The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-05
THE POLICE AT THE PARADE.
Orders Issued by Major Sylvester Re
EardinE Centennial Day


r. Ross Perry, Chaplin Brown. and ". V.
Cox. of the National Capital Centennial
Committee. went to the Capitol this morn
ing to confer with the officers OF the
House regarding the details Of The Centen-
NAL ceremonies at that place OF the after
noon Of December y.
The Union Veterans Union. al their
regular meeting yesterday evening discuss
ed the parade and decided 10 wear the reg
uiation hat of the union IN the parade.
Adjutant General John S Saunders, OF
Maryland called at headquarters this
morning and stated that Governor Smith
will arrive in this city Wednesday morn
( ing December u. and put up at the Pa
leigh Hotel. He will be accompanied by
his stan of fourteen officers. all mounted.
and b. Troop \, Of the Maryland National
Guard. commanded by Capt. Joseph Shir-
ley
A one-fare rate from all cities within a
radius extending as Jar as PittsbuTg. But
faIo Wheeling and including all points in
New York State has been arranged II the
Central Passenger and South Eastern Pas
senger Association grant one-fare rate, as
ii is expected they will, the reduction viii
be extended also as far west as Chicago
and St. Louis.
The committee in charge OF distribution
OF medals at headquarters today is: R. G
3aIlantyne. Benjamin Miller, and Findlay
Harris. The sale and distribution takes
place daily on the first floor Of headquaT-
ters. 1925 Pennsylvania Avenue. between
Il and o'clock ?. m Their price is 81.
and indications point TO a rapid disposal
Of the same.
Information was received at headquar-
/ sers this morning from Governor Rollins
! OF New Hampshire and Governor Level
| Iyn Powers of Maine, stating that they
VIII come TO Washington on December II
10 fake part in the celebration OF the day
following.
The following is a list Of Governors who
so far, have promised 10 attend the Cen
teuniaI Celebration D. ". Jones, Arkan-
| sas: c. 5. Thomas. Colorado; E VI. TUn-
nell. Delaware. W. p. BIoxham, Florida;
Frank Stemenberg, Idaho; L. VI. Shaw,
/ Iowa: J. Walter Smith. Maryland: Level
Iyn Powers, Maine; F. NJ voorhees,, New
Jersey; NJ. A. OteTo, New Mexico; c. 81
Barnes Oklahoma; William Gregory,
Rhode Island: J. Hcge Tyler, Virginia; G,
W Atkinson, West Virginia; r ". Roi-
/ IiEs. New Hampshire; ex-Governors Lloyd
I.owndes. Maryland; A. 5. Bushnell, ONO;
/ Elisha Dyer, Rhode Island. y. ". Fly,
/ Texas. Governors T. T. Gear, Of Oregon,
! and Joseph D. Sayers. Of Texas. arc reas-
/ onabiy sure to attend
Major Richard Sylvester, SUperintCnd-
I eut of the Metropolitan Police. has, fer
the past few DAYS -reen completing ar
rangements for the celebration. Mounted
( officers, who VIII participate in the pa
rade are being selected, and there viii
f also be g large detail OF f0otmen and BIZ
cycle policemen TO keep order PennSyi-
( Yania Avenue is to be roped, from tho
( Peace Monument tc Seventeenth Street
! in order TO keep the route of the parade
as clear as possible 1t is expected that
/ a large MURDER of detectives from other
cities will be sent here to assist the
! local men in looking out for pickpeck-
I cts and other suspicious characters. IN
+ spector Boardnian will put the outside
! men to work in conjunction with the
/ Washington force Of detectives
| Instructions have also been issued 20
! members of the police force to make a
special effort to have all dirt and rub
Dish. as we'll as ali distractions, prohibit
9 ed by law removed
Mr.. s w Woodward, Chairman of the
/ subcommittee On Governors, of the Com
: raittee on Exercises at the White House,
/ has issued a call for a meeting at the
! Board of Trade rooms on Saturday at +
| O'Clock Meetings of the subcommittee
I of the Reception Committee, Charles J.
ReI- Chairman will be held at the Ger
coran Gallery of Art on Monday after
! noon, December 10, at the following hours
Executive Committee, $50; Committee on
Reception of Guests, S:45: Floor Commit
! tee. 4. Mr.. Bell especially requests that
| the members of these committees attend
| their respective meetings to discuss the
| formal ARRANGEMENTS for the reception at
| the Art Gallery on the evening OF De-
! cember u.
| The Committee on Public Comfort and
| Order will meet Monday evening at
/ o'clock, at the Board of Trade rooms
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