Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-20

| Some seventy of thsm came along to inspire
| their 20 i.s and tbs welkin hadn't much left Of
| itself TO ring with whsa those famous Ger
maniGs. Commonwealths. Frankenfields and
| Clippers began to emit: their mar tial strains.
Th9y uphsid Ia, mi3niiiceas reputation Penn
| syivanias soldier boFs were making for them
selves a, grel. dsplrsm ols for drill, numbers
and everything else. Aud here il the program
thaSAwas followedi in bringing it all about:
Wisconsin and Illinois being the only two
seniors preceding the Department of Pennsyl-
vania. Gen. John P. Taylors long rank, were
nos compelled To wait their tarn to fail in very
many minutes after the head of column left the
starting point. The departm IN. orders Issued
| from headquarters yesterday morning put the
| matter of forming ranks in the file kind of
| running order, and The moan ted aids had every
veteran ready to march soon the Wiscon-
| sln bodies we're well under way past the head OF
| the Pennsylvania soldiers. AIDS we're kept gal
| Looping around to poss headquarters from 730
| this morning and ut O'Clock each command
was In position. The department. with admir-
able foresight, was separated into grand divis-
ions OF u tribe less than 800 men each, and
| led into lire by an aid thew struck the column
in perfect alignments. Each division was allotted
! space either on the south of MARYLAND avenue
and on b, c and streets and Virginia avenue,
| or on Carroll avenue and Canal street south
west and LIST. I'd. Sd, Az and 9th streets be tween
Maryland and Virginia avenues The, head of
| column rested ut Maryland avenue and LIST
street southwest
CRACK CAVALRY POST.
Philadelphia boasts crack cavalry post (No.
80, and its fifty-ive members mounted on
spirited bays led the Pennsy vania line as escort
to tbs department commander. The COM
mandor Of the escort, Col Morgie. looked as if
ne had not forgotten how to lead q cavalry
| troop and Immediately following his lead Of
''saber at the carry" the headquarters flag
moved as herald Of tho department commanders
coming In company with the assistant djutant
general, Col. s. P. Town. His personal staff
lmouhted) followed in this ordor: Se.lior Vice
Commander Russell. Junior Vice Commander
Swoyer. Assistant Quartermaster Gen. lowering,
| Judge Advocate Smiley. Medical Director Ed
wards, Department Inspector Suydam Chief
mastering Officer Wilt and Chaplain John W.
savers The staff preceded thirty mounted
| AIDS, ana It was only a second more when the
spectators greeted with cheers the pioneer
George @. Meade Post, with $50 men, under
Capt A. NJ Apples orders. The band OF the
sixth New Jersey regiment Immediately pro-
eeeded to blow harmonious strains ahead Of
Meade commandery, and National, No. q With
| l5O men, and Z. d. Baker Post were near in
ranks. The famous Frankenfelds band en-
| nvened Bakers 400 members and was trying to
| lot the auditors understand that the other
| musicians farther to the rear must do wonders to
outrender themselves. The moving audience
hadn't reserved seats to any particular concert.
put they checred the fine marching as well as
the music. and tho posts in the first division re-
| ceived something very much akin to an ovation
Emory Fisher Post, No. &c. Of Johnstown, held
the left Of the first division and then came the
| second.
The posts from thirty-one to seventv-six. in
| elusive, contain more than pride of the city
from which they hail, and Mccall, No. 81, led
the van. All Of Philadelphia's crack commands
were not IN the first division. either, for Philip
H. Schuyler, No. 81. came along in the center
| OF the second, and its $50 boys kept fine time
| to the best marches In q repertoire belonging To
the posts own band Capt Em ,ley's lamb"
were on their good behavior, but their company
front was straight edge. clean across thu
ordeal OF cheers
| ROYAL RECEPTION
| The third division included 60 posts between
numbers 30 and 140. Sedywick OF York. Pa,
was a marked organization in the line, and its
band of Is pieces has belonged to the eighty
seventh regiment since 81. 1t comprised IS
members them but three have answered the
long roll call. Many of the crowd OF specta-
| tors were familiar with the rather romantic
| history OF this corps OF musicians and gave
| them royal reception. Post IS from Harris
burg presented another candidate for band
| honors in the commonwealth corps just ahead
| OF it's $50 men, and in the fourth division We're
| plenty more. Post $50 of PHILADELPHIA was
|
the Germania of % pieces before anv sister
posts succeeded in getting i'll bid. 1t il Que
| Of the states musical leaders and We'd with
| New York's cracks for first honors.
Many Of the posts in the following division
| were small in numbers, and had consolidated
in every instance. where less than 40 marched,
| with other posts of tho same size. II COM
priscd every reported command from
1913 to 2S3. including the famous Lafayette
| from the eastern end of the state. Post al
Hal Oil
as an embryo sword, and more than one side
walk critic OF fine marching and wheeling was
| i'll doubt whether to concede the palm in the
Pennsylvania ranks to the Easton veterans or
Annie NJ. Ross, No. "a. OF Philadelphia. which
| marched In the first division with its go men.
| and through the Rose Guard AZ an armed e.
cort put in quiet claim for every thing OF a
martial honor nature in sight The sixth di-
vision numbered organizations from 296 to 81
| the seventh from 377 to SIS and eighth from
| 526 10 COZ, many of these last three division,
| having their smaller posts consolidated after
the plan Of the fifth division. although thee
presented fine appearance and contained at
| the same time two of the largest posts repre-
| sented by n showing in the depar tmsnt's ranks
Naval No. 400, had POO old soldiers who came
| from their quarters in the navy yard and Ad-
| mral Reynolds, No. 400. sent its 100 Lancaster
! members through the evOlutions OF the march
| in lively fashion. In fact the rear division,
seemed bent on keeping the most precise dis
| uHct UetWceN pihtOOE5 ana tuclr commanders
handled them as skilifully az if mounted aids
! were not the only medium through whic. the
far-of head Of the line could be communicated
with.
The last division contained the repre-
sentatives of thirty-fve posts, comprising the
Northwestern Association Of Pennsylvania
They have a total membership Of 3OO0 but she
500 veterans who came to the enca,npment
marched in q compact body, with Maj. J. b.
Maitland OF Oil City Us commander. There
isn't finer looking or more stalwart set OF
men in the Grand Army, and they were ap-
plauded the entire length of the avenue march
to Washington Circle. By special request of
post 1913 of Allegheny, that organization was
granted the honor of bringing up the extreme
left of the line, and as the smoky city soldiers
swung into procession the keystone state had
done her best and left space for the following
departments:
OHIO.
An Army of Ohioans FIJI the Avenue Fro IN
Curb to Curb.
Immediately following the veterans from
Pennsylvania came the Department of Ohio.
The column was formed on Delaware avenue
south OF the Capitol At its head was Gen. 1.
F. Mack Of Sandusky, department commander.
with his staff. As escort to the department