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EX-COMMANDEB MARCHES.
At the head of the procession marefced
Colonel Thomas G. Lawlor. past com
mander in chief- of the Grand Army "of
the Republic. He led hla post. Post No
I. Rockford. 111. Illinois was in the van
guard of the parade,, because of its ae
niority. It-is the first State that onr.in
lzed;under the rules of the - National Vs
sedation.' The veterans from that State
kept time to "Marching Through Geor
gia." "When Johnny Comes Marcninsr
Home," "Just Before the Battle, Mother ••
and other war time meJodleg. -The colors
were guarded by veterans armed with
rifles. Every veteran was attired In the
now familiar uniform worn by members
of " the -organization and on their coats
were, phined the badges of their organiza
tion and army corps. y . '
.When Commander ln^Chief GennraT
ed a. great deal of attention, but did not
pause to hear the plaudits of those on the
sidewalk, as .he was a busy: soldier.
General Wagner, past commander of the
Grand Army^of the Republic, rode in a
carriage. He was attended by other
prominent members of the organization
The Department of Illinois turned out
nearly 1000 veterans. Thfy were headed
by the Firs't Regiment band of the Na
tional Guard of California.
The parade wedde'd: its way down Geary
street . .tb"..Kearny, - out that thorough f<Vra
O'Dea, his aid, rode before : the oncoming
thousands in order to see that their path-,
way was not impeded. The Chief was de
lighted with the order that "was 'main
tained^, by his. men.
• Behind the Chief of Police came two
platoons of Park policemen mounted on
bay horses. The mounted squad made a
fine appearance in .their, natty .uniforms
and the manner in which they bestrode
their horses. -In their wake came General
Edward" S. Salomon, grand marshal of
the parade, . attended by his staff. "Wil
liam J. Ruddlck was chief, of staff; Wil
liam E.Lutz, adjutant general: Sol Cahen,
quartermaster . general, and J. ' P.- Shine,
chief aid.. Then, came General George
Stone and staff.
/The- Seventh Presidio Infantry Band
ledU, 1 the members of George H. Thomas
Post oh' the 'march. There were nearly
three hundred in line and- they, made ,a
handsome appearance. . The comrades
marched r company .front; and' in perfect
alignment. Kach ¦ veteran carried •-, a , silk
flag, whichiwas topped off. by a. white, silk
ribbon bearing the name of the .organlza
lloir/VThe colors were guarded by a squad
dt Ve^rans j armed, w^itli'.thepld Spring-;
fleld^rMe.; •'•>,»•; • V.. ?.¦>;•- r ;-\~U- -¦':¦;, i-.'-is
Men Who Gallantly Fought on Scores x_ of Battlefields
Present Spectacle of Heart Interest.
;INBPIRINO SCENES AND^ INCIDENTS THAT WERE WITNESSED YESTERDAY . BY MANY THOUSANDS OF
• THE NATION'S CITIZENS, BEFORE WHOM THE HONORED VETERANS .OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE
REPUBLIC, WITH TATTERED BATTL.EFXAGS PEACEFULLY FURLED.VaSSED IN REVIEW.
PROGRAMME FOR TO DAY IS
MOST IMPORTANT OF WEEK
9:30 a. m. — Opening session of the Thirty-Seventh Encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic, Grand Opera House.,* C
9:30 a. m. — Opening session of convention of Woman's Relief Corps,
Golden Gate Hall, 625 Sutter street ' '
10 a.m. — Opening session of convention of Ladies of the G. A. R.,
* Union-square Hall, 42": Post street.
zo a. m. — Excursions to Vallcjo and Mare Island Navy-yard. Special
railroad excursions to Monterey, Del Monte and Pacific Grove.
a p. m. — Second session of Encampment of the Grand Army at Grand
Opera House. . ; ' . -.
a p. m. to 5 p. m. — Reception at Mark Hopkins Institute of Art, un
der auspices of the press committee of encampment. ,'>¦
8 p. m. — Naval Veterans' reunion and dog watch, Austrian Hall, 507
Sutter street.
8 p. m. — Fife and drum prize contest at Armory, 815 Ellis street,
under auspices of National Association of Civil War Musicians.
8 p. m. — Reception to commander in chief by Ladies of the G. A. R.
and to all comrades, Union-square Hall, 421 Post street. -^
8 p. m. — W. R. C, Department of. Massachusetts, reception, Golden
Gate Hall, 625 Sutter street. "'
8 p. m. — Illuminations of streets and triumphal arches.- -
OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 19.— In the singles
in the Middle West tennis championship
tournament at the Omaha- Field Club to
day the two Lincoln players, Raymond
and Fallor, went down In the third round
before Hunt, the California champion,
and Fred Eberhardt of Sallna, Kans. The
first Hunt-Raymond match was a fast
one and showed the Californlan at his
best, the points being 24-4. r-
California Tennis Flayer Defeats a
Nebraska Champion in Mid
dle West Tournament.
