The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-03
Parade of Civil War Heroes Is
Remarkable for Absence of
Accidents and Causes for
Exhaustion of Boys of 81 -65
BRIGHT SUNLIGHT AIDED
BY COOLING TEMPERATURE
Old Tars Bombarded by Flow
Picture of Marching
Thousands Inspiration of
Patriotism to All.

Toledo, Ohio, Sept 3.-With flags
flying, bands playing, crowds cheer
ing and a bright sky overhead, veter-
ans of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie for the forty-second time marched
through the streets of an encampment
city yesterday.
Through two miles of streets, guard
ed by younger generation of soldiers
the Seventh Regiment, o. N. G.-who
restrained the throngs of sightseers
at the ropes, the old campaigners OF
Grant and Sherman moved to the blare
of bands and the pope and rool Of fife
and drum.
At the official reviewing stand
where stood William H. Taft, republi-
can candidate for PRESIDENT; Governor
Harris, Senator Foraker, Mayor Brand
Whitlock, and many other notables
the colors were dipped and each De.
partment commander joined Com
mander in Chief Burton in the stand
The parade being the leading feature
of the encampment, many posts timed
their arrival for that event, and the
crowd of visitors was augmented by
thousands during the night.
The long and wearing delay at the
various points of mobilization while
waiting for the proper place to fall ir
discouraged some of the more feeble
veterans, and they joined the specta
tors.
Bombarded With Flowers.
1t was we'll toward II o'clock wher
the van of the parade marched past the
reviewing stand, where they were sa
luted with a bombardment of flowers
for which surprise the women of Tole
do had been in preparation for some
days. They emerged from the flora
shower to be greeted by an immense
human flag made up of nearly 3,O0t
children, who, in their dresses of red
white and blue, swayed their bodies Sc
that the emblem seemed to sway as il
y breeze.
The old soldiers saluted the picture
with many wave of hat or hand ane
hummed as they marched to patriotic
songs the children sang.
First in line came squad of mount
ed police, followed by the Marshal O
staff. Next was a brass band, follow
ed by Commander in Chief Burton, un
der escort of the Toledo post, and Pas
Commander In Chief and invited
guests in carriages. In the order Civ
en- followed the posts of the various
states in theorder of seniority: Illinois
Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New York
Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jer
sey, Maine, California, and Nevada
Rhode Island and New Hampshire ant
Vermont, Department of the Potomac
Virginia and North Carolina, Mary
land, Nebraska, Michigan, Iowa. Indi
ana, Colorado, and Wyoming, Kansas
Delaware, Minnesota, Missouri, Ore
gon, Kentucky, West Virginia. Soutl
Dakota, Washington and Alaska, Ar
kansas, New Mexico, Utah, Tennes
see, Louisiana and Mississippi, Flori
da, Texas, Montana, Idaho, Arizona
Georgia, and South Carolina, Alabama
! North Dkota, Oklahoma and Ohio.
ohio's Battle Flags.
Then came the association of ex
prisoners of war and the battle flag di
vision. Ohio carried the old war flag
carefully furled, brought from the rel
| ic room at the capitol for the purpose
| At the rendezvous points of the vari
Gus departments coffee and sandwiche
were served to the waiting veterans
and those who desired to do so wer
allowed to carry away their cups a
souvenirs.
Long before the parade started tn
streets were packed with humanity t
a degree, which made it almost i'm
possible to move along the sidewalks
| They came early, many with chair
and boxes on which to stand. and the
brought their lunches. Every windo'
along the profusely decorated street.
was filled, and the public grand stand
| had no vacant space. 1t is estimate
| that, including the veterans. and thei
women folk, there were 10000 visi,
ors in the city.
Illinois. with its large representa-
ton. boys brass band from Wester
| Springs and three fife and drum corps
made a splendid showing, particular
Columbia Post, of Chicago, with 1t
white helmets and trousers and blac
close-fitting uniform coats. They lie
the other departments eight abreas
with the department colors under a
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