The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-02
APPRAISED By MR. M'KINLBY
The G.. A. Il. Veterans to Appear in
the inaugural Parade.

The Presidents Wish Readily Re-
sponded TO by the Department
Commanders Orders Rcassigninp
the Organization Given 0Et.
The veterans will act as an escort of
honor to the President from the White
House to the Capitol on the morning of
March 1. by the express direction of Mr..
Mckinley. The Secretary of War has con-
veyed the wish of the President to the
Grand .aarshal, and has notified the vet
Grams of this action in communication
addressed 10 General Sickies.
General Greene and General Sickles
were the guests of Secretary Root at
luncheon yesterday at the Metropolitan
Club The conversation seems to ha e
been the means to convey the desire of
the President to General Greene that the
veterans should be accorded what they
demanded in the way of special dist nc
tion in the inaugural ceremonies Gener-
al Sci<les stated after the luncheon that
the Secretary of War had expressed the
opinion that all of the army forces and
State National Guard troops could be SEM
away without damaging materially the
inaugural ceremonies, but that the vet
erans could not be dispensed with, under
circumstances.
veyed the impression that there was but
one side to the discussion and that the
side which he represented. Following the
luncheon, communications as agreed upon
were sent by the Secretary of War to
General SickIes and General Greene. re
spectiveIy. The letter to General Sickles
follows:
Mai. Gen Daniel f. sickles, L. S. A.
tretiredl:
Dear Sir-I am directed by the Presi-
dent to advise you that he has re
auested the Grand Marshal of the
inaugural parade to assign the Union
veterans of the civil war to act as
his personal escort from the Execu-
tive Mansion to the Capitol BulldlnS
on the occasion of the approaching
inauguration, and to ask you to con-
Vey to the several veteran organiza-
tions an expression of his wish that
they should act in that capacity.
Very respectfully,
ELIHU ROOT,
Secretary of War
The letter despatched to the Grand
Marshal at the same time follows:
War Department, Washington,
March /, 1901.
Sfr-I am instructed by the Presi-
dent TO request that the Union veter-
ans of the ,ivil war should be assigned
AS his personal escort from the EXecu-
tive Mansion to the Capitol Building,
Inauguration. Very respectfully.
ELlHU ROOT.
Secretary of War
Major General Francis V. Greene.
Grand Marshal of the Inaugural
Parade, Washington. D. c.
General Greene expressed himself as
amenabie to the wishes of the President
in the following reply to the communica-
tion from the Secretary of War:
Inaugural Parade of March 4, 1901
Grand Marshars Office.
Washington. ID. &. March l, 1891.
Sir-t have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of this date,
and to state that it will give me great
pleasure To carry out the wishes of the
President in every respect.
Very respectfully.
+. V. GREENE
Grand Marshal.
Hon Elihu Root. Secretary of War,
Washington. d. G..
Apparently, by an agreement reached
at the luncheon, no communication was
addressed by the Grand Marshal to Cen
eral Sickles. announcing his compliance
with the Presidents wishes General
Sickles. later in the afternoon. sent the
following letter to a. Noel Brakeman,
Chief OF Stah. rendering the services of
the veteran organizations as the personal
escort to the President:
\. Noel Brakeman. Chief of staff:
have the honor to state that the
lion Secretary of War has informed
me OF the wish of his Excellency the
President that the Union veterans of
the civil war shall act as his personal
escort from the Executive Mansion to
the Capitol Building on the occasion
OF the approaching inauguration In
compliance with the President 5 wish
have conveyed to the several veteran
rgaElzatlons request that they
should act in that capacity.
NHm NaaaAna
am authorized to tender their services
as the Presidents personal escort or
Monday next, under my command and
/ have the honor to await your orders
After conference this afternoon
with commanding officers of the sev-
eral organizations my belief is that
between 100 and 1900 veterans viii
report for duty. The probabilities are
i'll view Of the lateuess Of the notice
they Will receive, that not more than
200 will parade.
Yours respectfully.
ID. +. SICKLES
Maj. Gen. L. S. A, Retired
The following orders governing the es
cort Of the President to the Capitol. and
arranged to carry out the plan prescribed
by the President, were issued last night
by the Grand Marshal. after being ~
mitted for the approval of GekeraI
Sickles:
March 2. 1871
General Orders. No. Z:
The President of the United States
having conveyed to the Grand Marshal
his wish that the Union veterans of
the civil war should be assigned as
his personal escort from the Executive
Mansion 10 the Capitol Building" so
much of General Orders, No. 3, as pre-
scribes that the corps of cadets of
the United States Military Academy
and the corps of cadets of the United
states Naval Academy shall perform
this duty is hereby revoked These
troops viii he formed on the right of
the First brigade, First division, ON
Fifteenth street and Pennsylvania
Avenue.
Tue escort will be formed as follows:
Maj. Gen. u. r.. Sickles, u S A ire
tired. in command
Col. J. W. Clous. u. S. a, Chief of
Staff
Capt II. A. Castle, l.. S. V, Assistant
Adiutant General.
Gen. HorgitiO c. King. -Camp.
Cen. st. Clair Mulholland. Aide-de-
Camp.
Col. 5. T.. Chamberlain. Aide-de-Camp.
Col George H. Patrick. Aide-de-Camp.
Union Veteran Legion.
Col. J. Edwin Browne, Commanding
Department Of the Potomac. g. A. 4.
Gen. Israel K. Stone. Comma ndiug.
Union Veterans Union
Gen. X. I. Dyrenforth. Commanding.
The escort will be formed in the
order above indicated, from left to
TO PREVENT THE GRIP
laxative Broruo-Ouiniue rernoves ths csrs.