The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-19
Troops N THE PARADE.
oreanizatiois..s- Scheduled TO Appea
In the Centennial Pageant.

Or&an1zatto1as Scheduled TO Appear
in the Centennial Pageant.
The following are the names of troops
and organizations which SO far have sig
nified their intention of taking part in the
Centennial parade: Navy-Marine Band.
l company biue5ackets, and companies
Of marines; AFmy-Twelye companies foot
artillery, troops cavalry, light battery.
bands, District of Columbia National Guard
ard band, including 1 engineer company, 1
signal company; regiments, 1 separate
battalion infantry, 1 light battery, naval
battalion, ambulance corps, 1 band, corps
field music, altogether 1,7e0 men; Grand
Army Of the Republic. $50 to 500 men: IN
ion Veterans Union, Gen. NelsoD A. Miles
Command Spanish War Veterans, Connec-
ticut Foot Guard and band, 100 men: Sew
entieth Virginia and band, SOC men; Gen.
Guy V. Henry Garrison, No 43, Regular
Army and Navy Union
Chairman Wight, OF the Committee on
Parade. desires to state that all companies
and organizations which wish to partici-
pate in the parade should send in their
names and the number OF men participating
this afternoon, or tomorrow morning at the
latest, as the programme viii be sent to
the printer by Wednesday and all material
to be embodied in it should be on hand by
tomorrow. Noncompliance with Mr..
Wight's request VIII not exclude the COM
panies from participating, but their names
VIII not appear on the programme.
A letter was received, this morning, at
headquarters from W D. Bloxhann, Cover
nor of Florida, in which he says he will
Join In the exercises connected with the
Centennial Celebration"
G. w. Baird, Commander UniteS States
Erfr..z s-7fe - h. tot
and Navy Department Building, writes: 81
shall therefore decorate the north front OF
the building with flags on that occasion,
and in the evening, l will place arc lamps
on the west front down Seventeenth Street,
and use search lamp on the top Of the
building, and light the rooms on I north
and west fFonts.''
J. Hoge Tyler, Governor OF Virginia,
writes that he will leave Richmond with
his staff at p. H. December II, TO par
ticipate in the Centennial ceremonies.
Frederic NJ Sackett, Adjutant General
of the State troops of Rhode Island, says
in a letter received this morning. that
it IS the intention of Governor Gregory
to be present with his staff and a few
members OF the Legislature.
Letters OF acceptance have also been re-
ceived from Representative John A Hem
enway Of Indiana and Senator Thomas B.
TURKEY.
Asa S. Bushnell. former Governor of
Ohio, has also notified the committee Of
his intention to be present at the cere-
monies.
Chairman Maefarland and Secretary Cox
held q conference at noon today at the
District Building, going over the proposed
arrangements for the exercises at the
Executive Mansion and the Capitol Build
ing, and finally decided upon a definite
programme which viii go 10 the printers
Wednesday or Thursday.
II is proposed 10 intersperse the cere-
monies at the White House on the fore
noon of the day of the Celebration with
select numbers of music by the Marine
Band. It is thought that this viii add
TO the impressiveness and beauty Of the
ceremonies.
The Committee on Public Comfort ard
Order, Colonel Berret, Chairman. will
meet at 7.30 o'clock. and Mr. GilFs sub
Committee on Ceremonies and Parade at
$50 o'clock at the Board of Trade rooms
Col. NJ NJ. Parker, Chairman of the
Committee on Finance. reports the follow
ing subscriptions:
The Washington Post Company, 500;
Hon Henry B. Z. Mcfarland. SIS; Henry
May. SIS; John B. Larner. $40; Charles W
Needham. SO; 7. r. Jones. SO; Judge /.
C. KimbaH. SIes c. J. McCubbin. $40; Ru-
dolph EichborHs &5s G. ". Taibert, So H.
C. McCauley. -s5l Or. Samuel E. Lewis. 50;
S Dana Lincoln, So; George D. Graham,
So: Cash. SO; G. A Langley, 80; George
Z. Corson, g.