The Land Parade

With military promptitude and perfect discipline the land parade started from Twenty-fourth street and Madison avenue on the minute - at 10:30 o'clock. Major General Granville M. Dodge, followed by a staff of celebrated seldiers, led the column, the military band from Governor's sland coming next. The veteran General Merritt, one of the world's famous leaders of cavalry, commanding the división of the Atlantic, the first división, and the natty West Pointers, called . forth salvos of cheers as they followed. Engineers. artillery, cavalry, infantry, in picturesqua but orderly variety, tramped by, eacb brigade headed by a veteran of note Not least among the honored troops were the tars from ITncle Sam's navy. Besides these regulars there were the aitizen soldiery and the naval militia. There were no invidious distinctions. New York's famous Seventh was no more heartily cheered than was Maryland's superb Fifth, while the Kolid ranks of Pennsylvania's sons, led by their governor, had the same bravos showered upon them that greeted the guardsmen frotn New Jersey, Ohio and Massaehusetts. Hearty were the plaudits aecorded the sous of Coniederate veterana- -youths whose sfres "took their horsps home with them" at the mandate of the great general in whose honor the march was made. But enthusiasm reached its climax ■when the división lei by Major General O. O. Howard marohed into view. The old veterans were given the greatest of all the marchers. As a relief Lrom 'che constant blue came the independent companies. the gray-clad cadets, the insignia covered. benevolent, religious and temperance orders. It would be ImpoBsible in any country other than the United States to duplicate a processiun which would cali up so many memories of war and peace - of days of gloom and sunshine. And all along the line- In regimental colors, guidons, banners - gleamed old glory, while from thousands of throats of brass rang out the strains of music, martial and reminiscent, inspiring and harmonious.