Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-24

of patriotism throughout the land.
Flags waved, the bands played and
the steady tramp, tramp, tramp of the
marching troopers; the clatter of ac-
coutrements and the staccato COM
mands of the trim young officers sent
thrill through the massed thousands
and left no doubt that war is near.
One Parade That Started on Time
That military men were in
command of the parade was evident
to the assembled thousands in Second
street and around the Armory when
just a few minutes before 10 o'clock
Captain Frank f. Zeigler of Company
l strobe out of the Armory, and fianked
by his trim young lieutenants, faced
his waiting command and called the
roll.
A minute later,he stepped to the left
of the line, snapped a command and
Company 1 swung out of the Armory
yard into Forster street, there the
trooper stood at attention until
Company d swung the corner and fell
in line Immediately in front.
Senator Beidelman completed his
remarks just as the minute reached 10.
grand marshal of the parade arranged
by the Chamber of Commerce and
the Rotary Club at the Telegraph's
suggestion gave the command to his
aids and the Harrisburg honorary es-
cort to her guardsmen swung into step
and tramped down Second street.
The Same Old Bell
AS the big procession moved down
Second street the thousands of flags
handkerchiefs and the vari-colored
parasols of the women, turned the
thoroughfare into a sea of color. The
changing of the historic old bell over
the Hope enginehouse and the cheers
of the thousands made bedlam. 1t
was this same old bell. by the way.
that sounded farewell to the boys
who marched over this same route in
'98 on their way to Cuba. Way back
in 81 1t changed a farewell to still other
boys"
The right of the line was held by the
aids to Captain Slime, closely followed
by platoon of city police in charge of
Captain J. c. Thompson. The Com
monwealth band came next and kept
the air vibrant with martial airs.
Veterans of Other Wars
With Grand Marshal Stine marched
his staff of Spanish-American War
veterans and veterans who have seen
foreign service. And among these
tramped some men who have become
closely identified with the civic and
business life of Harrisburg. Lieuten-
ant Colonel Frederick M. OFT, Gamer
on Baer, general manager of the Cum.
berland Valley Telephone Company;
ex-Fire Chief Augustus Garverich;
Captain z. Laubenstein, Captain
Francis Asbury Awl, r. ]. Etackpole,
Edward Dapp, jury commissioner;
Captain Francis H. Hoy, Sr., Philip T.
Meredith these and many other
members of former military organi-
cations were in line.
While. of course, these veterans,
many of whose hair has not yet be-
come tinged with silver, received ap-
plause, 1t was when the bent and
grizzled veterans of 81 and 65, follow
ing them, marched by. that the crowds
gave round after round of applause.
Bent and gray, the members of Posts
5S and 116, G. A. r., tramped proudly
by-just as they did some hfty years
ago, but this time they bore canes or
flags instead of the heavy carbines of
yester years.
Following the Civil War veterans
came other veterans of foreign wars,
members of the old City Grays and the
burg's postal clerks, led by Postmaster
Frank Sites and superintendent c. H.
Hoffman.
Businessmen in Line
Led by the Municipal Band, which
sent the blood of the spectators cours-
ing through their veins Just a little
bit faster as it played The Star Span
gled Banner" members of the Cham
Der OF Commerce and the Rotary Club
came next. The big Rotary banner
and other flags bore by the Harrisburg
boosters gave the businessmen a regu-
lar military aspect and there was