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Show THE BULLETIN The "Grand Review" of May 1865, was the idea of Edwin M. Stanton, secretary of war in E. F. President Lincoln's and President Johnson's cabinet. To celebrate the end of the war and to give the people an opportunity to look upon the men who had saved the nation, he suggested that the Army of the Potomac and the Army of the West, then camped near Washington, be formally reviewed in the capital before being discharged from service and Acreturned to their homes. cordingly, Gen. U. S. Grant, commander-in-chie- f, issued an. order for the review. . Public and private buildings in Washington were decorated for the occasion. Floating flags and draped bunting were everywhere and at prominent places along the line of march were erected triumphal arches covered with In front floral embellishments. of the White House four reviewing stands were built, decorated with regimental battle flags and flowers. The school children of the city, the girls dressed in white and the boys in black jackets and white trousers, were assembled on the terraces and balcoqies of the Capitol to sing patriotic songs as the soldiers passed. Shortly before nine o'clock on the morning of May 23 a thrill of ran through the expectancy crowd as the magic word, "Here they cornel" passed down the line. The blare of a trumpet, the roll of drums and down the avenue came a little group of horsemen. At their head rode a bearded officer, on his shoulder-strap-s two silver stars. It was Maj. Gen. George Meade, the victor of Gettysburg, who was leading the Army of the Potomac. Behind him clattered his mounted TOE "BIG PARADE" OF 1919 The A. E. F. Composite Regiment Just before passing throcgh the escort and then in solid rank on Are de Triomphe, Place de l'Etoile, in Paris. (U. S. Army Signal Corps Photograph) rank the men who had fought with Grant at Spottsylvania, at Cold Harbor, in the Wilderness, and at Petersburg, and the men ho had divided their rations, with the men in gray at Appomattox. Their uniforms were soiled and faded, for there had been no brushing up for this occasion. They marched in the garb in which they had fought General Meade lifted his sword in salute as he rode past the main reviewing stand in front of the White House. In it sat President Johnson and members of his cabinet. Grouped around them, in brilliant uniform, were Prankish Monkeys Best Liked By Summertime Zoo Visitors 23-2- 4, 'Corps d' Elite' in Paris Twenty Years Ago Recalls Grand Review Of the 'Boys in Blue' in Washington in 1865 Victory Parade of A. THE "BIG PARADE" OF 1865 Union troops marching down Pennsylvania Avenue in (From the painting by James E. Taylor) By ELMO SCOTT WATSON (Releueed by Weitern Newspaper Union.) MOST Americans are with the story of the "Grand Review" of the Union army which took place in Washington soon after the Civil war ended. But it is doubtful if many of them recall a similar "Victory Parade" which followed a more recent conflict even though it occurred only 20 years ago this month. One reason, of course, is that it was staged 3,000 miles away, in the capital of a foreign land. Therefore it was witnessed by only a few Americans, whereas 64 years earlier more than 100,000 of them had crowded the streets of the capital of their own country to cheer their victorious warriors. . The "Big Parade" of 1365, held in Washington on May 23 and 24, was the march of 179,000 veterans of the Army of the Potomac and 65,000 of the Army of the West, representatives of the total of nearly 3,000,000 men who had been called into service to save the nation from disunion. The "Big Parade" of 1919, held in Paris on July 14 France's national holiday of Bastille day-- was a march of only 3,200 American soldiers but they symbolized the armed might of more than 4,000,000 men whom Uncle Sam had mobilized to serve in the greatest war the world has ever known. And they were all picked men, these 3,200, for it was a composite regiment which was the "Corps d' Elite" of the A. E. F. The story of that regiment, unique in American military history, was told in a recent issue of the U. S. Army Recruiting News as follows: On April 21, 1919, Ma J. Gen. Joseph T. Dickman, then commanding the Third Army at Coblcnz, Germany, issued the following in- struction!: "The Commander-in-Chie- f wi'l send to England about May 24 from Aatwerp, a Composite Regiment of France at the head of the Boulevard Champs Elysees. The Composite regiment left Le Havre, on July 16 and arrived at Southampton, England, that evening. On the afternoon of July 17 it arrived in London. , Inspected by Prince of Wales. The next morning the regiment formed in Hyde park and participated in a medal presentation ceremony, afterwards being inspected and reviewed by the prince of On May 10 the composite com- Wales and General Pershing. panies assembled at the Carnival next the Again morning the grounds- in Coblenz. The Third picked body of American soldiery forwas Army Composite Regiment for a formed in mally organized on May 18. 