The San Francisco call., 1910-04-23
BOYS in Blue ARE
OVERCOME BY TOTS
Ovation of the Children Brings
Tears to Eyes of GrizzIed
Old G. A. r. Veterans

OAKLAND. April 22.-Greeted by
thousands Of school children waving
the national colors and showering them
with flowers; cheered and encouraged
oE 100000 patriotic citizens who lined
the streets and crowded every window
a2o roof, veterans of three bitter con-
hlc1s-the Mexican. civil and Spanish
marched today in a splendid
EllilIary parade.
four thousand were in line, gray
.-alred, tottering veterans bravely
keeping time; bronzed artillerymen
sailors and marines Of Uncle Sam; the
Sololefs OF the future, University of
Callfornla cadets, and last but not
least the mothers wives, sisters and
daughters Of the men of the Grand
army OF the Republic, in whose honor
lhe enthusiastic demonstration was
held.
IL was the prettiest and most inspir-
-hS military spectacle ever witnessed
"a oakland. arousing the greatest en-
tnuslasm among the tens of thousands
that were gathered on the line of
march. When the veterans of the civil
war, who numbered nearly 900, passed
oy tnere was one continuous cheer
Mhlle flags, hats and handkerchiefs
We're waved and thrown in the air. and
pretty girls pressed punches of golden
OF every veteran not already covered
with the floral tributes of the school
children.
FROCESSTON WAS PERFECT
Not hitch marred the progress of
the patriotic procession that appro-
priately marked the elimination of the
successful forty-third annual encamp-
ihent OF the department Of California
and Nevada
Aside from the parade itself. the
feature of the day was the school chill
cren. Thousands of them literally
banked Tenth. Grove and Eleventh
streets and gave the veterans the
greatest ovation of the morning The
boys carried flags and waved gafly
decorated hats while the girls. ali in
white, tossed great punches of roses
popples and carnations to the march
ing veterans.
Under the commands of their old
leaders, the men of the @. A r doffed
their hats to the children and in waver-
Ing voices gave three heartfelt cheers
Another attractive feature of the pa
rade was the ladies' flag line, 1000
women of the Woman's Relief corps
the Ladies of the @. A r and the
Daughters Of Veterans. dressed in
white, with white caps and each carry
ing a silken flag. who lined Clay street
from Fourteenth street 10 Seventeenth
and san Pablo.
VETERANS CHEER WOMEN
In the countermarch in Broadway the
women were cheered heartily by. the
veterans. who doffed their hats and
saluted in honor of the flag line
Though now and then a gray haired
woman. tottering and frail, was COM
PEELED TO drop out. nearly 500 of the
women walked over the entire route
with the veterans.
Fo11oTV-f1pr +1e "a Irford r.oFsOe
ment led by superintendent Of Police
A Wilson. came several companies Of
the coast artillery corps, field artillery.
2 cavalry troop and marines and blue
jackets from the California, West Vir-
ginia and the Yerba Buena naval train
ing station. accompanied by bands. At
the conclusion OF the parade, the regu-
lar troops were entertained at luncheon
at Thirteenth and Oak streets, on the
shore Of Lake Merritt. by the women
Of the city.
In the third division of the parade