The Washington herald., 1915-09-30

From time to time he threw an arm
about the shoulder of each OF them
and marched along singing the songs
of the campaign days. As he passed
the reviewing stand he waved to Presf-
dent Wilson and the President. touch
joyed at the recognition the Boy IN
Gray quit his marching cadence and
fell into a species of cake walk.
The Seyenty-third Pennsylvania Infan-
try was preceded by two little boys dress
ed In khaki and two little girls In pure
white. The boys played on drums and
each girl had a bugle. Following them
was a little wagon containing a little
boy beating a big drum and a tiny little
baby girl peering out over the tailgate.
Holding the hand Of one of the vet
Grams in the Pennsylvania delegation was
little fellow in a red. white and blue
uniform, whose appearance evoked from
all the women the exclamation:
Look, isn't he cute.
In the line was a veteran with wood
en- leg When he reached the reviewing
stand he came to dead halt, removed
his hat, and shading his eyes from the
SUM- glanced up to get good look at the
President There were many cripples In
the parade. Some had wooden legs. Many
were on crutches. Hundreds bore their
weight on canes. One veteran was wheel.
ed in an invalid's chair. Scores had
empty sleeves. Some were bent nearly
double. Many were so feeble after the
march along the Avenue that they had
to lean for support on the arms OF Boy
Scouts or perhaps on the arms OF some
of the more stalwart comrades They
would not think of quitting, OF dropping
out of line. They were not cutters
they were soldiers And they gave proof
Of their courage and determination.
The largest flag in the world was car
ried by the members of William Mckin-
ley Post. of Canton, Ohio. The banner
stretched all the way across fennsyl-
yania avenue. More than $50 veterans.
placed around the periphery OF the flag.
were employed in carrying 1t.
Zouayes in New York Delegation.
There were a score or more of Zouaves
in the New York delegation. Their baggy
trousers Of blue with red trimmings.
their tight-ftting. queerly cut coats. and
their little red skull caps with blue tas-
sells. formed a picture that caught the
ewes of the spectators. One Of these
zouaves carried an old musket that he
had used In the war.
There was a picturesque veteran in the
New York delegation that received par
ticular recognition from the crowds. He
wore an old torn coat OF peculiar, oifty
looking shade Of brown. His head was
lost under an immense old brown hat
of the broad brimmed variety. In his
hand he held a little American flag,
which he waved to the people.
Four veterans playing civil war tunes
on old violins, were carried In the pro-
cession in a big touring car.
One of the Connecticut veterans had
thrown over his shoulder an old stan,
from the end Of which dangled can
teen used in the war.
The Spirit of Seventy-Six." was the
name given to group of three veterans
dressed in the uniforms of the Continen-
tai troops Two of them played drums
and the third held a fife.
At the head of the delegation from
Lynn, Mass. was a veteran wheeled In
an invalids chair.
The Rhode Island veterans made
striking appearance in their white trous-
ers and blue coats
The Vermont delegation was headed
by a veteran carrying a pine tree.
One Of the prettiest organizations was
the children's band from st. Mary's In
dustrial School for Boys, at Baltimore,