The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-31

I 30 lhs haE. and the tWo baitalions II
/ Coast Art illery from the harbOr forts
under the command VI Lieut. -Col. e. l..
I Phillip, went by. EYES heft Cot. Phillips
and HE OHiccr- sslHisd the Prssiden'
with their swords The trim blue and md
uniform of the regular artillerymen and
their perfect marching drew round alter
round u applause nom the crowd.
The sailors aud marines from the New
| YORK Navy lard In Brooklyn were est'eci-
ally liked by chs speCtators. There we're
two hattalinns % them under Lieutenant
Commander W. ". FalcOner. The nI-t
battalion was made mp o. mon hom the
baitierhip Rhode Island. The second
battalion was from the Connecticut They
Z were a jAunty force In their speckless
white. They we're Ofioered by ensiGns
and midshipmen who kept tles You could
have laid . rilsr across.
Major General Charles y. Roe com
mand0d the first division ~. q. y. I and
behind him rude Squadron A with Major
oliver B. Bridgsman The old drum
hOr-e OF the squadron bad place OF
honor and b. got applause FROM the crowd
~ Ne trotted past. Then came the v0lun,
ter artillerymon. tho Ninth Provisional
Regiment Coast Artillery COrps, under
the command u Col William 2. Morris.
ln plain blue uniforms with red facings.
They marched well and looked a. BUSINESS
liks a. the regulars who preceded them.
Ihore was q burst Of cheering when Capt.
John 2. ORyan brought the First Battery
past the President Mr.. Taft seemed 20
las The snappy batterymon. Ho nodded
his head several times. The Field Hos
pital Medical Corps was the next 10
salute the President.
After the First Company Of the Signal
Corps had carried their gay 1AGs by the
stand, ths gray Seventh Regiment rolled
by. with Col. DAniel Appleton stiiiy
salueng Rather appropriately the Sew
Old Gray Bonnet. which Il lively march
ing time. The seventh went by with
machine Hike precision. the Regiment
sWaying a. Ons man. Then came the
Twelfth. Col George r Dyer's Regi-
ment giving q change TO the cOlOr scheme.
The Twelfth was in blue. the officers
uniformed In black coats with gold in
sigma
Col William O Bates I'D the Seventy
hrst There Was a smile and an instant
burst u applause when the music Of
DOnnybrOOk Fair noated up the Drive.
You DIDN'T need 10 glance az the pro-
grAmme 20 know the Sixty-ninth was
coming. Col Louis d. Conley's men
with swing Of their shoulders and
stamp % their feet that made you wonder
shat would happen " they ever got their
Irish no
The last detachmsn Of the State qua r,ls
men Was he First Battalion Of Naval
Militia, commanded by Capt Russell
Rayner After they had passed there
was a wait Of few minutes Suddenly
cheering began away down the Drive
and came roaring up 70 the s'epd. Capt
JACK Crawford. the veteran scout, with
his long white hair stree ming out gallOped
past lifting his hat To President Taft.
who returned the salute Capt. Jack
was dressed in a showy snit af gray. and
the national shield was embroidered
ON the legs II his breeches He charged
PAST and was seen no more.
Most % the cheering Was for the Grand /
Marshal Of the veterans. Col George y |
Dewey. and his staH Cot Joseph W |
Ellis Wae the adiutant Reneral and chief /
~ stan. and behind him rOas a half dOzsa |
rast grand marshals. COls William Z !
Van Wyck. Frederick J. Sohater. George /
4 Drew, George ". Barry. Joseph I
lord and Simpson H. mburger The /
hands had changed their tunes There
was no more II raGtime You heard
the patriotic airs that were played In the
civil war
They made a brave showing for an Of
their thin files. the veterans who marched
Yesterday. The distance they had 10 60
was short. from Seventy and
seventy fourth streets 20 Niaety first
street. and the sun vas kind 10 them.
They walked with pride and glanced az
The stands a. II % see how much attention
they Werr getting There was M lack Of
y. There was never more respect shown
10 the soldiers Of the civil war than by
he spectators yesterday. A. post after
post stepped past, sometimes only eight
Dr ten % q detachment the cheering WIS
oon.Iant and dsnOnstRtive.
First came the handles % the q. A. v
,olumn. the memhers OF John A. INK
Post iSs. The veterans were led bv the
,enlOr vice-commander. William r. Willis
they wore white helmets. black frock I
oats aud black trousers. white spats and
White gloves One OF them marched with
crutch. One OF them was as old PERHAPS
u any in the line. Surgeon Sswell who il
w. Another member Of the post James
: Wendman. ~ ~ N
MAJOR Richard Esmond commanded the
irut division. Of which Lafayette Post 100
ormed the first detachment. The mem
lers wore hlue coats and white duck
rouaers The men OF Phil Kearny Post
lppeared IN their old army caps There
vas applause for the J l.. Riker and the
DahlEren- Powell posts. and for the
,amerOn Post. which vas preceded by
,oottish bagpipers IN the uniform of the
Forty second Highlander the Black
Match massive drum ma ior . feet
J. strobe at the head 3,
Naval Post SO went by the President
With their hands on one snOther's shout I
lers. manning The yards as a salute. Z
'arragut Post gave the President a simi- {
ar salute. OCCASIONALLY IN tho little CON- Z
lanies comrades supported each other
10 they walked. marching hand IN hand
" arm IN arm. some Of the veterans {
Vsre accompanied 10y theiraons who kept Z
lose az their elbows. \ member Of I
William q. Mitchell Post $50 had his I
laughter with him. an athletic girl with Z
Arm stride Thaddeus Stevens Post 4
80. the cOlOred Veterans. were warmly I
pplauded There we're twelve OF ths
D line.
The rear Of the column was composed
several posts who rode IA open car Z
ages. The membeB stood up AZ they 9
Tere driven past the President and "a I
Ited him with precision. q
The Firth Division was the United
panish War Veterans, with Col. John {
Adair a. marshal The hand Of Theo- '
ore Roosevelt Camp went by playing
There1l Be- a Hot Time m the Old Town n
O-niRht and II got more than its share =
Z applause. The SIXTH DIVISION was the n
rmy and Navy Union under Col. Charles n
7 Brown II included the GarSie de y
lafayette. which was commanded by q
OF Xavier l.emoins. viviandierS q
larched With the company. The Sew
nth and Eighth divisions consisted Of
ldsts.
None made a liner showing than the
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