The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-03
A GREAT DAY
 FOR TOLEDO Magnificent Parade of
 Old Vets. AN IMMENSE HUMAN FLAG Jsdge Taft and Senator Foraker
 Shake Hands. The Scene of the Meeting Between th. ErstwhiIe Political Rivsis Was Premature But a Fit-
 ting One.
N IMMENSE HUMAN FLAG

Toledo. Ohio. Sept. 2.--with flags flying, bands playing, crowds che,r- ing and a bright sky overn ,al, vet srans of the Grand Army of the Re- public for the forty-second time, marched through the streets of an en- camped city to-day.
 Through two miles of streets guard ed by a younger generation of sol diers. the seventh regiment. O. N. G., who restrained the throngs of sight seers at the ropes. the old campaign CTS of Grant and sherman moved to the blare of bands and the pipe and roll of fife and drum. At the official \ reviewing stand where stood William H. Taft. Republican candidate for President, Governor Harris Senator Foraker, Mayor Brand Whitlock and many other notables. the colors were dipped and each department command CT Joined the Commander In Chief Burton on the stand
 The parade being the leading fea- ture of the encampment. many posts timed their arrival for that event and the crowd of visitors was augmented by thousands during the night. At dawn this morning, squads of them were on the streets watching city em- ployes making clean the pavement on the line of march. The day had been proclaimed a holiday by the mayor and the majority Of business places as well as all public offices were closed.
 The long and wearying delay at the various points of mobilization while waiting for the proper place to fall dn. discouraged some of the more feeble veterans and they Joined the spectators.
 It was well towards il o'clock when the van of the parade marched past the reviewing stand where they were saluted with a bombardment of flow CTS. for which surprise thu women of Toledo had been preparing for some days. They emerged from the floral shower to be greeted by an immense human flag made up of nearly 3,00o children. who in their dresses of red. white and blue. swayed their bodies so that the embled seemed to sway as in q breeze. The soldiers saluted the picture with many a wave of hat and hand and hummed as they march ed to patriotic songs the children sang.
 States in Line.
 First in line came squad of mount ed police. followed by the marshal of the parade, W. c. McMaken and his stan. Next was a brass band follow ed by Commander-In-Ch Chief Burton un- der escort of the Toledo post, and past commander In chief, and invited guests in carriages In the order given. followed the posts of the va rions States in the order of seniority: Illinois: Wisconsin, Pennsylvania New York, connecticutt. Massachusetts. New Jersey, Maine, California and Ne- yada Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Vermont. Department of the Po- tomac Virginia and North Carolina. Maryland, Nebraska, Michigan, Iowa. anaiana ano & Colorado and Wyoming, Kan sas. Delaware, Minnesota, Missouri. oregon, Kentucky. West Virginia. south Dakota, Washington and Alas ka, Arkansas. New Mexico Utah. Ten. nessee. Louisiana and South Carolina. Alabama, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Ohio. Then came the Associa tion or Ex-Prisoners of War and the bat tie flag division. Ohio carried the old war flags carefully furled from purpose.
 At the rendezvous points of the yari- ous departments, coffee and sand wiches were served to the waiting veterans and those who desired to do so were allowed to carry away their cups as souvenirs.
 Local newspapers estimate that in- cluding the veterans and their women city.
 With the small delegation from Ar kansas marched Michael Mitchell; who true to his promise, sustained himself with the honor of carrying the depart ment flag, leaving his cane at his hotel. Mitcheifs right foot was frozen cam paigning against the Ute Indians and nis other one cut up by rifle ball in with the assistance of heavy cane.
 The Texans. some forty of whom were In line, attracted attention bv A seven foot spread of steers horns. car. ried oy Colonel Dexter Wagner Ram som Post, of St. Louis, named by Cen erai sherman, in honor of the young est major general In the Northern forces, who died of fever on the march to the sea, made an impressive appear ance. New York had well over A thousand veterans in line. Utah. which will in all probability entertain the next encampment. displayed on their breasts keys inscribed:
 Come to Salt Lake in 1909. whera tha Sego Lily grows"
 Taft And Foraker.
 William Fl. Taft and Senator Forake meeting for the first time since fhs Republican convention received an ava ton or cheers today when they shook hands with each other in the official reviewing stand as the c. A. R. parade was passing.
 The scene of the meeting betwaen the erstwhile political rivals was a fitting one. In the most prominent seat m the reviewing stand stood the Republican nominee. flanked on either side by the prominent citizens of the city while below him there marched the veterans of the civil war, saIuting and mingling their cheers with the music of many bands. Mir. Taft bowed again and again as the carriages pass ed. and in one of those carriages sat Senator Foraker. himself acknowIedR- ing cheers from those who recognized him. At the stand Senator Foraker with Senator Dykes and Governor Har- ris, alighted and joined the line of the men passing before MT. Taft on their way to seats.
 As the senior Ohio Senator appeared and the crowd recognized him there was a seconds hush and then a mighty cheer which was taken up in the street and echoed far away in the distance. as the Senator and the former Secre- tn r.r nR NXar ahnnlr handa