Evening star., 1897-02-24
THE CIVIC DIVISION
Clubs and Patriotic Organisations to
Be in Line.
PLENTY Of MUSIC IN TIE PARADE
Pennsylvania to Send a Large
Representation.
OF ARRANGEMENT

The civic division Of tie parade will have
something like 12,0O0 men in 1t, one of Its
main features being the predominance of
bands. Sixty organizations have already
reported and thirty-eight of them will be
accompanied by music. There will be over
1,2OO men who will carry some sort of an
instrument on which musicians play. The
small boy will probably stick very closely
to the civic end of the parade. The divi-
sion will be formed on the line of the time
the states signed the Constitution or were
admitted to the Union. Seventeen states
will be represented by clubs or organiza-
tions. The main division will be divided
into three Subdivisions, and each subdi-
vision into two brigades. The first division
will include clubs from Delaware. Pennsyl-
vania. New Jersey, Georgia. The second
division will have in 1t the clubs from
Maryland. Virginia. New York, North Caro-
lima ard Kentucky. In the third division
will be the organizations from Ohio, ILL
diana. Illinois, Michigan, Florida, Mime
sofa and West Virginia. The District of
Columbia clubs will march in the second
division. following Maryland. Mr.. d. 3.
Woodnansee. the president cf the National
League of Republican Clubs will COM
mand the first division. The other division
officers have not been definitely decided
on. The brigades will be commanded by
Jo hn A. Wiedersham of Pennsylvania. W.
w. johnson of Maryland. Thomas P. Ivey
of Georgia, Representative Quigg Of New
York. Mr.. John E. Cochran of New York
and probably Murat Halsted The Amer
icus Republican Club of Prttsburg, with
$50 men and the famous Sheridan Saber
Band. will act as the escort to Mr.. B. H.
Warner, The grand marshal of the civic
division. Samuel D. Hubley is marshal of
the Americus Club. The famous Young
Mems Blaine Club of Cincinnati. $50
strong Fred. Bader marshal will be the
r m ha1 of tha
first division The club will be accom-
panied by the First Regiment Ohio Ma
tional Guard Band of fifty pieces. The
Amer!cus Club will carry red, white and
blue umbrellas, wear black suits, with
white plug hats, white gloves and white
ties. The Young Mems Blaine Club will
wear regulation overcoats, white high hats
and carry canes. Delaware will lead off
the parade, being represented by the Young
Mems Republican Club of Wilmingto E.
Mitchell jr.. marshal. They will have a
band of twenty-one pieces, with about $50
men in line. dressed in dark coats, light
soft hats, gloves. badges and canes
The Pennsylvania Contingent.
Pennsylvania will be represented in the
division by fifteen organizations The
David A. Martin Club of Philadelphia will
have ESQ men in line with the Municipal
Band. Mr.. John H. Bromley is the mar
shall, and the uniform will consist Of high
hats. black cheviot overcoats, canes and
badges. The Allegheny County Six Foot
ers' Club will wear blue swallow tail coats,
trimmed with cavalry yellow. white duck
pants and black iur shakos. ]. Harry Cor
bett Is the marshal. and at the head of the
hundred men composing the club will
march the Midget Drum Corps The Alle-
Shany Six Footers are thoroughly drilled
organization and each man is six feet tall
or over. Their high shakos give them an
especially imposing appearance. The Will
liam r. Leeds Association of Philadelphia
VIII have 100 men and a band. Thomas W.
Cunningham Is the marshal. and the club
will wear high silk hats, uniform overcoat,
Gark trousers and will carry canes. The
Continental rs Club of Philadelphia will
wear h1gh hats. and will carry flag canes
James E. Romig Is the marshal, and the
club will have hundred men in line with
the bands. The Union Republican Club of
the eighteenth ward. Philadelphia. Henry
Johnson marshal, will have 100 men, and
will wear silk hats and dark coats The
United Republican Club of the twenty-fifth
ward, Philadelphia, will wear light-colored
mackintoshes. black silk hats. dark trou-
James J. Powers will be in command The
A. c. Harmer Club of Philadelphia will
nave the Germania Band and 100 men,
isaac Hetzel will be the marshal. and the
club Will wear high hats, light overcoats
brown gloves and dark trousers. The Hem
ry III. Boyer Republican Marching Club of
phlladelphia will be equipped with high
SILK hats, gray osercoats and cane UNI
trellas. Hanson Lee viii be in command
and the Liberty Cornet Band of Philadel-
phia will march at the head of the organi-
zaticn: The First Ward NJ. 8. Quay Club,
one of the crack organizations of Philadel.
phia, will have 100 men in line. wearing
light overcoats and black high hats John
finiey Will be In command. and the club
Will have band. The famous National
Fremont Association will be present from
Pittsburg, with 200 or more members.
Major r. II. Long will be marshal The
Surviyors Harmony Fire Company of
fh,i,iaheiphia Thomas Kelly in command,
Will have band. and the organization viii
wear fire hats. black coats and trousers
red shirts and belts The A. c. Harmer
Club or Germantown will be equipped with
iight overcoats, dark clothes and canes. A
BRASS band will march at the head and G.
Deter will be the marshal of the 100 men
composing the club. The James L. Goodell
republican Association will have seventy
tiVe men and band. Frank R. Burton will
De In command of this club, and the uni
form Will be black cheviot overcoat, high
hats and canes. The Matthew S. Ouay
CLUB OF Philadelphia. well-drilled organi-
zation. VIII have the Westchester Band
and seventy-five men In line. They viii
wear slate-clored overcoats and high hats.
Alfred w. Lewis is the marshal. A promi-
nent feature OF the parade will be the pres
Carlisle. The battalion will have 262 of the
young students in line, with the school
band In front. w. G. Thompson will be in
command.
From New jersey.
Five organizations will represent the
state from which the new Vice President
comes. The Frelinghuysen Lancers of New
ark Will wear double-breasted white off,
GERS coats. the officers having regulation
shoulder knots and the privates red straps.
caoet oioe trousers and white duck he'll
NETS. The officers will wear white plumes
the privates red. The privates carry nickel
iances with red stan. and the officers wear
regulation swords. This fine oreanization
thoroughly drilled in military tactics
fhe organization Is a semi-political milf
tary organization. and has a reputation all
over the country. The command will he
organized into three companies, with maior
and staff and drum corps. making 15O men.
Maj. w. l.. Fish will command The Hud-
son county delegation will have 200 men
and band. Col 8. D. Dickinson will be
| in command. The organization will wear
white-drab fedora hats dark clothes and
carry canes. The Lincoln Club will come
from Bloomfield. with f1fty-fve men, VIII
lam Biggart IN command The Carrot A.
Hobart Association of Newark will wear
light brown overcoats and silk hats VIM.
o. Kurbier Is the commander, and the club
will have 100 men In line The Republican,
Indian League of New Jersey. $50 strong
will have E. L. Csnklin In command and