Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-26

umn, with the head resting at connecticut
avenue, will be the District National Guard
When the admiral appears in the doorway
of the Mclean residence one gun Will be
fired from two-pounder HOtchk1SS by a
section of the District Light Battery, and
the troops in sight will present arms. The
citizens mounted escort VIII then form in
column of twelve and close up Immediate
ly in rear of the cavalry, whereupon the
admirars carriage will be moved up into
position Immediately in rear of citizens
escort.
Then the naval officers section of the
column will move along * street from the
east side of the square until the column Is
closed up; the governors will swing in be-
hind the naval officers; second signal
shot will be fired from Hotchkiss, and
Gen. Miles will then move the column. As
the rear of the governors section moves
from X street southwark on 18th street the
brigade of the District National Guard will
swing into place and the column will be
complete.
Route of the Escort.
The route will be down Pennsylvania
avenue to LIST street west. up 1st street to
street. thence to Delaware avenue, to
the Capitol grounds AT the intersection
of Delaware avenue and B street north
General Miles and the brigade of regular
troops will move east on b street and will
continue around the outer edge of the
grounds on the east and south sides OF
New Jersey avenue south. The citizens
escort. the admiral, the naval officers and
the governors will enter the grounds at
Delaware avenue. The District brigade
will follow the route taken by the leading
brigade and will occupy list street east.
Immediately after the close of the cere-
monies attending upon the presentation of
the sword the crowd in front of the plat
form will be moved backward, and the ad-
miral will review the military portion of the
escort, after which the troops will return to
their headquarters by routes mainly south
of Pennsylvania avenue
Construction plans on the stand at the
Capitol have been changed. as to provide
for the flight of steps from the central
front down to the Marine Band stand,
which will be Immediately east of the main
stand. Down these steps the admiral will
move to his carriage after the parade. He
will be escorted to Mrs. McI.eans house
only by the citizens mounted escort.
Formation of Civic Parade.
1t has been decided to form the civic par
ade of Monday night north of Pennsylvania
avenue, except to the bicycle division.
Orders assigning the divisions to waiting
positions will probably be issued this after
noon or tomorrow morning at the latest.
The wheelmen will arrange themselves on
Maryland avenue and will head the entire
column, preceding the chief marshal The
first division will be Oh 1st street west. the
head of the column resting on PennsyiNa-
mia avenue The second oi".son will be on
c street with the head of the column fac
ing east and near list street northwest.
The third division will be on the south
side of Indiana avenue with its head near
ID street northwest. The fourth division
will be on 4th street, facing south with its
head on d street northwest. The fifth d
vision is to be on Sd street, facing south,
with its head Indiana avenue. The
sixth division will be on I'd street, facing
south. with its head on Indiana avenue.
Should there be a sufficient number of or
CARNATIONS to form another division ar
engagements for that will be made here
after.
Arrangements for Disbanding.
Perhaps the greatest difficulty to be en-
countered in connection with the organiza
ton and Reorganization of a civic parade
comes up when the parade has to be dis
missed. The chief marshal has provided
for comparative immunity from congestion
at 18th street (where the parade will be
diSmissed) by arranging that the first d.
vision shall move on 18th street to II and
then eastward until 1t is entirely out of
the way. The second division will move
to | street and the third to K street, all
eastward BY that time the first division
will be out of sight on H street, so the
fourth. fifth and sixth divisions will move
along the same streets that were occupied
by the first. second and third. In this way
ii is hoped to avoid all confusion and the
blockade which Is so common on such oc-
casionS.
Some Urgent Necessities.
General Harries, the marshal Of the civic
parade Monday night. desires to impress
upon the marshals of all organizations In
tending to participate therein to send to
him at the earliest moment definite state
ments as to the number of men each or
ganiZation will have in line and the fea-
lures they will present. 1t is necessary
that this information shall be in his pos
session in order that definite plan about
the formation of the parade may be reach
cd rumaGiare1y I is Scarcely necessary to
state that the most important work in
ranging a parade of such magnitude is to
provide for the appropriate assignments of
organizations previous to the starting of
the parade, well to formulate plans
for disarmament when the terminus of the
march Is reached.
SaIuted in Washington.
With the approval of the District Com
missoners, Mr.. Walter C. Allen, the Dis
trict electrical engineer, this afternoon
sounded an admiral's salute on the big fire
alarm bell over the Riggs Insurance Com
pany's building, 18th street near G, seven
teen strokes being rung in honor of Adj
miral Deweys arrival off New York early
this morning.
Medals Sale.
Mr. Simon Wolf chairman of the COM
mittee on medals and badges returned to-
day from Philadelphia with a completed
Dewey souvenir badge. The sale for these
valuable mementos is now open to the
general public and as the number Is linn
tied il will be well for those desiring them
to apply at once. All persons so inclined
will be furnished with badges by transmit
ting cash or check to Simon Wolf, chair
man. No. 926 F street northwest. The
badges being sold at 81 each.
TROUBLE AHEAD FOR SAMOA.