Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-17
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peplcanos Al CHICAGO.
The Arransemerts are Nearly Completed isr
The Big Military Parade.

Cneaeo, Oet. l5.-The dedication eere-
monies of the Worlds Columbian Exposi,
ton. il is announced this evening, will be
participated in by larger assembly of reg
alar arnss troops than has been mustered
together At any one time since the VAT of
the rebellion. Every arm of the service
will take part in the military pageant, which
is to include street parasie III colam1. and
4 grand review Of the troops IN Washington
park.
Gen. Miles, commanding the military de-
parsanenf of Missouri, with headquarters in
this city, will have command OF the troops
Besides brilliant ami numerous staff to
assist in marsaalling the troops. Gen Miles
" ill be aided in the command BY Brig. Gen,
once since the civil war that two general
officers Of the army have been assigned to-
getler for the discharge of a single duty.
Gen. Carr, recently promoted, after years
of distinguished service, has been retained
from assignment 10 the command of Il de-
partrnent, and has been especially detained
by the war department to assist at the grand
parade aud ceremonies of dedicatlng the
Worlds Fair.
These troops will arrive about Oct. Is, so
as To have two days in which TO harnish up
arms and Announcements. and men will BE-
sarb ii in their full dress uniforms.
The navy will he represented i'll the pro-
ssion by II battalion of the Marine Corps.
This detachment will be commanded by .
major assisted by Il officers of the corps.
The famous Marine band OF Washington
will lead the muster. The command of
marines will leave New \ DIRK Oct. Il.
The famous Seventh Cavalry, Gen. Gas
ter's regiment which figured conspicuously
as sictors in the battle of Wounded Knee,
will be represented by two troops, COM
nianded by Capt. Charles A. Naruum, and
X, which Capt. Luther Il. IIane commands.
There will be two companies of eolored
troops in the command. They belong to
the Ninth Cavalry one of the two eolored
cavalry regiments in the army. The ariil-
lcry will have four light batteries. consist
Ing each of six guns and caisson to each
gun, the guns and cassions each being
draw by four horses.
The cost of transporting the troops to
this city and returning them to their proper
stations, as well As their subsistence while
here, will be defraved by the Quartermastcr
and Commissary Departments of the army
The Fair fund will not be encroached upon
in any way. Less than week re-
mains for the National Guard of
| ticials of the various states To decide to
what extent, if any, they will take in the
dedication. Gen. Miles said that he ex-
pectcd that Ohio would send 1000 men, In
| dian 1000, Michigan 800, Minnesota 1000,
iowa 200, Missouri 500, Texas 800. Wis
consin 1900, and Illinois. it was confidently
expected, would have 5000 men in line
Owing to the lack of transportation funds,
the task of unfolding the prestige of the
state must largely rest with the regiments
! from Chicago.
| 4 message has been received from Chief
| Justice Fuller, announcing that the SUI
| preme court of the nited States would adj
journ late this week and come to Chicago
to take part in the ceremonies. The chief
| justice added that six of the eight assocl-
ates would accompany him, two of the
members finding it impossible to make the
journey.
| At Il meeting of the joint committee on
ceremonies the porplcxng question of the
order i'll which the diplomats and the gov
cfaors should be placed in the parade was
discussed. II was settled in a general way
that the representatives of foreign nations
| should be placed in the following order ::
England, Germany, France, Russia,
| Austria Italy, Spain, Japan, Turkey, Por-
.Igal, Mexico, Greece, China, Sweden,
| Norway, Switzerland, Siam, Brazil, Bel
GUM, Roumania. Other diplomats will fol-
low in an order to be arranged later.
| The governors of states will be placed in
the parade according to the date of the adj
mission of the state represented to the
! Union, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New
Jersey heading the list.
| The American college fratcrnities will
have an exhibit in the manufactures
building i6 by 10 feet along one of the
main aisles. 1t is designed to use wall
space for each of the Greek letters socie-
ties about 6 feet wide by 10 feet high. A
bookcase will contain the publications of
the fraternity. bound volumes of its maya
| zines, its catalogues, song books and other
general publications. one each side of
this will be statues mathematical of the
| fraternity.
| Above will be an illuminated map of the
| L nited States. showing the location of the
chapters and the relative density of this
| fraternity's population and at the top, amid
the drapcd flags of the fraternity, will be
showed large reproduction of its badge.
| The wall space will be hung with por-
traits of its founders, pictures of its general
fraternity home, of its chapter houses, and
of prominent members, an illuminated roll
of its chapters, trophies and emblems. on
the top of the bookcase will be placed vases
containing the fraternity flower.
Twenty five fratg. mites have determined
! to take part in the exhibition, and TO more
than % per cent, of the millions who will
visit Chicago next year the display will it is
said, be revelation of the strength and
Importance of college Greek letter society
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