Veterans Get Great Hand. Then came the bent and feeble vet­erans of the. Confederacy, with halted steps, but full of spirit and enthusi­asm. They got a great hand. All along the line they were compelled to bare their gray locks to acknowledge the tribute. As subtly as they interpreted the American spirit of liberty on the bat­tlefields of France, the 500 wounded soldiers, sailors and Marines, in the special roped enclosure assigned them across from the Presidential reviewing stand, acted as spokesman for the the thousands of patriotic Americans who yesterday witnessed the parade. Not one of the finer features of the parade, that represented the essence of war, was lost upon them. In spite of the difficulties of men with but a single leg to stand at attention, they rose to a man whenever their hearts were touched. Receive Full Acclaim. They applauded for some of the di­visions the unseeing let pass. Men of state on foot and astride prancing horses were permitted to pass with deferential respect, but it was for the men in blue in tattered uniforms and feeble, uncertain steps-the men of the war of yesterday-that received their full acclaim. It was then the union of man to man, of respect of one gen­eration for its predecessor, was felt in a manner impossible before the younger had given its life blood for its country. Two thin lines of soldiers of the civil war, 8,11 that are left in Wash­ington, made the long march from the Peace Monument past the Presidential stand. As they turned to march at attention as they passed President Wilson, he instantly rose and with un- rovered head paid silent tribute to them and to the thousands of Ameri­cans whose brave, undaunted spirit they represented. Closely following, as part of the Show Their Efficiency. The third section of the Red Cross delegation was composed of the volunteer motor corps. In their natty costumes of gray and their trim puttees these uniformed women spoke for the efficiency of the Red Cross transportation corps. Large delegations were entertained by the Navy Yard Red Cross work­ers. Young Men's Christian Asso­ciation. War Camp Community Service. Government Recreation League, and Jewish Welfare Board: The Catholic Women's War Re­lief Society had an especially at­tractive feature with several hun­dred little girls bearing miniature American flags: "So splendid for girls to belong to organizations as well as their brothers" were the comments of seTeral fathers at the diplomatic reviewing stand as five hundred young Girl Scouts marched in step with the same quick step of their brothers: They' were followed by units of Knights of Columbus of the third degree and of the fourth degree of the local organizations: Labor Strongly Represented. Labor's section at the head of the Seventh Division was strongly aug­mented by carpenters and joiners. "I didn't know there were so many car­penters in the country," declared a spectator. The painters' local union marched with a service flag bearing stars that ran up in the hundreds, and nearly a score of gold emblems for members who had paid the supreme price for democracy. The District firemen also were on the job when it came to marching. Men on the "off-shift" under the two- platoon plan swung down the street in solid, neat and military lines which eclipsed, if anything, the appearance of some of the companies of service men which passed. Wear Working Caps. The Kallipolis Grotto Band was the feature music-making organization of the section. It played a continuous Some Trick Drummer. Laughs and cheers intermingled as the trick Indian drummer of the Red j Men's Band turned at Fifteenth | street and Pennsylvania avenue. The I drummer was made up in Apache style and made his instrument do everything but walk and talk. The braves of the organization followed in rank and file. Red Mogendovid organization, ve­hicle oi Jewish Welfare« service in Palestine, was received with applause along the line. The colored Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows, Elks and Boy Scouts brought up the rear of the division. The climax of the procession was the ninth and last division. In it marched the parents of the world war men. In the line of march, with workers and ordinary" parer 3 walked Secretary of Navy Daniels, Maj. Gen. Barnett, of the Marines, and Governor Manning, of South Carolina. And when this group of parents of world war fight­ers passed by, a wave of sentiment overwhelming all other emotions, swept over the crowds. There was something charged in the air when that group of parem s, some' of them wearing gold sta-. stepped proudly by, many mothers bearing banners telling that the lives of their boys had been offered to defeat Hunism. And more hand­kerchiefs were in evidence after that section had passed on than at any other time during the proces­sion. Although Seventeenth and K streets had been designated as the spot where the parade would disperse, the march­ers continued on K street until they reached Fourteenth. The only differ­ence between the lines on K street and those on the regular line of parade was the absence of the familiar blue- coat to keep the onlookers "moving back." Nevertheless perfect order was sustained. Throng Side Street. Approximately 10,000 people throng­ed Seventeenth street in an effort to get into a position to see the parade when it temporarily branched off into H street, and it was only by skilful police management that order was obtained and the crowd was induced to return to the sidewalk. "There are the girls that did the work," was the cry set up by a sol­dier, wearing overseas stripes, as the Salvation Army came into view. Whereupon a gigantic cheer was given in which almost everyone on the block between H and I 011 Seventeenth street joined in. The various divisions gathered early at the foot of the Peace Monu­ment and along the adjoining streets, the colors of their many uniforms and costumes blending into a gay patchwork of red, white and blue, mingled with the soberer shades of khaki and olive drab. Marshals in Full Glory. Marshals of the parade in full glory of shining silk hats and frock coats wheeled and circled through the crowds on their spirited horses while less conspicuous but equally dignified mounted police assisted in keeping the rapidly growing frowds in order. Along B street the famous horses and riders of the Eleventh Cavalry waited for the order to march, the well trained army - horses only oc­casionally fretting at the delay, their impatience quickly stilled by the riders. Cadets from the high schools and various private academies maintained an order that would have done sea­soned veterans credit, their youth- coir nanders keeping the high spirits of the boys in excellent control. While waiting for the hour sched­uled to open the parade, the crowd watched the huge dirigible balloon floating over the Capital and the numerous airplanes that swooped and soared above the city. Several ma­chines flew so low that they brushed the treetops, and the persons guiding the balloon were easily discernible. A few minutes before 1 o'clock the President and Mrs. Wilson drove up to the Capitol in the White House car, the President alighting and Mrs. Wilson returning to the White House to watch the parade from the re­viewing stand.