning trains, street cars
and wagons began to bring people from
Ndiley, mountain dIlu pidiii, lTOul dii
over Southwestern Washington.
Towns Send Delegates
Small towns and cities from all over
Southwestern Washington sent their
beribboned delegates by the hundreds,
and each delegation was accompanied
by the local band, whose blaring horn
led the way in the descent upon the
city. From the state Soldiers home at
Orting there came a large number OF
veterans, who had postponed their own
celebration in order to form part OF
the parade in this city.
The parade formed on Commerce
street, between Seventh and Ninth, at
IL o'clock, Captain Everett G. Griggs of
the National Guard being grand mar
shall.
After Marshal Griggs and staff came
carriages containing Acting Rear Ad-
miral Wainwright, Governor Albert E.
Mead, Captain J. w. Murdoch of the
Rhode Island, Mayor Linck, Captain
Henry McCrea of the Georgia and Cap
tain Alexander Sharp of the Virginia.
Then came the naval division of 1900
sailors and marines, under command of
Captain w. II. H. Sutherland of the
New Jersey.
They were followed by 200 veterans
of the Civil War, veterans of the Span
ish-American war, military and frater-
nal organizations.
In this order the procession marched
through the crowded streets past
reviewing stand ON South Ninth street.
Place Flowers on Graves
Immediately after the parade visits
were made to the cemeteries to strew
flowers over the graves of the departed.
AT noon the four vessels in the harbor
fired the national salute from their one
pound guns, each vessel firing alter
nately.
Another cub bear arrived from Aber-
deem today and was presented as
mascot to the New Jersey.
All sixteen of the Atlantic's fleet now
have bear mascot.
In the afternoon there were boat
races between ships crews.
The twelve-oared cutter race, with a
purse of 5000, was won by the Georgia.
The Rrode Island was second and the
Virginia third. Today's parade was
the ending of the naval display.
As a special courtesy to the people,
Acting Rear Admiral Wainwright an
nounced today that the fleets time OF
sailing for Bremerton would be post
poned tomorrow from a. m. to p. M,
to permit the ships to be visited again
tomorrow.
At Bremerton the vessels will go into
dry dock in the following order:
The Georgia, from June to IL; the
New Jersey. from June IL to 10; the
Dhode Island, from June IL to 70; the
Virginia, from June 20 to %.
After being thoroughly cleaned the
vessels will take on stores and proceed
one by one to San Francisco, where
the entire fleet will reassemble to re-
sume it's cruise to the antipodes and
around the world.