Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-28

their brigade band. The brigade will be
commanded by Gen. John II. Abbott, and
the following will be his staff: Col p. NJ.
Hunt, Col. David Fuller, Col. John w. Wig
gin. Col. John Fleet, Col VIM. J. Meeks.
Col Nathaniel Jewett, Col. J. 4. Sergeant,
Mai. h. II. Lowell and Maj. A. c. Hall.
The brigade comprises the first. second
and third regiments, and will be command
ed by Coils. Paul NJ. Foos, Allen and J. c.
Gray, respectively.
Following the Massachusetts contingent
will come the Iowa contingent, headed by a
band. 1t will be commanded by Brig. Gen.
John c. Lopes.
The Illinois knights stand fifth in rank in
point of numbers and Importance in the Py
THAN army, and they will turn out some
thing near a thousand men in the parade.
The Illinois brigade will be commanded by
Brig. Gen. James II. Barkley, and the fol-
| lowing officers will be on his staff: Col.
Charles G. Averiil, Col. John J. Cairns. Col.
| Joseph ID. Roper Col. Eugene Bassler. Col.
| Stewart John Stone, Maj. Jos. L. Jewett.
| Maj. Charles Shear Maj Fitch c. Cook and
Maj. Ashley J. Abell The Illinois contin-
| gent will have with them three large bands,
| ranging from twenty-five to forty pieces
each.
The following regiments will participate:
| First regiment. Col. William H. Thompson:
second regiment, Gel. Charles A. Parrish;
! third regiment, A. Sherman Patterson;
fourth regiment Col. William II. Clauuser;
| fifth regiment, Col John w. Bartlett; sixth
| regiment, Col. Ernest G.. Schweepe.
The Wisconsin brigade will be under the
| command of Brig. Gen. l.. w. Halsey, Chief
| of Staff Col. Frank Barry and Adjutant
| General f. B. Morley, and will muster %
| men in line. The brigade comprises two
regiments the first, under command of Col
George r. Bailey, and the second, COM
manded by Col. p. III. Crahen. The follow
ing divisions compose the first regiment:
Racine, No. l; Milwaukee, No. 2; Crescent,
No. 3: Juneau Division, No. 3; j. Il. Jaun,
No. q; Columbia, No. \.
In the second regiment are the following
divisions: John Barr Glenn, No. 10, of Eau
Claire, prize company, and the one of
which the late George B. Shaw was mem
ber; Kenosha, No. 30; Belot. No. II; Mon
roe No. IL.
being so small in numbers will be assigned
to march with the Wisconsin brigade.
Their officers will be given places with the
staff of their Wisconsin brethren. The
Monroe Cornet Band thirty pieces, will
march at the head of the Wisconsin troops.
They Are Knightly Soldiers.
The blue grass state will have 200 men in
lire. commanded by Gen. George Z. Currie
Gen Currie's staff will be Col. w. c. Quin-
by, Col. James McCracken, Col w. B. Will
kirson, Maj. John j. Moser, Maj. Grant
Green and Maj. G.. L. Heyman.
The following commands will compose the
Kentucky division: First regiment, Col.
Archie Johnson, together with the Louis
VILE division, Capt J. w. Recius the latter
command is entered In the competitive
drilD: the fourth regiment, Col. John Wood
hall: Guiding Star, No. =, of Dayton Capt
John Swift; Friendship Division, No. %, of
Covington, Capt. J. A. Brownfield Coving-
ton Division, No. 4, Capt. +. r. Peek, and
the third regiment, Maj. W. II. Sandusky
The Phoenix Band of Dayton will accom-
papy the Kentuckians, and Is under con-
tract to play but one air. namely, ''Old
Kentucky Home"
Texas will come next in order and the
lone star knights will make good show
ing.
The first regiment of Pennsylvania came
from the strike region. and one of the di-
visions hailed from Johnstown. This regi-
ment has 80 men. and the following cities
trobe Scottsdale, Johnstown, South Fork
Keesport. This command will be oficered
as follows. Colonel, George H. Sewell:
adjutant, G. s. Shoenberger; lieutenant col
G.. f. Lang; adjutant. HID. Hoffman; major
F. c. Riddle; quartermaster, W. b. Badger;
commissary. Geo. NJ. Hill; quartermaster
sergeant, Otto Richter; commssary SER
geant, A. w. Burggraf sergeant major,
Hon. c. S. Beatty; surgeon, J. Swan Taylor;
hospital steward. J. A. Thomas.
Nebraska has been assigned the next DO
sition in the column, bur it was thought
that the state would not be represented i'm
the parade.
West Virginia will be represented as fol-
lows: First battalion, Maj. b. F. Blue, com
posed of the following divisions: Allegheny,