The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-09-09
THE WELCOME is READY
Final Preparations to Receive
the Regiment.
A HALF HOLIDAY GRANTED
General Committee on Arrange
ments Holds Its Last Preparatory
Meeting in the Ebbitt House to
Perfect Details-The Organizations
That VIII Participate.

Every detail is now complete for the
reception of the District Volunteer Regi-
| ment by the people of Washington on its
return to the city today.
According TO advices received by Major
/ Sylvester at 1920 o'clock last night the
, regiment is expected to arrive here be-
! tween $50 and 1890 this morning. BY re-
quest the Pennsylvania Railroad located
| the troops at midnight by telegraphing TO
the Ferry officials and train dispatchers
at Jersey City.
The boats which transported the regi-
ment from Long Island City to Jersey
City arrived at the latter place between
and O'Clock in the afternoon, and if
the run be made without delay the
regiment will arrive here by 10 o'clock.
This will be two hours later than was
expected. Major Sylvester notified Major
Balm, chairman of the reception commit
tee sent to Baltimore, that the regiment
would probably reach that city at 8
O'Clock or little later.
The parade will start about an hour
after the troops arrive, whatever hour
that may be. The regiment, upon its ar
rival, will disembark at the corner. of
Third Street and Virginia Avenue south
west. Breakfast will be served by the
refreshment committee on the large re-
servation there by the ladies of the
serving committee.
The Line of Parade.
The march will then be taken up over
he foil inn ",
Street to Pennsylvania Avenue, west
along Pennsylvania Avenue to the Treas
ury Department. which viii be passed on
the south and west sides, and thence into
the north grounds of the White House by
| the main eastern entrance. Having pass
ed in review before President Mckinley
! the regiment will make its exit from the
White House grounds by the west gate,
after which IL will re-enter the grounds
on the south side of the Executive Man
sion for disbandment.
How They VIII March.
The order of parade as prepared by
Lieut. Col. Henry May last night is as
follows:
Platoon of mounted policemen.
The District regiment, accompanied by
its own band.
Sick and convaIescents in conveyances.
Lieut.. Col Henry May. and members
OF the staff of the District of Columbia
National Guard.
Marine Band
National Guard Brigade Band, under
Bandmaster Mcleod.
First Battalion, District of Columbia
National Guard, under Capt. John c.
Miller.
Second Battalion, District of Columbia
National Guard, under Capt. Anderson.
Third Battalion, District OF Columbia
National Guard, under command of Ca It.
Streeks.
Mount Pleasant and Henderson Drum
Corps.
The Old Guard, escorting the G. A. r.,
A. ]. Cunning. commanding
Grand Army of the Republic, under
command of the acting department COM
mander Calvin Farnsworth, with the fol-
lowing posts participating:
Post No. l. S. ]. Block, post command
er.
Post No. 2. George W. Callahan, post
comma nder.
Post No. 3. George w Hazer. post COM
mander.
Post No. 4. James Wells, post COM
mander.
Post No. 5. Nathan King, post COM
mander.
fOSl NJ o. nOllldS TdiOWdgf pOol
commander.
Post No. l. F. H Wagner, post COM
mander.
Post No s. H G. Potter, post COM
niander.
Post No 9. w H Liverpool, post COM
mander.
Post No. 10. S. W. Bunyea, post COM
mander.
Post No. II. DR.. j. r. Hayes, post COM
Post No. 10. ]. E. Snow. post COM
mander.
Post No IA. Theo. Hansman, post COM
rlander.
Post No. Is. B. P. Entriken, post COM
mander.
Post No. II. Jacob Moore, post COM
Post No. 10. A. B. Grunwell. post COM
mander.
Post No. 20. H. W. Burns, post COM
rlander.
The Loyal Legion, Col John NJ.
Harlan. commanding.
The Union Veteran Union, r. G.. Dy-
renforth, commander-in-chief and staff
Command No. I.-Col John Middleton,
commanding.
Command No. 2.-CoL ]. F. Meacham
commanding
Command No. 4-R D. Goodman, COM
manding.
Command No. 16.-Col. A H. Feathers,
commanding, Sixth Union Veteran Lee
gion.
Encampment No. 23.-Coi. Ira Brashars.
comma nding.
Encampment No 11-CoI j. H. Hines,
commanding.
Encampment No. 69-Coi. J. H Bailey,
commanding
The Confederate Veterans-Col. Robert
l Fleming, commanding.
The District of Columbia Volunteers of
1916, A E Reese, commanding.
Eighth Battalion, District Columbia
Volunteers of 1S6l-lS65.-Coi Case, COM
handing.
The knights of Pythias, Uniformed
Rank.
The Veteran Firemen.
Other civic and labor organizations
The District of Columbia National
Guard will leave the procession after
reaching the White House, and will pro-