The evening times., 1897-03-02
DISTRICT G. a. r.. IN THE LINE:
Orders Issued by Depa rtment Com
mander Thomas :. Hopkins.

Orders Issued by Depa rtnent COM
mander Thomas :. Hopkins.
The following orders have been issued
from G. A. K. headquarters:
Headquarters Dept of the Potomac,
Grand Army of the Republic.
March /, 1897.
General orders, No. 3.
1. This department win participate in
the inaugural parade on the 4th inst, and
win constitute the First Brigade OF the
Third Division of the Military grand divi-
sion.
>. Ii viii assemble at 2:30 O'Clock p.
m. on b street southeast; head of column on
First street southeast, at which place the
line will be formed, and must be prepared
TO move at ! 40 O'Clock p. m.
g. Post commanders are urged to take
the necessary steps to call out the fun
strength OF their posts, and it is important
thauthe comradesreport to them promptly.
in accordance with the requirements OF
paragraph z, of this order. A hall has
Deen secured near the point or rendezvous
for the convenience of comrades who VIII
participate in the parade.
4. The department commander considers
il of sufficient Importance to again call
the attention OF post commanders and COM
rades to the provisions OF paragrap PHI 4,
OF general orders No. z (current series),
from these headquarters, with special ref
erence 10 uniforms. etc, and desires that
the same he promulgated as widely rs pos
sible. He also a gain invites comrades re-
siding in or visiting this city, no |. members
OF this department, to join in the parade;
and they will be assigned to a place IN
line IL they will report to the assistant
acknowledgement
8. Officers will wear sidearms and will
be assigned to positions in line by post COM
manders.
8. Posts will march in column of conpa-
MES, with twenty, files front, at intervals
OF three yards.
z. George G. Meade Post, No. 8, is
designated as special escort to the depart
ment commander, and is assigned to the
right of line of posts, with the department
colors.
6. The formation OF the column for pa
rade will be as follows:
Department Commander
Assistant Adjutant General.
Department Officers.
Staff
Kit Carson Drum Corps.
Old Guard.
Capt J. NJ. Edgar, commanding.
Past Department Commanders.
Aides
Department Colors.
George G. Meade Post, No. 8, Calvin
Farnsworth commanding
John A. Rawlins Post, No. r.. B. Sch wick
ardi commanding.
Kit Carson Post, No. 2, L. F. Randolph
commanding.
Lincoln Post, No. 8, John Bresnahan
commanding.
Q. p Morton Post, No. 4, James Wells
commanding.
]. F. Reynolds Post, No. 6, F. G. Calvert
commanding.
James A. Garfield Post, No z "A. II. Frear
commanding.
Burnside Post, No. 6, George C. Ross
commanding.
Charles Sumner Post, No. 8, T. w West
commanding.
Farragut Post, No. 10, s. F. Dinsmore
commanding.
Charles p Stone Post, No. IL, ]. Tyler
Powell commanding.
U. S. Grant Post, No 2, william H Hen
ming commander.
John A Logan Post. No. 13, j. T. Put
nam commanding.
sheridan Post, No. 4, Alfred Shaw COM
manding.
George H. Thomas Post, No. 15, E. p.
Entriken commanding.
Henry Wilson Post, No. II, Jacob Moore
commanding.
Potomac Post, No. 1s, $. C. Robb COM
manding.
George u Morris Post, No 19, Fredstorch
commanding.
Lafayette Post, No. 20, NJ. A. Dillon
commanding.
The following appointments are an
nounccd: Aides tie-camp, Charles Boyd,
Post No. 1; j. F.. Krouse, E H. Holbrook,
Post No. 2; j. F vinal, A NJ Legg, Post
No 3, Isaac Hamilton. Pos. M I: r. '~nr'y
Cardella, Post No. 6; d. NJ Goodacre,