Evening star., 1936-09-23

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strains OF dozen piccolos, came the
hardy victors over age. AS they turned
of the Avenue, Ira Wildman of Mich
igan told story:
This is some different from what
1t was when rode along here in 1865.
That was a parade. two days of it..
But what street-every minute you'd
sink up to your knees in a mud hole.
and you had to kick sows sucking
their pigs out Of the way so you could
go on.
Those were grand days, though.
was in Gen. Clusters corps. There
never was anything like it. I rode
along with a fellow named Foster.
We were chums but never saw him
after the review. So you can imagine
my sstonishment when I ran into him
in the Mayfiower Hotel yesterday.
Il marched over this street Al years
ago. too. I came down with the Con-
necticut department, 402 Of us then,
not so many now, reckon. We were
snappy then-white suits, white Grant
hats. That's how come I'm wearing
this white hat today. Putting on the
dog"
Wildnan and most of his fellows
were determined on one thing-they
were born a long time ago, but they
are still as young as anybody.
We're just a lot of boys" observed
Samuel r. Yoho. who ran away from
home on his 18th birthday to fight at
the battle of Nashville.
Keeping Up His Pep"
"Once a man. twice a child. you
know. I'm keeping up my pep and
when lose it, I'm going to die"
In the Pennsylvania line was
George I. Rudolph. keen of eye, stout,
his shoulders thrown back squarely.
I'm the youngest man in this pa
rade," he said. Il was wounded three
times before I was 15-in the hand
in the forehead and in the left leg
II they hadn't winged me in the foot,
there's no telling how fast Id run up
Pennsylvania avenue.
Il told them I was 18. We all told
lies. We felt We had a moral right
to. We were all fighters, no matter
how young we were"
Rudolph was pleased with the pace
but not so two gray boards from New
York.
This is the worst parade ever
was in in all my life" complained
Joseph Bauer, ST., of Rochester. His
wide chest was hidden by scarlet
ribbon, signifying he had been named
onlcer of the day for the encampment
Terms 1t Longest Funeral"
Frank E. Cooley. past depart
mental commander Of New York
agreed with him. This is the
longest funeral I ever went to-"
Crowds along the sidelines cheereo
and whooped and clapped. Cooley
looked reprovingly at the clappers.
Don't do it so hard. You'll neet
arnica on your hands tomorrow"
This is no march! You can't keel
step"
few yards ahead skipped w, H
Chesborough. adjutant of L. H. D
Crane Post, Beloit. Wis. He got a biI
hand for his jig to You Can't Ge
Them Up in the Morning."
Say, you can't keep me down. Nv
been walking every day for years, ant
I carried the flag as long as cal
remember. Here. I've got Sherman
signature in my pocket. too"
He dug deep while the reporter car
ried his flag, and came up with tiny
Drowned slip Of paper. On 1t was th'
signature. "Wm. r Sherman. General.
| Carried Message to Sherman.
II got that in SO. I carried a mes
sage 10 the general and he wrote ou
his autograph for me-"
Far toward the rear came I. w
johnson, Martinsville. W. Va. to chal
lense Rudolph as the baby" Of ths
parade.
II went to war on my fourteenth
birthday anniversary. Say. I even voted
for Lincoln before I was Is. voted
for Grant before I was al"
Cooley voted for Lincoln when he
was II. IT went on the theory thai
any soldier had the right to vote" hi
said.
johnson had the longest beard oi