The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 20, 1903, Page 2

THE RSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1903. THOUSANDS LINE THE CITY'S STREETS AS HEROES PASS 4 TR o 5 B ' - { 7 ER.HL- ¥ CEJ\ ERflL l COIINANDER IN CHIEF GENERRL STEWART GENERAL NELSON A-MILES’ AND GOYERNOR .-FARDEE GE‘JMV 1 L E J I J. JTEwflRT SALUTING THE & OLORSe IS FETED Given Reception by IDomen Honor Com- i ; . (f Spanish War ' Deterans. SAN FRANCISCO, CALL, TH mandersin-Chief of G. A. R. —— Governor Pardee Is Also Given an Ovation. ———— ! Delivers an Address on Patriotism and Duty. HE Nelson A. Miles Command No. 244, Spanish War Veterans, Commander \ t — | held a rousing recey at S Pythian Castle last night. Gen- o | Miles was the guest - . honor. The hall was wde t il | cation with admirers « | mander in chief of army. The general cepted an invitation former comrades and friend: after 10 o'clock when he enter He was accompanied by Ge Baird and Colonel H. H. A distinguished party passed down the cen- | ter aisle the immense throng arose and cheered the general over and ov and it was a long time befc Curzon could quiet the em semblage and formally guest of honor. As the general stepped forward he re- celved a tremendous ovation. His speech mainly dwelt upon the subject of citizen- ship and loyaity to the flag. He said in part: 1 eannot begin to express for this roy e | | you ali xn. | | of my count | the sun shin against The probiel | || | | of thought and purpe | | Righly esteemed’ an | this country is a sov | a supertor to a Mrs. Eleanor Martin Entertains the Military Hero. General Nelson A. Miles was the of honor at an elaborate dinner la given by Mrs. Eleanor Martin at idence at 2040 Broadway. The beautiful | home was magnificer American flags, arrang | tie_mannet. The banquet board was American Beauty roses, I the stars and stripes ware and rare old silve nateness of the geners General Miles was guest FETE NIEHT OF VISITORS. | Functions Round Out the Day | | of Celebration | | i GENERAL MILES IS DINED. \ i | night, er r [ L{ (B2 (s | gave a graphic around the world. } Those invited to meet the distinguished ‘visl(or were Colonel and Mrs. Wal Martin, 8. G. Murphy, General 2 | MacArthur, ex-Mayer James D. Phels | Horace H. Hul, Barcla ! | Mayor E. B. Pond and Ciiri ,i L Mrs. Anna responded ned to make a delightful Stewart arrived at the review — found al deco- ot on Van Ness avenue h eral Nelson A. Miles | | General Stewart gav | cordial greeting a that he was an h | When General J C. Bla past the reviewing stand with t Department the commander in the platform and hu nue and overtook took his comrade him back to the thundering app In line was G § of Chicag after them Ulysses 8. C There were veteran: Springfleld and Quincy, arm in arm, some carried v carry, some were weighte years and carried heavy | them in the march. Major General MacAr asized th 1 city | | alon te bade | arm and escorted stand amid 1 interest was e parlors of the Yy arched lected musical 1 Professor H. T and Mrs. Burnett of s staff in car- of the Department of Cali Wi at the head of t He was In civilian rm and no one unless he knew him. would have pointed him out as the distingulshed soldier that he At his side were General Ly Chief Justice of the Supreme C Wisconsin, and General Amos Cobb, Chiet Justice of the Supreme Cot Nebraska. Commander J. P. Rundl in charge of the contingent and he Captaip Henry of Eau Claire as his Thigw-five battle flags wera carried the Pennsylvania representatives along the line of march t relics of the great war were view interest. They formed a hollow s and were guarded by 500 soldiers fr . department. The history of these flags entitled them to the ovation they G . STRRSHAL P Wery' borae aleft & - GENERAL. EDWARD or g -y i B By Golden Gate Hall, 625 Sutter street. S. S 10 a. m.~—Opening session of convention of Ladies of the G. A. R, il ot O Bt e ':vr;:mre‘!m[:;b:':xha‘l‘lr."