The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-11
Veterans March for Two Miles to Inspiring
Sound Of Drum and Fife==Greeted by Liy=
ing Flag Of 1900 Boys and Girls.

Salt Lake, Aug. 1t.-Under the all
pervading sentiment; Cheers Tor
the living and tears for the dead"
several thousand survivors Of the Civil
wag made their annual march today
up and down the broad asphalt sur.
face of Main street for over dis
tance Of two miles, and passed before
the reviewing eyes of Henry NJ. Ne
vius. their commander-in-chief
The grand parade Of the forty-thrd
encampment embraced the flower and
strength Of the survivors of the ma
tional stress of half a century ago
This feature was due to the fact
that the journey 10 the place of en-
campment was a long one to be un-
dertaken only by the strongest Yet
there were many aged and infrm
whose halting walk presaged that be-
fore another encampment shall have
assembled, they Will have Joined the
countless dead at rest under the sol
emn pine. the fearful willow and the
embracing vine Nature seemed i'm
pressed with the significance of the
occasion The humidity of the past
few days had been gathered into
clouds OF lacy film, which were en-
tangled In the dentnted peaks of the
Wasatch and Oquirrah ranges.
The day was an ideal summer day
of the mountains Wandering breezes-
from canyon and plain. bore the per
fumc Of the rlpened harvest, conson-
ant with the flowcred honors and years
OF those who wore the blue.
In hn If those
who came out of Wilson creek, of Shi-
loh, of Stone river and of Chickama-
qua OF Chattanooga, Lookout Noun
tain and Missionary Ridge; of Fred
cricl0s burg and Antietam, survivors OF
tho glories Of Gettysburg and OF the
Wilderness and even those who saw
the panorama Of war from Sumter
TO Appomatox.
As they marched to the .IfspiIitng
sound of drum and fife to the old
tunes. over ground, which felt not the
shock of battle, and before thousands
Of the generations enjoying the bless
ings OF the principle for which they
fought visions of the past rose in re-
Prospect and once more they were with
Sheridan. Sherman and Grant
b. proclamation of the governor of
,
the day was holiday, and long be-
fore the formation of the parade, want
age points along the route OF march
were over-crowded with spectators.
Ropes were stretched along the streets
which were kept clear of all traffic.
AT 9;30 O'Clock. the various depart
ments rendezvoused on South Tenn
PIE and First, Second and Third
ID on
Two blasts from a whistle in the
Tribune building and the column form
ed.
At 10 o'clock; three sounds were
blown from the whistle and the pa
rade of 1909 was in motion
The column entered Main street
under the caves of the Mormon tom.
pie, past the statue OF Brigham Young
in the following order.
Fifteenth Infantry, u. A, from
Fort Douglass and the National Guard
OF Utah.
Next came Commander-in-Chief Ne
vius and his Official family. togethei
with distinguished guests In carriages
Bearing their SCARED and faded bat
tie flags came the departments Of II
linois, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio
Ne" 10TH, Oonusilitul. mdSodthuS
etts. New Jersey. Maine. California
Nevada, Rhode Island, New Hamp
shire. Vermont, The Potomac Virginia
North Carolina, Maryland. Nebraska
Michigan. Iowa, Indiana, Colorado
Wyoming. Kansas. Delaware. Mime
sofa, Missouri Oregon kentucky. Yves
Virginia, South Dakota Washington
Alaska, Arkansas. New Mexico, Ten
nessee, Louisiana. Mississippi. Florida
Montana. Texas. Idaho, Arizona, Geor
gla, Alabama, North Dakota Okla
homa, ex-union prisoners and nava
veterans.
Utah. being the host Of the encamI
ment came last
Scattered through the line wer
twenty-five bands and drum corps
which kept up a continuous rythm o