Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-14
COMING CENTENNIAL
Regular Army and Navy Forces to
Participate in Parade
DISTRICT NATIONAL GUARD ALSO
Active Work Being Done by the
Several Committees.
\ DINNER SUCCESS TIE D

The important features Of the military
portion of the parade which will be given
| in connection with the celebration Of the
| centennial Of the District becoming the seat
of government. December u next have been
decided by the following communications re-
ceived by Mr.. John B. Wight, the chairman
of the committee on decorations and parade.
Regular Troops.
| Assistant Adjutant General Of the Army
| George Andrews writes as follows:
II have the honor to acknowledge the re-
| ceipt of your letter of the 18th ultimo to
the Secretary of war, in which. on behalf
of the executive committee Of the centen-
| NAL celebration of the establishment of the
seat of government in the D s'rct Of Co
| lumbia, to occur on December IL next, you
ask, in order to provide suitable escort
| for the President the governors of states
and other distinguished guests from the
Executive Mansion to the Capitol and re-
turn, that all available men belonging to
the United States army in the District of
Columbia and vicinity may be ordered to
report for duty on that occasion, together
with such bands of music as may be avail
able, and to inform you that instructions
have been given for the assembling in
Washington on the date in question of
regiment of twelve companies of foot artil
lery, squadron four troopS) of cavalry
and a light battery, together with two
bands of music, for the purpose Of partict-
pating in the escort"
The Navy to Be Represented.
Acting Secretary Hackett of the Navy
Department writes as follows:
IN reply to your letter of the 2Sth ultimo,
stating, in connection with the centennial
exercises of the establishment of the seat
of government in the District of Columbia,
hot u &c do hi
escort for the President, the governors of
the states. and other distinguished guests
from the Executive Mansion to the Capt oil
and return. and requesting that any avail
able men belonging to the United States
navy and the Marine Corps in the Distr ct
of Columbia and vicinity be ordered to re-
port for duty on this OCCASION the depart
ment has to inform you that one company
of blue Jackets, four companies of mar mes
and the Marine Band. as a ba' talon, un er
the command of a lieutenant commander
of the navy. will be directed to take part in
the ceremonies
District National Guard.
George H. Harries. brigader general,
commanding the District Of Columbia mil
ita, writes: .
I'm reply to your communication OF Oc-
tober 80 have to inform you that your in
vitation to the troops of the District of
Columbia National Guard to participate in
the military escort to the President. in
connection with the centennial celebration
of the establishment of the seat Of govern
ment in the District Of Columbia. is &C
cepted.
1.-THE District National Guard will parade
one engineer company. one signal company.
two regiments and one separate battalion
Of infantry. one light battery, naval bat
TALON. one ambulance corps. For music
the brigade will have one band and one
corps of field music. The total number of
officers and enlisted men will be about
100"
Work of the Committees.
The active work Of preparing for the cell
ebration is gong each day. and some OF
its outward manifestations are found in the
meetings of the committees. Two and three
of these bodies are in session each day.
either mapping out plans or discussing
ways and means of reaching such results.
The citizens executive committee is in
| session this afternoon at headquarters,
while at o'clock in the rooms OF the board
OF trade the committee on exercises at the
Capitol will be in session.
Tomorrow afternoon at 3:15 the subcom-
mittee on printing will meet, while this
evening at 7:3O the subcommittee on dec
orations. Mr.. Cans. chairman. will be in
session.
This evening at half-past the subcom-
nittee on decoration, Mr.. o. w. White,
chairman, will meet. The subcommittee on
depots. Mr.. Acheson. chairman. will meet
Friday afternoon at AIS o'clock. and on the
| evening OF the Same Gay subcommittee on
decorations, Mr.. Cutler. chairman
Street Decorations.
| If the plans Of the committee on decora-
ton and parade, of which Mr.. John B.
| Wight is chairman. are carried out the
| streets along which the centennial process
sion will pass will be handsomely and ap-
propriately decorated. The success Of the
| plans in this respect will depend entirely on
! the citizens and property holders. All that
| the committee can do is to call on the oc-
cupants o. buildings and invite their atten-
| ton to the matter and suggest that they
| be as liberal as possible in giving the ex-
| terror of their places of business gala ap-
| pearance. Some eight subcommittee have
| been appointed, and to each have been as
| signed several blocks. so that the canvass
| can be made as thorough possible. 1t Is
| the intention to make house-t house
| visitation and endeavor to arouse the inter-
| est and enlist the cooperation of the pub
| lie in this particular. An effort will be
| made to bring about some harmony in the
decoration. and suggestions can be made
| to individuals which, II carried out it is
believed. will make the color scheme not
| only attractive, but effective
Orders for Medals.
| Orders for the commemorative bronze
medal are coming In to the headquarters
| of the committee, 1925 Pennsylvania ave-
| nue.. from members Of the various COM
mittees, well from the public gen.
| orally. The indications are that there will
| be a large demand for these mementos
which are pronounced by those. who have
seen them to be unusually fine for a medal
| of that sort.
| suggestion has been made, but no ac-
| ton has yet been taken, and so it has
not emerged from that state, that dinner
| be given on the evening of the day preced-
ing the centennial celebration to the gov
ernors of the states and territories who
will be In the city at that time. 1t is the
idea that such a function be given by the
members Of the centennial committee. 1t
is not known at this time how many Of
! the state executives will attend the cele-
bration. but the probabilities are that near
| ly all Of the forty-nne men who fill these
important positions will be In Washington.
Press Committee Organizes.
The press committee effected an organ
izaton yesterday afternoon at well at
tended meeting held in the board of trade
rooms Chairman Theodore w. Noyes pre-
sided and G. A. Lyon, jr.. was designated
as secretary. Mr.. Noyes stated that the
objects Of the press committee were to COL
lect and disseminate information and de-