Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-02
Special Orders to Commanders Re-
garding the Inaugural Parade.
COL. MAY TO LEAD FIRST REGIMENT
Encouraging Growth Of the Albert
Ordway Memorial Fund.
NOTES OF THE BRIGADE

| the troops Of the District Of Columbia Ma
uonal Guard in the inaugural parade Mon
| day. Adjt Gen. Mosher desires that special
attention be paid to the provision Of gen.
| eral orders requiring all commanding off,
| GERS, including company commanders. to re-
| port In person or send a representative to
| the adJutant generals office, room Cos. Star
| building. at 8 o'clock the evening of March
| 3, to receive any special orders that may
! be issued.
Everything Is In readiness, so far as the
local brigade Is concerned, for the big
turnout. General orders directing the as
| sembly Of the guard, and also memoranda
relative to the parade, were issued by Adjt.
Gen. Mosher the early part of this week. as
| published in The Star at the time The ex-
pectatfon is that the brigade will parade
l.4OO men. and no reason exists for doubt
ing that the showing will be entirely credit
able
Undress uniform, with overcoats, forage
caps, leggins and white gloves will be worn
by the District guardsmen. the Naval Bat
TALON to be in it's prescribed uniform AS
heretofore stated, the brigade will assemble
at 10 O'Clock a. M. in line with its left on
10Th street opposite New York avenue:
thence on the west side of 18th street fac
ing east. and the south side Of Pennsyl-
tween 18th and 18th streets. Commanding
off1cers and their staffs will be in the in
terVals.
Formation of the Brigade.
organizations will be so formed that
when forming column Of companies to the
right the right will be in front The order
of formation from left to right will be as
follows:
Ambulance Corps
Naval Battalion.
Signal Corps.
First Separate Battalion.
Corps of Field Music
First Regiment of Infantry
Second Regiment of Infantry.
Engineer Corps.
Brigade Band.
General staff and general non-commis-
stoned staff.
Each regiment and separate organization
will stand at attention while the Presidents
escort passes and each company will sa-
lutte the President by presenting arms
when his carriage reaches its left flank.
AS soon as the regular troops have uncov-
cred Its front, each organization will, Sue
cessively from the left, form column Of
companies to the right and stand fast I'M
til the right flank Of the brigade is uncov-
cred. when the whole command will move
forward. On Capitol HILL when finally
halted the column will be closed in mass.
While halted near the Capitol the brig
ade will be massed on LIST street east and
B street north, the left not extending west
of North Capitol street.
The commissary general has arranged to
supply the officers and men with sand
witches and coffee during the halt near the
Capitol.
The local High School Cadets organiza-
lions will not participate in the escort duty
from the White House to the Capitol, but
will join the brigade in time for the start
ing of the parade proper.
Col. May VIII Command His Regiment
Col. Henry May, having been restored to
duty will command the 1st Regiment, Dis
trict of Columbia National Guard, in the
inaugural parade. Pursuant to instruction
from the War Department, the order from
militia headquarters suspending Col. May
from his command was revoked; He re-
ported in person to the commanding gen.
eral last Thursday afternoon for instruc-
tons.
To those closely associated with head
quarters 1t has been known for some time
that Col May would be restored to duty.
The powers that be decline to discuss what
the next STEP if any. will be relative to this
exceptionally interesting case involving the
legal construction Of the act Of Congress
providing for the organization Of the mill
tia Of the District Of Columbia.
Albert Ordway Fund.
The members of the General Albert Ord
way Memorial Association feel greatly en-
couraged by reason of the increased num-
Der of subscriptions received by the finan-
cial secretary during the week. If the fund
grows during the coming week with the
rapidly Of the past few days the monu-
ment which 1t is proposed to erect over
the grave of General Ordway, at Airing
ton, will doubtless be procured and placed
In position ready for dedication Memorial
day, the Both of next May.
The contributions to date include those
Of the following: The general staff, Dis
trict- Of Columbia militia, the efficiency
fund.- District Of Columbia National Guard;
Major Thomas NJ. Gale, Col. Henry May,
Franklin P. Nash, Joseph M. Frank. Major
F. S. Hodgson. Major Otto G. simonson.
Corcoran Cadet Corps, Capt Charles NJ
shreye, Capt: Andrew Parker, Gen. Geo:
H. Harries. Major W. D. Davidge jr., staff
Sergeant e. P. Corvaizier. Major James e.
Bell Company D. 5th Battalion, D. C. N
G.; headquarters 9Th Battalion. D. c. N. G.;
Naval Battalion. D. c. N. G.; Major George |
Henderson. Capt. r. A. Pyles, Brigade Hos
pital Steward F. P: Weller. Lieut.. Phil. B.
Brooks Major H. H. Parmenter, National
Fencibles, Major E. H. Neumeyer, Major
c. H. Ourand, Major F. L. Averill. Major
Rufus H. Thayer. Capt. H. C. ForsberH
and Major William c. McIntire.
@ Changes Ordered.
William Fox of the Corps Of Field Music