Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1913-03-06

SHOWN himself to be, was visibly a
fected. He was seen to swallow har
several times and once he turned ava
to wipe his glasses, which seemed su,
denly to have become misty.
Soldiers and Sailors in Line.
According to Major General Leo1
ard Wood, U. S. A., chief of staff an
grand marshal of the parade, the ref
ular army section of it was a mode
Tor other nations to copy. Certainly
it was one of the most impressive fea
| lures OF the whole spectacle, if re
fgarded from the standpoint of militar
efficiency and smartness.
The first grand division of the pa
rade was composed of the regular
naval and military forces and was un
der the direct command of Major
General w. w. Wotherspoon, U. s. A
In it marched picked men of the
army, navy and marine corps.
The West Point cadets, in their
smart gray uniforms, and the middies
from the Naval academy at Annap
oils, the best drilled corps in the
country, were also a feature of this
division.
Next in line came the militia divi-
sion, headed by the national guard of
the District of Columbia, Brigadier
General Albert D. Mills, U. s. A., COM
a nd D,.oo
tional guard of New Jersey was in
line in this division.
Other states that were represented
were Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,
Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, Maine,
Minnesota and North Carolina.
Military Schools Represented.
Here also the cadets of the various
military schools of the country
marched, among them the cadets
from the Virginia Military institute,
the Culver Military academy, the Car
Isle Indian school, Purdue university,
the Citadel cadets and the Georgia
academy.
the veterans of the Grand Army of
the Republic, the Union Veteran un-
ion, the Spanish War Veterans and
various other patriotic organizations.
Chief Marshal Robert N. Harper,
chairman of the committee on civic
led the fourth grand
division, which was composed OF vari-
ous civic organizations, mostly politi-
cal, from ali parts of the country.
One feature of this division was a
band of American Indians dressed in
The costume of their ancestors. An
other was the Princeton students, who
the president from his home
% this city. They headed the college
mems section of the parade.
The scene along Pennsylvania ave-
lue was one never to be forgotten.
every inch of space on
10Th sides of the great thoroughfare
vas occupied. The temporary stands,
he sidewalks, the cross streets back
Or long distance, the windows of
every building along the route and
wen the trees and housetops were
live with humanity. The decOra-
ions, not only of this street but of
he whole line of march and in less
II degree of the entire city, have
lever been more effective. Great
riches and festoons spanned the ave-
Lue at frequent intervals These when |
ighted at night made of Pennsylvania |
venue veritable fairyland.
Elaborate Fireworks.
The fireworks display in the even
ng probably was the most elaborate
Yer seen in Washington. In addition
0 the discharge of bombs with many |
nodern mechanical surprises, there
1ere number of "set pieces" includ-
lg an elaborate reproduction of the
ag as now designated.
Toward the close of the fireworks
isplay one gigantic bomb was flung
Ugh in the air, which, on exploding,
howed in letters of fire the name
Wilson" Almost Immediately after
second bomb of like character was
ent aloft, which, in turn, flung out
he name Marshall" Elaborate ar
angements had been made to care
,r one of the biggest crowds that
yer gathered at night event in
Washington.