Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-22

the Emmett Guards, the Washington |
Rifle corps, the Butler Iouaves, the |
Washington Cadet corps, the Capital
City Guards, the National Rifles, the |
Lawrence Light Infantry and the
Massachusetts, volunteer militia,
The Detroit Light Infantry, First
Lieut.. Geo. w. earns, commanding,
were greeted with cheers and with the
waving OF handkerchief along the
line OF march. They marched with
absolute precision, and their evolu-
lions were executed with machine-like
accuracy. Their uniforms were q
striking combination OF blue and white
shakers.
The Washington high-school cadets
and ST. Johns academy cadet CORDS OF
Alexandria, Va, closed the first di'
vision.
THE SECOND DIVISION.
The second division war in charge
OF Gen. Fltzhugh Lee of Vir-
ginia. 1t was composed main
ly OF Masonic organizations and
persons who participated in the cere.
monies OF the day. There were about
sixty carriages in the line, including
those containing the president and his
cabinet, the diplomatic corps, the visit.
ing goverRors and their stalls, the SEN
atOrs and representatives, the
officers Of the army and navy
and persons who had taken
part in the work on the monument.
Among the visiting Masonic orders
were the grand lodges Of West Vir-
ginia, Michigan, Illinois and Pennsyl-
vanis. All wore their full regalla and
presented n fine appearance. Bands
OF music were distributed literally
throughout the divisions. Sec
Tetaries McCulloch and Lincoln were
in one carriage. Secretary Teller
and Postmaster.G HattOn In
the next, and Secretary Chandler and
| Acknowledgement Brewster in an
other, Senators Sherman and Bayard,
who sat beside each other on the mon
ument stand, occupied the same car
riage.
THE THIRD DIVISION.
The third division was commanded
by Brevet BrIg.,Gen. w. w. Dudley
~ chlefmarshal and was composed
mainly OF the posts of the
Grand Army Of the Republic and
the civic organizations of the District
of Columbia. The Jcurneymen Cut
tar's association, composed OF the men
who cut the stone for the monument,
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and the association of Boston Light
Gusrds OF Massachusetts, which organ.
izstion includes in its membership per.
soDs who participated In the laying Of
the eorner-Rtoneofth the monument, were
prominent features Of this division
The fire department of the DiRtTict of
Columbia brought up the end Of the
line. The sevtra organizations were
cheered at various points on the route,
because of their fine marching and
military bearing. The president was
frequently greeted with cheers. He
lode In an open barouche with
Secretary Frelinghuysen.
THE GRAND hEvIEw.
The procession did not reach the east
front of the capitol, where It was re.
viewed by the president, till twenty
minutes past o'clock President Ar.
thur with his csbinet, Senators Sher-
man and Hawley, and the mt mbers of
the diplomatic corps, occupied Thesis
erected directly In front the east main
entrance 10 the capitol and facing the
statue OF Washington. Between two
and three thousand people were as
sembled ON tho capitol steps and the
adjacent grounds, and the wlndows Of
the senate and house committee rooms
overlooking the review ground We're
filled with spectators. Immediate.
ly after Gen. sherman and his
aides passed the president
they rode TO point opposite,
from which the general also reviewed
the procession. The visiting and local
military organizations which passed
IN review formed In line by coRpa.
MES, and this spectacle waa the finest
dlspiAy OF the days proceedings. The
CLINT OF winter sunshine upon the pol
lshed arms and bright colered uni.
forms lent a suggestive warmth whicl,
was refreshing TO the soneibilities oj
the shivering spectators.