Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-09
Brigade's Next Public Formation
Probable Memorial Day.
MONUMENT TO GENERAL ORDWAY
The Association DESTROYS of Dedi-
eating 1t May 30.
S VERAL P r o M OH ON )

rrho .nauo,,raI narade a thing of the past,
the troops of the District of Columbia Ma
tional Guard will not, so far as Is now
known. be called out in brigade formation
until Memorial day, the 3oth OF next May
and then only in the event that the monu-
ment to be erected over the grave OF Generai
Albert Ordway in Arlington cemetery is II,
position and ready for dedication The IN
tention of those who are working constantly
and diligently in order that the memory OF
the first commanding general of the Distrlcf
Of Columbia militia may be appropriately
hnnored is that the monument shall be dedl-
Gated the Both Of May. It is, OF course,
certainty that the entire brigade will be Or
dered out to participate in the dedicatory
exercises.
The officials Of the Ordway Memorial AS
sociation announce that II the organizations
of the guard which have promised to sub
scribe to the monument fund forward their
contributions during the coming week the
stone may be ordered so as to be In posi-
ton by the date mentioned. The commands
which have paid their subscriptions are the
general staff, District of Columbia militia:
the Corcoran Cadet Corps, headquarters 9Th
Battalion Company D, 9th Battalion; Naval
Battalion headquarters 4th Battalion, Com
pany B. 4th Battalion and Company D, 4th
Battalion The National Fencibles, former
ly connected with the guard, have also con-
tributed to the fund.
The financial secretary reports that a
goodly portion of the cash needed is in hand.
Every effort is to be made to complete the
fund at the earliest possible moment.
Col. Longs Contribution.
Col. Oscar F. Long. United States army,
who was at one time adjutant general of
the District Of Columbia militia, and who
is now stationed at San Francisco, In for
warding q generous subscription to the
fund, accompanied 1t with the following
statement: eff you desire 1t increased, no.
tify me, and I will gladly do 1t to any ex-
tent. If 1t is necessary I will gladly give a
whole months pay to do what is proper and
considerable to the memory Of the general.
who was one Of our best friends. I have
never seen his equal, and probably never
will. I appreciated his friendship in the old
days and revere his memory"
The officers of the General Albert Ordway
Memorial Association are: Gen. George H.
Harries. honorary president: Maj. E. H.
Neumeyer, president; Gen. Cecil Clay, Col.
M. E. Urell, Lieut.. Col. Oscar F. Long,
A. >OBrien. Lieut. Col. Burton r. Ross and
Commander Robert P. Hains vice presi-
dents; Maj. H. III. Parmenter, treasurer;
Capt c. Fred Cook. financial secretary, and
Lieut.. Chas. G. Mortimer, corresponding
secretary.
Appearance in Parade.
The appearance Of the local brigade in the
pageant last Monday was entirely credit
able, the commanding general expressing
himself as being very much pleased with
the showing made by the guard. With the
exception Of the late arrival on the line of
one organization, the hardness resulting in
practically reformation of the entire COM
mand, no proper cause for criticism ap-
peared. The citizen soldiery of the national
capital, the consensus Of opinion was,
compared most favorably with all visitors.
Gen. Harries has received the following
note from Gen. Charles King the soldier
novelist, who was in an excellent position
to review the brigade: Let me congratu-
late you on the appearance~of your conn
mand. / never saw the District guards
men In better shape
Jaclxies In New Dress,
An excellent showing mas made by the
District naval battalion in the parade last
Monday. All along the line the "jackies"
we're loudly cheered. and Commander
Hams has since been the recipient of con-
gratulations from many persons, Including
number Of regular naval officers. It was
believed to be the finest display ever made
BY this organization, and while the num-
Der In line was not as large as It has been
on other occasions. those who turned out
are the men who are working hard in the
interest OF the organisation
The boys were frequently taken for reg
ulafs, and they compared most favorably
with the blue Jackets from the men-of-
W2r anchored IN the vicinity OF Washing
ton during the inaugural ceremonies. The