Show I I SEVEN TH SAND D VETERANS PARADE Hundreds ds of Girls GhIs Scatter Flowers at Feet of pf Marching March March- ing Host Host UTAH DIVISION CHEERED M A AI Kester of Salt Lake Kept Out of Line by Injury Sustained in Fall Special to The Thc Herald LOS I OS ANGELES Cal Sept 11 M. IL-M. M. M 1 A. A.- I Kester a Salt Lake veteran who had come here to take part In the G G. G A A. II It encampment was heartbroken toda today when he round found that he hu could not march with the hO loys s In the thc big big- pa pa- pa rade Kester fell from a car carat carat carat at Sixth and Bixel streets this morning morningan an and taken talen to the Columbia hO hospital hospital hos hos- pital where It was was- nS thought Ills lIs' s skull kull w wa l slightly fractured He lie Heras was ras dazed but not unconscious and could not ex explain explain ex- ex plain how ho the tile accident happ happened But doctor doctor- he ar argued Ive e got to get et back downtown quick o o I can march with the thc b boys s 's you know today's toda's the day of or the parade parado the thc doctor told tOll him that his InjurIes mh might pro c prove serl serious us and he could not leave the hospital he lie t sCoffed doffed at first and dec r ho would leave lea the thc hospital When he saw sass It 11 wa was was hop hopeless less the thc tears sprang to his eyes Tonight at tho the hospital al It t w was s said the thc Injuries lna o pr prove as serl serious air was was' ati ta ired ed The Thc Utah Utah- division In the big para parade c brought cheer after aCtor cheer from tho the spectators who lined lIne the streets The martial music of or the thc bands seemed to Install new life lire In the tho out old soldiers and it was with an almost almol t jaunty jaunt sir Ir that they stepped rr ff on the old march A A. number of women marched march d with v the I Utah veterans and the they too w were re cheered lustily as the they w went nt b by the thc crowded corners Colonel was the tho envy n of or the thc others of ot the post for tor forlie he lie was escort escorted cd by br two beautiful young oun women one ofle on each side Mrs In Burns accompanied Comra Comrade c II 11 P. P Bur Burns Burtis s and J. J W V. Burns was also accompanied accompanied l h by his wife Commander R. R G G. G Sleater led hi his division in full uniform Not ot a man nina dropped d out of oC the tho ranks of tho the Utah division tho the position of or which was about the middle o of the thc parn parade Other states lost loot several se who ho vero unable tillable to keep up the march Tho The day was hot and twenty veterans were taken to the tue receiving hospital for treatment None of or them Is se seriously so o- o ill m but the they were overcome h by 13 tho tim heat and antI exertion Women omen of or orthe the tho Utah delegation who did lid not march with tho the men Inn toll followed owed tho the parade p In auto automobiles n m o I I I Cs Marching l with faltering steps but with heads erect and tattered battle batlle flags flying veterans participated In the tile larU parade C Hero and there along the tho route darting in and out of tho Continued Continue 0 on Pago Pao 2 Column 4 4 J l 1 I SEVEN THOUSAND VETERANS PARADE Hundreds of Girls Scatter Flowers at Feet of Marching Marching Marching March March- ing Host Continued from Page One line ine hundreds of girls with arms laden with cut flowers scattered blossoms at the tile feet foet o of the marching hosts or quenched the thirst- thirst of the marchers with lemonade The rue Clr first t of or the camp fires Ires planned for the encampment was held tonight at Shrine auditorium Thousands of or veterans refreshed by several se hours' hours rest after the tho annual parado toda today at attended at- at tended The old boys boys' choir of Oakland Ca Cal Cai occupied a prominent place on the thc plo program ram a chorus of 20 jl voices sang sans songs and Past comma iders In iii Chief James Tanner fanner EH gli Torrance S. S S S. Burdett Burdell John E E. Oilman Gilman C. C G. G Burton A. A G. G Weissert and W. W C. C Johnson do- do livered addresses Besides the parade the events of or Importance Im In- to today a were Cre the opening of Jr the tIle national conventions of t the Dau Daugh h- h of Veterans the Women's Relief Corps arid anti the Ladles of or the G. G A. A R. R the reunions of or tho the Sixth Ohio Volunteer Volun Volun- teer Veterans Cavalry Ca association and antI tho the Thirty fourth Illinois Infantry a meeting of the tho United States Veterans Signal Corps association and a picnic of the Pennsylvania State society The Utah soldiers tonight attended d the reception given gl by hy the Women's omens Relief corps to Commander in Chief Trimble anti and staff stafe The Time Utah people went In a n body and were applauded applaud tl when they entered the big reception room at the Alexandria |