The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-30
SOLDIERS ON PARADE.
TODAY STREETS. WILL BLAZE
 WITH MARTIAL GLORY.
The Montgomery Military Companies and Many Out of Town Commands Will Appear in the Line
 This Afternoon.

The main feature of the Fall FestiVai today will he a big military parade, re- view and exhibition drills on Dexter Ave- nue by crack companies of the Alabama National Guard.
 Eleven out of town companies and three Montgomery companies will participate in the parade which will be commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Herbert B. May of the End Infantry. Colonel Graves Of Eu- faula, who commands the End Infantry, will act as reviewing officer and he will be accompanied by his entire staff in fatigue uniform. It will be the first time Colonel Graves has made his appearance in public since has was chosen by his fellow officers of the regiment as its con- mander.
 The first contingent of the military reached the city last night. The com- pany from Fort Deposit commanded by Captain Dayton Plaster came in on the northbound Louisville and Nashville train at 6:45 o'clock. The arrival of this com- pany was unexpected and there was no committee at the train to welcome them to the city. Captain Plaster is a veteran in the State service, however. and being well acquainted with Montgomery he marched his men to the City Hall where their arms and accouterments were stacked in armory hall and they were dismissed. The men slept last night at hotels.
 The out of town companies and their commanders who will participate in the military exercises today are: Companies from Selma, Lieutenant w. L. Quinn; Eufaula, Captain G. w. Whitlock; Pratt vile, Captain J. M. Ward Wetumpka, Captain F. s. Austin; Opeika, Captain l. N. Stowe; Greenville, Lieutenant A. B. Long; Luverne, Captain G. O. Dickey; Geneva, Lieutenant Collins; Fort Deposit, Captain Dayton Plaster, the company from Evergreen and the company from Pensacola, Fla.
 The Escambia Rifles, a crack military organization from Pensacola, Fla, will be the special guests of the city, coming as they do from a sister State and will be given the post of honor in the big parade this afternoon. This company will be commanded by Captain J. z. Watson who will bring forty men to Montgomery. The company, accompanied by the Pen sacola Concert Band will reach Mont gomery at o'clock this morning. While the other out of town companies will re- turn to their various home stations to- night the Escambia Rifles will remain over night in Montgomery and will return to the Florida sea port tomorrow morn- ing. The Florida soldiers will sleep on cots in the armory of the Montgomery infantry companies tonight.
 The Montgomery Blues, commanded by Captain C. A. Allen, Jr., the Montgomery Field Artillery, Captain Charles Hinderer; and the Montgomery Mounted Rifles, commanded by Lieutenant w. O. Gar side. will take part in the parade and review.
 The out of town military companies VIII begin to arrive in Montgomery at o'clock this morning and will he com ing in on morning trains until the last company, that from Eufaula, will have reached here at Il o'clock. The visiting solGie's will be met at the Union rail- way station by q committee of officers and detachment of cavalry command ed by Sergeant Charles Dexter of the Montgomery Mounted fi1es Led by the cavalry detachment the men will march to the Armory where their arms will be stacked until the afternoon.
 The big parade will begin to move at o'clock In the afternoon. The soldiers will rendezvous at Blbb and Moultoa Stl eets at 2:30 o'clock and the parade will be organized. Headed by one of the Fall Festival bands and a platoon of police. the paradc, commanded by Lieu tenant Colonel May, will move by way of Bibb Street into Commerce and along G Ccmmerce to Dexter Avenue. It will pro- ceed through the avenue as far east as catur Street the parade will proceed to Washington and along Washington to Bainbrdge. Through Bainbridge the pa ra!e will go to Dexter Avenue and re- luiI uOMH loNH DS way Ol lHe avenue. In the Festival district on Dexter Ave nue the military will be reviewed by Colonel Graves who will be accompanied by his entire staff and several visiting officers including Colonel Robert B. Du- mont of Mobile, commander of the 1st Infantry.
 While each of the three regiments of infantry in the State Guard will be rep resented by companies in the parade, the officers of the 2nd Infantry will ne in comr1and. The first battalion will be in verne, the second battalion will be com manded by Major J. F. Carter of Selma and Major Charles F. Anderson of Mont gomery will command the third battal- ion. Majors Carter and Anderson have just received tha commissions to this rank and this will be their first time commanding a battalion with a commis- sion as a Major.
 Immediately after the parade is dis exhibition drills on Dexter Avenue and no doubt these drills will be witnessed by cheering thousands.
 No arrangements have been made for sponsors or maids If honor who may accompany the visiting companies but 1t Is said that large parties of young men and women will come from the cities rep resented by them to cheer for their home soldiers when they pass through the
 One of the interesting features of the parade will be the first appearance in Montgomerv of the AbbcIille Bugle Corps of the A agricultural College at Aboeville. This corps consists of twelve cornetists and three drut1mers. The corps will be commanded by Sergeant Tobe Folmar.