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by the escort as he comes out of the
east gate Of the Executive Mansion,
and rs he passes along the line each
organization. when its right flank is
uhcu. cred. will wheel by companies to
the left.
The escort Will then march in col
Umn between the two brigades of the
First division, followed by the Presi-
Dental party in carriages in the man
Ecr specified i'm General Orders No. ..
On reaching B Street, north side of
the CapiJol, the escort will continue
its march through II Street and
through Maryland Avenue northeast, q
where it will be dismissed by its com
manGing officer.
At p. II. the escort will be again
formed ON Executive Avenue, west of
the executive mansion, and VIII be
marched into the grounds of the EN-
Ccutive Mansion, where 1t VIII be
formed on the driveway for special re-
view by the President, after the con-
Clusion OF the parade
So much Of General Orders No. 5 as
relates to the Fourth division, is here
by revoked. ihe Spanish War Vet
Grams. under the command of Lee NJ.
Lipscomp. Senior Vice Commander,
will talse tho place in the parade here
tofore assigned to the Fourth division
of the Military Grand Division.
By order Of Maj. Gen. Greene.
~ NOEL. BlAk EMAN.
Chief of Staff
The following response to General
Sickles letter rendering the services of
the veterans was sent to General Sicklcs,
accompanied by the draft of the orders
arranging the details Of the escort:
Headquarters of the Grand Marshal.
Washington, ID. c.. March /. 1891.
Gen. ID. L. Sickles, L. 5. Army, tRe-
tired:
Sir: ! have the honor to acknowl-
edge receipt of your letter of this date
and to state, in reply, that the Grand
hal hga Il civ nlnr rrR I'll
tions from the President and will take
pleasure in carrying out the Presi-
dents wishes
The services of the veteran organi-
cations under your command per-
sonal escort to the President, are ac-
cepted.
Il am directed to submit to you the
enclosed draft of the orders which
have been formulated to carry into eff
feet the Presidents wishes and to ask
if they meet your approval; and If not.
to request that you suggest any
changes that you may see proper.
"A. NOEL BLAKEMAN.
'-Chicf of Staff. "
The members of the Union Veteran Le-
gion, whose representation in the parade
will number about 100 men, has been Sc
lected by General Sickles as his personal
escort. The Union Veteran Legion is the
only veteran organization which has a
music corps attached To it, and on the
present occasion will be preceded by the
drum corps.
The veterans viii not parade by posts.
Each organization. the L. V. l.. the L. V
L., and the G. A r., will march in three
separate organizations. The L. V. l.. will
be in command of ]. Edwin Browne, the
G. y. r. posts in command of Gen.
Israel W. Stone, Commander OF the De-
partment of the Potomac; the L. V. u,
Department of the Potomac, win be in
command of the commander-in-chief, Gen.
r. G. Dyrenforth.
The following order to the members of
the L. V. u. has been issued to the local
command by the department commander:
Comrades: our beloved comrade.
William Mckinley, desires that his
comrades shall escort him on Monday
next To the Capitol, where he will be
inaugurated President of the United
States
Therefore. the members of the Union
Veterans Union, the stanch old battle
men, present in Washington. will as
semble at 10 O'Clock on Monday morn
ing next. the 4th instant, on Seven
tecnth Street south of the Avenue
The comrades will appear in uniform
as far as possible. wearing black felt
hat, with cord. and dark oYereoat-
officers with sidearms
Every comrade will fully under
stand that the veterans are placed in
the post of honor by the President
and each man will show his 2ppreCia-
tion Of the distinction by being pres
ent
The Spanish war veterans eliminated
themselves from the situation Thursday
night The following letter represents
their position:
Washington. February %. 1900
Mai. Gen. Daniel L. Sickles, United
States 4 TmE tTgtlrei1.
Sir: As the representative OF the
NatioT al Army of Spanish War Vet
Grams, ] have the honor to withdraw
my request that our organization be
accorded position in line as part
of the Presidents escort to the Capt.
tol on the morning of the sth proNimO.
A situation has seemingly arisen
which makes. or may make. our in
corporation into the veteran column
source Of embarrassment in the So
luton Of the pending questions. as to
assignment to position III the lnaUSI-
raj ceremonies.
/ desire 80 express in behalf Of the
National Army of Spanish War Vet
ersLHs my gratitude TO Nou and your
associate representatives of the yeter-
ans of the civil WaI' on the noble at
titude assumed toward our oTganiza-
tion in &c pending controversy.
With anectiOnate regard, I have the
honor to remain, very truly yours.
LEE W. LlPSCOMB.
Senior Vice Commander, Spanish War
NeltfauS toTlS' ~ -
General Sickles in commenting upon
the action of the Spanish war veterans
Expressed the highest admiration for
Jteir local commander Captain Lipscomb.
and complimcnted him upon his appre-
ciAtion Of the situation and graceful with
drAwal. when their cooperation tended
TO Ainder the negotiations.
Colonel Pennington and Captain Kings
bury. representing the Fourth Regiment,
Maryland National Guard, We're in the
city yesterday. and took charge Of :he
quarters provided for the troops at Sew
enth and l. Streets Temporary counters,
where meals win be served to the men,
have been erected and the hall has been
tastefully decorated. A commissary force
accompanied the officers and will be pre-
pared to suhsist the members Of the rogi-
ment upon their arrival in the city.
The Committee on Medals and Badges
have completed their work with the ex-
ception of some small details where the
committees have been increased, and with
the exception also that all the medals
have not yet been distributed. The dis
tribution will be completed tomorrow.
The committee followed some precedents
and separated the medal from the badge
this plan seeming, to the committee, the
most fitting. The view of the committee
was that the medal in such cases as this
is struck simply to commemorate the inn
pOrtaut event.
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