The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-17

I lllLLtIs LAFAYETTE No J w. Abel.
! -n".mander, and Frederick Douglass No.
| r. John w. Hunter. commander.
/ cen Edgar Allen, Of Richmond, Va.
| .,aSJ Junior Vice Commauder-in-chief Of
! s"ntinE national headquarters. took part
! In the parade.
The Rev. 5 D. Paine. Of Pollen Beach,
! Fla, and $ VI. Mccullough. of Ohio. were
| also IN the lire Of march.
The Union Veteran Union.
( The Union Veteran Union. Robert St
! George Dry,nCorth. Commaudcr-ln-chief
| came next The organization. which was
/ represented by five regiments. was in
/ command Of Department Commander
/ John +. Msacham. The command was
! composed of tho following divisions. Han
/ eanE Regiment No. J. Col g. r. Howe.
! John 4. Logan Regiment. No. %. Col :.
! j. Block SeagwIck Regiment. No. 3. Col
/ i",tIs- shaw Regiment. No. {, Col. John
] q. Col Charles Nosky.
Spanish War Veterans were I'm com
| mand Of Lee NJ LpEgomh and the follow
/ .lE staff officers Major W. II. Lamou,
! Major +. = HodgSon. and Capts. j. W
/ Wootcu and Z. l. Graham
Commander Lipscpmb accompanied the
] '.tJy ucD detailed rs "A guard of honor ana
/ ih" main body of the veterans was under
I the immediate command Of Senior Vice
4 Commander Charles ~. Parker There
/ were about 2rH members of the organic
J ton in the line OF march
/ The United Confederate Veterans.
/ Camp Robert T. Ice. OF Alexandra. Va
/ thirty men, commanded bv Col l.. T.
; German The command vas uniformed
/ i'm regulation Confederate grey C0ufed-
] crate Veterans Association of the Dis
! trict of Columbia. fifty men. in command
I Of John T. CallaEhan, vice president Of
+ the association, and AdjutauJ James N.
E tapcrtpn. The CoiOrs Of the association.
I the Confederate flag and the Union coIors
/ were intertwined and draped heavily in
. mourning.
( This is the first occasion on which the
/ Confederate Veterans. Associations We're
, invited and participated in a national
. function given under the direct auspices
/ of the Government.
The Board of Trade.
The Washington Board Of Trade was
/ represented by its Board Of Directors. T.
/ W. Smith. marshal
/ Sons Of the American Revolution.
/ Ernest Wilkinson, marshal; 30 men. No
/ bic d l-arner, president Of the society,
/ commanding
/ The Catholic clergy. headed by the Com
/ mlttee Of Arrangements, composed Of
/ Fathers Lee, Mackin. and Jerome DaUgh-
/ gTty. y J.: George D0herty was marshal
/ Forty men were in line.
! The Knights of Columbus. p J. Harti-
Z gan, marshal were represented by 20
The Improved Order OF Red Men. James
} A. Madison. marshal marched POO men
/ Following the line weTe-the great officers
/ % the. order in the District, including
/ Great SaChem H W Tippet and Joseph
/ J. CaylOr, G. q. Beveredgc Archer
/ Thompson and ". :. Dodge, of the Great
/ NlgWam-
The Veteran Firemen. % strong. were
under command Of John Peabody and
The International Association of Ma
chlnlsiS had 40 men In lire under the
J command OF F. 5 Stokes. the chief mar
J SndL Ills aides were George w Slater.
/ W f. Roberts. and j. J. Jones Follow
o. FE4 md
/ carriages including James O'COnneu
George Wilson, and George Preston.
Letter Carriers in Line.
The Washington letter carriers were
/ commanded by " II. Baker. -Superintend-
1 ent Of Carriers. and w. II. Dove. Superin-
J tendent Of Station A Carrier Daniel
; O'NeH. who has been a carrier for the
past thirty-five years. acted as marshal
/ He was assisted By associate carriers who
/ had served the Government for the past
/ twenty or thirty years There were FIVE
! attachments, each in charge Of an aide
: assisting the marshal The first detach-
I meut directly under Superintendent Eak-
/ er and Marshal O'Neil, was filed with
/ men VINO mad seen thirty OF thirty-fiye
. years service James a Gordon. com
I handing the second detachment lead the
/ men whose stripes showed twenty years
Z service Aides Z l. Walter, J. n. Baker
and Joseph Van Fleet led the men who
| had entered the service some time within
[ the past fifteen years. Nearly the entire
force OF carriers were In line. The only
! absentees were the men compelled TO be
/ on duty Each man Wore the regulation
I uniform, a black silk button in the lapel
/ Of his coat, and a band OF crepe on the
. right arm The banner Of the OrEauiza-
I tlon was draped- The mourning button
. and the crepe viii be worn for the next
/ Three hundred plate printers from the
F. Bureau Of Printing and Engraving fol
. lowed led by the Caldwell MON Mill
. tary PM Of thirty pieces T. F. Roche
F. acted as marshal. assisted by Henry w
. SIC gedy, q. T. Marshall. Joseph Ralph. T..
. l. Jordan, J. 4. kehoe. w. r Mcclure.
/ and G. r. Smith. Each member wore
I black ribbon fastened 70 the coat by
. Mckinley button
I Columbia Typographical Union turned
out in force, nearly So members being in
Z line The association banner leading the
. division was draped. and each mem
I Der OF the organization wore a Mckinley
Z badge with black silk ribbons T. A n
/ Lawson, President of the union, was
7 marshal and was assisted by Charles
/ HeTZinger, William n Garrett A w
/ Bowen, D w Fleming. and W +. ST.
/ The International Bookbinders. Union
I was next IN lire. Each member wore on
I his breast a rosette Of black crepe. Two
/ hundred and fifty members were IA line
/ commanded by Marshal J. l. Feeney and
/ Aide J. p. Medlin.
The Washington PntrInrchy.
! The Washington Patriarchy, c. U. O.
| OF o. D, No. IS. and the Georgetown Pa
] triarchy. 9. L. o. Of O. D.. No. a. were
/ represented by about fifty members. They
/ were commanded by Capt W p Grey
/ First Lieut. James Z. Ennis and Second
! Lieut. W. Q. Grey, Iepress uting the
/ Washington Patriarchy, and Capt j. g.
/ Beckett, First Lieut. Beanson, and Second
/ Lieut.. Walter J. Abraham, representing the
! Georgetown Patriarchy. The col0rs OF the
! two organization were folded and draped
! and each member wore mourning badge
! Of black crepe
/ The BIaiu Iuylncible Club. coIored. fol-
/ low Cd. The organization banner. a large
portrait OF the late James &. Blaine, was
! Grlpcd with crepe and the American flag
The members wore the club uniform
[ while froCk clothes. broad brimmed soft
! white hats. and white gloves. on the arm
{ on the breast OF each the organization
Z badge with black silk ribbons attached by
[ a Mckinley badge. The club was led bv
7 J. n Mathews. marshal. assisted by Mel
/ son Jones, Perry n. Carson. jr. and T. IL
/ Carson, president Of the organization
/ IRE Eighth Independent Battalion OF
. cOlored troops. embracing the Butler ZDu-
ayes and Capital City Guards We're last
D in line. They We're commanded By Major
| Abraham ACwlth. Company 4 was led
| by First Lieut. ". l. Herrin and Second
/ Lieut.. Wilson Pecd- Company was uu-
/ der command Of Capt j. +. T0liyer and
/ First Lieut. j. T. Robinson The c0mpA-
/ ny colors were folded and draped.
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PROCLAMATION AT RICHMOND.
Mayor Taylor Suggests That Today
be "a Holiday.