Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-20
The Review Of the District Military

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The first grand review OF the District troops
Will an compliance with the following order,
issued on the Sd instantly take place on the
grounds OF the Armory ON Thursday afternoon
next:
General Orders, No. e.-The uniformed militia
OF the District OF Columbia will assemble at
ATmory square grounds, between 9th and It'll
streets, for inspection and review, on Tharsday
afternoon, the sd inst, at 2 O'Clock, promptly
The commanding officer of each organizat
will, upon his arrival. report to Col. s. w Owen
OF the Governors staff, and be assigned nosition
in line. Ii Is enjoined upon each commanding
ohcer TO report punctually the strength of his
uoop, battery, company or battalion at the hour
named, to prevent any unnecessary delay in the
formation OF the line.
A. WEBSTER, Chief of staff.
III. ID. COOKE, DR., A. u. e.
Ihe grounds are being prepared for the Occa-
sion, and stand will be erected on the east side
OF the LOT for the Governor and stan, the District
offeeTs and invited guests, while the rooms of
the Armory will be set apart for ladies. Tick
cts OF admission to the stand and Armory have
been provided. and will be issued TO applicants
IL Is expected that there will be fully 500 men
A, Presidents Mounted Guard, IL. Jas. walsh:
troop A, Governors Mounted Guard, Can't. W.
W Writ; Washington Artillery, four guns Capt.
n. q. StaTkMeatheI; Washington Light Infantry
battalion, Major w. G.. Moore, composed of
company A, Lieut.. Hough, company b, Capt.
waugh, company e, capt. Luttrell, and COM
pany ID, Capt Lewis; National Guards bat
talon, CAPT; McCathIan, commanding, COM
posed Of Washington Light Guard, Lieut.. Shaw,
Georgetown City Greys, Capt. johnson, and
Washington City Greys, Capt. Sardo; COrcOran
battalion, Capt. j. +. Doughty, commanding
composed OF CorcOran IOuaves, Lieut.. q. FREY,
Washington Grenadiers, Capt Croker. Wash
ington Rifles, Capt. Cook; Stanton Guards bat
TALON, Major Bland, tour companies; Butler
Zouaves and Territorial Guards.
HE following organizations will appear for
the first time on dress parade Washington
Artillery, Captain Starkweather; Washington
GTenadlcrs, Capt. Croker, and Washington
Eih6s, Capt. Cook. The CCrcoran Zouayes will
appear for the first time in their turbans-red
body, with white roll and yellow fez-and ex-
pect 10 receive previous to appearing in line
handsome stand Of colCrs, the gift OF Mr. W. W.
COTcCran.
In order that the full force NAV appear, the
President has dire ted the heads OF the different
departments to allow a leave OF absence from II
bureaus who are members of the militia, and a
similar order has been issued by Governor Cooke
III relation to the District Offices.
General order No. 4, issued on Saturday, pre-
scTibes the order in which the line will be formed
under the command of Col. ). W. owen, of the
Governors staff, and directs that a salute of
fifteen guns be fired by the Washington Artillery
upon the arrival of the Governor on the
grounds. After the review the line will march
by the way of 9th street and Pennsylvania ave-
rue to the executive mansion, where they will
give a marching salute to the President of the
United States, and the parade will be dismissed
On Executive avenue.
The Governor, who has ordered the review
will appear in citizens clothes, but his staff,
composed of the following gentlemen, will ap.
pear in full unifcg,r: Col. A. Webster. adjutant
general and chieiyf staff; Col. VIM. Wall, j. ID.
Barnes, and H. ID. Cooke, jr., A. ID. e.