Show GRAND ARMY PARADE Thousands of Old Veterans M Ic eat Y d e-at Cincinnati oj J CONF fATES IN LINE MORGAN RAIDERS AND GEN KIRBY SMITHS MEN Parade Reviewed By General Gobin i Governor Bushnell and Other Dis 7 ting ished MenGreat Multitude of SpectatorsSickles 1Iididate t For CommanderinChief I R 4 CincInnati 01 Sept 7lhe great annual nual pageant bf the Grand Army V s the event today The veteran began assembling early for the parade and were too tired for meetings or anything else after the ranks were broken i shortly after 4 p m The parade occurred oc-curred under the brIghtest bl11e sky and wIth everything In its favor It i surpassed all expectations Among the spectators were many of the old cot federate Morgan raiders who crossed cross-ed the Ohio river and foraged all around Cincinnati and throughout 1 southern Ohio durIng the war There were also many confederates here who were with General Kirby Smith when be marched over the Kentucky hllls within sight of this city With the demonstration today the serIes bf festivities Is almost closed and the business sessions the G A R and its auxIlIaries begIn tomorrow During tomorrow afternoon there will be a civic and industrial parade of unusual un-usual dimensions with a peace jubilee but the business of all of the organl lattoIts wIll proceed In the morning and continue until Friday night Thee i are unusually hot contests for the election elec-tion among the ladies as well as among the veterans It is reported that CommanderIn Chief Gobin favors Shaw of New York for his successor As Shotts of Nefl York has not proven a formidable opponent L op-ponent to Shaw the name Qf General Daniel Sickles is freely used in that connection Sexton of Illinois has been regarded as a favorite in the race for comman derinchief until the reports were cir ulated about General Gobin and his aggressive work In favor of Shaw An derson of Topeka and Mack of San dusky hope to see the contest between Shaw and Sexton become so bitter that one or the other of them will be taken up as a compromise candidate The contest between Philadelphia and Denver for thc next encampment is also quite animated with the friends of Kansas City in hope of winning asa as-a compromise location The ladies of the G A R were in session today but transacted only rou I tine business in presenting reports and apPointing committees Their business session as well as that of the Womans Relief Corps will begin tomorrow The attendance in the city tOday reaChed fabulous figures according to the estimates of two dozen railways that have been taxed beyond their capacity ca-Pacity but the arrangements were such I that none have wanted anything i There were numerous meetings pre Yious to the parade but none that at tracted more attention than the meet ing of the blue and the gray at the j chamber of commerce at 9 a m This meeting had been arranged by resident confederate and federal veterans with a view of brInging about the most cor dial handshaking ever the bloody I chasm and it Was eminently sucdess ful THE BIG PARADE The Gd > ad ArmypdradeaVdd at1Q a ml Ajong flue long line lfmarch there were casks of ice water and lemonade for the archers and in some places they were liberally served with more substantial refreslrments There were seats for thousands along Washington park on Race street and around the Dostoffice and other places whIle the housetop as well as the windows and every place for reviewing the parade I along the line of march was occupied o > The line of march was less than three mites wIth the revIewln stand at Washington park near the end of the course Withthe parade starting promptly at 10 a m the reviewIng stand was reached shortly before noon Here CommanderinCl fef aobin was surrounded sur-rounded by Vice Commander Alfred Lthand F B Allen chaplain Quartermaster Quar-termaster General Charles Burrovs Inspect General A Vllliams Judge Advocate General Eli Torrence Surgeon Sur-geon Ceneral David Maclcay and others oth-ers of his staff Mayor Tafel and other officers or Cincinnati Governors Bush nell of Ohio Pingree of Michigan Atkinson At-kinson of Vest Virginia and other state officers and theIr staffs National Executive Ex-ecutive Committeeman WIl1lam ll Armstrong F M Sterrett Thomas W Scott WillIam R Hill Lyman T Caldwell Cald-well E R Montford Ewood Craig Past Commanders Louis Wagner R H Heath John S Kountz John H Rea William Warner John Palmer A G Velsart J0Adants Thomas Lawler D C Glasser C H Grosenor Colonels I J H Smith S B Kingsley SV P 011 J K Hamilton D L Cocldey C B Wing Julius FleIschman Charles R Fisher H H Petitman D D Knox L K Anderson R C McKInney Albert Al-bert Brewer S M Atherton George W Healy and others While there were marked demonstrations demonstra-tions along the line or march yet the stages of the greatest enthusiasm were witnessed as the different divIsions passed the reVIewing stand and were saluted by the distinguished gentlemen on the platform GENERAL CURTIS INJURED The first thing to mar the proceedings proceed-ings of the morning was a serious acCident ac-Cident to General Curtis ne of the police po-lice commissioners of Buffalo He was riding with the police commissioners of this cJtyand of other cities who were on fhe staff of the chief In charge cf the DQlIce that headed the procession proces-sion HIs horse sUpped and fell and In the fall the animal fellon General Curtis Cur-tis in such a way as to injure his spIne It was at first thought that he nguld not recover but later in the day his condition was improved Still It Is believed be-lieved that General Curtis Is crippled for life Previous to the parade there were I many reunions today and some business busi-ness sessions including the ladies of the G A R and the Tomans Relief Corps NAVAL OFFICERS The National Association of Naval Veterans today elected the following of lacers Rear admiral J F Ross lIln nealolls commodore F D Bliss Brooklyn national captain William Larder Zanesville 0 commander Benjamin D Blanchard New York lieutenant commander James A Miller Athens 0 lieutenant WIlliam McIntosh McIn-tosh New York master Walter E Jacobs New Haven ensign James Kennedy Portsmouth Va fleet surgeon sur-geon J L Gilley Cincinnati paymaster paymas-ter E F Dustin ProvIdence R I fleet ensineer Ferrier V Christian Chicago fleet chaplain Alex McVil I Hams Detroit judge advocate Judge Fred C Harvey Minneapolis secretary secre-tary Frederick E Harkins Brooklyn boatswain Edward Wiggins New York Rear Admiral Kelly of Philadelphia was presented with a diamond and gold badge by the naval veterans The presentation was made by Commander Archer of Pennsylvania I The ladles auxiliary to the national a association of naval veterans today elected the following officers Captaid commanding Bits Anna R Sears Baltimore command Mrs Mao Baker Boston lieutenant commander com-mander Irs Lena Raddaty Lehlh ton Pa senior lieutenant commander Mrs CarrIe B Stone Baltimore lieutenant lieu-tenant Mrs Hannah V Greene Providence Provi-dence RI fleet surgeon Mrs Margaret Mar-garet Dickson Petrolt fleet chaplain Mrs Eliza Welcher New Bedford 1lass Mrs Jennie Laird the retiring caD taro commanding was presented with a rich jeweled pin an Insignia of the office of-fice 3 + |