The Washington times., 1915-09-29
day Retead Triumphant Paths IS As Great 7rongs Cheer


chusetts heavy artillery. Somehow he explained, =
young Newspaper dared through the lines to learn his
Identity he count resist the temptation to get out the uni
form he laid away in '65
II probably would be his last appearance in Washing
ton he added 1t would be the last appearance too of many
Of the "other boys and he felt that ought to
show the and Of today how the army of 1865
looked its dragged their their Capitals main
thoroushfare.
- , "AULD LANG SYNE" BRINGS TEARS.
Just in advance of the veterans, who came from al
most every State in the Union for their fourth and what
may be their last parade in Washington marched the red
coated Marine Band their silver and godpated instru-
rents shining respendent under smiling October sum-
AS the band passed Seventh street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. ii swung from patriotic air to "Auld Lang Syne.
The writer of this story looked behind him. and there
upon the stand sat veteran too old and feeble to stand the
march up the Avenue Beside him sat an aged woman,
probably the wife who waited while he fought in the SIXTIES
"Aud Lang Syne brought the tears to this veterans eyes,
and those about him seemed trying to put down lump
which rose in their throats.
The wife cluched his arms bit nervously, it
cd but she said nothing. There occasions when
words are empty and this was one of them ., 49,
"Should auld acquaintance be forgot blared the
leading instruments the soldier gazed out the
Avenue, the heads of the cheering crowds, away
down menors years to the acquanances of the sixties,
most of whom sleep today in cemeteries wide apart and
some of them in graves unmarked.
MANY SIDELIGHTS OF PARADE.
The parade was repete with sdeights of this kind,
with l estores that took ones mind away from the mere
spectacle to the meaning underneath that brought reaiza
ton of the truth of the Persian poet who said of all things
human
"Even this shall pass away"
From spectacular standpoint the parade was one 10
delight the eye and thrill the heart What American can
see battle array the soldiers of today and the soldiers of
yeseryear without quickening of the pulse? Who is
ALo Lob hr
can witness such review without thanking the God of all
that things as they and the nation has been pre-
served? 49, =
From the time it formed at Peace Monument until it
disbanded at Pennsylvania and Eighteenth street,
past the Presidential stand the parade moved with prec
sion which bore tribute the actors and the stage directors
of the great outdoor historical drama.
1t presented panorama OF action, OF swiftly moving
columns of bands whose airs spurred the sep OF pa
trioc citizens who have worked for months to make this
encampment memorable among all encampmens and of
barred his head.
MAJOR PULLMAN AT HEAD.
The parade with Major Pullman, astrde white
leading platoon of policemen handsome left the Peace
Monument shortly after 10 o'clock
they come, throngs gandsands
along the cb Applause the Avenue in advance
of the vanguard of the march of patriots Spectators leaned
peany the gandstand rails the hundreds the of the
pushed forward be moioned back by policemen whose
patience and resoucefuness constantly An ambulance
hurled down the sidenes its whistle denong tragedy
Of the day. Boy Scouts with long poes shouted commands in
faseo Mature police officers showed back mpetuous
unmndful Of the necessary restrictions There the usual
squabbe holders who arrived late the reviewing
stands
But the parade and Washington and the country by
the presence of thousands upon of grateful citizens
atested appreciation Of the warriors of the Union and
the fifty Of domestic they had made possible
Following the police the band of the famous Fifth
Cavalry played only army band play which
have do with soldie and heeed along the line by
who willing today join the oors should this nation need
young blood take the place of its fighters Of fifty
GENERAL MILES RIDES WITH STAEE