Evening star., 1899-04-06
THE NATIONAL GUARDSMEN
District Brigade Takes Part in Funeral Cere-
monies at Arlington.
First and Second Regiments, First
Separate Battalion, Ambulance
Company and Naval Reserves.

For the first time since before the open
ing of the war with Spain the District of
Columbia National Guard today appeared
in public in brigade formation. The execu-
tive order of the President calling on all
the regular troops in this vicinity well
as the District of Columbia National Guard
to assemble at Arlington this afternoon in
connection with the burial of the officers
and soldiers who lost their lives in Cuba
and Porto Rico was followed promptly by
the issuing of orders from District militia
headquarters. In remarkably short time
these orders were in print and progressing
through military channels. Within a few
hours copies were In the hands of every Or
ganization commander. Although the no.
tice was short and the reorganization of the
brigade, disrupted by the sending of regi-
ment of volunteers to the front, is not yet
entirely completed, the guard this afternoon
made an appearance that was creditabe
and especially gratifying to those in po-
sition to realize how great a task the re-
organization has been.
Report at IL O'Clock.
The members of the several companies
reported at their quarters at II o'clock, and
within an hour, by battalions and regiments
in some instances, were on their way to the
general rendezvous in the grounds south
Ol Inc Executive mdHSton AL noon brlS.
Gen. George H Harries, commanding the
District of Columbia militia, and the men,
bers of his staff appeared Promptly as the
time ball from the roof Of the State War
and Navy building descended the pole Ad-
jutant General Dapray directed Bugler Ser
geant friedman to sound the first call for
brigade formation. This was followed five
minutes later by assembly, which was the
signal for attention." the organizations
being already assembled. There was a
pause of five minutes, then "adjutants
CALI sounded. The adjutants of regiments
and separate battalions and the guides of
separate companies were placed on the bri-
gade line in prolongation from right to left,
as indicated by Adjutant General Dapray
from the base on the right. The troops then
formed in line from right to left.
Shortly before 1870 o'clock the brigade
moved from the White lot in the following
order: Gen. George H. Harries and staff.
consisting of Adjt. Gen. ]. A. Dapray,
Capt. E. F. Riggs, Capt. Alfred P. Robbins
and Capt. c. Fred Cook, aids-de-camp:
rife practice; Maj. H. H. Parmenter. quar-
termaster general; Maj. Z. II. Neumeyer,
commissary general; Maj. M. v. Tierney,
chief of ordnance; Maj. Charles H. Ourand,
inspector general; Maj. George Henderson,
surgeon general, and Maj. Walter d. Dav-
idge, jr.. judge advocate general.
F. The brigade non-commissioned staff was
also in line. mounted.
TSeNl appeared the NdlloHdi SuaTu BanQ,
Lieut.. d. B. Mcleod, director, and the
corps of field music, Principal Musician
William A. Duvall.
The Formation.
The first troops in line were those of the
1st Regiment, commanded by Col. Henry
May. The 1st Battalion was under Lieut..
Col. Burton r. Ross and the I'd Battalion
under Maj. Joseph w. Anderson. Directly
In the rear of the 1sthRegiment was the
I'd Regiment. commanded by Maj. NJ. EN-
met Urell. Maj Frederick s. Hodgson
commanded the 4tff Battalion Capt George
w. England the 5th Battalion and Maj.
Frank L. Graham the 9Th Battalion. In the
rear of the I'd Regiment was the 1st Sep
arate Battalion consisting of the four COM
panies of colored~trooRs of the National