1919, past the Hyde park at the parade Queen saluting point the composite companies of the sev- Victoria monument, the salute beeral Divisions being given regimenting received there by King George al designations as follows: V in the reviewing stand. Composite Co. from: Designated: On July 23 me Composite regiment 1st Brigade, 1st Div. Co. "A" entrained for and Southampton, 2nd Brigade, 1st Div. Co. "B" sailed at six p. m.,.for Le Havre, 5th Brigade, 3rd Div. Co. "C" arriving at the French port the fol6th Brigade, 3rd Div. Co. "D" lowing morning. Disembarking im4th Brigade, 2nd Div. Co. "E" mediately upon arrival at Le Havre, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Div. Co. "F" the regiment entrained for its 9th Brigade, 5th Div. Co. "G" at Joinville-le-Po10th Brigade, 5th Div. Co. "H" On 31, the regiment was reJuly 7th Brigade, 4th Div. Co. "I" viewed General Pershing, the 8th Brigade, 4th Div. Co. "K" last suchby review by the Commander-in-Chie11th Brigade, 6th Div. Co. "L" A. E. F., of the Composite 12th Brigade, 6th Div. Co. "M" regiment overseas. Col. Conrad S.. Babcock assumed Orders having been received for command of the Composite Regi- the regiment to move to Brest and ment on May 19, and the regiment to sail for the United prepare began drilling and performed the States, the command left Joinville-le-Pousual camp duties at the Carnival on August 4 and detrained grounds until June 15, when it en- at Brest two days later. Until Autrained for Joinville-le-Poon the 29 it engaged in drills and gust outskirts of Paris. camp duties at Brest, embarking on Reviewed by Pershing. the transport "Leviathan" on the On the afternoon of June 22 tha twenty-nint- h and sailing for the third batallion tendered a reception United States the next day. to Gen. John J. Pershing at the Return to America. Pershing stadium, following which The big steamship docked at the regiment was reviewed and inN. J., on September 8, and spected by the president of France the Composite regiment went into and General Pershing.' Mills on Long Isat camp Camp On July 4. at 6:30 a. m., the regiN. Y. On September 10 the ment embussed for Paris to parade land, regiment paraded on Fifth avein that city, forming in the historic nue. New York city, as escort troops Place de la Concorde and passing in of honor to Uie of the review before the president of armies. John J. general Five Pershing. France and General Pershing. days later it left Camp Mills and On July 14 a provisional battalion moved by rail to Washington, D. C, embussed at four a. ni. fur Paris, in which city it paraded with the forming on Boulevard Hcuilly. The "Fighting First" Division, A E. F., American column moved forward on September 17. During the reover the parade route, passing un- mainder of the month it was stader the famous Arc de Triomphe tioned at Camp Meade, Maryland, and paying honors to the monument and was processed for demobilizaof the war dead in the Place de tion, which was completed on Sepl'Etoile and to the president of tember 30, 1919. Infantry consisting of 12 companies organized from the Third Army. "This Regiment must consist of the best officers, noncommissioned officers and men of the Third Army. It will give exhibitions in England and possibly later in other countries. "You will immediately organize in your Division two composite companies of Infantry . . . selecting the largest, most snappy and best looking officers and men for these two companies . . ." . nt f, nt nt n, 'Four-IIande- A group of excited youngster Folk Enjoy and interested adults look on at Attention From an attendant offers a cigarettt Onlookers. to a monkey at the National d' Prepared by National GrnrranMc Society, Washington, D. O WNU Service. Zoological park, Washington, D. C. Monkeys are said to really like and understand the interest In captivity monkeys are and attention given them by always among the most pop- human beings. ular of animals. This may . be because the folk have something approximating a sense of humor, four-hand- ed prankish and perverted though it often is. Their capacity for mischief amounts to genius, and they hold up a mirror of caricature before our human foibles. Another reason for the pop- ularity of monkeys is the fact that like bears and elephantsthey are interested in the public. Those superb snobs, the lion, tiger, and leopard, on the other hand, stare disdainfully past the visitor who snaps his fingers at them, says "Woof, woof." or uses baby talk. People like to be noticed and recognized, even by a monkey, and even whan they know that this interest is largely prompted by the hope of a peanut Monkey nature calls for careful study, and is almost as baffling as human nature. Pick up a monkey, even a tame one, and he wiH probably bite you. But hold out your hand invitingly and very likely he will climb aboard. He likes to be the one to take the Initiative. Once well acquainted, he will prob- ably cling to you much of the time, putting up a most outlandish fuss when deprived of that privilege. Sometimes visitors to monkey houses art greeted by a display of terrible teeth, particularly by the baboons. This is often an indication of special friendship, the equivalent of a smile. Monkeys have been kept in captivity since earliest times, for they have always attracted the attention and interest of people. The Egyptians worshiped some kinds, and mummified the huge d Hamadryas baboon of the Sudan. The Hamadryas is a forbidding creature and exciting to look upon. One sees it in zoos and often in circus side shows where it sits sullenly in a cage g labeled gorilla." This, of course, is just showmanship, d baboon though this could put up a fierce and efficient fight against almost anything. King Solomon kept monkeys, probably the Rhesus, or Bengal variety, which today is brought into America by the thousands for exhibition purposes or more frequently for experimental work in biology and medicine. Shy lock's daughter, in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, traded her father's turquoise ring for a monkey, and Shy lock, furious, declared he would not have given the ring for a wilderness of monkeys. Most any zoo would, though. Children Like Them. Every child seems to want a monkey. Recently a little mountain girl from Virginia who in all her life had seen no animals at an except the domestic ones on her father's hillside farm