The evening times., 1898-09-07

Negotiations are In progress between
the committee and the various hospitals
in the city which will probably result in
the reception at the hospitals of any of
! the soldiers who may be too i'll to march
with the regiment.
The police ambulances and patrol wag-
| ons, together with all the private am
! balances belonging to the various hos
! pitfalls, will be at the point where the
! troops disembark to carry any of the
men who are taken sick on the way to
/ the city, either to their homes or TO the
hospitals.
When the parade is dismissed at the
! White Lot the members of the comfort
! committee will be in attendance with
! their conveyances to carry the men who
! are not able to walk, or who have be-
come affected by the heat and the march
: to their homes.
Committees on Relief.
/ The committees on investigation for re-
lief and employment are already begin
Ling TO map out plans. SO that no tine
will be lost in helping those volunteers
who may be in want
Mr. Simon Wolf chairman of the COM
| mittee on employment, called upon the
I President today for the purpose of en-
ceavoring 20 secure employment for men
OF the Distrrt Regiment in the exeuctiye
! departments.
He asked that the civil service rules
! be amended for that purpose. and the
/ President assured Mr.. Wof that lie would
do all that he could in the matter.
Mr. VOLTS committee viii meet soon
after the arrival of the regiment proba-
bly, on Saturday evening at o'clock, at
the Ebbitt House.
The relief committee Of which Mr. B.
II. Warner Is chairman. will hold it's
first meeting at the rooms of the Board
Of Trade AT O'Clock tomorrow after
noon. without further notice from the
chairman. and all the gentlemen whose
names were published in the list of the
committee are requested to be present.
Mr.. Warner stated this morning that
work has already been begun under the
auspices OF the Legion OF Loyal Wom-
en- on a temporary home for volunteers.
This home is at 4l3 Ninth Street north
west. and cots, kitchen and OTTER com
forts Will be installed just as soon as pos
sible.
An Executive Order.
The President today issued the follow
ing proclamation:
Executive Mansion,
Washington, Sept. I, 1898
''TO the Heads of the Executive Depart
ments and the Public Printer:
1T is hereby ordered that upon the re-
turn 10 Washington Of the First District
of Columbia Regiment, United States
Volunteers. on Friday the Sth instant. the
relatives OF said soldiers, employed in
the several departments of the Govern
ment, shall be excused from duty for
that day. WILLIAM MCKINLEY"
The Review.
Colonel bingham notified Major Sysves-
ter TO-DAY that he would have the White
Lot and Executive Mansion grounds
cleared of all persons and vehicles and
closed from an early hour Friday morn
ing until after the District Regiment has
, passed in review before III Pr, s.dent and
stacked arms in the grounds.
. The regiment Will enter the east ga e
and march around the e!lipSe in front OF
the White House passing in review and
leaving the grounds through the west
gate. 1t VIII then proceed through Exc
cUtive Avenue to the White Lot.
There the rifles will be stacked. an(
the equipments Of the voluni ers ar
ranged in piles. a guard w!l be place
% over the property until it is turned owe
20 the military authorities al Washington
70 Bs.raclls.
: Majo- Sylvester made application t
I tn. Secretary Of the Treasury today 70
= permission for the chorus of 80 voices
] 10 sing patriotic airs on the east portict
OF ,'!e Treasury building Friday morning
. GS ilt regiment anu blI due - pdSSliit
= along Fifteenth Street.
= This chorus held Il wei!-attendyd re
e. hearsal last night.
e Commissioner Ross received today a let
= ter from Col. Harries in which the col
y onel stated that he would send by te!e
= graph TO Major Sylvester today a state
{ ment of the number Of men in the Firs
e Regimen: who are without homes.
Col. Harries viii send another Telegram
9 giving the number Of men who are siCl
u or too weak to march in the parade. an,
: for whom it Will be necessary 10 furnisl
4 conveyances- These volunteers will fol
low directly behind the marching column
! Of the regiment.
= Commissioner Ross believes the EN-.
; rIoyes Of the District of Columbia should
% be given a holiday for either a full o.
hail day on FriGay. in oTt-er that they
!. may freely participate in the grand re
cep;ioa Of the homecoming volunteers.
4 Commissioner Ross will hold a consul
. tation this afternoon with COMMISSIONS
Beach for the purpose of arranging for
holiday on Friday.
= District Auditor James T Petty, VIII
- has just returned from MontauS Poin
g was sean by a Times reporter today.
He found his son. Corporal James Mar
shall Petty. of Company G, in one c
the hospitals. The corporal Is still yer
d weak but will endeavor to ride benin
: the regiment in a carriage during III
+ parade
= u have no fault TO find with the hos
4 pitfalls at Montauk especially the one
which my son was under treatment,
= said the auditor. $50 far my boy
concerned, he was treated we'll
:. The National Guard.
r The following general orders wer
: promulgated today at the headquarters
e of the District of Columbia Nationa
Guard:
= Il The brigade will assemble for es
Il cort and parade duty on Friday, the 9t
= | instant, at $50 O'Clock a. m.
( Lieut.. Col. May, with such staff as h
: may designate. will command.
> ''Oragnizations will report prompt!
! and will be equalized, consolidated, an
. organized into such military units a
may be deemed most expedient by tn
commanding officer of the parade.
III Where practicable full dress regl
lation uniform will be worn. Those o.
ganizations having distinctive uniforl
in the absence of complete regulatin
equipment will be allowed to wear IL
l. same.
~ iii. Recognizing the depleted conditio
\ Of the Guard in men. armament and equil
r ment, and the present difficulty in nal
e. ing the usual showing. it is earnest
urged and confidently expected that ever
le officer and soldier will feel a personal il
g: terest in making this a most creditab
I'd parade.
d. Nv Government employees will be give
le certificates covering necessary absen'
~ for duty performed under the requir
= ments of this order.
20 BY order Of Lieut.. Col. MAY.
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