Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-12

Band gave a concert in front of the city
hall. After the meeting adjourned the
guests and city officials entered carriages
and were driven to their places in the
parade.
Where Parade Formed.
The day parade, the pageant of the after
noon, formed on Washington street be-
tween Queen and Princess streets and
moved shortly after 2 o'clock. proceeding
south to Cameron, to Payne, to King, to
Fairfax, to Prince, to Patrick, to Duke, to
Washington, to Franklin. Later there will
De counter march along Washington to
Wolfe. to Pitt, to Duke, to Fairfax to
Wilkes. to Lee. to King, to Fairfax, to
Cameron and to the point of disbandment,
Royal and Prince streets.
The appearance of the head of the pro-
cession at the various points along the line
of march was the signal for enthusiastic
and admirng applause on the part of the
vast crowds along the streets and side
wa ks. and the guests congregated in the
reviewing stands erected at Prince and
Washington streets, Wolfe and Washing
| ton streets and in front of the City Hail
on Royal street between King and Cam
eron streets.
The procession was headed by detach-
ment of mounted police under comma nd of
Lieut.. James Smith of the Alexandria DO
lice department. Chief Webster, on &C
count Of illness in his family, was unable
| to take a prominent part. Following the
| blue coats came the United States Naval
Academy Band from Annapolis under di-
rection of Prof. Zimmerman. Next in line
| was DR.. William M. Smith, chief marshal
and chairman of the committee on parades.
He was accompanied by Louis C. Barley,
| chief of staff, and the following aids:
r. {. Graham, Hamilton p. Howard,
George II. Robinson, and ]. Frank Carlin;
staff, w. A. Smoot. Park Agnew, Walter
Bal!enger, William H. Smith, George K.
| Pickett, William Malone, James e. Glenn
ents Matthew Trimble. jr.; John Wilkins.
DR.. Deany, George De Bell, Robert Ell
lott. William Penn. Ashby Miller. Charles
Keys, sr; Charles ]. Strine, Edgar Snow
den, r. N. Crook, Capt. AL. Fair, Leo P.
George Ayres, William Cline. Windsor
Demaine, Joseph R. Flanigen, James
Roache. DR.. German. Charles Keys. jr.;
r: Fl. Atkinson, Thomas Elliott. Stewart
William H. Palmer, r. w. Darby and w.
H. Yerkes.
Mayor Simpson and members Of the city
council. as well as a number of executive
and finance committeeman in carriages,
completed the organization of the head of
line.
Military Division.
The first, military, division was head
ed by Capt. ]. E. King, marshal, with Chas.
Fisher, p. ]. Murphy and r. H. Atkinson
as aids. The martial display in this divi-
sion was stirring, representing, as it did,
'iie VARIOUS drills Oh the military ana naval
service of the United States. The regulars
In line were accorded a reception worthy
of their excellent showing This division
included the three troops of the Sd United
States Cavalry, stationed at Fort Myer,
under command of Maj. Jackson, accom-
panied by their band; Batteries o and NJ
of the 7th United States Artillery. from
Washington barracks, Maj Greenough,
marching as infantry; a battalion of ma
rines from the barracks at Washington
under personal command of Capt Draper;
three companies of sailors from the war
ships Machias and Dolphin; the Alexandria
Light Infantry, under command of Lieut..
Richard Payne; Haleys Band: a battalion