The Detroit times., 1914-09-02
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MARCH TO MAR
TIAL STRAINS


tOiceI3 anu 0tnefb. iDonihu
~ came the FIRST band Of the line
birch. Cheers greeted the Detroit
II and the advance Of the parade.
q mi OF pride filled the hearts Of
bttizens. for the police escort
y ; splendid showing and swept
perfect an alignment as the
- Ned cavalry regiments of Europe.
h y Sons OF Veterans. the Official
- + Of the @. A. R.. followed, and
y ranks OF hundreds IN the uni
n worn by their sires marched
Il&and strongly. Every man had a
|la 10 his organization but greater
lie In the fact that behind them
ne . bent and gray old soldier
loqp sacrifice for HIS -country's sake
a fpade possible the Sons Of Vet
AZ they swept by the steady cheer
B phcrsased to q thunder. The FIRST
~ men whom the city delighted
MINOR were passing In review. Not
III WAS this detachment q bit OF the
host. but In addition II Was
~ up OF men OF Michigan and OF
tilt It was the Detroit post, No.
1.}kin command OF . William II.
|t@1ell. and the ofiicial escort to
~ ington Gardner, commandment
A. Of the Grand Army OF, the Re-
I&ky marched proudly, these dear
Z 1tisens OF Detroit. The beat OF
uI1 W. not needed to mark their
Ne the cheers were not needed to
|0ighten backs or tilt the heads.
~ were marching again as they
4 dome 80 years ago. and memory
y |otrunG. Beneath the nag draped
III, between the walls of bunting,
II the tossing Stars and Stripes
IL marched. smiling. wet-eyed,
~ BY them pranced the horse
n bore Commander Gardner. his
- military figure 1emblematic OF
hat n best In tho trsgic profess
" of arms. Almost oonstantly the
~ compelled him % remove the
- siUuch hat with its golden cords
4 bend In the saddle.
Y lld Applause 0rssts Old GLORY.
Nj behind him there came some
~ that raised TO food the steady
t10mso. Tho silked folds Of Old
~, the colors Of headquarters,
|ne BY n L Bryant, was futtering
IudIV. Every star cleaned in its
, n6ld under the autumn sunshine,
~ stripe Of red and blue shone
~, cd - the breeze whipped out
! fo1db and the flag flung out its
TN he meaning OF al its wonder
worth. it, glory and greatness
,t home and the massed thousands
Nd Is they said. THANK God
n American"
(nt1onal officers mounted, some OF
ff6atest men Of the United States, |
|OWiod and with them were the ex-l
NM committee. A note Of modern
|cf(1s Was sounded as automobiles
DGafed bearing the past command |
Very aged were most OF these |
d who had been honored IN the |
4 " election to the head Of this |
4 concourse, and among them were |
1nef governors and national law
md then came the first Of the rank |
Z 1l0 OF the "old soldiers" The
1ortnent Of Illinois, In charge Of
eounman0ef. Bishop Fallows, led.
rnnks were well filled. for though
grtm reaper has worked among
Smbership, the state Of Illinois
i \ xfoat army into the field. These
y we're typical Of al the thousands
fbllowed. The departments
Ruled III order OF seniority.
NE D picture they made a. they
|6ood on to the sound OF drum and
|nD&k Marching. marching. march
hot % once they marched into
No. OF death, into the black caul
- of fame and carnage. fearless,
Im1ned, holding their lives well
~ n By even death they advanced
( tauae Of the Stars and Stripos and
I'm, "a 90 blindly on until the song
NJ bugle bespoke victory.
\ ms different march, q some
81 slower march, but not q less
~ oaes TIE fags went on ahead. |
4 10 Esresmet with tossing hats, |
kIochoing cheers, with smiles and |
~ tears. Twenty-three years ago
kme ranks marched down Wood |
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