Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-23
HONOR OF PEACE
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commanded by Commander Frederick c. H
Poole, Ensign Careless with Chaplain,
Bond.
Other organizations which formed on this
street were as follows:
COrcoran Cadets, 80 men. under Capt. Ed
wards; I'd Battalion, 1st Regiment, Distric t
National Guard, under Lieut.. Lewis; Nor
ton Cadets, 46 men, under Capt. Chisholm;
Delaware College Cadets, GO men, under
Cadet Maj. c. f. Johnson; District of Co
lumba Naval Reserves.
The 4th Immunes attracted a great deal
of notice and were surrounded by a large
crowd. They formed on Pennsylvania ave
nue. east of 9th street. under command of
Col. Petit. They were a soldierly looking
set of men, bronzed and weatherheaten,
and showed the effects of the training they
have had in the field.
The Third Division.
The third division made probably the
best showing of the day. Col F. z. May
was the commanding officer. The first bril-
gade, which Immediately followed the coll
onel was made up of Gen. Calvin Farms
worth of the Grand Army of the Republic
and consisted almost entirely of veteran
organizations.
Gen. FarnSWOrth's staff made up Of
w. w. Eldridge, assistant adjutant gen.
eraI; Col Thomas S. Hopkins, aid-de-camp;
Capt A. S. Perham, ad-de-camp. and Capt
w. H. Merton, aid-de-camp. Immediately
following the staff officers came the various
posts of the Department Of the Potomac,
G.. A. r., in numerical order, all carrying
American flags and post insignias. The
Henderson Drum Corps furnished the mu-
sic for the leading brigade.
The Old Guard of the Grand Army turned
out about forty members and attracted
much attention in the old green uniforms,
applause greeting the veterans all along the
line of march The armed Sons of Vete-
rams of Lincoln Camp followed, and there
were detachmcnts also in this brigade from
the District of Columbia volunteers Of
1sG1-'6J, the Union Veterans Union, the
Union Veteran Legion and camps of I'M
armed Sons of Veterans.
The Department of the Potomac of the
Grand Army was in direct command of the
senior vice commander, Gen. Slaybaugh,
Commander Farnsworth being in command
of the brigade.
The second brigade of the third division
came next along the. avenue, Major E. L..
Hawks of the 10th immunes commanding.
First in the line came attachments from
the Sheridan Sabers, from Pittsburg, and
the National Rifles of this city. number
of Spanish-American veterans in the per
son of officers and men of the Sth Imnunes,
who enlisted from the District of Column
bia followed the Rifles, carrying properly
lettered banners announcing their identity.
In rhis brigade there were also two col
ored compan ies, the organiZa ton being in
general command of Captain Young who
acted as ma or. The Butler Zouaves, forty
strong were commanded by Captain w. L.
Thompson and Lieutenants Herring and
Wilson Peads. The Capital City Guards,
thirty-seven strong were commanded by
Captain Abraham Acwith and Lieutenants
John F. Talieferro and Slaughter. The
staff consisted of Captain Pendleton and
Lieutenant Wiley Yates.
The College Organizations.
What was probably the triumph of the
parade, however, came with the appear
ance of the college organizations in the
third brigade of the third division, which
was in command of Colonel John II. Gun
nell of the High School Cadet regiment
Following the drum corps leading the bril-
gade came the cadets of ST. johns Col
lege of Annapolis, Md. There were ninety
six men in line from the Maryland insti-
| tuition all uniformed in cadet gray ano
carrying aloft the flags ana banners of the
| schoo.
The St. Johns Cadets were in command
| of Major Cisse,l ana staff consisting of
| Capt Strahorn and Lieuts. Sinclair, Evans
and Bohanon. Company a was in charge
of Capt. Bradley, Company c, Capt. Lyons
! and Adjt. F. H. Mullen.
The GonZaga College Cadets, with their
drum corps and field band, followed their
| fellow soldiers from Maryland. The Con
| Zaga boys numbered fully one hundred this
| including the two companies and the mu-
| siciaEs. Mai. William Todd Fox, Capt
Devereux, Capt. Shreve and Capt. Ryder
were the commanding officers.
| The Maryland Agricultural College Ca
! diets were next in line, sixty strong, Maj l..
| E Whftehill commanding.
The High School Cadet Regiment 400
| strong. brought up the rear of the third
division. In the absence of Col. Gunnel
who commanded the brigade, the cadets
| were In charge of Lieut.. Col. Evans The
| lads. in their blue uniforms and polished
| equipments of the soldier. presented very
| handsome appearance. indeed and won
numerous compliments by their soldiarly
| bearing.
Where the Division Formed.
The third division of the military parade
formed in the vicinity of I'd street and
Pennsylvania avenue, where there was an