The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-10-07
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. Pennsylvania
avenue, through which the victorious
Union army marched SO years ago for re-
view by President Andrew johnson, vas
lined early Wednesday with thousands
who braved a sharp wind to see the rem
nant of that legion march from the Cap
itol to the White House to be reviewed
by President Wilson. All that is left of
the G. A. R.-survivors of the ensilade
of shot and shell on the battlefield, and
conquerors of the ravages of time
marched up Pennsylvania avenue this
morning and reproduced the grand re-
view of so years ago. Thanked by the
cheering thousands who crowded the
sidewalks, saluted by the president Of
the United States, they were greeted as
the heroes of the greatest crisis this
country ever faced. They marched un-
der a cloudless sky, the white sunlight Of
late September emphasizing the silver
of their hair. From every flagstaff and
from all the windows of the buildings
along the line of march the stars and
stripes floated in the slow breeze. Bands
from every section of the country played
the airs to whose enthusiastic strain
these men had made their historic
charges so and more years ago
The line of march was from P ace
monument, at the west entrance of the
Capitol grounds, up Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and through court of honor erected
in front of the White House. At the
head of the procession was Lieut.. Gen.
Nelson A. Miles with distinguished army
and navy officers as his aides. Col. Geo.
A. Halsey, chief of staff to the COM
mander in-chef of the G. A. R., was
the active marshal of the parade. U. S.
Grant Post of Brooklyn. N. Y, acted as
special guard to Commander-in-C Chief
Palmer. In addition to the veterans in
the line there were Sons of Veterans,
various citizens military organizations,
troops of the regular army, Marine Corps
and sailors from the fleet of warships
anchored in the Potomac. Veterans
marched in their respective Grand Army
departments, the line being headed by
the Department of Illinois, which was
the first to be organized after the war.
Lieut.. George C. Round, president of
the Veteran Signal Corps association,
gave the signal announcing the start of
the parade.
A half century ago President johnson
from grandstand in front of the White
House reviewed 100000 veterans of the
Army of the North. Wednesday Presi-
dent Wilson from the same spot greeted
the survivors. Estimates placed thu
number of veterans in line from 20, 900 to
rs, 900. All departments of the federal
anG district governments, the public
schools and virtually all business houses
were closed for the occasion.
With President Wilson to review the
procession were members of the cabinet,
other distinguished officers of the Unit
ed States, justices of the Supreme court
and members of Congress.
The grand parade and presidential re-
view was the GROWING event of the an
nual reunion of the Grand Army of the
Republic. 1t was in enumeration of the
grand review after the close of the Civil
War.
Other events of the days program in
cluded drill by bluejackets from the
warships on the White House lot, re-
ception in honor of the commander-in-
chief and national officers of the G. A.
R., by the ladies of the G. A. R, and
camp reunions.
Excitement, exhaustion and minor
mishaps took few veterans out of the
parade. The regular army ambulances
patrolling the line of march carried them
to hospitals.