The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-05
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feature was a colored contingent com
posed of q few score OF the negroes who
had served in the Civil War
Squadron a. of Ohio, followed as a per-
sonal person-guard OF honor to the Pres
ident. Then came the Presidents car
rage. followed by carriages containing
the Cabinet and Congressional commit
tee of escort. Admiral Dewey and Cen
eral Miles followed.
CADETS WERE CHEERED.
great shout went up as the gray
uniforms of the West Point cadets came
in sight. The Annapolis cadets, the
Eleventh Infantry and the Third Infan-
try followed. Then like veterans the
Porto Rican battalion came marching
along and the crowd sent up a mighty
cheer for these infants of the army.
Commander Belknap, of the navy, head
ed a detachment comprising three bat
talions from the United States warships
Topeka. Dixie. Puritan, Dolphin, Sylpl.
Lancaster and Hartford.
Then came the United States caval.y
squadron.
The Presidential party followed and the
District National Guard brought up the
rear.
The procession started back from the
Capitol shortly after two o'clock amid
the booming of cannon and the blare OF
bugles.
SNOWY OFFICERS.
General Greene, Grand Marshal, sd-
astride a charger, surrounded by his
brilliant array Of mounted aides and
staff officers, and Major-General Brooke
was in command of the army. Heading
the rank and file of the military division
came Major-General Ludlow and an
other Snowy group Of officers. Leading
the first brigade marched the West Point
and Annapolis cadets.
The portion of the parade which had
not taken part in the escorting march
to the Capitol came next, headed by
Governor Stone. of Pennsylvania Sand
WICKED by the First Delaware Infantry
came fourteen regiments of the Penn
sylvania National Guard, numbering 5000
men.
The third division, headed by Major
General Joseph Wheeler (retiredJ, made
magnificent showing. The General re-
ceived an ovation as he rode slowly along
loreheaded with his chapeau waving first
to one side and then to the other. On his
staff were William Aston Chanler and
John Jacob Astor. The New York signal
corps bore the first American flag hoisted
over the island of Cuba. Immediately
following came Brigadier-General Charles
King. who added to his fame in the Phil
ippines. New Jersey, Georgia, Connect1-
cut and Massachusetts, came in order. all
marching magnifcently, Governor Smith,
of Maryland. leading his State troops.
PLAYED DIXIE.
This brigade closed with a battalion of
the South Carolina National Guard about
one hundred strong and bearing Old Glory
proudly while their band played Dixie. y
The second brigade was headed by
Brigadier General Henry Douglass, fol-
lowed by Governor Odell, of New York,
in citizens attire. Here Squadron A, The
crack New York cavalry regiment was a
feature. The Virginia militia, in gray uni
forms and white crossed belts, made a
ne display against the blue-biack uni
forms of the Naval Reserves who follow
ed them The Lee Rifles, Of Charlotte, n.
c.. closed the brigade.
Governor Mcmillan, Of Tennessee, rode
in the third brigade.
Like the preceding Governors, Governor
Yates, of Illinois, was clad as 4 civilian
and bowed continuously.
REPUBLICAN CLUBS.
Governors Bliss. of Michigan, and
Shaw, of Iowa, followed within short
distance Of each other. 3. II. Warner, OF
Washington, was marshal of the civic
grand division, with an escort composed
of the Americus Club, of Pittsburg. Inc
first brigade of this division was com
manded by Thomas c. Moves, OF this
CITY, and was composed entirely of Re
publican clubs, headed by the Lincoln
Club of New York.
The second brigade included some uni
que uniforms. notably the Roosevelt
Marching. Club, of indianapolis, and the
Syracuse escort, both clad in Khaki.
THE second grand division was composed
two brigadcs. also made up of Republi-
can clubs.
The third and last division Of the civic
division, headed by Major-General 0. Q.
Howard was. a save for the Union
League of Maryland, composed of march
ing clubs from the colleges and univer-
sites OF the country.