Evening star., 1901-09-16
BRIGADE WILL PARTICIPATE
DISTRICT NATIONAL GUARD ORDER
ED TO PARADE
VIII Form Part of the Escort From
the White House to the Capitol
Tomorrow Morning.

The entire brigade of National Guard of
the District of Columbia will participate
in the escort of the remains of President
Mckinley from the White House to the
Capitol tomorrow in accordance with the
following orders:
General Orders, No. Is.
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF CO
LUMBIA MILITIA,
Washington, D. c., September 15, 1901.
BY direction of the acting secretary OF
war, the National Guard of the District of
Columbia will assemble for escort and
parade duty on Tuesday, September II.
1901 to participate in the obsequies OF
William Mckinley. late President of the
United States and commander-in-chief OF
the District of Columbia militia.
The brigade will assemble at $50 o'clock
am, in column of companies, on Pennsyl-
vania avenue facing east, it's right resting
on 10th street northwest.
The order of formation from right to LETT
will be as follows:
General staff and general non-commis-
stoned staff.
Brigade Band.
Engineer Corps.
Second Regiment of Infantry.
First Regiment of Infantry.
Corps of Field Music
First Separate Battalion.
Signal Corps.
Naval Battalion.
Ambulance Corps.
Undress uniform, forage caps, leggings,
white standing collars and white gloves
will be worn; the Naval Battalion to be In
its prescribed uniform.
All members of the general stan and gen.
eral non-commissioned staff and the field
officers and adjutants of regiments VIII be
mounted and will wear the prescribed un-
dress mounted uniform.
All commanding officers will assemble at
the adjutant generals office at 9:3O O'Clock
on the evening Of September 16, to receive
any special orders that may be issued.
Commanding officers Of companies will
furnish their battalion adjutants with
morning reports Immediately after the
parade is dismissed noting thereon the
names Of all officers and men absent from
the parade without leave. Commanding
officers Of regiments, separate battalionS
and separate companies will furnish these
headquarters with consolidated morning
reports before 10 o'clock am. of the 10Th
instant: will see that all enlisted men ab-
sent without leave are properly dealt with,
and will report to these headquarters the
names of all commissioned officers so alb
sent.
CHARLES H. OURAND,
Major and Inspector General,
Acting Adjutant General.
STAFF Officers to Assemble.
The officers of the general staff, District
Of Columbia militia, have been directed by
Gen. Harries to report In full dress uni
form, dismounted, at militia headquarters,
promptly at I o'clock this evening for the
purpose of assisting in the reception Of the
remains of William Mckinley.
Announced in General Orders.
IJor
nounced the death Of President Mckinley to
the troops of the District of Columbia Ma
tional Guard, as follows:
with great sorrow the comma nding gen.
eral announces the death of William Nc
Kinley, President of the United States and,
by statute, commander-in-ch chief of the Dis
trict of Columbia militia. which occurred at
Buffalo, N. Y. at 2:15 o'clock am. on Sep
tember IA. 1901.
"Throughout his tragically terminated ad-
ministration President Mckinley was ac-
lively interested in the welfare Of this or
ganiZatiOn and frequently gave it evidence
of his sincere friendship. His distinguished
services as soldier and civilian must incite
to emulation and will result in purer
patriotism and better citizenship wherever
his career s studied.
THE national flag will be displayed at
half-staf on all armories from sunrise to
sunset Of each day until sunset of Thurs
Udy, the l3lH lHStdHt, OH WHICH udy the re-
mains of the late commander-in-c chief will
be inferred at Canton, Ohio.
1.-THE officers Of the National Guard will
wear the usual badge of mourning upon
their swords, and the regimental and bat
talon colors will be draped In mourning for
a period Of thirty days"
Naval Battalion to Parade.
The members of the Naval Battalion Of
the District of Columbia National Guard
have been ordered, through the rapid as
sembly system, to report sufficiently early
tomorrow morning, so that departure from
the U. S. S. Fern may be taken at Z
o'clock. The battalion is to parade as two
companies of infantry. Blue uniform with
leggins, will be worn.
A special meeting of the officers and men
of the Naval Battalion will be held aboard
the Fern this evening.