The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-04-24

ebration, comprises State troops from all
over the Union. The Southern militia
especially will be here in force, coming
from Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland,
Georgia, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima. Florida and Virginia. Pennsyl,
.vania, New Jersey and Vermont Will
send their entire National Guard, aud
the whole National Guard Of this State
will be there.
The military procession, therefore,
will afford the observers an opportunity
of viewing the best militia of many
States, for the troops from distance
will, of course, be the crack organiza-
tions, and they are making every effort
to come with full ranks aud in their
finest shape Baltimore will send It's
famous Fifth Regiment, which IN many
respects is without a superior IN the
Union. 1t holds its own in drill and
discipline with our Seventh, and IS re-
cruited from the ranks of the very best
Young men in Baltimore.
The Fourth Regiment of Connecticut
will present fine appearance, ana
among other notable organizations IN
line Will be the Fifth Regiment and the
Cadet Corps of Boston, the Washington
Light Infantry of Charleston, and the
most highly drilled troops in the South,
ern States generally. The National
Guard of Vermont is very numerous,
considering the population of the State,
and it is maintained in an admirable de-
gree of efficiency. The troops Of Penn.
sylvania are coming to the number OF
nearly 5000. Ohio will send between
5000 and 1000, and even from far
away Michigan, Missouri and Kansas,
militia will cone tojoin inthe grand pro-
cession. From. .manyStates the committee
have not vet heard definitely, but it is
probable that before the day of the cele-
bration the number of troops to come
from distance will be much increased.
The brilliancy of the parade will also be
enhanced by the appearance of the Gov
ernors with their military staffS.
Even if the numbers in line do not
reach SO, 900, they will not be far from
that total when the regular troops and
the military and naval cadets are
counted in. 1t will therefore be the
greatest military procession ever seen
here, and because of its composition it
will be by all odds the most interesting.
There will also come from every State
large bodies of citizens who will increase
the enthusiasm of the occasion, and from
Brooklyn and the New Jersey and Con-
necticut towns people will pour into New
York by the hundred thousand
The truth is, the proportions Of the
celebration have far outgrown the early
estimates, and for that reason the COM
mittee were for time somewhat over
whelmed by the magnitude Of the work
thev had undertaken 1t has increased
on their hands daily. They have been
astonished at the interest awakened IN
all parts of the Union, and only recently
have the newspapers begun to get any
thing like an adequate conception OF
what the three days festival is going to
be.
The extension of the time covered by
the excursion tickets on the railroads
will, of course, tend to increase greatly
the crowd of visitors from remote
places, for the twelve days allowance is
enough to Justify so long journey, and
the opening of May is usually a favora-
BILE time for visit to New York. If the
weather is fair, the town will be appear
ing at its best, and both those who march
and those who are spectators merely
will be able to enjoy themselves the
more, because of the temperate spring
air. In the parks the grass will
be green and the sweetest and love,
liest verdure of the year will be all
around.
Nor need anybody hesitate to come
because of fear that accommodations
will be lacking. New York is great
place, and, hard by, Brooklyn, Couey
Island, Jersey City, Hoboken and New
ark will offer room enough for any over
flow. Everybody will have bed to
sleep in, no matter if a million come
NeW York S,tn.