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been twice as large had the National Guard
been well equipped.
Many Companies In Line


and there is no doubt with all of the visit
ing companies mentioned above, together
with the three companies and Troop ID, in
the immediate vicinity of Birmingham, that
there will be a full regiment in the line
of march, with several companies to spare.
The committee is offering most liberal in
dueements to the visiting companies in the
way of free transportation and entertain
ment while in Birmingham, and over half
of the fund raised to entertain Admiral
Schley will be employed for this purpose.
One of the committee said yesterday that
nearly hundred dollars had been spent
already for kilograms alone
The sub Committees
The military committee is thoroughly or
ganized, with General Louis " Clark, who
commands the Alabama National Guard at
its head. The entire committee is COM
posed of enthusiastic military men. In or
der that the work of receiving and enter
tanning the visitors may be looked after in
detail, a number of subcommittee have
been appointed. These subcommittee
with their chafT'men, are as follows
Transportation-Major w ]. Parkes.
Subsistence-Captain F. NJ. Wood.
eception-Lieutenant Ed McCrossin.
Quarters-Captain H. c. Vaughn.
Beds-Dr. Dabney Luckie.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. C. L. Ledbetter.
Military Order
Headquarters Schley Parade, Birmng-
NAH. Ala, November 4, 1899. General order
No. 1:
For information of all concerned, the fol-
lowing orders are hereby published:
The first division will be composed of Wis
Ming military from other states, under
command of senior officer present. This di-
vision will form on First avenue, facing
north, with right resting on Sixteenth
street
The second division will be composed of
the First regiment infantry, Alabama Ma
tional Guard commanded by Colonel r. B.
Dumont This division will form on Six
teenth street, facing east, with right rest
ing on First avenue
The third division will be composed of
the Second regiment infantry, Alabama
National Guard commanded by Colonel H.
B. Foster. This division will form on Sew
enteenth street facing east with right
resting on First avenue.
The fourth division will be composed of
the Third regiment infantry, Alabama Ma
tional Guard. This division will be COM
manded by Lieutenant Colonel o. Kyle, who
will form on Eighteenth street, facing east,
with right resting on First avenue.
The fifth division will be composed of the
First squadron cavalry and the First bat
talon artillery, Alabama National Guard,
commanded by the senior officer present.
This division will form on Eighteenth
street, facing west, with right resting on
First avenue.
The sixth division will be composed of
Spanish-American veterans veterans of the
,cvial war and sons of veterans, in the order
named, under command of the head of their
respective organizations This division will
be under charge of Assistant Grand Mar
shall George Huddleston, and will form on
Nineteenth street. facing east, with right
resting on First avenue.
The seventh division will be composed Of
adj semi-military and civic organizations, to
take order in accordance with seniority of
/ organization. This division VIII be under
command of Assistant Grand Marshal B.
NJ Allen and will form on Second avenue,
facing north, with right resting ON Nine
teenth street.
Troop d, Captain j. B. Morson command
ing, will act as personal escort to Admiral
Schley, and will form ON Nineteenth street,
facing east, with right resting on First
avenue.
Carriages for Admiral Sohley, escort COM
mittee and distinguished citizens will form
i'll line extending from Nineteenth street
entrance of Morris Motel around to Morris
avenue, and along same as far as may be
necessary.
The staff of the grand marshal will re-
port ito him at the corner of Nineteenth
street and First avenue, and a platoon of
mounted police will assemble in front oil the
Morris hotel ON First avenue.
Bands will take position on right of the
division to which they are assigned. Band
leaders will be notified personally of their
position in the parade.
All divisions and other organizations must
he in position promptly at 10 O'Clock a. m.,
Tuesday, November 18th. The parade will
move at 1879. Orders will be given the first
division when to move. As soon as 1.-THE
first division has cleared the right of the
second it will take up its line of march in
lear of the first division; the third, as soon
as its right is uncovered by the second
will also form in rear, and SO on, according
TO number of divisions. The parade will
be preceded by platoon of mounted police,
who will move as soon as Admiral Schley
enters his carriage. Iihey will be follow wed
by the grand marshas accompanied by his
staff, followed by Troop ID Immediately
presiding carriages containing Admiral
Srhley and mayor and escort committee,
to be followed by first division and others
in order.
Formation of all military bodies during
THE parade, unless otherwise notified will
he in column of plasoons. All semi-mii-
tary and civic societies in column of fours,
unless otherwise specified by their regula-
tons.
The line of march will be First avenue
to Twenty-tirst street, out Twenty-first to
Second avenue, down Second to Nineteenth
street, down Nineteenth to Fifth avenue
down Fifth avenue to Fifteenth street.
iIom Fifteenth street to Second avenue,
down Second avenue to Ninth street. Ninth
street to fair grounds.
The review of the troops by Admiral
Sonley win take place Immediately on en-
tering the fair grounds.
BY order o. Ora nd Marshal u, q snnith