The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-30

and ommander-in-Chief David A.
Palmer. Of the Grand Army of the
Republic, were by the Presidents side
In the reviewing stand. President Will
son remained standing for nearly four
hours while the parade was passing.
He was enthusiastically cheered by
every @. A. r. post that passed In
the reviewing stand with the Presi-
dent were his two aides. Colonel w
w. Harris. OF the army, and DIR. Cary
T. Grayson. OF the navy; Secretary
Tumulty. Secretary and Mrs. McAdoo.
Miss Sallie McAdoo, Miss Helen Wood
row Bones, Justice McKenna, Am
bassador Jusserand and Nine. Jusser-
and, the British Ambassa dor. Sir Cecil
arthur Sprfng-Rice and other prom
inent members of the diplomatic
corps. The members Of the Presi-
dents cabinet were present and Gen.
eral Hugh L. Scott. chief Of STAFF. and
others more or less prominent in Of
fcial circles. Chief Justice White, who
served In the Confederate army,
shared In the general enthusiasm over
the marching veterans and many Of
them recognized him-and~ eheesed.
Two Organizers Survive
There were only two survivors of
the parade from among the band OF
men who organized the Grand Army
OF the Republic. They were Colonel
John NJ. Snyder, commander of the
Department OF Illinois. and Robert
Mann Wood. past commander Of
that department. Eight men who
have held the Office of commander-in-
chief Of the organization rode In the
ranks today. They were General Ell
Torrance. OF Minneapolis: General A.
G. Weyser. OF Milwaukee; John A
Gilman, OF Boston; Leo Rassiur. of
st. Louis; Corporal James Tanner. of
New York: John A. King, OF Balti-
more: A. r. Beers, of Connecticut.
and Washington Gardner. of Michi-
gan.
Keller In Line.
j. Warren Keller, one-time Speaker
of the House OF Representatives and a
past commander-in-ch chief OF the g. A.
| Springfield, Ohio. General Keller IL
eighty years OF age, but he appeared
to be the sturdiest and most vigor-
Gus man In the ranks today. DR..
Harvey W. Wiley. OF Washington.
who served in an Indiana regiment.
marched with the Indiana veterans.
| Gaylord M. Saltsegaber, commissioner
| OF pensions, was with the Ohio vet
| Grams, along with members OF his
| own G. A pest There was not
! one. man IN the parade who had COM
! It was said in q. A. r. circles that
| only two such are alive-Gcneral
Granville NJ. Dodge and General
James H. Wilson. Neither WAS able
! to attend the encampment.
! a feature OF the parade which
aroused great enthusiasm was the
presence of u. s. Grant Post. o,
Brooklyn. under command OF Thomas
Murray with 1l2 men In line. which
acted as an escort to the commander
in-chief of the G. A. r. This post
(, drilled and finest appearance OF any
/ organization in the en.lre member
ship.
Big Flag Arouses Enthusiasm.
| Another feature which aroused the
patriotic feeling of the veterans was
! the great flag. more than $50 feet
long. which was borne ia the parade
| by Mckinley Post. OF Canton. Ohio
The flag Is the largest In the worl1
and was especially designed by pa
triotic women Of Canton with which
! Monument. There were more than
seventy-five bands and drum corps in
the parade.
/ The naval veterans came In for an
enthusiastic reception all along the
| line. They bore banner inscribed
with the words Of the famous remark
attributed to Admiral Farragut
Damn the torpedoes." One OF the
banners carried by the naval veterans
bore the inscription, There are only
a few OF us left" Among the naval
B. Allen, aged seventy-four. who en-
joys the distinction OF holding the
rank of rear admiral and ma5or-gen-
eral at the same time. He served
with Farragut at the battle OF Mobile
Bay. There was anothe. man in the
parade today who came from ASA
Minor for the affair.
Came From Asia to Take Part.
He is DIR. Thomas Y. Christie, from
Tarsus, Asia Minor, where ne has
been in charge Of congregational mis-
served with Minnesota battery Of
artillery in the Civil War and helped
to repel the attempted invasion OIL
the capital by General Early.
The West Virginia veterans had q
barrel Of ice-water mounted or
wheels and pushed II along the entire
line of march. 1t was labeled "West
virginia's Water Wagon" and wal
suggestive Of the vigorous and sue
CeSSIui u8HI That taAQ O0cii AHduo III
that State for Statewide prohibition
| The only accident in the parade
reported to the police occurred
shortly before the parade moved
when J. c. Jarmlick. a member OF
the g. A. r. delegation from Phila.
delphia, was thrown from his horse
land rendered unconscious by the fall
j Mr.. Jarmlick IL over seventy year.
i old. When a band struck up his
mount SHE'D and the saddle girth
broke. After treatment at the hos
pital the injured man recovered and
took his place in the parade.
/ Many Social Functions.
Tonight the ladies OF the g. A. r
and Woman's Relief Corps held re.
ceptions In honor Of the officers OF
The Grand Army. There were num-
Der of reunions of various army corps
tonight and the navy veterans gave
q dog watch" at which Secretary OF
r the Navy Danielsa spoayes while Cor,
poral James Tanner was the princi.
pal speaker Mt q campfire. There
are many interesting features con.
nected with the encampment. Fol
example. there II the friendly rivals,
between the various departments aa
to which has the oldest member II
attendance. This distinction probably
belongs to General William Laduc, Of
Mfnn n nOlin who In ninetv~ Ave- WAR