Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-07
THIS PARADE UNLIKE OTHERS.
VETERAN TELLS YOUNG WOMAN

11uO FANAOL OlN
VETERAN TELL
another. remarked a young woman
near the Treasury corner. as the
southern veterans were passing. 1t was
a bromide remark. but an old man
was lost didn't allow it to pass.
That's true, mostly" he said in the
quiet drawl that few sure enough
amt true about this here perade. Them
boys marchin' aout than fout the hard
est war that ary nation evan At. miss.
They want nothin' they did't have to
Of EN- a-knowin' after the first couple
Of yeahs. they nevah had no show on
Gawd's earth Of winnin'.
'sThey went back home ef they had left
pockets. with their propputy dee-stroyed.
pore as paupers. to start all over again
whah they'd left off to go fight. Now
theys not man of EN- wouldn't go an
hight for the nag they fout against for
foah yeahs. II the gov'ment would let
'em. Most of ems got sons or grand
sons that'n be fighting ovah in Europe,
and they's plenty more southern bows
that.ll be with EN-. too. And today the
old boys Is marchin' in pe-rade here in
Washin'ton. reviewed by the President
and with all this heah crowd watchin'
EN-. It'll be the last pe-rade for a-many
OF EN-. An what makes it all different
from any other pe-rade you evan seen.
try in the world whah this that's
a-happenin' befo' yo' eyes evan could
happen. That's why this pe-rade amt
nowfse like any other pe-rade that evan
marched"
Some "shuck" Their Coats.
"shuck your coats. Johnnies. and go
In 49,. yelled one bent. feeble veteran
too fnfirm to march, as a perspiring
delegation from Oklahoma passed. A
good many of the marchers took the
at once.
The old uniforms Of Company B of
Nashville. Tenn. attracted attention all
along the line of march. The short
and the trousers with a semi-nautical
flare at the bottoms. looked queer. and
their faded colors showed they were
relics of the war. The men carried the
but from the muzzle of every rife pro-
tected a small American flag.
The banner carried at the head Of the
North Carolina veterans elected cheers
sheet carried by two grizzled ex-Confeder-
ates were the words:
Damn the man who amt for his coun-
try, right or wrong"
seemed to find favor with about every
body along the line.
The North Carolnians also carried an
other emblem significant of what may be
expected to befall whoever comes in con-
tact with the sons of the united north and
south. Two veterans at the head of the
line of marchers carried hornets nests on
limbs of forest trees. Any one who ever
a a
what happened Immediately thereafter.
The torn and battle-scarred flag Of the
18th Virginia Regiment was borne IN the
parade by veteran who sat in wheeled
chair. Tho chair was pushed by his son.
while two little girls walked beside him
with parasols and fans.
Girl in Old Costume.
At the head Of the Stonewan Brigade
marched a girl in the costume of civil
war times-full. Powered skirt. high
waist, big sleeves and poke bonnet the
brim of which was filled with little
pink roses. 1t was just the kind of
costume one sees in old tintypes or
daguerreotypes
| 1t was fine drum corps that came
F1oridans along the line had reason to
! be proud of the boys in their red coats
that looked mighty holland white
duck trousers
odtliC HdSS pTcSeFNcu more tHdH
| half century attracted attention as
| the head of the Alabama column came
in sight. Some Of the hags were 60
torn and fragile they could not be flung
to the breeze, but remained wrapped
about their STATS.
Atlanta. Ga. sent with the Georgia
veterans drum and bugle corps that
must be the real. original ragtime bu-
glers- Every tune" the boys played
was syncopated to the nth degree, and
the marching veterans could not help
cakewalking little as the bugIe and
drum music went to their feet.
Fredericksburg. Va. veterans carried
fred, white and blue umbrellas, that
made a vivid spot of color in the long
gray lines, and that also served to
make the march more comfortable for
| the men.
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