The Washington times., 1895-02-23
Pageant of the District Military
on Pennsylvania Avenue.
CROWDS CHEERED THEM ON
Marching in Company Front with the Pre-
cision Of Veteran Regulars-Brilliant
Spectacle in the Bright sunshine-Fine
Evolutions Witnessed at the Second Regi-
ment's Field Maneuvers-Holiday Crowd.

Three battalions of the soldiers boys had
just marched down the avenue to their
quarters and the days pomp and pageant
was practically over, yet the crowd fingered
on the sunny side of the avenue, walked
up and down, looked in at the shop win
dows, gossiped, tread on. one another's
toes, and hoped for more band music and
military display.
Through and around the liDgerers poured
two steady streams in opposite directions
Dent on pleasure or going home Impercep-
tibly these two streams absorbed the stand
ing throng as trickling water eats up the
snow on warm day, and the crowds thin
ned out till at 5 o'clock the street had as
samed its usual appearance.
1T WAS A HOLIDAY CROWD.
Everybody was there He began coming
before noon. He brought with him his wife
and children. The freckled-faced woman
with a beautiful bIue-eyed, sunny-haired
baby in dingy little baby carriage was 60
ing out northeast at 2:45 o'clock She had
seen enough. AT the same hour working
man with his handsome wife, stout boys,
and rosy baby in a tidy buggy was passing
on the other side ofthe street, going to Third
and Pennsylvania avenue, to see the troops
and hear the Marine Band. The young man
with his sweetheart was in the crowd, the
old man with his gray-haired wife was
there, the bachelor Of the world at large, the
street gamin, the busy man, the lazy man,
the fat. the lean, the lame, the halt, the
blind Were there; the sunshine was there and
the searching wind, saturated with icy
vapor fromth fields up the Potomac. Some
who were there may be thankful to a phyEi-
clan il pneumonia was rot there.
''Forwa;5. marchl' The column that had
formed at Third street and Pennsylvania
avenue at p. m. moved at the words with
steady swing, in time with the martial
strains of the Marine Band. 1t had been for
few moments previous a confusion of
troops and sounds. But the magic of dis
cipline speedily produced order, and when
Col Moore gave the command it was a bril-
liant spectacle.
The Marine Band was followed By Major
Ross and four companies OF Light Infantry
in National Guard fun dress; then the Hen
dersOn Drum Corps, followed by the Cor
eoran Cadets, came along enliyening the
line with cleaning white and blue, plume,
cap. coat, and trousers.
HENDERSON CORPS ANNIVERSARY.
The Henderson Corps was celebrating it's
own twelfth anniversary as well as Wash
ington's
Capt. Domer led next the National Fenci-
bles in green and gold, with white plumes,
and as they moved up the Avenue in perfect
form theY were greeted with applause.
Company B, Third Battalion, in full guard
uniform, weTethe neXtlink. Capt. MattingIy
was in Command
Then the red and white, the fez caps that
make Mount Pleasant Drum Corps look like
Turks, brought i'll the National Rifles with
Capt Oyster, and the OIdCigard, commanded
by Capt. Edgar. The High School Cadets,
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the line
Major Domer commanded the First Bat
talon, aud Major Stewart the Second.
The Sixth Regiment, cavalry, Band led
the Cadets. The Cadet field and staff off
GERS were mounted for the first time in their
history. Many OF the troops carried their
company guidons, and beautiful banners
added splendor to the parade, that glowed
in the broad sunlight
Troop a, the Presidents, began the days
show when at 10 O'Clock they formed at
the armory and marched away to Falls
Church, Va, near where they were TO spend
the afternoon with Comrade Hedrick, who
had prepared barbecue for their enjoy
ment. They were led by Lieut.. Beatty.
During the afternoon the evolutions of their
drill interested countryside audience.
SECOND REGIMENTS MANEUVERS.
The Second Regiment. District of CO.
4NdblS XII 0tfGls StJ-ll dtOUI IuTGC
hours in field maneuvers The regiment
formed in the drill hall. Center Market. at
I O'Clock, with Col. Cecil Clay in command,
and Lieut., Col. NJ. E. Urell. Adjt. ". H
Meyer, Quartenmaster II. II. Parmenter,
Surgeon r. A. Pyles. and Capt. James E.
Bell, inspector of rifle practice, present
The sub-commands were Fourth Bat
talon, Major E. r. Campbell, whose staff
was in attendance; Company A, Emmett
7 n
j. Harlow; Company B, Columbian
Zouaves, First Lieut.. Charles Danforth;
Company d. ordway Rifles, Capt J. NJ
Williams, First Lieut.. Anton Stephan, Sec
Ond Lieut.. ID. L. Richmond; Fifth Bat
TALON, Major Otto L. Suess, Adjt. James
L. Mock, QuaTtermaster W. II. Myers. Sur
geon j. r. Neely, aud Lieut. George G.
Shaw: Company a. Capt Guy f. jenkins;
Company Il, Capt. George Phebus and Lieut.,
j. ID. Leeman; Company ID, Capt. g. W.
England; Sixth Battalion, commanded by
Capt. j. S. TomlinSon, Company B, in the
absence of Major Bartlett. Adjt Peter
Rennie, Quartermaster @. H. Laird, Sur
geon f. j. Woodman. and Lieut.. W. P.
Vale; Company A, Capt. John W. Parsons,
Firs Lieut.. D. V. Chisolm, Second Lieut..
j. V. Walker; Company B, Treasury
Guards, First Lieut.. o. g. Sinnonson; Com
pany c, Capt Benjamin.. Streeks and Lieut..
Ward; Company ID, War Department
Guard, Capt. r. E. Wilson, and Lieut..
j. NJ Fairly.
The National Guard Drum Corps, under
Principal Musician w. A. DuvaIl, escorted
the regiment.
The line of march was from the Ninth
street entrance of the annory to Pennsyl-
wanna avenue, to Tenth street, and north to
X street. The column proceeded to Six
teenth street and thence to Massachusetts
avenue, turning toward Dupont Circle,
where q halt was made. Continuing the
march around the circle and south on New
Hampshire avenue, the guardsmen were
wheeled into line, the right resting on L and
the left on n streets.
PRETTY AS A PICTURE.
Dress parade was then gone through,
and seldom in its history has the regiment
turned cut as many men or shown more pro-
ficiency than was evidenced during this
display.
After the dress parade the soldiers again
formed i'll column of companies and made
the march to the armOry in display parade,
passing along Pennsylvania avenue
The Coiored High School Cadets, two
companies, turned out at 2:30 d. m. for
the first time during the present school
year. Tire Capital City Band led the way,
followed by Company A, First Separate
Battalion. commanded by Capt Brooks.
Major Charles Minkins was at the head of
the cadets. Capt. Burwell commanded
compaI's a and Capt. Payne Company B of
the battalion.
Most oi the companies enjoyed social
entertainments at their quarters or upon