\n;r:de-l‘;\Hlthr Union-square Hall, 421 Post street. ' - tlonal Encampments, and who mm the 10 a. m—Excursions to Vallejo and Mare Island Navy-yard. Special | | | early days of the organization » . . | | before the national body to exemplify railroad excursions to Monterey, Del Monte and Pacific Grove. ‘ | | work of the order, sent twenty -battle | 2 p. m~—Second session of Encampment of the Grand Army at Grand +’ B % | flags. General E. D. Bake (| Opera House. INBPIRING SCENES AND INCIDENTS THAT WERE WITNESSED YESTERDAY BY MANY THOUSANDS OF e e { 2 p. m. tosp m—Reception at Mark Hopkins Institute of Art, un- THE NATION'S CITIZENS, BEFORE WHOM THE HONORED VETERANS OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE Allegheny City marched with t bat der auspices of the press committee of encampment. REPUBLIC, WITH TATTERED BATTLEFLAGS PEACEFULLY FURLED, PASSED IN REVIEW., flags. A Union bunting flag v 8 p. m.—Naval Veterans’ reunion and dog watch, Austrian Hall, 507 l l’:‘\221'.'1“§$§?x§"§':.~"{‘“ Sutter street. Confederate at Fort Hu [ | 3 % i | v 1 8 p. m—Fife and drum prize contest at Armory, 815 Ellis street, Men UWho Gallantly Follght on “JScores _ Of Battlefields‘ Stk Sai buriing and \ | | vetera received with he chief represen- ——— At the G. A. R. Headquarters, New n d the | ¥ h; ten, $2: by mall, ntgomery st., can be h 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. 9:30 a. m.—Opening session of convention of Woman's Relief Corps, —_———— HUNT AND EBERHARDT WINNERS IN SINGLES | i | | California Tennis Player Defeats a Nebraska Champion in Mid- dle West Tournament. | . | | OMAHA, Net Aug. 19.—In the singles the Middle West tennis championship ent at the Omaha Field Club to- the two Lincoln players, Raymond Fallor, went down In the third round | before Hunt, the California champion, and Fred BEberhardt of Salina, Kans. The ch was a fast ifornian at his " 4 e tuig slightly scorched. The flags we under auspices of National Association of Civil War Musicians. by the hn\yn frfu;n the Keyst 8 p. m.—Reception to commander in chief by Ladies of the G. A. R. present JPGCtaCle of Heart Interest. | proved an attractive feat .r»~‘ rade. + | HISTORY OF FLAGS. £ the bat- pices st LEVIN'S 85-37 Taylor Street. PRICES FOR ALL OF THIS WEEK. Soap, @il week, © bars......25¢ nch Gastile So bars. .28e est Sand Soap, § 25¢ and to all comrades, Union-square Hall, 421 Post street. o . m—~W. R. C,, T nt of sachs i ¥ . 8p e twfilgllcfiz U;":t:‘;“:“‘“t Massachusetts, reception, Golden || peq, his ald, rode before the oncoming | to California, down that street to Mont- | ed a great deal of attention, but did not | , FOUOWINg is a short his ate , 625 Su . thousands In order to ses that their path- | Somery, to Market and out Market to l pause to hear the plaudits of thase on the | l¢-S¢arred standards { | Bs 8 p. m~Illuminations of streets and triumphal arches. way was not impeded. The Chief was de- ‘)'}Ln Tfi"- ~:§m{n and up that wide street | sidewalk, he was a busy soldier. | Fifth Corps headqua > lighted with the order that was main- | Past the reviewing stand. neral Wagner, past commander of the | */99. made famous by and Army of the Republie, rode in g | 2/ An& Reserves. Air carrlage. Hé was attended by other | repesentin iy Biith Co prominent members of the organization. | ried in the parade by Comrad The Department of Illinois turned out nearly 1000 vetérans. They were headed | > by the Firdt Regiment band of the Na- | ¢ e b e Na- adquarters flag_ ca: tional Guard of California. | the Army of the Potomac until after Ge | burg, and then with Sherman's army EX-COMMANDER MARCHES. | west it Pennsyly 2 *k | tained by his men. GUARD OF HONOR. * Behind the Chief of Police came two The George H. Thomas Post members Deterans Step QOut Proudly as They|piions of var poiicemen mountea on | acted ax guard of honor o the siting H F .l. w T lrmy horses. The mounted squad n:s;de a f'-‘nhmrades.l s'rmy preceded = General % ine appearance in their natty uniforms omas J. Stewart, the commander in | ear amiiar ar unes, and the manner in which they bestrode | chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, | g — 5 | their horses. In their wake came General |and his personal staff, which consisted of & . | Edward 8. Salomon, grand marshal of | the following = officers: Quartermaster | Continued From Page 1, Column 7. |and the goose hangs high,” and they were | the parade, attended by his staff. Wil- | general, Charles. Burrows; judge advo- { 2 =2 | pleased to hear the veterans marching |llam J. Ruddick was chief of staff; Wil- | cate general, A. B. Beers; adjutant