Evening star., 1896-02-21
THEY Will PARADE
Military Celebration of the Birth
day Of Washington.
ARRANGEMENTS: $: For TIE DAY
Civic Organizations Will Also Honor
the Event.
OLD EST I'm ABIT ANTs

The military display tomorrow afternoon
IN celebration of Wash.ngton's birthday
Will be rather an imposing affair, all ar
rangenients for which were completed last
evening at meeting Of the commanding
officers Of the organizations which are to
participate. The gathering assembled at
the armory Of the Washington Light In
fantry Corps on invitation Of Col. Moore,
who is to command the parade.
AS heretofore stated in The Star, the
parade, weather permitting, will start from
the corner of Sd street and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest at 8 pm. Col. Moore,
with his staff, consisting of Capt. Chas. b.
Hudson, adjutant, and Capt Matthew God
dard, quartermaster, all wearing the full
dress uniform of the National Guard, will
be at the head of the line mounted. The
honorary staff of the Washington Light
Infantry Corps-Capt. Nailor, Capt. Boyd,
Capt. Childs, Capt. Schaeffer and Capt.
the Infantry, white coats and blue trous-
ers, are to follow, and next in line will be
the Marine Band, heading the Washington
Light Infantry Corps, four companies. under
infantry will parade in full-dress National
Guard uniform Directly in their rear the
Corcoran Cadet Corps, Capt. Eugene Z.
Edwards. in white coats blue helmets and
Cadets Capt. Edgar A. Shilling, in the new
black fatigue uniform of the company, will
follow the Corcorans, and then will ap-
pear company d, third battalion. Capt.
Harry d. King, in the full dress of the
National Guard.
The Washington New Military Bard will
supply music for battalion consisting of
the National Rifles, Capt. James F.. Oyster;
the Old Guard, Capt. James NJ. Edgar, and
the National Fencbles, Capt. Charles S.
Domer. Each of these three organizations
will wear its well-known distinctive full
dress uniform.
High school Cadets.
Next in line will be the Sixth United
States Cavalry Band and the regiment of
High School Cadets, eight companies. COM
manded by Col. j. G. Sommer. His staff
VIII cons st of Capt: Hotel, adjutant, and
Capt. Jul.hn, quartermaster. The first bat
talon from the Central High School will
be under Maj. Charles Fox, with Lieut..
John Kelly as quartermaster, and Lie 1T.
Jchn Ray as adjutant The second battal-
ion, made up of four companies from the
Eastern, Western and Business High
schools, Will be led by Maj. J. Theodore
Graft. with Lieut. w. r. Coyle as quarter
master, ard Lent. Thomas r. Cliff as ad-
jutant. The compan es of the High School
regiment W II parade in the following order:
Company A, Capt William Won Bayer:
company c, Capt.1John N. Hoover; COM
pany d, Capt. Howard Hoge; company b,
Capt. Fran c. Daniels. and second bat
talon, company +, Capt. Newton Ferree:
company G, Capt Harry Hurst; company
H. A. F.. Berry, and company F.. Capt. Mel
son Gapen. The staff officers Will be
united.
Directly following the High School Cadets
will appear the Goazaga College Cadets
with the Gonzaga Drum Corps. An inte-
est rg feature of the parade will be the
National Guard under Capt. H. G. Forsber;,
and Presidents troop A, the cavalry Or
gan zation. commanded by Capt Harrison
Formnt1sn and March.
1t was agreed at the meeting last even
irg that the organIza tons shall report not
later than 2:f5 o'clock, and that the parade
VIII start at o'clock on the dot The
Light Infantry will form on Sd street. facing
east with right resting on Pennsylvania
avenue. The Corcoran Cadets and the Nor
ton Cadets will form on the left of the In
fantry and the Rifles, Old Guard and the
Fenc bies are to Lpe up on C. street facing
north, right resting on Sd street. The High
School regiment will report AZ street
facir 6 east, ght resting on Pennsylvania
avenue, with the Gonzaga Cadets, the bat
terry and the cavalry on its left
he line OF march VII vary somewhat
from that folo wed in years gone by. The
column will move up Pennsylvania avenue
to 10Th street, to 1 street, past the Army
and Navy Club, to 18th street, past the
MetFOpO.ltdH IluD, TO pennsylvania avenue
to 18th street, where the parade, after
passing in review before Col Moore, will
disband and the organizations move to
their respt ctive armories.
The light battery and the cavalry have
arranged field day for tomorrow. They
will leave the arn1ory on l. street about 8
o'clock and proceed to Brightwood. where
several hours to be devoted to mounted
drill Dinner will be partaken Of at Bright
wood and the troopers and gunners will re-
turn to th. city in time to particiI,ate i'm rho
parade.
Other Events.
The turnout of the seco1 d regiment, which
has been ordered to assemble at the Ma
tional Guard Arrory at 10 o'clock in the
morning, will undoubtedly attract consid :
cradle alter ton. Col. Clay's command will
wear the regulation National Guard fatigue
uniform and Is to indulge in exercises
strictly m-litary. The regiment will be
headed by it's new band, and after going
through certain exercises in the vicinity of
Washington circle will parade down Penn
syvan:a avenue and hack to the armory
The colorsd High School Cadets and com
pany A, first separate battalion D. c. N
g., VII have parade of their own, headed
by the Capital City Band. This parade is
announced to start from the colored High
School at pm. and the line of march viii
probably be along Pennsylvania avenue
an returning to the school by way of K
street and New York avenue.
The Veteran Volunteer Firemen and the
Mt Pleasant Field Band are to parade
starting from Odd Fellows Hall. Sth street
southeast, at l pm, proceeding from there
TO the quarters or the firemen. 10Th street
and Pennsylvania avenue northwest. along
Pennsylvania avenue. The little fellows in
the band W II wear new regulat tion IA tipue
caps, and the fircmen will have with them
their big bell which they will ring alone
the line of march.