The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-21
MAY NOT MARCH.
G, A. R. Men De-
cline to Parade on
Dewey Day.
HAVE MANY GRIEVANCES.
Think They Should Walk
at Head Instead OF
the Foot.
HAVE MANY GRIEVANCES.

New York, Sept. 2O.-Joseph w. Kay,
department commander of the New
fork Grand Army of the Republic, to-
day sent a letter to Gen. Roe, declining
the invitation for the Dewey parade, for
a number of reasons.
The order has been placed at the end
OF the procession instead of at the head
o. the column; it is alleged, that Gen.
hoe has taken no cognizance of Com
ihander in Chief Albert D. Shaw, and
mas sent him no invitation to be pres
emu they claim that the invitations to
/ the u. A. R, to participate in the par
ace We're extended second handed,
| through Col H. H Adams, and THAI
zen. Q. O. Howard has been placed in
| command Of the G. A. R. forces on the
day Of parade contrary to the rules of
that organization The decision not to
accept the invitation was arrived at, at
a meeting held yesterday.
| This action had been contemplated
Tor 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
g. A. R. organizations should have the
head Of line and should be in command
of its own officers. He pointed out that
Gen Howard, who had been designated
! to command the forces. had no author
ity to call out the posts. The officials of
the G. A. R. consulted with Mayor Van
Wyck recently, and he expressed APP
! proval of the change. They referred the
matter also to Gov. Roosevelt, and they
| received a telegram from the governor
stating that he favored the change.
i Chief among the reasons given by
Gen. Roe in his final refusal to alter the
position assigned the G. A. r. was that
the parade would be in every sense a
/ military one, and that being such, &C
: cording to rules, the G. A. r. could not
insist on a change.
, It was practically decided today to
abandon the breakfast to Admiral
Il Dewey at Claremont as part of the pro-
gram for Saturday, Sept. 30. A break
4 fast will probably be given by Mayor
Van Wyck instead.
u Gen. Roe has announced this provis-
ional order of march for the land
parade:
/. Gen. Roe, commanding, and staff.
: sousa's band.
Sailors of the Olympia; Admiral
4 Dewey and the mayor in carriage; real
: admiras and OfncerS IN carriages, Sail
ors of the fleets and forces of regular
army, under Gen. Merritt; ~ G., N. Y.
under Gov. Roosevelt; Toronto High
landers (doubtfuD
Naval militia. state New York; ma
tional guards of other states assigned
! to place in the line in the order in which
the states were admitted to the union
G. A. R. Off they parade, now doubt
fuD.
Ex-confederates; veterans of the
Spanish-American war.
Governors of states who are accom-
panied by troops will ride with theil
: troops. The others will ride in carriages
: escorted by members of the entire com
mand. 1t has not yet been decided where
in the line they will ride
j., Cen Roe now estimates that there
will be 80. 200 men in line. The states tC
: he represented by troops are: New
7 York, New Jersey, Ohio, Maryland
Connecticut. Georgia, Texas. Florida
! south Carolina, New Hampshire. Rhode
. island Mississippi and Missouri.