Evening star., 1902-09-15
GRANTS A HOLIDAY
President Orders Depart
ments Closed October s.
OTHER FAVORS SOUGHT
COMMITTEE ON REUNIONS COMES
TO A CONCLUSION.
Dates Selected for the Numerous
Gatherings-ATrangementsfo for the
Fireworks Display.


ments Of the government on the sth of
october, the day of the great G. A. r. pa
rade in this city:
| BY the President of the United States.
Executive Order.
| In order that the members of the Grand
| Army of the Republic employed in the pub
| lie service in the city of Washington may
| have the opportunity of joining in the pa
| rade arranged for Wednesday, October s,
| 1892, and that all others may unite with
| the citizens of the District of Columbia in
| showing honor to the Union soldiers and
sailors to be gathered in the national cap-
| tai on that occasion:
| 1t is hereby ordered that the several
| executive departments the government
| printing office and the navy yard and sta
| tion at Washington be closed that day.
| (Signedl THEODORE ROOSEV ELT.
| White House, September 10, 1902.
| Negotiations still pending concerning
| the request of the citizens executive COM
| mlttee that veterans employed In the gov
| ernment service outside of Washington be
| permitted to attend without loss of leave.
| Further steps must also be taken to provide
| that members of the organization to parade
| Tuesday. naval day, shall be excused.
| Practically the entire Washington roster
of men in the Association of Naval Vet
| erans,, the Ex-Prlsoners of War, the Sol
| diers Of the Battlefield and kindred bodies
|
| ments. that if the local chapters of such
| associations are TO parade at all their mem
| bers in the governmental service must be
| excused. AS the District National Guard
| is to be officially ordered out its members
who are in the departments will be
cused the law provides.
The Opening Exercises.
| The reunion committee, of which Col,
| John McElroy is chairman and Col Israel
| Stone vice chairman, has arranged the pro-
! gram of it's reunions up to Friday morning.
| There may be a few unimpOrtant changes
| when the reunion committee considers the
| program which will be laid before it to-
| night. but it is probable that it will stand
| practically as printed today.
| The dediCatOry exercises and unfurling
| of the flag over Camp Roosevelt will take
| place at 4:30 O'Clock Monday afternoon,
when the Secretary of State, John Hay
| will represent the President in delivering
| the address of welcome. 1t is conceded the
| author of "Banty Tim is held in high
| TEEN by the veterans.
! The program of the dediCatOry exercises
| is follows:
| Monday October 6, 1902, opening exer-
| cises. 80 pm
l. Bugle call, assembly.
2. Call to order. B. n. Warner.
| 8. Invocation. Rev. w. G.. Davenport.
4. Medley of patriotic airs, Marine Band.
5. introductory address, Mr.. Henry B.
| F. MaCfarland. chairman board of Com
| miSsOncrs. d. c.
| 6 Address of welcome. Col. John Hay.
! Secretary of State. representing the Presi-
dent.
:. The Star spangIed Banner, Marine
| Band.
| s Response. the commander-in-chief of
| the Grand Army of the Republic.
9. Cnfurlng the flag.
10. National salute of twenty-one guns.
| Assignment Of dates and tents for army.
Program of Reunions.
The program of reunions as far as ar
ranged, is as follows:
/ Naval and corps reunions:
Monday, October e, 7:30 p.m-ColCred
I troops, Grant tent.
Tuesday October :, 10 a.m-Second Army
| Corps. Grant tent; 9th Army Corps, Sherman
| tent; 9th Army Corps, Sheridan tent; 1st
| Brigade, ID Division, 18th Army Corps
/ Meade tent.
| Tuesday, October :. pm.-spanish War
Veterans, Grant tent; 4th Army Corps,
/ Sherman tent; Cavalry Corps, Army of the
/ Potomac, Sheridan tent; 18th Army Corps,
| Farragut tent; 14th Army Corps, Meade
| tent; 9th Army Corps dcdicatory exercises
| at Arlington, monument to Gen. II. G..
Tuesday, October {. 7:3O p.m.-Army of
| the Tennessee, Grant tent; 9TH Army Corps
| Sherman tent; sth Army Corps the So
| ciety of the Army cf West Virginia
! Sheridan tent; Prisoners of War, Farragut
| tent; 9th Army Corps. Meade tent.
Wednesday. October S-Grand Army par
| die. 10 a. M to q D.
| "Wednesday, October s. 1:3O p.m.-Army
| of the Potomac. Grant tent: 18th Army
| Corps. Sherman tent: Naval Veterans, Far
ragut tent; Association of the sd Pennsyl-
Vania Regiment, Mead, tent.
| Thursday. October .. 10 a.m.-Third Army
/ Corps Grant tent; 18th Army Corps, Sher-
man tent; Sons Of Veterans. Sheridan tent:
Association of Shields Division. Farragut
| tent; Pennsylvania Reserve, Sd Division,
| 9Th Corps. Meade tent.
Thursday, October ., , p.m.-Twenty-th third
/ Army Corps. Grant tent: 18th Army Corps,
! Sherman tent: 11th, 18th and 10Th Army
| Corps. Sheridan tent I'D Army Corps Far
| ragut tent; 1th Army Corps, Meade tent.
| Thursday, October ., 7:30 p.m-Tenth
! Army Corps, 18th Army Corps, 2ith Army
/ Corps, 18th Army Corps and naval brigade.
/ constituting the Army of the James, Grant
! tent; 18th Army Corps, Sherman tent: LIST
! Army Corps, Sheridan tent; 10th Army
/ Corps, Farragut tent; Engineer Corps
/ tent.
| Friday. October 10, 10 am-Fifty-esghth
/ Regiment, Ohij Volunteer Infantry Asso-
citation, Sherman tent.
Parade Second Day.
| General George II. Harries and Col Viii
| liam IL. Michael, the former being the chair
/ man Of the committee parades and re-
/ views and the latter the chairman of the
! committee on naval veterans arranged this
morning many details OF the second days
| parade All the arrangements previously
/ announced In The Star to be followed
| The line will be organized as then stated
( with the naval veterans and the other vet
| eran associations in the place of honor on
/ the left of the line. The parade will pass
| from the Congressional Library to nth
| street. thence north to about X street Col
| Michael desired that the naval veterans be
! placed between detachments OF troops but
| this idea was abandoned. AS soon as the
| rear of the line of troops has reached 17th
! street that section will be formed against
| the curb facing the street and will present
| arms as the veterans pass. General Har-
| ries is to command the brigade of District
! National Guardsmen. The grand marshal
| OF the parade has not yet been chosen but
! will certainly be officer of the regular
| army who served with distinction in the
! civil war.
The Display of Fireworks.
! Plans for the accommodation of 10000
/ persons for the fireworks display were dis
| eussed this morning by Mr.. Frank DietZ,
! representing the Pain Firewok Ks Ccm-
pany; Mr.. w. Clifford Long. chairman of
the committee on fireworks, and Mr.. Barry
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