The morning times., 1895-10-05
FORT MYERS CENTAURS
Troopers Ride as If They We're
Part of the Horses.
BRILLIANT DRESS PARADE
Hundreds of Spectators Watched the
Evoiutions Of Four Cavalry Com
Drili-Miss Gordon the Daughter
oftIie Regiment Incidents.

The first public dress parade Of troops
A, +, q and II, of the Sixth Cavalry, sta
toned at Fort Myer. was held at that post
yesterday afternoon.
The vast parade GROUND, gray with dust
and yellow with sunburnt turf, looked like
a field of Mars, clamoroes with dashing
riders, musical with the briiyror brass, the
boom of sheerskin the beat of hoof, the
orders of command and the clangor OF
sabers. and biossoming with nodding plumes
and fluttering flags.
The sun shone INTO the field with all
tie iuStcr and much of tiie-N igor OF summer
noon and Il fifftIl wet wind swept across
the plain, whispering 10 THE trees of Arlng-
ton and stirring INTO being, dancing, wuirl-
ing eddying flashes Of Virginia dust. Over
the tree tops red with autumn's bushes rose
the dDines and spires OF Washington. Here
and there, glimpses could he had of the
Potomac rolling peacefully far below like
n 1iood or ripping, liquid silver. Through
the cemetery foliage, the gold dome OF the
Library sparkicd like a distant jewel set in
granite. Nota suggestion OF cloud yciled the
dazzling blue OF the great cGneavc.
Tue day was in sympathy with the event
Hundreds of spectators leaiied upon the
wire fence marking the eastern boundary
of the field. Scores of vehicles were halted
Outne dusty road, and on lockers were every
where perched on the ivy-grown stone wall
which mems in Arlington cemetery on the
west.
BUGLEs WERE SINGING
Two companies, on horses OF orthodox
gray, stood facing the entrance from the
garrison. At the qua rihouse, a good way
Off, bugles We're singing their signal songs,
and the merry Jingle OF boots and saddles"
came family TO the people at the parade
ground. Soon following was the gay and
catchy call, assembly
During all this the post was boisterous
with the din OF preparation. Hoarse shouts
would come from the region OF The stables
to the ears OF the guests. The first to
enter the field was the mounted rcgimental
a
Lutzinger. This is said To be the best
cavalry band in the army. 1t moved al an
easy walk across the iield away down
to the south. took position at the extreme
righ., and faced leftin troop front Some
applause pattered among the spectators as
the soldier rmusicians rode by, with the
trumpeters of the battalion in the rear.
After the beard had taken up lis stand,
Major Lcbcau, W ith Acting AdIt Short on
his left, preceding an orderly, and sergeant
major, entered from the north a few min
utcs after Col Gordon and staff rode in and
faced about at the center. The distant
flashing of steel the cloud of dust, and the
swaying waves of blue and yellow, her
aided the oncoming OF the troops. Each
entered III troop front, breaking into platoon
front.
The ranking troop as A, Capt. Kendall.
follow ed by ii, Capt Craig, Haunting the
rcgimen,al colors, " hich are a yellow field
with n spread eagle. Behind them trod E
Capt Chcevers, and ON the LEFT was u,
Capt. West.
'Adiujant's oall'' rings out clear and
bright, the band strikes up festive galiop,
the troops go to the left troop front and halt
officer and staff. After dressing To the
right the order booms forth. draw sabers!'
AT the word draw three hundred white
gloved hands reacl to the left side and at the
word ''sabers" three hundred blades ash
from their Scabbards. Then the band
strikes up, moves from right to left. counter
marches in review and halts. Then the
colonel puts his men throughthus: Present
sahers!" Raise sabersi'' Gary sabers;
''Ch arge sabersi" Garry sabcrs!'
Return >aGers!''
OFFICERS REPORTED
After notice TO prepare to parade"
the first sergeants reported TO the center;
Officers reported to the adjutant, and the
adiutant TO the colonel. The commanding
officer and staff rode To the right and to the
strains OF the band passed in review. The
Officers went TO post
.'Fours right, platoon right, forward,
guide right, marcn." and To the inspiration
of their band the troops passed In review in
platoon front.
''Trot' was sounded on the bugles and
the. horses were off. The fronts were ex-
cellent with the possible exception OF
the second platoon of A: the alignment
was perfect, the fronts being Wen pre-
served at the turns. Clouds OF dust went
up from the gathering hoofs of the trotting
steeds. At dress parade gallop usually
the bugle sang halt and long mono
tone blast said walk Troops left
front into line. trOt, ana 'NlOSe I'll on
first troop" were the next orders executed.
The men passed in review in BATTALION
front. the staff left the field, followed by
the troops who had answered the ,, com nm
mand, Right forward, foHrs riGhir' Tie
day was done. Nothing like ii had lecn
seen since the troops of the Fighting
Seventh Cavalry gave their farewell drlil
at this post year ago.
One OF the pretty incidents Of the event
was the cquestrianship of Miss Gordon.
daughter of Col. Gordon and the daughter
of the regiment" She galloped around
the post unattended at n lively clip on an
She took post outside the lines at front
center and watched her papa with fond
eyes and surveyed the m artial array WIN
the critical eye OF veteran. She is a
pretty lady OF eighteen. is the pet of The
garrison. and is alleged never to have
been in an engagement.
One of the com missioned officers lost
his scabbard on parade. Dress parade
will be held each Friday at p. m.
until cold W wcathcr sets in.
Mrs. Pnrkman'S Talk About Money.
Mrs Josephine Farkman delivered a
lecture or the Money Question" before
fair-sized and apprrciative audience at
Typographical Temple last evening: The
principle object of Mrs. Parknan's talk
was to show how all the difficulties of
the money question depend upon the law
of supply and demand.
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= Change In Choir Directors.
Mr.. NJ. HaHdlln. for the past year director
and tenor OF st. Aloysius' Church choir, has
Boston. his home Mr.. Stephen kubel,
formor1v nrranist and Director of ST