National Republican., 1883-05-08
THE GRAND ARMY.
The Line OF March on Reunion Day-Gen.
Mcclellan May Possibly be Herc-A
Souvenir.

The Line OF March on Reunion Day-Gen.
Mcclellan May Possibly be Herc-A
Souvenir.
The committee completed arrangements
last night for the limo of march of the Army
of the Potomac ON the day of its grand parade.
Mai. Ayres will command in the uniform of
his rank of major, and the column will form
in front of the capitol and march up Pennsyl-
vania avenue to the Riggs honse, where the
Army of tho Potomac association will be re-
ceived by the military at present arms Hero
the old soldiers will fall in and the march
will continue up Fifteenth street to Vermont
avenue, past the Mcpherson statue TO the
Thomas statue, down Massachusetts, avenne
to the Scott statue, down Rhode Island ave-
nue. to Connecticut avenue, to the avenue and
past tho white house.
Here President Arthur will review the
army, not from the white house portico, as
usual in such cases, but from a raised plat
form built flush with the street, as when Lin
coin reviewed the troops in 1866.
Passing on, tho column will return to the
capitol by way of Pennsylvania avenue, and
arriving break ranks.
A letter was received from Con. Mcclellan +,
in which ho states that late information
seems to make it possible that he can postpone
his Texas business until after tho reunion.
He assures the committee that he shall make
every effort to do so.
Last night the beautiful committee list,
with its steel engraving on the first page, Was
received from the printer and mailed to men,
bers of the full committee. This is intended
as a souvenir of the occasion, and is beauti-
ful piece of steel work. The design is nota-
bly, smybolic, IN. every detail and unique as a
whole. At the top is scroll, " Fourteenth
Annual Reunion" with an eagle, in rays
al, ,tol,t f,r Il
the army badge surrounded by corps badges,
with the sun for background; the radiations
taking in on tho right, wreath, crossed
guidons and anchors, on the left wreath
crossed swords and bugle below this and
balancing the SCROLL a tablet, Army of the
Potomac" with ribbons; on the left, Nc
Dowell, Mcclellan, Pope;" on the right,
" Burnside Hooker, Meade" underneath,
"Bull Run, 1e61-65, Appomattox." The
lower center is finely cut view of the capitol
with marching column of infantry, and over
the dome, May 16 and II, 1888 !" on the left,
extending from bottom to top, a grouping of
flags, arms of all branches of land service,
drum, helmet, and oaken branch, balanced on
the right by grouping of naval arms and
accouterments, with olive branch opposite the
oak. Under all are the names of the execu-
tive committee.
All the ex-officers and soldiers of the Army
of the Potomac, now residing in Washington,
are requested to send TO this office their
names, regiments, and number of the corps to
which they belonged, and also their city ad-
dress. THE REPUBLICAN will publish a list
of the members Of that gallant army who re-
side in this city, SO that their old comrades
who will be here on the sixteenth and seven.
teenth instant, may know where TO locate
them. All who served at any time in this
army, whether they belong to the Society OF
the Army of the Potomac or not, are requested
to respond Names should be sent in not
later than the fourteenth instant