HUNT AND EBEHHAEDT
WINNERS IN SINGLES
At the G. A. R. Headquarters.
19 New Montgomery St., can be had the
official badge, 25c each; ten, it: by mail,
30c each. * •
Twelfth Corps headquarters flag carried In
the Army of the Potomac untU after Gettys
burg, and then with Sherman's army in tha
West
First Pennsylvania Cavah-y and Eighth Penn
sylvania Cavalry. These regiments partici
pated with these yellow standards la all th«
cavalry action* of the Cavalry Corp*. Army of
the Potomac, under Generals Stoneman, Gregg
and Sheridan. J
Twenty-third. Stxty-flrst. KlRthy-seconr!. Nine
ty-fifth. Ninety-eighth. One Hundred am! Sec
ond and One Hundred and Nineteenth Pennsyl
vania infantry were part of the Sixth Corps,
tha b*»ya that wore the Greek cross participat
ing In all the actions of that corps, whteh was
commanded by Generals Sodrwlcta and Wrsnt.
Army of the Potomac, and Sheridan in 1S64 m
the Shenandoah Valley : , .
Twenty-ninth. Forty-sixth. Seventy-tniM
and One Hundred and Ninth Pennsylvania in
fantry carried these standards In the Army or
the Potomac until after Gettysburg an then
with Sherman, down to the sea.
On« Hundred and Twenty-seventh Pennsyl
vania Infantry was In the Second Division. Sec.
Following is a short history of the bat
tle-scarred standards: -:
Fifth Corps headquarters flajr. Third Divi
sion, made famous by the- services of the Penn.
•ylvanla Reserves. Army of the Potomac. This
is the Pennsylvania Reserve headquarters flag,
representing the Fifth Corps, and this* was car
ried in the parade by Comrade Owea Jones.
Sixth Corps headquarters flag 1 .- Third Brigade.
Secon4 Division part of the galaxy of fighters
In the Army of the Potomac.
HISTOBY.OF FLAGS.
Stewart arrived at the reviewing stand
on Van Ness avenue he found that Gen
eral Nelson A. Miles bad preceded him.
General Stewart gave General Miles a
cordial greeting and told him to consider
that he was an honored guest.
When General John C. Black marched
past Che reviewing stand with the Illinois
Department the commander in chief left
the platform and hurried along the ave
nue and overtook General Black. He
took his comrade by the arm and escorted
him .back to the reviewing stand amid
thundering applause.
In line was George H. Thomas Post No.
5 of Chicago, fifty-four marching, and
after them came sixty-four members of
Ulysses S. Grant Post No. 28 of Chicago.
There were veterans from Pike County,
Springfield and Quincy, 111. Some marched
arm in arm, some carried umbrellas at a
carry, some were weighted down with
years and carried heavy canes to help
them in the march.
Major General MacArthur, commander
of* the Department of California, marched
at the head of the Wisconsin 'veterans.
He was in civilian uniform and no one.
unless he knew him. would have pointed
him out as the distinguished soldier that
he Is. At his side were General Lyon,
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of
Wisconsin, and General Amos Cobb. ex-
Chlef Justice of the Supreme Court of
Nebraska. Commander J. P. Rundle was
tn charge of the contingent and be had
Captain Henry of Eau Claire as his aid.
Thirty-five battle flags wera carried by
the Pennsylvania representatives. All
along the line of march the precious
relics of the great war were viewed witn.
interest. They formed a hollow square
and were guarded by 500 soldiers from the
department. The history of these flags
entitled them to the ovation they received
as they were borne aloft by the proud
color guard. Post No. Z of Philadelphia,
one of the largest In the department,
whose members have attended all the Na
tional Encampments, and who in the
early days of the organization appeared
before the national body to exemplify tha
work of the order, sent twenty battle
flags. General E. D. Baker Pest No. 8.
another crack post, Contributed twelve
battle flags. Members of Post No. l^S of
Allegheny City marched with three batilo
flags. A Union bunting flag was carried
aloft and attracted lots of attention. It
was taken from the knapsack of a dead
Confederate at Fort Hudson. The knap
sack was burning and the flag was
slightly scorched. The flags were carried
by th# boys from the Keystone -State and
proved an attractive feature of th* pa
rade.
Mrs. Eleanor Martin Entertains tha
Military. Hero.
