Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-18

The head of the column win move at 1890
O'Clock pm, and the procession VIII march over
18th III street e r Connectcut avenue to Rhode
Island avenue, to Massachusetts, avenue, 10
Thomas circle. The column Will be reviewed by
the President as 1t passes the Executive Man.
sion. A marching salute will be paid, and COM
manding officers will not wheel out OF column
at reviewing officer. Uniformed military organi-
cations will march In column by platOonS. Other
organizations will march by tours and carriages
by twos. 1t is particularly important that invi-
ted guests and all who appear in carriages
should be at their places of formation at the ap-
pointed time as the procession will move
promptly at 1890 O'Clock, and no person or Or
ganization will be permitted to enter the line
The headquarters of the grand marshal will be
established at 613 18th street northwest, from 10
am to IL m; after II they will be established at
northeast corner of q street and Pennsylvania
| avenue. Division marShalS will establish their
| headquarters at u O'Clock m as followS:-Flrst
division, corner I'd street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue.; second division, northwest corner Sd
street and Pennsylvania avenue; third division,
| southeast corner Sd street and Pennsylvania
| avenue; fourth division, southeast corner Az
street and Pennsylvania avenue; fifth division,
| northwest corner ~ street and Pennsylvania
avenue.
Organizations not includedin above order, land
intending to participate in the procession, will
report to these headquarters for assignment.
The following staff officers are announced for
| Uno paraQe:-BreNeU lleuJendnt-COlOQel Ii. =.
Corbin, U.S.A., chief of staff; Brevet Brigadier
Generel Albert Ordway, acknowledgement; Major
| Augustus Nicholson, USING, aide-de-camp;
| Commander 7. J. Higgins, U.SN, aide-de,eamp;
Lieutenant Colonel c. L. HolStein, atde-de-
| camp: Major w. o. Roome, atde-de-camp; Cap
| tain Edwin Pollock, aide-de-camp; Captain MT.
Anderson, aide-de-eamp; Captain E. :, B; Town
| den. grand marshal Ii. c. Corbin, chief OF
| staff. Official:-Albert Ordway, adjutant-gen-
eral
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who will occupy the right OF the line In the first
division, will have banner embellished with a
| likeness of General Thomas and his record in
the Mexican war; also, relic flag of one OF the
| old regiments, borne by Sergeant Ralph j.
| Squires who carried the battalion banner of the
| Sd artillery from Puebla to the City of Mexico.
| A number of distinguished officers who served
| in that war have signif1ed their intention to
march with the Veterans, including Rear Ad-
miral Stanly; Commodores Febiger, English,
| Laws, Roe, Capt. Badger, and others Of the
navy; Gen. Duncan and others of the army.
Maj.-Gen. Kirby Col. j. II. Ruddach, and others
| from Baltimore, will also be in the line The
Veterans will have seats reserved for them dur
ing the unwilling exercises, and their badge will
be passport to the general proceedings of the
Society of the Army of the Cumberland.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
met at the office of Fitch, Fox, and Brown last
night, and a number of collections were re-
ported footing up, with the amount previously
| reported, S3,017.21. MI. j. W. Thompson stated
that the estimates of expenses footed up S3,OS0,
but there were extras to be provided for which
would require from $500 to 81, 200 MORE and he
moved that sub committees call on members OF
the other committees that all might have an
opportunity to contribute. This motion was
agreed to- and the following were appointed:
MeSSrs. j. ". Thompson, Burchell, and w. S.
Thompson to wait on the reception committee;
Messrs. Reed, Tweedale, and Baker to call on
the committee on entertainments; Messrs. Bar
bour, Barker, and VIM. Dickinson to canvass
the committee on decoration.
