Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-23
GOING TO NEW YORK
The District to Be Represented by Pro-
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Companies VIII Weat Fnu Dress Uni.
forms-The Omcers Who >.
Will Command.

Arrangements have been completed for
the visit Of companies of the District of
Columbia National Guard to New York
city for participation in the cerem onies in
connection with the dedication of the Grant
monument. The District will be most cred
itably represented by provisional regi-
ment. and special orders have been issued
from National Guard headquarters to that
effect. The orders provide that the regi-
ment shall consist of two 'ba-taIioas and,
In parade. will be under command of Lieut..
Col. M Emmett Crell Of the 81 Regiment.
The first battalion of the provisional regi-
ment Will consist Of the Washington Light
in1antry Corps, which, it is expected, Will
SEM sem :, tnree companies The Infantry will
Will be under command Of Major Burton
H. Ross, unless that officer should con-
clude to accept an invitation to parade
win the Ancient and Honorable Artillery
COMPANY OF Boston. In the latter event
the battalion by vote will select one Of the
captains to march at its head Tho IT.
Iantry Will be accompanied by the Mount
Pleasant Field Band. The I'd Battalion
VIII consist OF the Corcoran Cadet Corps,
the National Fencibles and the Emmett
Guard, and will be commanded by M.,or
Richard a. O'Brien
Al! the companies, of course, will travel
IN fatigue uniform. but In the parade
Tuesday are to appear in distin ,.ive fun
dress uniform. The Light Infantry expects
10 make quite showing in it's white coats,
light blue trousers and ,bea-skin shakos
The Corcoran Cadets will wear white coats
light blue trousers and blue helmets with
moving piumes of white. For .1he first
Tune In several years the National Fcnci-
bles will parade in it's handsome full dress
outfit, consisting of olive green, trimmed
with gold, white stripes on the trousers
and helmets with white plumes.
The Emmett Guard Will march over the
iiHe clad IN its fill dress green uniform
with full dress helmet of the National
Guard. All the companies will carry their
STANDS OF colors, and the display O: the Dis
tIict Is expected to be particularly striking
and picturesque. Except during the parade
the organizations will be under the absolute
&C ntrol of the respective company COM
RANGERS THESE are Captains Miller, Shreve
and Lee OF the Light Infantry, Captain Ed
wards Of the Corcoran Cadet Corps, Cap
tain Domer of the National Fencihles and
captain Walsh of the Emmett Guard.
The Corcoran Cadet Corps will leave
Washington for New York Saturday even
Ing. the Light Infantry at noon Sunday
the Fencibles Sunday morning and the EN-
met Guard Sunday evening. The Fencibies
Will travel over the Pennsylvania railroad
and the other companies over the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad. The Fencibles
VIII be CHARTERED at the Park Avenue
The Infantry will put up at the Put
man House. the Corcoran Cadet Corps at
the Manhattan House, and the Emmett
Guard at the 69th Regiment armory
The honorary staff of the Washington Light
Infantry Corps will accompany that or
ganization, while on the-staf Of Lieutenant
Colonel Urell and Major D. Brien will parade
FIRST Lieutenant Chas. L. Beatty Of Troop
A. First Lieutenant Alfaed p. Robbins of
Light Battery A, First Lieutenant Joseph
W. Anderson, acting ad5Gtant of the LIST
Regiment; First Lieutenant j. Bruce Webb
quartermaster I'd battalion; First Lieuten-
ant r. A. Foster. surgeon I'd Battalion
First Lieutenant RicharF Il Donnelly. and
All the companies expect to leave for
home about midnight Tuesday, reaching
here early Wednesday morning. The Dis
trict troops have been assigned to the left
Of the National Guard division of the big
parade, and will rendezvous on 9th street.
in column Of platoons of twelve files
front, double rank. s.d',r,'. g..