The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-03-10

Of New York, the position OF grand marshal,
and he 1t was who arranged all its details.
The military grand division was com.
mandea by General Grenville NJ. Dodge,
United States Army, with General Huide-
koper, OF New York, rs chief of staff. and
Colonel Joseph p. Sanger, United States
Army, rs adjutant general. The first di-
vision of the military grand division con-
sisted OF two Drlgades. Tho first brigade
was commanded by Najor-General Wesley
Merritt, Unitoi States Army. His personal
staff consisted of Lieutenant II. q. Hale,
Twentieth Infantry; Lieutenant l.. III
Sirother, First Infantry, and Lieutenant II.
b. Mott, First Artillery, all of the United
States Army.
The regular United States troops marched
in the first division. The Battalion of En-
gineers from Willets Point, four companies
of one hundred men each, who are regarded
rs the finest body OF soldiers in tho United
States Army, marched ON the right of the
line.
There were four batteries of heavy artil-
lery from Washington Barracks, six heavy
batteries from Fortress Monroe as infantry,
three heavy batteries from Fort McHenry.
Maryland. and four heavy batteries from
| New York Harbor. These marched as in
iantry.
There were four troops of the Third Cav
airy, from Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont the
Ninth Infantry. from Sackett's Harbor, New
York: the seventeenth Infantry, from Column
| bus Barracks; the Sixth Cavalry. from Fort
Myer; the light battery of artillery, from
Washington Barracks; one light battery, from
| New York Harbor, and one from Fort Adams,
at Newport, and the battalion OF Marines,
| from the Marine Barracks, Washington.
The second brigade consisted of the Ma
| tional Guard of the District of Columbia, the
Washington High School Cadet Regiment
and the battalion of cadets. from the Colored
High School. This brigade was commanded
l has ...s1 l. N.I. ,.I
dore Mosher as ChieT-of-Staif and Adjutant-
General.
second division of the military grand d.
| vision was composed of the National Guards
OF the various States, each headed by the
Governor and staff ofthat State who attended,
arranged in order from front TO rear Accord
| ing to the date in which the State entered
the Union. The third division of the military
| division was composed of organizations of
veteran soldiers, under command OF General
| o. o. Howard, with General s. S. Burdett.
| Past Commander-in.Ch Chief ofthe Grand Army
OF the Republic, as Chief OF staff.
The civic grand division was under COM
mand OF Chief Marshal Brainard Ii. Warner.
| The Americus Club OF Pittsburg acted as
escort TO Mr.. Warner. Tho largest organiz-
alton of this division was the National
League OF Republican Clubs, of which ID. ID.
woodmansee Is President. Hehad u staff OF
| forty gentlemen. This organization was
given division OF the civic division, and
| Mr. Woodmansee was its marshal.
| The second division OF the civic grand
| division was composed OF clubs and associa-
tions from all sections OF tue country, who
marched In accordance with their seniority
OF formation. The parade marched twenty.
| four files front In close order, and the guide
was to the left during the entire march.
General Porter stood at Thirteenth and X
streets, and reviewed the parade, looking
south. His staff was behind him on Thir-
| teenth street.
The parade had longer march than ever
before on an inaugural occasion. In former
years II was disbanded Immediately after
passing the White House. This year II fol-
lowed Pennsylvania avenue to Washington
Circle, ut rweni y-second street, delied into
X street, marched down that thorouehiare,
which Is the widest street In Washington,
and disbanded at Mount Vernon Square.
Ninth and X Streets Governor Bushnell, of
Ohio, was gwen command In the military
grand division.
Troop @, oil Cleveland. mounted on blacl,
horses, was the personal escogt Of President