General Nelson A. Miles was the guest
of honor at an elaborate dinner last night,
given by Mrs. Eleanor Martin at her res
idence at 2M0 Broadway. The beautiful
home was magnificently decorated witn
American flags, arranged in a most artis
tic manner. . •
The banquet board was decked wltn
American Beauty roses, Intermingled wltn
the stars and stripes. Shimmering glass
ware and rare old silver added to the or
nateness of the general embellishment.
General Miles was in a fine vein of
humor and at the request of his hostess
gave a graphic description of his tour
around the world.
Those invited to meet the distinguished
visitor were Colonel and Mrs. Walter 8.
Martin. S. G. Murphy, General Arthur
MacArthur, ex-May*r James D. Phelan.
Horace H. Hill, Barclay Henley, ex-
Mayor E. B. Pond and Cnristian Froellch.
GENERAL MILES IS DINED.
I cannot begin to express to you my gratitude
for this royal reception to-night. My life, as
you all know, has been devoted to tha servlca
of my country— the greatest and grandest that
the wn ahlnTs upon. My only thought* ar.
for Its welfare and Its defense. The great
Civl War. that terrible contest of American
a^inst American, taught us a great lesson
±JSSt%^^^ Sgnt'Saf ol'e, «J
-S& TTiSsrz&g^sr™ ™ *. *«
BDlrlt of manhood and enterprise. Here w»
flnd l good soldiers, uid the reason that you an,
good soldiers is because you are g^od citizens.
First a good citizen, then a good s° ldl «r-^
Nowhere in the world exists such a freedom
of thought and purpose. Nowhere Is woman so
Stehly «t«emed and«spect«rd. Kvery man In
tWa "country Is & sovereign and every woman
a superior to a sovereign.
THE Nelson A. Miles Command
No. 244. Spanian War Veterans,
held a rousing reception at
Pythian Castle last night. Gen
eral Miles was the guest oC
honor. The hall was crowded to suffo
cation with artmirera of the .retired com
mander In chief of the United States
army. The general had previously ac
cepted an Invitation to dine with some
former comrades and friends, and It was
after 10 o'clock when he entered the hall.
He was accompanied by General G. W.
Baird and Colonel H. H. Adams. A» the
distinguished party passed down the cen
ter aisle the Immense throne arose and
cheered the general over and over again,
and It was a long time before Captain
Curaon could auiet the enthusiastic as
semblage and formally Introduce the
guest of honor.
As the general stepped forward he re
ceived a .tremendous ovation. His speech
mainly dwelt upon the subject of citizen
ship and loyalty to the flag. He said tn
part:
Another event of special Interest was
the reception given In the parlors of the
Lick Houe(S by the Woman's Relief Corps,
Department of Washington and Alaska,
assisted by the commanders of the G. A.
R. of the same department. A feature
of the .affair was a well-selected musical
programme rendered by Professor H. T.
Worbes of Spokane and Mrs. Burnett of
Berkeley.
Governor Pardee and his staff, In car
riages, endeavored to make the* rounds of
all the social gatherings, but for want of
time failed to reach a number of them.
At those he did visit he was received with
all the attention due Jhe chief represen
tative of California.
Hardly had the national officers arrived
and taken their seats on the floral deco
rated platform before the presence of
Governor Pardee and his military staff
was formally announced. Both the Gov
ernor and Adjutant General Stone ad
dressed the assemblage, and in the course
of their remarks etrongly emphasized the
cordial feeling that the State and city
entertains for its distinguished visitors.
As the Chief Executive of the State bade
his adieu and passed out of the hall tho
audience rose and accorded him an enthu
siastic ovation.
Nearly all the department headquarters
wtie converted Into places of reception
and entertfc"fciment last evening, and be
tween the hours of 8 and 10 they were
thro:ieed with well-gowned women and
their escort*. In all there were sixty-one
1 unctions in full swing at the same hours.
More notable of these special events
wits the reception And entertainment
jriven by the Ladles of the G. A. R.. De
partment of California, In honor of the
national officers of the organization, at
I'tilon Square Hall, the seating capacity
of which was hardly equal to the occa
sion. Department President Mrs. M. J.
Griffiths presided and delivered the ad
dress of welcome, to which Mrs. Anna
Hall, the national president, responded.
Recitations and music combined to make
the evenings entertainment a delightful
one.
Social Functions Bound Out the Day
of Celebration.
FETE NIGHT OF VISITORS.
General Stewart offered the Woman's
Relief Corps his heartiest felicitations
and expressed his gratitude for the honor
extended him by the corps.
Then the Knickerbocker Quartet Eang
and an orchestra played spirited music.
The entire scene was animated, patriotic
and dignified, with the prevailing spirit
of love of country and respect and admi
ration for the nation's guardians of 1S61-
C5.
