The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-09-20
GAR. ORDER SHUTS
OUT C0NFEDERATES
BOYS IN GRAY BARRED FROM
ANNUAL PARADE At CHAT.
TANooGA.
NOT A SLIGHT, SAYS BEERS
commander.in-chief Explains How
Incident Happened-causes Ex.
preston Of Regret to Be Ten.
dered Southerncrs.

Chattanooga, Tenn. Sept. 1S.-Gen.
eTal CONSERVATION was caused In G,
A. n. reunion circles when the en-.
torcement Of general order by the
commander-in-chief shut out a part
OF General Forests Confederate bri.
Eade from the annual parade.
Were Forming In Limo.
Clad IN their gray uniforms, the
southerners were preparing to form
In the line of march with Forsythe
Post of Toledo, Ohio, when they were
informed Of the order.
An invitation to join in the parade
had been rendered Colonel Dickinson.
commander OF the Forrest camp. by
Colonel Hanson, commander of the
Forsytha post. Just when they vers
ready to take their placed, Colonel
Hatson informed Colonel Dickinsen
that the commandar Of tho depart.
ment OF Ohio. Colonel Warnocx, had
been instructed to bar everyone from
the parade except Union veterans.
Regrets Over Incident.
Colonel Haneon expressed deep 70
gret over the incident. Tho ConSad,
crate veterans also appeared d.,
tEessed, but a. thsv marched bsch
10 their headquarters they were grest.1
Cd with cheers b. tho Union vetar1pa.
In a statement Colonial Dachnanra
said:
I'VE regrettsd tho incident yev1
much, but believe our oomr,das.
and those especially In the Foesyths
post. were even moro distressed. We
hold no i'll feeling towards tho renk
and file Of the boys In blue. The
boys In blue are with us and for M
and we are with aud for them. To
show that there Is no hard feeling
against any of them we are tender
Ing an invitation to visit our camp
tomorrow night. This invitation ia to
the rank and fi@e of the boys in blue"
Beers Also Explains.
The following explanation of the in.
cident was made in a statement nv
Commander-in-Chief Alfred B. Beers
of the G. A. r.
Il learned that body of women
had planned to take part in the ia.
rade. also understood that theu,
women were from Ohio. For this reS.
son l called the attention of the com.
mander Of the department of Ohio to
the general order No. 10: Women
and civilians are prohibited from par.
ticfpating in the parade and depart.
ment commanders are directed to en-.
force this order in their respective
departments
Il didn't know that an invitation
had been extended to Confederate vet
Grams to take part in the parade, nor
was the enforcement Of such an invi.
tation by headquarters asked.
"The Confederate camp was not a.
cluded because It's members were tor.
ser Confederate soldiers, but becauae
is the policy Of the Grand Asmy 10
have only its members in tho parade,
with the exception Of Sons Of VeA4
Grams who were -oo1ially ashed-to.anh
% escorts" !,
1900 Ia Paesds.
Fully 1900 Union supvavoExS oezta,s>
Civil war marched Through hestresh|
In the parade In the tace Of q, ateaax1
rain.
Other events we1s .arepNdac&lonAl i
the battle Of Nisstonary RIDGE ana
Grand Army camDnre last nlghk,
The Minnesota veterans occupied
position near tho oenter OF the ool
umn. They were followed by the
North and South Dakota vetesa.si.
the number Of men participating In
the showing of those three divisions
being much larger than Was snttcjpst1
ID in view Of the weathm.