Evening star., 1901-02-26

Grand Marshal Of Inaugural Parade.
street northwest head of column resting
on street northwest. The Second Brigade
on 1st street and New Jersey avenue north
west, head of column at E street north
west.
TX The Third Division will assemble in
close column prepared to move at $40
o'clock pm. The First Brigade on ID street
northwest. head of column resting at B and
1st streets northwest. The Second Brigade
on Sd street northwest, head of column at
B and I'd streets northwest
X. The President will be received by the
Grand Marshal and Staff and by his per-
sonal escort, Troop A of Ohio, on leaving
the steps of the Senate wing of the Capt.
toll and the column will then move in the
order designated in paragraph XXI. Each
division taking up the march as its head
is cleared by the division preceding it. The
route will be north through the Capitol
grounds to B street north, thence to 1st
street west, thence to Pennsylvania avenue,
thence to 2oth street west, thence to K
street north, thence east on K street. to
point of dismissal.
XI. The parade will be reviewed by the
President from stand on the south side
of Pennsylvania avenue, at Executive ave-
nue., between the Executive Mansion and
the War Department.
The guide will be left throughout the en-
tire march. The companies will be brought
to port arms when within twenty PAGES of
the reviewing stand, and will so remain un-
beyond the reviewing stand.
XII. The Fourth Division Veterans) will
leave the column at 18th street west and
march south through 18th street, F street,
18th street, around the State Department
and through Executive avenue to the
grounds of the Executive Mansion, where
they will be formed on the driveway for
special review by the President after the
conclusion of the parade.
XIII. The Civic Grand Division will leave
Pennsylvania avenue at 18th street west
and march north through this street to K
street there taking their place in rear of
the Third Military Division.
Formation and Distances.
XIV. The distance between companies
will be eight PAGES; between battalions six
teen PAGES; between regiments tWenty-four
PAGES; between brigades forty-eight PAGES;
between divisions one hundred PAGES.
All commanding officers will give special
instructions that these distances shall not
be increased for any reason whatever.
Aids specially detailed from the staff of
the grand marshal will be posted along the
line of march, whose duty it will be to see
that the column is kept closed and moving,
and to communicate with the headquarters
of the grand marshal as to the progress of
the parade at their respective posts.
XIV. Brig. Gen. N. w. Day is hereby as
signed to command the rear guard. 1t will
be his duty assisted by the aids under his
command, to keep the rear portion of the
column closed and have general supervision
Of all movements in the rear not otherwise
provided for in these orders.
XVI. No carriages will be allowed in the
parade except those occupied by the presi-
Dental party.
XVII The mounted staffs of all marshals
where the numbers permit and all mounted
escorts, will form i'll platoons of twelve files
front
Military organiza tions will march in close
column of companies with not less than
sixteen nor more than twenty files front
Companies will be equalzed before moving
to the place of assembling.
Civic organizations will march in COM
panies of single rank with twenty files
front and at the distance above specified
No organization military or civic will
execute any change Of formation during
the entire march.
The Bands.
XVIII. The march will be in quick time
and tho length of step thirty inches, and
per minute, as prescribed in the drill regu-
lations (par. 3D.
Drum-majors will use their batons or
staffs only as prescribed in the regulations,
and will not throw them in the air.
The Governors Island Band, U. s. A.
whose post is at the head of the column,
is the only band which will play Hail to
the Chief at any time.
Bands marching in close proximity will
alternate in playing.
In each division. the band Of the leading
regiment will begin playing at 1st street
west, Of the next regiment at I'd
street west of the Third Regi-
ment at Sd street west, and so on in
succession to 9th street west, the object
being to distribute the music by the bands
and by the drum corps uniformly along the
avenue.
All bands will play. marching in quick
time Q20 steps per minute), in passing the
Reviewing Stand.
As to Salutes.
XIX Marshals and other commanders