Evening journal., 1915-08-28
COLONEL BOSLEY TO
HEAD Reviews AGAIN
Headed Iowa Regiment In
Washington Parade at
Civil War Close
NORTH AND SOUTH TO
JOIN IN BIG REUNION

By The United Press. -
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-Mahy
Veterans of the war which tnreaIeneu
the nation in 1876, viii answer
Inc roll call for the last time "hen
lie Grand Army of the Republic gath
ers in this city for the forty-nintn
annual encampment and fittieth an
uiversary of the Grand Review, sep
TENDER 27-October 2. Most Of them
are seventy years or more and they
are fast passing off 1ifes stage.
Undoubtedly It will By the last
great reunion Of civil war veterans
and as such every effort is being
made by officers of the G. A. r., the
citizens committee of Washington,
the President of the United States
and high officials of the war and navy
departments to make it an event
which will live in memory until the
last veteran responds 20 the fnal
summons.
Fifty years ago the proud veterans
of Grant and Sherman's mighty arm
les marched in review before Presi-
dent johnson. On September %
those of that vast legion who still
live will commemorate the event and
nav homage to their absent comrades
by passing for the last time before
the nations chief.
AS the thin lines which now rep
resent the solid ranks Of '65 start on
their last pilgrimage through histor.
ic Pennsylvania avenue at theil
head will be Col George A. Bosley
II will be a proud moment for him
for he will know that of all heroes
OF the nations history to him belongs
a distinction never before enjoyed By
any American soldier.
When the first Grand Review pass
ed before the Presidential stand thu
Twenty-fifth Iowa regiment Of Sher
mans army led the victorious hosts
and at their head rode Lieutenant
Colonel Bosly. Since that time man!
have ceased to answer here" to tn
roll call, but Colonel Bosley will en-
Joy the honor of being the first ant
last 10 lead his comrades before tn
commander-in-chief of the nation
army and navy.
Since 1866 forty-six men have en-
joyed the honor of being selected a
the highest officer of the Grand Arm
but of that number all but seven
teen have passed the last muster vii
liam Warner Of Kansas City. No, /
the dean Of the past living comman
ders, having occupied that Office Il
1888.
Forty thousand men will marc
through Pennsylvania avenue be
tween the United States capital an
the White House. September 90. an
thus commemorate the fiftieth ami
versary of the grand review of tn
veterans of the Civil War after thei
triumphant return from the war
In the reviewing stands along tn
line of march will be many of tn
foremost men of the nation, gres
throngs will crowd the sidewalk 70
a glimpse of the boys Of 81. cheer
will ring forth, the stars and stripe
will fiutter in the breeze, the strain
of martial music will fill the dir. an
every feature of the first grand re
view will be duplicated save one
There will be no north and
south.
The citizens Of Washington re-
quest the honor Of your pres
ence on the occasion of the for
ty-ninth annual encampment AID
fiftieth anniversary Of the grand
review Of the Grand Army Of the
Republic at the national capitol
September 81 to OCTOBER 2.
The simple words of this invitatio
need no explanation-they bid a
come. Thousands Of invitations
plain white cards bearing cordial
welcome-have been sent north, soutl
east and west. They have gone
the President and the cabinet, III
vice-President and members of Cor
gress, governors and State legisli
tors, army officers and naval officer
TO men foremost in public and pr
vate life in the United States.
And there has been no distinctio
between the north and those south {
the Mason and Dixon lines 1.-The san
welcome sent to the most ardent SUI
porters of the union will be receive
by the officers of the Confederat
veteran organizations.
Invitations sent to Confederai
veterans have been acknowledged an
In every instance the spirit Of a unite
nation, as shown by the G.. A. r., hf
found response. Delegations iron
every part of the South are expecte
to attend the encampment and whe
camp fires glow all but forgotten il
cidents of the war of half a centui
ago will be told by men once foes
the death grapple, but who are no
all Americans.