Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-23
Arrangements in Charge of District
National Guard.
THE GENERAL ORDERS ISSUED TODAY
Dead Commander to Be Buried at
Arlington Tomorrow.
HONORARY PALLBEARERS

The funeral services over the late Gen.
Albert Ordway will be held at St Johns
Church, Rev. Alexander Mackay-Smith
omciating, the services commencing at ! 30
pm. tomorrow. There will be music by a
quartet The interment will be at Arling-
ton cemetery.
The honorary pallbearers will be Gen
Hawley and Admiral Walker, representing
the Loyal Legion: Post Adjutant Chas +.
keefer and Past Post Commander ]. p.
Lothrop. representing Kit Carson Post. No.
:, G. A. r.; Col. II. c. Corbin and Cant.
Constantine Chase, representing the United
States army; Admiral Howell and Capt.
;. e. Lemly. representing the United States
navy. and Adjutant Gen. c. H. Hcyl and
Major Geo. II. Harries. representing the
District of Columbia militia
The body bearers will be six members of
tne general non-commssioned staff of the
District National Guard
orders We're issued from the War Depart
ment today detailing a troop of the 9th
cavalry and a platoon of Capron's Light
Battery of the 4th Artillery to participate
in the parade. The artillery platoon will
nre the funeral salute of eleven guns at
Arlington. The three infantry volleys will
be fired by the 4th Battalion, ID. c. " c.
STAFF Trumpeter George Friedman twho has
been Gen. ordway's trumpeter for several
sSoiSI Will SOuuu tdpS
General Orders Issued
The following general orders. giving di-
rections for the assembling of the District
National Guard for the funeral services
over the late Gen. Crdway's remains. were
issued from headquarters today, by order
of Col. Clay.
and parade duty Wednesday, November
24th instant, at lis o'clock pm.
The infantry will form in line double
rank) at the west side of 10th street, facing
east the right resting on 1 street. Com
panies will be equaliZed in the battalion be-
fore the formation.
Ill. Unless otherwise specially directed,
full dress regulation uniform will be worn,
organizations not yet provided with IT
wearing undress uniform, equipments and
forage caps.
Ill. Commanding officers of companies
will furnish their battalion adjutants with
morning reports Immediately after the
parade is dismissed, noting thereon the
names of all officers and men absent from
the parade without leave. Commanding
officers of regiments. separate battalions
and separate companies will furnish these
headquarters with consolidated morning
ports before 10 o'clock am. of the 25th in
stant: will see that all enlisted men absent
without leave are properly dealt with. and
will report to these headquarters the
names of all commissioned officers SO alb
sent.
". Government employees will be given
certificates covering absence for the duty
performed under the requirements OF this
order
V Paragraph III. general orders No. 16.
current series. from these headquarters, is
amended to read: THE officers of the Ma
tional Guard will wear the usual badge Of
mourning upon the sword-hilt. and the reg
mental ard battalion colors will be draped
in mourning for period of.thirty days"
Arrival of Remains.
The remains of General Ordway. the or
ganizer and commander Of the District OF
Columbia National Guard, reached this
city from New York shortly after o'clock
yesterday afternoon. by way of the Penn
sylvania railroad. Assembled at the depot
to properly receive the funeral party were
the members of tie general commissioned
and non-commissioned STATS of the Dis
trict of Columbia militia. and several offi-
GERS of the regimental and battalion stans.
The movements of the officers Were direct
ed by Major George II. Harries. INSPECTOR
general of rife practice of the militia, and
the intimate friend of General Ordway.
The officers were Maj. w. {. MCINTYRE,
quartermaster general: Maj. +. ii. Neu-
meyer. commssary general; Maj. NJ. v.
Tierney, chief of ordnance; Maj. Charles
ii. Ourand, inspector general; Maj. w. ID.
Davidge. ir. judge advocate general; CAPT.
Edward F. Riggs and Capt. A. Z. Robbins,
aids-de-camp: Quartermaster Sergeant p.
NJ. Kennerly, Commissary Sergeant L. w.
Smith, Hospital Steward +. p. Weller,
Color Sergeant E. s: Wilcox, Staff Ser
geant Z. p. Corvaizier. Sergeant brgler
George Friedman, Ordnance Sergeant f.
NJ. Thompson; Maj. r. III. O'Brien, I'd Bat
talon; Capt Harry Walsh. Company A,
4th Battalion; Capt Richard j. Donnelly.
adjutant 1st Regiment; Capt. III. III. Par
menter, quartermaster I'd Regiment, and
Messrs. Allison Nailor and B. Lewis Black
ford.
Their Reception.
The swords of all were draped in crepe.
The officers were aligned inside the gates.
and, as the train approached, marched
down the depot platform and halted facing
the baggage car. The casket was lifted
from the car just as the funeral party
passed. The officers uncovered and re-
mained so as the friends who had accom-
panied the dead general from New York
moved to the carriages in waiting. Colonel
Cecil Clay escorted Miss Ordway, sister OF
the deceased; Mr. George Y. WORTH. gton,
a relative OF the family, walked with
Mrs Ordway, while Colonel Charles II.
Heyf. adjutant general of the District mill
tia was with Miss Valerie Padelford, the
generals little granddaughter.
Members of the non-commissioned gen.
eral staff lifted the casket, draped in the
national colors into a hearse and then the
funeral cortege moved by way OF Pennsyl-
vania avenue and 18th and 1 streets to thu
family residence. During last night Major
Davidge Captain Riggs and Captain Rob-
bins were with the remains as guard OF
honor They were relieved today by Major
Hairless Major Neumeyer, Major Mcintyre
and Captain Parmenter.
The deceased generals only son, Goodwin
Ordway, who is a resident Of British Co
lumbia, will not reach Washington i'm time
for the funeral. He is on his way here
now, but cannot possibly arrive before FRI
day.
COLUMBIA-MARYLAN LINE SOLD.