Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-11
THE NATIONAL GUARD.
An Immense Crowd Witnesses the
Brigade Dress Parade.

The national guard Of the District earned
new laurels yesterday afternoon in the dress
parade which took place at o'clock. This was
the first brigade dress parade held in the city.
There were thousands of spectators on the
White lot. where the parade took place, and the
applause that went forth from the crowd
at times at the various maneuvers of the soldier
boys cheered them in their duty. The crowd
formed an eIipse nearly quarter of mile
in diameter and a dozen files thick, sort of
human race track, over which an agile and
light-footed runner might have raced without
a fall.
The central space reserved for the evolutions
of the soldier boys kept clear only by the
continuous and muscular efforts of SQUAD of
policemen assisted by company of the cav
airy and company OF the artillery branches
OF the guard.
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS.
A small area behind the generals position
among whom were Secretary Tracy and ladies,
Col. H. G. Gibson, third artillery, and ladies';
Capt Turnbull. third artillery, and ladies, and
ORIENTAL commandery, No. II, of Cleveland.
The troops we're promptly on the field and
the process OF forming the brigade line was
started without delay. The line was formed as
follows: First n-Washington Light In
fantry corps. Second batralion-Corcoran
Cadet corps, National Fencibles, Mar on
Rifles ana Logan Rifles. Third battalion
Union Veteran corps, four companies
Fourth battaiion-Merchant Rifles, Emmett
ington Rifles. Fifth battalion-Columbia Ri
fies, Pension Office Guards and Ordway Rifles.
Sixth battallon--Post Ofice-Interior Guards
and Treasury Guards. Seventh battalion
Washington Cadet corps Eighth battalion
Capital City Guards.
ihe THIRD Artillery band furnished the music
for the drill, together with the brigade fife
and drum corps, the National Guard band be-
ing engaged at the races.
GEN. oRDwAY HAPPY.
Capt. D. L. NJ. Peixotto acted as adiutant
general and soon had the br gade turned over
in tine shape to Gen. Ordway, who sat on his
gray horse in the center OF the line near the
crowd Of spectators with q happy, proud
expression as his eye fondly rested on his
creation the national guard Of the District.
He put them through the manual Of arms,
which was well executed and enthused the su-
dience to several bursts of cheering.
FORMALLY DISMISSED.
Then the parade was formally dismissed. and
after some marching and countermarchine the
troops broke their line and went of the field
headed by their various commanders, leaving
behind them vast throng of well satisfsd
spectators.
ihe e.nciency Of the ambulance and hospital
corps was well tried during the parade. Pri-
Yates Jno. A. Armstrong of company q. third
battalion, and VIM. ]. Prsther, company A,
fifth battalion, were overcome by the IA
tlgue and fell in fainting fits. They
we're removed to the rear Of the line by the
stretcher men Of the corps. under the direction
of DR.. E. o. Leach, 90 quickly that but few
people realized that ANYTHING had happened
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