Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-30
CIVIL WAR VETERANS
SHOW SPIRIT IN MARCH
Route Shortened in Difference
to Waning Wgor in the
Trimmed Ranks.

With ranks sadly thinned by the grim
enemy Time, but with the spirit which
overcame stupendous odds in the war be-
tween the states, veterans OF the Grand
Army of the Republic marched along
Pennsylvania avenue this morning on
their way to Arlington national ceme-
terry. there to pay fitting tribute to their
comrades who have already gone to the
great beyond. They walked to the sound
Of martial music. but their steps Jagged,
and many who were seen in line year
ago were missing.
Marching with their older comrades
were veterans of the war with Spain. and
with them were also members OF the Army
and Navy Union The line Of march Of
the parade was shortened in Difference to
the waning vigor Of tho aged veterans.
but yet It was too long for many. who
| occupied seats in automobiles. All who
started could not continue and a few
were forced to drop out
The parade was formed at $50 o'clock
at 18th street and Pennsylvania avenue,
whence it marched to 18th street and
Pennsylvania avenue. Then the line OF
march took them east on Pennsylvania
avenue to 18th street, south to Pennsyl-
vania avenue, and then east to 18th
| street, where cars for Arlington were
waiting.
Officer Of the Day.
Maj. E. X. Campbell led the parade as
officer Of the day. followed by c. H. Wor-
den, officer Of the guard. and F. S. Hodg-
son, aid. Then came the United States
Marine Band. followed by the Cd Guard.
commanded by Capt John Middleton.
| Then followed the department commander
Of the Grand Army of the Republic. with
the department officers and official staff
and past department commanders.
Following the members of the staff OF
the commandments came John A.
Rawlings Post. No l. II. d. Norton. COM
mander; then Kit Carson Post, No. Q,
| John McElroy. commander; Lincoln Post
No. 3. Henry Exley, commander: George
iG. Meade Post. No. s. George o. Burke.
| commander; Phil Sheridan Post. No. 9.
Samuel G. Mawson, commander: James
A. Garfield Post No. I. William M. Pot
ter commander: Burnside Post. No. g.
Iemuel Warner, commander: Potomac
post. No. II, Tyler Powell commander
LAFAYETTE Post No. 20, Samuel Bricker.
commander.
assigned to cemeteries other than Airing
/; ton. and therefore did not take part in
| the parade These included Charles
/ Sumner Post No. 8. James H. Brooks
! commanding: Farragut Post No. 10. A.
F, Dinsmore commanding; John A. Lo-
gan POST No. IL. A. B. Frisbie comm nd
ing. George H. Thomas Post No Is WI
liam III. ii. Price commanding: Henry
Wilson Post No. II. James Adams com
handing; Frederick Douglass Post No.
81, Charles r. Douglass commanding.
Spanish War Veterans.
Following the civil war veterans came
-. drnr, corna of the Marine Rand and
| then the members Of the Department of
, the District Of Columbia Of the United
Spanish War Veterans. commanded by
Jere A. Costello. The camps were as
| follows: Camp No. /. II. NJ. Pater, COM
mander: Camp No. 2. John A. Gallagher.
commander; Camp No. 3. Harry ".
shurtleff commander; Camp No. 1,
THOMAS A. Green commander. and Ad-
miral George Dewey Naval Camp No. ].