The Washington times., 1936-09-23
'ST0UTHEARTS'
SC0RN AUTOS
IN PARADE
Last of 2,77O,OOOVets
Hold Final Farley
In Capital

viewing stand, where they were
given seats.
At 1923, only three minutes
after the scheduled time, Major
Brown and a detachment of motor.
cycle police, the first unit in the
procession, arrived at the review
ing stand.
Senator King Present
Behind them came Commits
sioner Melvin C. Hazen and Col
John Oehmann, chief of staff of
the parade. Commissioner Hazen
left his horse to enter the review
ing stand, where he joined Sen
ator William H. King of Utah,
and other notables.
Next was the United States
Army band and several detach-
ments of Sons of Union Veterans,
after which Commander-in- Chief
Clay Nelson appeared, and also
entered the reviewing stand.
Photographers by the dozen
Scurried about as the next units
came-the remnants Of the
Grand Army of the Republic.
They were forced, before they
reached Fifteenth Street and
New York Avenue, to wait in the
beating sun for nearly 10 min
uteS while the head passed the
reviewing stand.
Illinois Vets Lead
When the order to advance was
given, they began their march
again, divided by departments.
The first department was that OF
Illinois, represented by the old
drummer boy and II other aged
soldiers on foot,
Some of those who walked were
supported. A few rode part Of
the way, up the Fifteenth Street
hill. But all who could were
walking on the stretch of Penn
sylvania Avenue between Fifteenth
and Eighteenth Streets.
Other departments, in the order
they appeared, were:
Wisconsin, seven on foot.
Pennsylvania, IL on foot.
Ohio, nine on foot and four in
automobiles.
Carries Heavy Flag
One Ohio marcher, a large,
proud old soldier, carried alone
one of the heaviest flags and
flagstaffs in the parade. He fal-
tered toward the end of the pro-
cession-but stuck it out by him.
self.
New York had six marcherS on
foot, II in cars.
Connecticut, five on foot.
Massachusetts,, nine on foot.
New Jersey, two on foot, one in
. car.
Maine, seven on foot, four in
cars.
California and Nevada with
she largest delegation in the re-
view-12 walking and II riding.
Rhode Island, two on foot.
Michigan, nine on foot.
One Represents Capital
Potomac (the DISTRICT, one vet
eran on foot.
Virginia and North Carolina,
one veteran, a proudly marching
colored soldier, who walked as if
he were again a "youngster in
de wah."
Nebraska, two on foot.
Iowa, two in cars.
Indiana, three on foot.
Colorado and Wyoming, two in
cars.
Minnesota, three on foot, two in
Q car.
Missouri, one on foot.
Oregon, one on foot, three in
cars.
Kentucky, five on foot.
West Virginia, two on foot.
Walked Up Monument
One Of West Virginia's delega-
tion had hair and mustache as
dark as 20-year-old. He is Lorenzo
Ullom, SO, and so spry he walked
UP the Washington Monument on
Monday and then took a ride in
the blimp.
South Dakota was represented
by one marcher on foot.
Arkansas, one on foot.
Utah, one on foot.
Texas, one on foot.
Idaho, three on foot.
North Dakota, one on foot.
Immediately after came many
automobiles, three abreast, bear
ing 80 more "coml AIDES" too feeble
to walk. They came from many of
the departments, which were not
indicated on the vehicles.
Women Break Police Lines
Bringing up the rear of the G.
A. R. contingent was an old model
automobile, proudly piloted by a
SpaniSh-American War veteran
who carried as his sole passenger
a Civil War veteran, proclaimed as
"Our Dad, 95 years old, and still
on the job"
AS the gallant boys Of 81
marched past, several women
broke through police lines to kiss
an old soldier. Several women in
the crowd became hysterical with
emotion.
Scattered through the ranks of
blue were fife and drum corps,
mostly composed of girls, con-
nected with various local units of
the Woman'S Relief Corps of the
G. A. r. Many units Of the Sons
of Union Veterans, clad in Civil
War uniforms, were also on pa