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

where their posts are congregased, and finally
| they are all in perfect order. That il what
| each aid reports to his chief and. when
tne last OF the squad has made his precise sa-
lutte and says each division OF the DEPARTMENT
awaits further orders, the chiefs personal aid
galiops to where Gen. Palmer is in readiness.
The last reports do not need much time and
there Is the start An immense amount Of ex-
ecutivo ability and tact has been dis
played, and the combinations results are right
there before your eyes. OF course the start il
near.y an hour later than You expected but the
| fine way it is made outweighs everything and
every other consideration, and after all YOU
have seen in the way of chaos the order
which arose from the mass In two hours
beats anything Of the kind you have ever seen
before, and it isn't likely you will ever have
another chance in the came direction. The
parade itself must go down as something
OF highly historical nature, and the
spectators who were SO fortunate as to
see the formation, the framework of It all. can
have good idea Of what IN amount of general
ship the veteran commanders OF the Grand
Army can bring to bear in cases Of emergency.
About the Vice Presidents stand on both
In solid mass from the ropes back un.il a
building or some other obstruction held them
In check.
Admission to the stand was by ticket only
and 1t was therefore not crowded except in the
central pavilion reserved for the reviewing
party and particularly honored guests. There
was very distinguished group on this part of
the stand.
Besides the Vice President there were secre-
tary OF the Treasury Foster, wife and daughter
Mrs. John W. Fostcr, Secretary Tracy and his
daughter, Mrs. Wilmerding; Secretary Noble,
Mrs. Noble and the Misses Halstead, Attorney
General Miller. Postmaster General Wana-
maker. Mrs. Rusk, Miss Rusk, Mrs Charity
Husk Craig, Assistant Secretary Of War Gen
Grant, Senator Manderson and Mrs. Mander-
son, Senator and Mrs. Hawley, SEN
ator Gibson, Senator Palmer, Chair
man John Joy Edson, A. A. Wilson,
Gov. Pattison Of Pennsylvania and staff-Col.
L. r. Reed, Gen. Greenland, Col Il. wilber,
Col. A. d. Seeley, Col. w. T. Wilson and Col. 1.
Bradley; Gen. Snowden Of Pennsylvania state
militia and Col. Charles g. Green and
Col. Bonnaface, jr., OF his staff; Representa-
i've Nowberry OF Illinois, Representative
Mitchell of Wisconsin, Representative Rock
well OF New York, Representative Dur
borrow Of Illinois, ex-Speaker Keifer,
OF Ohio, Representative Boutelle of Maine.
Gen. Schofield and Gen Vincent. adiutant of
his staff; Mrs. sehoheld, Gen. Gibbon, Mrs.
John A. Logan and Mrs. Logan, IT,, Marshal
Dan NJ. Ransdel, Qusrtermaster General
Batoheider, Mrs. Rush and her two daughters
and tho daughter Of Secretary Of the Treasury
Foster and Mr.. and Mrs. o. B. wymau, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. @. Nichols and Mrs. II. B.
Nichols, were the first to reach the stand this
morning. vice-President Morton arrived at
s'Se, accompanied By the members Of the cabi-
not, the representatives Of the military, com-
mittees Of the senate and house, Chairman Ed
son, A. A. Wilson aud Gov. Pattison and his
staff.
The rest Of the reviewing party arrived
shortly afterward II was 1885 when tho head
OF the column reached the Vice President.
Is coming was heraldsd by cheers and ap-
phuse weeping like wave along the crowd
that packed the sidewalk.
When the mounted citiaens' COMMITTEES
reached the stand every one on the stand aross.
Tho ladies waved their handkerchief, men, wo-
men and ciildren on the stand and around Il
cAsersd and Tie Vice Prsgident and msmberu q