The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-30
10000 G. 4. r..
E WILSON IN REVIEW
Stands Four Hours-One Hundred Old
Soldiers Fall Exhausted City
Favored for 1916 Encampment.

had the largest delegation in line, num-
boring nearly 1000. MASSACHUSETTS, came
next with 1900, Ohio contributed over
200 and Iowa sent 500.
There were only two survivors In the
parade from among the band OF men
who organized tho Grand Army OF tho
Republic. They were Col. John NJ. Sny-
der. commander OF the Department of
Illinois. and Robert Mann Wood. a
past commander of that department.
Eight men who have held the Office of
commander In chief OF the organization
rode In the review. They were Gen. Ell
Torrance Of Minneapolis, Gen. A. G.
Weiser of Milwaukee. John \. Gilman of
Boston, Leo Rassieur OF st. Louis, Cor
poral James Tanner of New York, John
A. King of Baltimore, Alfred Is. Beers
of Com ecticut II Washington Card
ner of Michigan.
In the ranks were many distinguished
men. j. Warren Refer. one time
Speaker Of the House of Representa-
tives and Il past commander in chief of
the @. A. r.. marched with his post from
Springfield. Ohio. Gen. keifer is so
years Of age. but he appeared to be one
of the sturdiest and most vigorous men
in the ranks. Dr. Harvey w. Wiley of
Washington. who served in an Indiana
regiment. marched with the Indiana
veterans.
Gaylord NJ. ~Saltzgabcr. Commissioner
OF Pensions, was with the Ohio veterans.
along with members OF his WI post.
A feature of the parade was the pres
cnCc of l.. :. Grant Post Of Brooklyn,
under command Of Thomas Murray.
with 1l2 men in line. which acted as an
escort to the commander in chief of the
q. a. Il. This post holds the record
for having the best drilled and finest
appearing organization in the entire
membership of the civil war organiza-
ton.
More than seventy-hvc bands and
drum corps appeared in the parade.
besides a special drum corps Of 100
Washington boys. all %grandsons or
great-grandsons of veterans. The boys
were from IL to i6 years old and were
dressed in the blue dress uniforms which
were worn by youths who served in the
civil war.
Farragut's Words ON Banner.
The post of honor In the parade went
To Illinois because the O. A.. II. was or
ganized in Illinois. That State contrib
uted "A feature I'm "A veteran fife and
drum corps Of fifteen pieces from L. 5.
Grant Post Of Chicago, to which Gen.
John A. Logan belonged.
The naval veterans bore "A banner In
sCrihed with the words attributed ~
Admiral FarraEut. Damn the to~rpedoes.'
Another banner bore the inscription
There are only "A few of Us left Among
the naval veterans in the parade was
Francis u. Allen, aged "a. who holds the
rank of Rear Admiral and Mator-tien-
eral at the same time. He is past
Junior Nice-Commander in Chief OF the
q. A. X. and lives In Connecticut. lie
served with Fdrragut at the battle OF
Mobile Bay.
John \. Dix Post OF New York city
carried the same flag which flew from
the masthead OF the revenue cutter In
the Bay of New Orleans when Gen. DIX
sent his famous order directing hat II
any man attempted to haul down the
American flag. shoot him on the spot
The oldest q. \. X. member attend
ing the encampment is probably Gen
william Leduc Of Minnesota, who is %
years old and who was in the parade,
At least -four Others who parlded are
over 30 years old. benjamin +. Luce OF
Seattle IL %. .
BUSINESS sessions OF the G. A. r. will
begin in earnest tomorrow and con-
tinue throughout the remainder OF the
week. President Wilson will receive
the visitors at the White House to-
morrow afternoon.
II is generally conceded tonight thai
the mex annual encampment will b,
held in tlantic city.
The race for commander In chief seems
to lie between Frank .. Cole OF Jersey
city and Elias Monfort of Cincinnati
with the latter in the lead. With At
lantic city winning the fight for th'
next enCampment IL Is expected thai
Ohio will get the commander in chief
A. T.. II. stephens, also OF Cincinnati
appears to lead the candidates for COM
mander in thief OF the Sons Of Veterans