The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-09-24
BARRED FROM
Is G. A. R. PARADE
Were Confederate Vets At
s Chattanooga,
AND NEAR MUTIMY FOLLOWED
Much Chagrin Felt BY South.
ern Soldiers -Created
Big Sensation.
EXPLANATION OF THE NATTER

Chattanooga, lenn., sept. l'.-
Enforcement of an order excluding
women and civilians from the forty
seventh annual parade of the Grand
Army of the Republic to-day pre-
vented the N. b. Forrest Camp Of
United Confederate Veterans partic-
ipating in the pageant.
Clad i'm their gray uniforms the
Southerners were preparing to form
in the line of march with Forsythe
Post No. Is, of Toledo, Ohio, when
} they were informed of the order.
A near mutiny followed among
the Ohio soldiers for time and
they threatened not to participate in
the parade The threat later
was reconsidered, and the parade
was held as scheduled The South
ern men expressed great friendship
for the Ohio veterans, declaring they
were not to blame.
The affair created a sensation
here, and was the principal subject
Z of conversation on the streets to-
4, night, as many former Confederates
have taken prominent part in the
entertainment of the members of
the G.. A. r. since their arrival here
Monday.
An invitation to join in the pa
rade had been rendered Colonel l..
T. Dickinson, commander OF the
Forsythe Post. Just when they
were ready to take their places Col
onel Hanson informed Colonel Dick
inson that the commander of the
Departent of Ohio, Colonel w. r.
Warnock, had been instructed 20
bar every one from the parade ex-
cept Union veterans.
Colonel Hanson expressed deep
regret over the incident. The Con-
federate veterans also appeared dis
tressed. but as they marched quiet
ly back to their headquarters they
were greeted with cheers by the
Union veterans.
In statement tonight Colonel
Dickinson said
I'VE regret the incident very
much. but | believe our comrades,
AID especially those in the Forsythe
Post, We're even more distressed We
held no i'll feeling toward the rank
and file of the boys i'm blue. The
boys in blue are with us and for US
and We are with and for them. To
show that there is no hard feeling
against them We are rendering them
an invitation to visit our camp to-
morrow This invitation is to the
The following explanation of the
incident was made in statement
tonight by Commander in Chief AL
fred b.. Beers. of the G. A. r.:
Yesterday ! learned that there
was body of women here planning
. TO take part in the Grand Army of
the Republic parade. | also under
stood that these women were from
the State OF ohio. For this reason
! called the attention of the Com
mander of the Department of Ohio
to the following extract from Gen
eral 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
81 didn't know that an invitation
had been extended to Confederate
veterans to take part in the parade,
and never heard that there was any
intention OF extending an invitation
to the N. b. Forrest Camp u. c. v.
1t was certainly not rendered by
headquarters, nor was the permits
sion of headquarters asked to extend
such an invitation, nor was the in