In the midst of a presentation a cheer
went up at the doors and then a volley
of cheers echoed throughout the build
ing, the outburst of enthusiasm being for
Governor Pardee as he entered, led by
General Stone and followed by his aides
de-camp.
When the general took his position bo
neath a maltese cross of bright golden
bearing the inscription. "Woman's
Relief Corps. 1SS3," the letters formed by
golden electric lighted bulbs, the who'.e of
the assemblage, numbering almost 2000.
filed passed and each laJy with her es
cort was presented to the distinguished
Bol<Sler.
The hall was never more beautifully
decotStad and never before had a larger
gathering of representative % women met
to do honor to a distinguished member
»f the G. A. R.
At S:20 o'clock Mrs. Elizabeth dArcy
ICinne. past national president, with Mrs.
Ooraldine E. Frisble, national senior vice
president, entered the brilliantly illumi
nated hall, followed by members of the
organization from almost every State in
the Union. Then followed General Stew
art and his aids, Thomas J. Scott of Illi
nois and Charles Burroughs of New Jer
sey, members of the council of adminis
tration. x
7 HE reception given Commander
in Chief Stewart by the Woman's
Relief Corps at Golden Gate Hall
last niffht will long be remem
bered for Its brilliancy.
Governor Pardee Is
Also Given an
Ovation.
Delivers an Jfddress
on Patriotism
and Duty.
of G. A. R,
Women Honor Com'
mander*in*Chief
Given Reception by
Spanish War
Veterans.
SGENERAL
STEWART
IS FETED
GENERAL
MILES IS
HONORED
THOUSANDS LINE THE CITY'S STREETS AS HEROES PASS
THE SAN FRAXCISCO/ C&LIv THURSDAY; AUGUST 20, 1903.
Continued on Page 8, Column 4.
their path and they were entitled to the
beauties of nature because they were re
turning herpes. There were Incidents in
the long parade which brought tears and
also laughter to those who watched it
pass. Tears welled In tho eyes of the.
sympathetic when they saw a soldier
hobble along on crutches; when they saw
one comrade leading a blind old soldier
and describing the scenes around > thfem
and wbrf-n armless, men .wended their way
along, happy to be with their comrades
again. They laughed when they. saw the
meeting of two .veterans", arid ' watched
thorn dance for. Joy. - They laughed when
they read the sign carried by a tali; vet :
eran, which read, "13 very thins ia lovely
and the goose hangs high," and they were
pleased to '.hear the. veterans marching
along singing* the songs that lightened
their journeys forty years ago. " .- v
It was ten minuses -after ten o'clock
when the firing of a 'cannon on 'one' of
the buildings in the vicinity of Geary and
Stockton streets gave the signal for the
start of the > parade. It was half past
twelve when the last representatives 61
the Department of California and Nevada
pas&ed beneath, the triumphal arches j at
Third and Market streets;: ; Necessarily
the pace was much slower than that set
by the regulars the • previous i day. :The
soldiers of : to-day marched : with the
swinging stride of youth and -vigor, whlls
the heroes.^ of yesterday moved' along
slowly and "infirmly. [¦'¦ ; ¦:.',¦; ..
... Chief of Police Wl ttmau and CorDpral
Continued From -Page 1, Column 7.
Veterans Step '. Out 'Proudly as They
Hear Familiar War Tunes^
Captain Charles A. Jackson of "Boston
proved an efficient aid to the commander
in < thief. ¦ He ' was " mounted - on - a bicycle
and : he spun up and down Market' street
with great speed. It was a* novel slght'to
see ¦ this modern courier. - a • veteran at
that*- pedal up- to a division-commander,
salute and deliver the compliments .of hia
"superior^officer.", Captain Jackson's ma
chlae \Jna uoflr Uecorated. Ho attract-
The George H. Thomaa Post members
acted as' guard of honor to v the visiting
comrades. They preceded - General
Thomas J. Stewart, the commander In
chief of the Grand Army of the Republic,
and his personal staff,- which consisted of
the ; following * officers: ' Quartermaster
general,.' Charles. Burrows;' judge advo
cate general.' A. B. Beers; adjutant gen
eral, John W. Schall; junior vice"comman
der in chief, James P. Averlll; chaplain
in chief, D., B. Shuey; assistant adju
tant: general, J. H. Holcomb; Inspector
general,"" A.: Walsh; ; members of exec
utive committee— Thomas j| G. Sample,
Thomas w: Scott, \V. H. Armstrong, M.
J. Cumming", S. C. James,' A'.*. A. Taylor.
to. California, down that street to Mont
gomery, .to Market and out Market to
Van Ness avenue and up that wide street
past the reviewing stand. -
QUABD OF HONOR.
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