Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-30

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for the nation during its campaign
to whip the Hun.
These men, many of whom had al
ready doffed their military habili-
ments. were n prominent figure III
the events of the day. but they wero
not the leading figures; youth grant
ing first honors in all the events to
the elder men, the survivors of tho
Civil War. the oldest veterans of any
of the nations conflicts. In the
parade they took prominent part
and in the ceremonies they assisted,
but Difference was granted in every
instance to the G.. A. r.
Silent Prayers
Five Minutes for Memories" in
accordance with Mayor Daniel l..
Keister's proclamation of yesterday,
was observed largely throughout the
entire city. During this period in
which was accorded silent>tribute to
the. soldier dead of past wars. the
recent sacrifices of the city men on
the fields of France, was recalled
most keenly. With barred heads, hun
dreds of city people stood by In
memory of the men who had fought
and died for them. All industry and
business was stopped to a large eX-
tent throughout the entire city.
The outstanding feature in the
whole days arrangements was the
big memorial procession which
moved off sharply at 2 o'clock from
Front and Market streets. Swelled
by the participation of scores of men
who have recently been mustered
out of the service after doing do
mestic or foreign duty, the process
Si n 1iod hNr II, HOff-
man.
Proudly clad in the Blue of the
North in which they went forth in
the Sixties" to battle with JEFF Davis
and his Confederates, the greatly
thinned and enfeebled ranks of the
G.. A. +. added the distinctive fea-
ture to the entire procession. Some
of the more decrepit of the old SOL
diers were borne along in the sec
ond division in automobiles, put
others of them, stubbornly resisted
every suggestion that they ride. They
could march almost as we'll as they
ever did, they stubbornly responded
as they limped into position that
they might be ready to move OH
when the signal was given.
These veterans of the great Sec
tional strife made up to large eN-
tent Ine SfCOHu NAiNlNAOii' wy
Post 115 and Post $40, all were we'll
represented in the division. March
ing with them were Sons of Neter-
ans with their own drum corps. Au-
tomobiles bearing officials or the
parade followed in the rear OF the
marching veterans. automoolles
bearing the decrepit veterans
brought up the rear of the DIVISION
and the procession
In the first division, marching at
the rear, the World War veterans
ELECTED much attention from the
onIookers Scores of them,. from
buck privates upward, swung along
the street Just as jauntily as tneg
ever went forward in their prepara-
ton to meet the Germans. one
! two and in fewer instances three
| gold stripes were not uncohllion, J.,
and silver stripes were displayed py
others who were unfortunate enough
to be compelled to remain In camps
| on this side of the Atlantic.
Wound stripes were displayed on
many of the sleeves and here and
there could be noticed brave Yanks
limping along as a result of injuries
thew had received at Chateau
Thierry, in. the Argonne, in the
storming of Metz or in one OF the
|
other conflicts.
! Veterans of Other Wars
Veterans of other wars, too,
marched in this division. Creditable
DELEGATIONS of Spanish
War Veterans and Veterans of For
eign Wars were in line. The CITY
Gray's Veterans Association was in
lime and marching with them were
a number of former members OF
Companies d and of the old Eighth
Regiment of the Pennsylvania Ma
tional Guard. Other veterans of the
| World War marched with the United
Spanish War Veterans. although the
| greater number of them marched
with the delegation of war veter-
ans.
| A Gordon of police led the process
sion after which Company /, Penn
sylvania Reserve Militia, came. Then
came the Truck Company of Penn
sylvania Reserve Militia. The Aca-
denny Cadets were in line in a COM
parative large number and presented
a pleasing appearance to hundreds
of city people. Only national and
staff flags were in line.
Marshal and His Aids
Chief Marshal Hoffman had as
aids:
Chief of staff, F. Fl. Hoy; Com
mander Runkle of G. A. r. Post
116; George w. Rhoads of Post 5S,
G.. A. r.; Colonel James w. Auter,
Post $40, G.. A. R.; Captain and Mrs.
Nelson, of the Salvation Army;
Secretary A c. Mclaughlin, of the
knights of Columbus; Harry Hur-
witty, of the Jewish Welfare Board;
! Lieutenant A. w. Neate, of the War
| Camp Community Council; Lieuten-
ant Emanuel e. Romero, special
assistant; Captain Henry w. Gross,
Lieutenant William F. Hoy, Charles
! H. Honch, secretary of the general
I committee; Lieutenant William j.
/ Laubenstein, C. M. Clark, war work
, Y. NJ c. A. secretary; Mrs. Samuel
! Dunkle, of the Motor Messenger
/ Service, William J. Tate and George
! Hooper.
I Forming at Front and Market
/ streets, the procession moved in
/ Market street, to Fourth, to the Null
berry street bridge, to Thirteenth
street, to Harrisburg and Mt. CAL
vary Cemeteries.
Arriving at the cemetery the ex-
ercises of the day were gotten under
way without necessary delay. AS
sembly was sounded by Mrs. Roy
Meikle, at the speakers stand, after
which the Commonwealth Band
played the dirge. This was fol-
| lowed by a prayer by DR.. Henry w
Miller. of Westminster Presbyterian
Church, after which the address oi
| lo., ,.,oe x,aadn fy Ohari