Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-18
Gigantic Parade Of Union
Veterans and Sons.
Chattanooga Scene Of Lively
March, Despite Rainy Mist.
Uniqueness Features Big Parade
..Re.enaci Missionary Ridge.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Sept. 17.--En-
forcement of an order excluding wo-
| men and civilians from the 47th an
| nual parade of the Grand Army of the
Republic, today, prevented the n. b.
| Forest Camp of United Confederate
Veterans from participating in the
| pageant.
An invitation to join In the parade
had been rendered Col. l.. T. Dickin-
| son, commander of the Forrest Camp,
by Col. Henry n. Hanson, commau-
der of the Forsythe Camp of Toledo.
Just when they were ready to take
their places. Col Hanson informed
Col. Dickinson that the commander of
the Department of Ohio, Col. w. +.
| Warnock, had been instructed to bar
every one from the parade except
| Union Veterans. The Confederate vet
Grams marched quietly back to their
| headquarters. They were greeted with
cheers by the Union veterans.
In a statement, tonight, Col. Dick
| inson said:
We regretted the incident very
much, but believe our comrades, and
especially those in the Forsythe Post,
were even more distressed. We hold
no i'll feeling towards the rank and
file of the boys. in blue. To show that
| there is no hard feeling against any
of them, we are rendering an invita-
| ton to visit our camp. tomorrow night.
| This invitation is to the rank and file
of the boys in blue"
The following explanation of the in
cident was made in a statement. to-
night, by COMMANDMENT Chief Alfred
B. Beers of the G. A. r.:
Yesterday, learned that there was
| a body of women here planning to take
part in the Grand Army of the Re-
/ public parade. | also understood that
| these women were from the State of
| Ohio. For this reason I called the at
tention of the Commander of the De-
| partment of Ohio to the following ex-
| tract from general order. No. 10, which
| reads. Women and civilians are pro-
hibited from participating in the pa
rade and department commanders are
directed to enforce this order in their
respective departments.
II didn't know that an invitation had
been extended to Confederate veterans
and never heard that there was any
intention of extending an invitation to
the y. B. Forrest Camp, U. C. V. 1t
was certainly not rendered by head
quarters nor was the endorsement of
such an invitation by headquarters
| asked
1.-THE Forrest Camp of Confederate
Veterans was excluded. in accordance
with general order issued, Sept. 2,
1913. barring all persons from the pa
rade except G.. A. r. members. This or
| Il 10. ;aI tae.
been observed in the past.
In addition to this the Confederate
camp was not excluded because it's
members We're former Confederate SOL
diers, but because it was the policy
of the Grand Army of the Republic to
have only it's members in the parade
with the exception of Sons of Veterans,
who were officially invited to act as
escorts"
Fully 1900 Union survivors of the
Civil War marched through the streets
of Chattanooga. today. in the parade.
In the face of a steady rain the yeter-
ans trudged between human walls of
cheering spectators along the entire
route. Other events in connection with
the encampment were reproduction of
the battle of Missionary Ridge, this
afternoon, and a Grand Army campfire
| ath the city Auditorium, tonight.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Sept IL
Through misty rain several thousand
/, Union veterans and Sons of Veterans
marched, today. in the 47th annual
parade of the Grand Army of the Re-
public. The unfavorable weather con-
ditions did not dampen the ardor eth
5 er of those participating in the parade
i or of the thousands of spectators.
Enthusiasm of the crowds frequent
Q ly interrupted the progress of the
, progress of the parade.
Il An unofficial order conveyed by some
: unknown person to Colonel l.. T.
T Dickinson, adjutant of the n. b. For
v rest Camp of Confederate Veterans.
. prevented that camp from participant
ing in the parade.
The order purported to come from
e Communicating Chief Alfred Beers of
i the G. A. r., but General Beers en-
lphatically denied any knowledge of it.
a Half a dozen Confederate veterans in
9 gray uniform We're taken prisoners"
{ by Union veterans during the progress
I tof the parade and amid shouts cheered
by spectators.
4 The parade was led by Commander
:n-Chief Beers and staff in carriages.
: Many unique features marked the
: demonstration. The louisiana Missis-
: sppi department, composed mostly of
Negroes, carried stalks of sugar cane
tipped with cotton balls.