Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-19
They WILL PARADE
Boys in Bile to Honor washington's
Birthday.
orxani.ntissss. That VIII Participate
Inciudefaish School Cadets and
Astionnl Guard.

Unless the-eondition of the weather should
prevent, the, celebration of Washington's
birthday Saturday next will be marked by a
military display of no insignificant proper
tions Although no orders have as yet been
Issued, 1t may be stated that the parade
will be in command of Col. VIM. G. Moore
who, of course, will ride at the head of the
line, attended by his st-.f of the first regi-
ment, d. c. N. G.
The Marine Band will head the Washing
ton Light Infantry Corps, under command
of Major Burton r. Ross, and wearing the
full dress uniform of the National Guard
In the line will also appear the National
Rifles. Capt. James +. Oyster, in red coats
and shakos; the Old Guard, Capt. James
M. Edgar in dark blue and shakos and the
National Fencibles, Capt. Charles S. Domer
IN the company full dress uniform of dark
green and gold with helmets and white
plumeS These three companies will he
headed by VIII Haley's Washington New
Military Band.
The Corcoran Cadet Corps, Capt Eugene
Z. Edwards, wearing for the first time the
rev uniform of white coats with blue he'll
ihets ana white plumes, viii be in the
parade, as will the Morton Cadets, Capt.
1 nngar a, Shilling attired in the new com
pany fatigue uniforms, 1t being the first
clothed .-A'
"A striking feature of the parade will be
me regiment of High School Cadets eight
companies, under command of Col. .Iuiius
Sonmer. The cadets will parade as two
battalions and will be headed by the band
OF the sixth United States cavalry from
r orr Myer Col. Sommer, Maj Fox and
MAJ Graft. with their staffs, will be mount
ed. The cadets. of course, will wear the
weil-known High School uniform, but they
VIII be the only organization in line with
the new United States army regulation
caps.
The Veteran Volunteer Firemen will nc.
be absent from the parade, and it is prob
able that the Gonzaga College Cadets, with
me dohzasa Drum Corps, will also turn
out.
The companies will rendezvous at Sd
street and Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
and the parade will start at :; O'clock The
me OF march, as now arranged. will be
west on Pennsylvania avenue to 10Th street
TO X street, to 10Th street, to Pennsylvania
avenue, to 18th street and New York
avenue. where the parade will be dismissed.
me latter point is central for all the com
panies.
AS has been the custom for the past few
years the companies of the High School
Cadets Will come together for regimcntal
formation at 18th street and New York
avenue, and from there march to the ,lace
OF rendezvous. Sd street and Pennsylvania
avenue.
1t is a bare possibility that the regular
troops from Fort Myer and the Washing
ton barracks may participate in the pa rade
but no orders to that effect have as yet
been issued.
Col Moore requests that all commanding
Objects OF organizations desiring to part eli
pate IN the parade meet him at Z o'clock
tomorrow evening at the armory OF the
Washington Light Infantry Corps, in order
mat the order Of the parade and other de-
tails may be perfected.
Those citizens desiring to witness an ex-
hibton OF Inaneuvers practically military
and without display will be given the de-
sired opportunity. Col. Clay has ordered
the entire second regiment of the District
10 O'Clock Saturday morning. in the reSula-
ton government fatigue uniforms. The
command viii march westward to X street
to the vicinity of Washington Circle. and
there go through some ceremony and drill,
ard later parade down Pennsylvania aVen-
nue. ana back to the armory. The regi-
meut will he headed by the new Second
Regiment Band. under the direction Of
Lieut.. ID. b. Macleod 1t will be the first
appeaTan nee of the band in parade and the
members viii wear new regulation band
uniforms. just received from the quarter
masters department at Philadelphia.
Company A, first separate battalion (col-
ored), d. G. n. G., Capt. Arthur Brooks,
and the coiored High School Cadets will
have parade of their own Saturday,
starting at pm. The Capital City Band
will lead the parade Maj. Chas. Minkins
will be in Command of the battalion of ca
diets, and viii have for his aid Adjt Frank
Fl Burgess. Company 4 will he com
handed by Capt. Roscoe C. Bruce. and
company by Capt. Clarence Wormly.