Evening star., 1898-09-06
special from a sta1 Ccrrespondent.

of the G. A r. Will receive at hcadquar-
ters, Grand Hotel durlng the day and even
ing; the ladies of the u. A l.. will receive
at their headquarters Grand lIotel, during
the day and evening.
The Department of the Potomac has been
assigned to a place in the fourth division
In the great parade of the G. A. r., to take
place tomorrow This will be one of the
most conspicuous places in the procession.
The District of Columbia veterans will be
accompanied by the Cincinnati Military
Band.
The other departments in the same divi-
sion will be those of Massachusetts, New
Jersey, Maine, Nevada, California, Rhode
Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, Vir-
glnia, Maryland and Nebraska.
The Parade Today.
The parade today was under command
of Grand Marshal M. L. Hawkins, with
Lieut.. Col. Geo. NJ. Finch as chief of staff
The first division was composed of Union
naval reserves, the National Association OF
eX-Prisoners of War, the Union Veteran
Legion, Sons of Veterans regimental or
ganizations' and survivors of the Lopez ex-
pedition to free Cuba. 1t was commanded
by Gen. Fred w. Moore. Following this
came the second division. commanded by
Major Jos. L. Gaul, and consisting of the
Sth Regiment U. S. V. Infantry, Col. Hug
gins, and local companies of cadets and
boys brigades, mostly bearing arms.
The parade required an hour or more to
pass a given point, and was everywhere
watched by crowds of deeply interested
spectators. The dramatic effect of the
of the divisions was the occa-
sion for much comment. First in honor
came the veterans of the civil war,
the men who manned the vessels in
ranks of the ex-rrisoners of that war.
The spectators could not fail to he
impressed with a sad feeling that they
were looking upon body OF men whose
days of marching must soon end. Totter-
ing limbs We're bearing sturdy hearts, fuller
than ever OF love for the flag whose glory
had been magnified by their deeds but it
was painfully apparent that their ranks
were thinning and that their deeds were
soon TO be only d memory.
The grand civic and Industrial parade has
been arranged for Thursday afternoon 1t
is expected to be the most magnificent af-
fair of the kind ever seen in this country.
Formation of New Society.
movement is in progress today to per-
feet a society of the blue and gray. 1t is
most fitting that this society should be per-
fected, first, at Cincinnati; second, at u C.
A. R. encampment; third, at a civic and in
dustrial parade, ana fourth, at a peace
jubilee.
The society is intended not alone as a
social body to those who participated ac-
lively in this war, but also a permanent
factor OF force 70 draw ,tsson from the
past for the benefit of the future More
over, as it's name ind Gates, til. men who
wore the blue and the men who wore the
gray will, through tliis society continue to
transmit to posieIity Il common love CT
country which admits of nc partition. and
which is now for2y er cemenIrd Ly TIE les
sons drawn from G3c and sword.
The various ladies' auxiliary leagues Will
be permanently interviewer with the So
ciety, and thereby attain :, stability for IT.
ture work not herrtofo-e permissible CT
practical
The society, as Ieglr1s its constitution is
modelled upon thai o1 tie Ancient Order OF
United Workmsl and khldred orGaniza-
uons, having supreme board of trustees,
a circuit council i'll each state and local
councils or branches in the towns ard
cities. The local council embraces q COM
pany, a reserve AID an, auxiliary league. In
time of war the company would be at the
front, or ever reduy 10 go TO Inc front; the
reserve would constitute force tinciE]irg
Veterans) for horne defense, If necessa ry,
and which would at recruiting nu-
cleus for the Company in tie field and
which, together with the auxiliary league,
would see To t tnat the physical vans Of
the company IT Ike field and III The sick
were properly p: divided Tor, primarily by
the government. and =. necessary, by local
contributions The fe'erge ana auxiliary
league would also look after ne families Of
the boys at the front and provide quietly
and privately FOR them when necessary.
The idea of this formation Is what caused
the committee 10 choose Inc stirring events
of United States history for illustration in
the celebration Thursday, which has been
set apart tor the civic parade, which prom
Ises to be one of the most magnificent dem
onstrations ever seen in the queen city.
The Civic Parade.
Maj w. r. McComas, chairman of pag-
eantry on the G. A. r. committee, has join
ed forces with the civic parade He has
been untiring in his efforts to procure a
proper appropriation for the series of his
torical floats, which will form the main
feature of the affair. The subject and the
entire arrangement Of these floats have
been placed in the hands of the distinguish
ed Cincinnati artist, Mr.. John Rettig whose
name is guarantee for historical accuracy
and whose past successes are we'll
known to the public of his native CITY,
Though limited both in time and funds, Mr..
Rettig will produce eight superb floats pre-
senting scenes from the landing of Column
bus to the present day. The designs, which
ne has about completed, promise a beauti-
ful and instructive display, and the i'm
mense floats already under construction
fulhll the promise of the designs. Many of
the thousands who view these moving pic
lures were actual participants in the thrill
ing events commemorated, and to such the
spectacle will have an added interest.
The first float represents the discovery of
America, October II, 1892. Columbus, sur
rounded by his comrades, has landed on the
Island of San Salvador and is taking pos
session of the new world in the name of
his patrons, Ferdinand and Isabella of
Spain. His figure appears against a growth
of tropical plants. At his feet kneel the
astonished natives. who regard these
strange men as gods from another world
A little boat in the foreground is being
beached.
The second tableau represents the French
ana Indian war. The scene is Braddocks
defeat. which occurred in July, 1T75, near
Fort Duquesne, in the vicinity of the pres
ent city of PittSburg. George WASHINGTON
leans over the wounded English officer.
while hidden in the bushes lies the ambus-
cade OF the French and Indians who in
fiicted such deadly damage.
The third float depicts a scene from the
revolutionary war. 1t represents the winter
quarters of the American troops at Valley
Forge in 1777. A few soldiers hover about
the camp fire, sentinels shiver in the freez-
ing air behind the breastworks and Cen
eral Washington shows a map to General
Lafayette, the two forming the principal
group
Float No. is the war of 1912, ard rep
vic olro nat