Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-21
UEWEY RECEPTION PARADE.
G. A. r. Will Probably Not Participate. but
Over 1000 Will Be in Line.


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| New York. Sept. 20.-Unless the plans
of Gen. Charles F. Roe. chairman of
the land parade committee of the
| Dewey celebration, are changed, the
| G. A. r. organization will not be repre-
scented in the parade.
Joseph w. Kay. department com
mander of the New York Grand Army
of the Republic, today. sent letter to
Gen. Roe declining the invitation for a
number of reasons. These are that the
G.. A. II. forces have been placed at the
end of the procession instead of the
head of the column: that Gen. Roe
has taken no cogniZance of Command
er-in-C Chief Albert d. Shaw and has
sent him no invitation to attend the
functions; that the invitation for the
q. A. II. organizations to participate
in the parade has been extended sec
end hand through Col. II. H. Adams:
and that Gen. q. o. Howard has been
placed in command of the G. A. r.
forces on the day of the parade, CON
trary TO the regulations OF that organ
iZation. The decision to decline the in
vitation was arrived at at a meeting
held, today, Comma nderin-C hicf
Shaw, Department Commander Kay.
Part Department Commander Atkinson
and Col. Goulde. chairman Of the me-
mortal committee Of the q. a. r.. be-
ing present.
This action had been contemplated
for some time and the entire matter
had been placed before Gen. Roe. who
refused To reconsider his plans. Com
mander-in-Chief Shaw insisted that
the @. 4. Il. organizations should have
the head of the line of march and
should be under command Of its own
officers. He pointed out that Gen.
Howard. who had been designated to
command the forces. had no authority
to call out the posts.
The officials of the G.. A. Il. recently
consulted with Mayor Van Wyck and
he expressed approval Of the change
they demanded. They referred the
matter also to Gov. Roosevelt and they
received a telegram from the governor
stating that he favored the change
Chief among the reasons given by
Gen Roe in his final refusal to alter
the position assigned the Grand Army
was that the parade would be in every
sense a military one and that being
such, according to regulations such an
unarmed body Of men as the q. A. r.
could not march before a body of men
bearing arms. The G.. y. L. officials.
however, claim that the parade is in
no sense a military one, but city one
1t was practically decided today to
abandon the breakfast to Admiral
Dewey at Claremont as part of the
programme for Saturday. Sept. 80. A
breakfast Will probably be given by
Mayor Van Wyck to the admiral Mon
day. instead. This change in the pro-
gramme. if it be carried out. will make
it possible to start the land parade not
later than IL o'clock Saturday morning
or earlier.
a conference on this matter was held
by the land parade committee. this
afternoon, and as a result the commit
tee called upon Mr.. Guggenheimer to
urge that the breakfast be dispensed
with in order that an early start of the
parade could be made Mr.. Guggenhei-
mer will present the plan to the COM
mittee on plan and scope, Friday. and
the committee that called upon him.
today. will be present al that time and
present its arguments. 1t is very
probable that it will carry its point
sional order Of march for the land |
parade:
Gen. Roe. commanding and Staff.
SouSa's Band.
Sailors of the Olympia.
Admiral Dewey and the Mayor in 4 |
carriage.
Rear Admiral Sampson and the Officers |
of the Fleet. in eight open carriages.
Sailors of the Fleet.
Forces of the Regular Army under Gen.
Merritt.
\. G. $. y. ". under GOV. Roosevelt
Toronto Iighlanders doubtful
Naval Militia. State of New York
National Guards of Other States assigned !
to place in the line in the order in which |
the state We're admitted to the Union. |
q. n. X. Of they parade now doubtful. |
In -Confederatcs.
Veterans Of the Spanish American War. |
The governors Of states who are ac-
their troops. The others will ride in
carriages escorted by members Of the
reception committee. 1t has not yet
been decided where in the line they will
ride.
Gen. Roe now estimates that there
will be - 200 men in line The states
that will be represented by troops are
New Jersey. Maryland. District of Co
lumbia, Ohio. Connecticut. Georgia,
Texas. Florida. South Carolina, New
Hampshire. Rhode Island, Mississippi
and Missouri
There may be others. but those
enumerated are all that have reported
to the committee as certain to be here
Owing to the storm, in the General
Assembly quOrumS were not secured in