was guest in the National Zoological park at Washington. She spent a day looking over the collection, and that evening she declared that if she could have anything in the world she wanted, it would be a little monkey. One of the duties of a zoo director is to answer questions about pets. Except just after the circus leaves town, when people want to know how to care for the chameleons they have bought from the circus folk, monkeys are the subject of more inquiry then any other animal What kind of monkey does not bite? Answer: It has not yet been disWhat kind of monkey covered. makes the best pet? Answer: Almost any young monkey; almost no grown monkey. Need Varied Dirt How do you care for and feed Answer: monkeys? They should be kept warm and dry, free from drafts, and with room for exercise, and fed on varied diet of and cereals. fruits, vegetables, Some of them like an occasional bit of meat and a few are passionately fond of insects. Contrary to popular opinion, monkeys do not often have tuberculosis. Those that die are usually victims of pneumonia or Intestinal troubles; also perhaps, of homesickness and the lack of certain foods obtainable only In their native haunts. There are so many different kinds of monkeys that if you saw a new one every day for a year there would still be more than a hundred you had not seen. .Of course, no zoo has anything like a complete collection, as there are so many varieties and some of them cannot live in captivity. 509 Different Kinds. Numbering half a thousand kinds, monkeys occur on all the continents except Australia, though in Europe they are found only in Gibraltar and in North America only in Mexico and southward. Generally monkeys are characteristic of warm countries, but sometimes, as in northern Japan and central Asia, certain kinds may be seen disporting themselves ami1 ice and snow. Usually monkeys live in family groups, sometimes few in number, but often they flock in tremendous tribes containing hundreds of individuals. Some kinds sleep in hollow trees, others in the open, perhaps curled up in a convenient tree crotch. They are generally polygamous, sometimes monogamous. There have been cases of a monkey, bereft of Its mate, pining away of gray-mantle- GEN. U. S. GRANT the diplomats and envoys of eign countries. for- On the Presi- dent's left sat a stubby, bearded little man who had led this host to victory Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. Back of them stood distinguished officers of the 'army and navy Halleck, Meigs, Hancock "the Superb" and Burnside "the Splendid but Unfortunate." Shortly before three o'clock that afternoon the first day of the parade had ended. It had taken the veterans of the war in the East more than six hours to pass the reviewing stand. On the morrow their brother veterans from the West would have their chance for the plaudits of the crowd. "Before daylight the fire companies of the city were out watering the streets for the splendid military display of General Sherman's army" reads a contemporary newspaper account of the second day of the review. "At nine o'clock General Sherman, heading the column, marched down Pennsylvania avenue amid the din of huzzas and congratulations and a hailstorm of bouquets and wreaths." But if this review represented all the pomp and circumstance of war, there was a reflection of its horror and cruelty, too, in the march of Sherman's men. For along with them marched thousands of freed slaves, sheep, goats, pigs, cows and horses, which "Sherman's Bummers" had picked up along the way. In their ambulances and pack trains were game cocks, poultry, calves, jewelry and a miscellaneous collection of other articles, brought with them back from their campaign of devastation through the South. Perhaps the cheering crowds, looking upon these men in blue as the saviors of the nation, gave but little thought to the true meaning of that strange spectacle, nor realized the agony of defeat, oi hunger, and of poverty for years to come for the people of their own blood which this part ol the triumphal march represent ed. "lion-slayin- kmg-fange- This picture shows two rare Tarsius monkeys believed to be the only ones ever imported into this country. This particular species must be fed every tuo hours and they must be kept in a temperature of 85 degrees if they are removed from their native habitat in the Philippine islands. grief. Usually they have only one young at a time, the baby clinging tightly to Its mother's fur as she runs or swings through the treetops. Sometimes they bear twins, and marmosets, low in the monkey scale, on rare occasions, have triplets. Two Mala Groups. The many families of monkeys, leaving out the great apes (gorilla, chimpanzee, orangutan, and gibbon) on one end of the line, and the lemurs, or half monkeys, on the other, can be divided into two main groups: Those of the New world and those of the Old. The New world monkeys have, a monopoly on prehensile tails, which they use as a fifth hand for assistance in climbing and swinging through trees and also for picking up objects Their Old world relatives, in contrast use their tails only for balance. The monkeys of the New world also differ in having nasal passages which are widely separated and pointed outward and. with the exception of marmosets, they have four more teeth, two in each jaw. They have exactly the same number of teeth as has man, and these are sometimes highly developed into vicious weapons of offense and defense. Smallest and most primitive of the monkeys are the marmosets about the size of squirrels, which Inhabit the forests of nearly all ul tropical America. Their finger are almost like claws, and they are the least monkeylike of all , |