gen- 5 | along singing the songs that lightened |liam E. Lutz, adjutant general; Sol Cahen, | eral, John W. Schall; junior v their path and they were entitled to the | their journeys forty years ago. quartermaster general, and J. P. Shine, | der in chief, James P. Averil th Corps headquarters flag Third B nd Division_part of the galaxy of fig f the Potomac. enge At the head of the procession marcred | F Colonel Thomas G. Lawlor, past com | 148 mander in chief of the Grand Army of | ea od -wit ; chapiain | the R Wringer, special eavalry act * ey Febe * ; 1blid. He led his post, Pg beauties of nature because they were re-| It was ten minuges after ten o'clock | chief aid.. Then came General George(in chief, D. B. Shuey: assistant adju. |1, Rockford, Tl Tilinots wag i oot o | the Eguom turning heroes. There were incidents in | when the firlng of & cannon on ohe of | Stone and staff. tant general, J. H. Holcomb; inspector | guard of the parade, becanse of jee oo | the long parade which brought tears and | the bulldings in the vicinity of Geary and | The Seventh Presidio Infantry Band |general, ] A. Walsh: members of exec- | nlority i also laughter to those who watched it | Stockion streets gave the signal for the|led the members of George H. Thomas | utive cfmmltlee-']‘humas G, Samxpli. | 1ze :‘jfi«lz‘lrt x(:p!}r‘filylrs:r%‘r:.“ ’.hf' ‘,’r‘“"'( pass. Tears welled in the eyes of the|start of the .parade. It was half past|Post on the march. There were nearly | Thomas W. Scott, W. H. Armstrong, M. | soctation. The veterans from“{;{mfi verd the beys that wore the sympathetic when they saw a soldler | tweive when the last representatives of | three hundred in line and they made a|J. Cummings, 8. C. James, A. A. Taylor. | kept time to “Marching Th; at State | '8 "M% the actions of that corps, which was hobble along on crutches; when they saw | the Department of California and Nevada | handsome appearance. The comrades | Captain Charles A. Jaékson of Boston | gia,” “When Johnny ¢ SUSh Geor- | commanded by Generals Scdgwiek and I one comrade leading a blind old soldier | passed beneath. the triumphal arches at | marched company front and in perfect | proved an efficient aid to the commander | Home Jmes Marching | Army of the Potomac. énd Sheridan in 1864 vania Infantry were part of t | “Just Before the Battle ,. alley nd describing the scenes around tifem | Third and Market streets. Necessarily | alignment. Each veteran carried a silk | in chief. He was mounted on a bi R L T e *al " 3 rmles S S 1 g g 3 cycle | and other war time melodies. ~nin Forty-stxth, Seven Miing Bow {and when armless men wended their way | the pace was much slower than that st | flag, which was topped off by a white silk | and he spun up and down Market street | were guarded by \-eter:n;'m-,:'?j colors | T e Hundred and Nimth Pe aaia st S {along, happy to be with their comrades|by the regulars the previous day. The | ribbon bearing the name of the organiza- | with great speed. It was a novel #1ght to | rifles. Every veteran was attired fn (o | fntry carried these standards in g ¥ 2e Cub) 2d Hanads for ain, ']h;) \,wg%u d ,\\hen they saw the | soldiers of to-day marched . with the | tion. “The colors were guarded by a squad | see this modern courier, a veteran at | now familiar uniform worn by m,:m:he | the P:,:“m"-‘ \!E‘t“" n(ns!rh Gettysburg a White Crackery,” Cups Rageers. . ling of two veleraus and watched | swinging stride of youth and-vigor, whils | of Vétarans armed with the pld Spring: | that, pedal up to a division-commander, | of the organization Snd on herr eoers | " one Humired ant Tweps serents Feansyl- ! » T .'..f.;:,fi:.hlir-x .- e n . JOy. y 4 en | the heroes of yesterday moved aiong | fleld rifle. salute and deliver the compliments of his | were pinned the badges of their organiza- pvania Infantry was in the Second Divis n. Sec. sizes N Al kel _Sutery Pins, 2 dgzen. Be they read the sigh cafried by a tall vet- | slowly and infirmly. The parade wended its way down G uperfor officer. . Captah s eran, which read, “Everything is lovely | Chief of Police Wittman and Corvoral -ns:tptn‘ Kearny, e.ns Mythormzz Biing v T N O s e and Ay cotpe: _ebine was gayly decorated. He attract~! When Commander in’ Chief Generar Continued on Page 6, Column 4