THE RECEPTION COMMITTEE
met last night at the Ebbttt. House, with Judge
Macarthur in the chair. The sum OF $3.50 was
announced as being appropriated by the finance
| committee to be used in paying carriage ex-
| penses. Word was received from the finance
committee stating that Allison Natlor, Washing
| ton Nailor and James Keleher would each make
donations OF carriages, and committee on car.
riages was appointed, consisting of General
H. Boughton and A. Saks. The respective sub
| committees will meet at the hotels as follows:
At the Metropolitan-A. NJ Glapp, General John
Eaton, A. S. Solomons, Rev. Father Rockford
and Capt. Benjamin F. Warrell. National
ties, H. T. Crosby, Col. Fitzgerald and Clarence
Barton. Ebbitt-Gen. Boughton, Gen. Samuel
Jones, Col. w: H. Roberts, Rev. DR.. Lanahan,
c. Dunn and Gen. w. w. Averill. Arlington-T.
J. Durant, Gen. H: E. Paine, w. w. Burdete,
Capt. l. n. Burritt, Rev; J. r: Baxton, seyellon
House-Judge Macarthur, Gen: Il. v: Boynton,
Thomas Wilson, esq.,, George W. Adams, Gen.
7: A. Walker, Frederick Douglass and A. saks.
| Capt. s. R. Franklin, Col. w e. Clarke, Simon
| Wolf, John F. Cook and Col w. H. Vance.
THE PROMENADE CONCERT.
The special committee on promenade concert
and ball met at the room of the chief clerk at
| the Navy department last evening and adopted
| the report of the music committee. The dance
| music will be performed by the Marine band, 80
| pieces, and between the dances the visiting
bands will play promenade music. When the
President arrives one OF the bands will play
Hail to the Chief"
THE MOUNTED BATTALION
met at 51O nth street last njUht hundred
members putting in an appearance. They were
divided into two companies, "a" and 3D." and
Gist; Lieutenants, S. S. Daish and Mr.. Bone;
| "B"-Captain, j. H. Cook; Lieutenants, J. L.
| Barnes and Ernest Lef1ier. Col. J. +. White
| as his staff. Captain W. H. Horton, adjutant;
! Captain Bodin, quartermaster; Major Burrill,
commissary, and Col Patterson. color bearer.
| The battalion was dismissed, with orders to re-
| port at the Belt Line stables tomorrow morning
| at 10 O'Clock.
The proper authorities state that persons
| holding the large invitations, with the Vignette
| of Gen. Thomas upon them, will not be admitted
| to the services upon their presentation. The
holder will have to call upon Col. COrbin at his
Office, 1921 H street, who will supply the proper
tickets upon the presentation OF the large fnvi-
| tation.
At the circle, the committee on decoration.
| under the direction of j. L. Smlthmeyer, archi-
| tect, and Col. Rockwell chairman of the COM
mittee on decoration, are busily engaged in the
| WOlk VI tulUtlllSllutul. lit SIdllu SGdLu utES
| been enlarged, and will now accommodate not
less than 500 persons. The chairs for seats have
been placed in position.
| The occupants OF the houses in the vicinity
| of the circle are requested to raise their win
| dows during the cannonade, as the jar ocea-
stoned thereby might, If the windows were
| closed, shatter them.
| The 5th cavalry veterans, So In number, met
| last evening to perfect arrangements. 1t was
| announced that the veterans had been selected
| as escort for the grand marshal, and would ali
| be furnished with Mcclellan saddles. MeSSrs
| John Nesbitt and Geo. w. Giddens were chosen
| first and second sergeants, respectively.
The firing of guns in time with the music
during the singing OF the Star Spangled Banner
| and the Hymnus at the statue will be by Bat
| terry G, Sd artillery, from Fort Hamilton, com
| manded by Capt. Sinclair, and Battery NJ, from
| Fort Hamilton, commanded by Capt. Benning
| ton, aggregating guns. The guns will be fired
by electricity, under the direction of the signal
| corps, the instrument used resembling the key
board OF pianofOrte.
Assistant Marshal General A. E. Carmen has
| appointed the following atds:-Brevet General
| w. Balloch, United States Volunteers; Brevet
| Colonel James w. Scully, U. S. A.; Captain
| James Gillian, Sth New Jersey Volunteers, and
| Lieut.. Ed McCauley.
| The Signal Corps will fire a Major Generals
| salute with pyrotechnic shells, on the night OF
| the 19th on the White Lot, just before the Army
| of the Cumberland raaSSpmhle for the evening