Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-09

the Army OF West Virginia acting an an
escort.
Department Of South Dakota. +!
Foxs Sioux Falls Drum Corps.
T. e. Blanchard. commander.
]. w. Lothian, senior vice commander.
Warren Osborn. Junior vice commander.
Chief Of stafr-George W. Snow.
various posts.
Department Of Washington and Alaska
B. c. Bedell, commander.
John T. Sherfey senior vice commander
NJ. R. Brewster Junior vice commander.
Thomas Corn, Lincoln Post. No 4. Walla
Walla, bugler.
Delegates-Thomas NJ. Anderson, U. S. A.
retired; L. H. Prather and c. b. Dunning.
Marched as a command representing va
rious posts; 80 members.
Department Of Arkansas.
John H. Avery, commander.
j. w. Webster. senior vice commander.
A. L. Cooper. junior vice commander.
Thomas Boles and George w. Clark. past
department commanders.
Samuel Hamblen. assistant adjutant gen.
eral.
A. A whissen and T. Chapman, delegates.
Marched a command, representing va.
rious posts 40 members.
Department of New Mexico.
J. w. Edwards, commander.
Jacob Wetmer, senior vice commander.
]. c. Klepinger, Junior vice commander.
]. r. McFie, past department commander.
T. w. Heman and ]. NJ. Moore, delegates.
Carolton Post No. s. Santa Fe; John r.
McFie. commander
j. K. Warren Post. No 5, AlbuQuerquej
j. w. Edwards, commander.
Between the two posts the famous old flag
Of Gov. Bents who was killed during the
instruction in New Mexico, in 1850
AS department so men marched, repre-
senting the various posts.
Department of Tennessee.
G. w Patten, commander.
]. w. Miller, senior commander.
J. c. Mulvahll. Junior vice commander.
D. NJ. Steward, chief Of staff.
]. B. Ziegler chief bugler.
Robert Gilmore, color bearer.
Marched in command representing vari.
Gus posts, 100 members. Each member car
ried full canteen.
Department Of Louisiana and Missis-
sippi.
Charles w. Keeting, commander.
Isaiah Kelly, senior vice commander.
j. Sluby Davidson, Junior vice com.
mander.
]. w. Greenleaf. chief Of staff.
A. g. Badger, A. ]. Barrett, aids.
Marched as a command representing sew.
eral posts. IS members. white and colored-
Department of Florida.
Capt J. F. Chase, senior vice COM
mander.
Henry Donahu, Junior vice commander.
Staff-George F. Foote, T. 8. Wilmaith, G.
H. Norton. E. w. Henck. William James.
]. w. v. r. Plummer, John H. WEIGH. Fred.
Goodrich ]. Dew. Hazard. D. L. Way, L.
Y Jenness, c. M. Ellis, George II. Pock-
wood, ]. S. Fairhead and Frank G. Par
cell.
Aids-T J. Owens, 8. w. Fox. Charles E.
Haskins. Colonel Padget and Henry Mar
cote.
Sixty men in line; no post formation.
Department Of Montana.
Alanson N Bull, department commander.
Staff-W. H. H. Dickinson. Ed F. Ferris.
Harry S. Kesser. Sterling Mcdonald acting
adjutant general, and N. H. Moreley.
Aids-S. A. Swiggett and ]. M. Lindley.
No post formation: 80 men in line.
Department of Texas.
c. c. Haskell, department commander.
Israel Stoddard senior vice commander.
w. F. Wieland, junior vice commander.
Staff-A. H. Johnson, T. X. Crowley, B.
Helbing, T. NJ. Wright.
Aids-John Roach, NJ. w. Mann, w. F.
Connor P. B. Hunt.
No post formation; 40 men in line.
Department Of Idaho.
George M. Parsons, department COM
mander.
Staff-Judson Spofford. James L. Fuller,
J. H. Ireton, James Wentey Alec Hof-
flicker, James Hogan, Lieut.. p. r. Miner.
No post formation; men in line.
Department of Arizona.
T. NJ. Christy senior vice commander.
W. F. R. SCHNEIDER, assistant adjutant
general
George Broughton, past department cons
mander.
Department of Georgia.
w. NJ. Scott, department commander.
Leander Scott. senior vice commander.
G. W. Harlan, Junior vice commander.
Staff-William Wilson, James o. Ladd,
James P AveriIl A. E. Sholes. r. E. Mans.
field, G. E. Whitman, ]. A. Commerford.
No post formation; 100 men in line.
Department of Alabama.
Ed. D. Bacon, department commander.
Staff-M. D. Wickersham, Thomas r. .
Gocl1el, F. G. Shepherd. A. G. Bethard ana
c. w. Buckley.
No post formation; % men in line.
Department Of North Dakota. :
J. c. Gibson. department commander.
James Carpenter. senior vice commander,
Stan-C. w. Barrett, w. H. Brown, e.
Soutard and o. Olcott.
Aids-E. G. Baldwin. T. Armstrong, J. q
Stailey, A. Rugby and B. T. Martin.
No. post formation; 65 men in line.
Department of Oklahoma.
Wesley Taylor, department commander.
s. s. Cole, senior vice commander.
D. Becker. Junior vice commander.
Staff-S. P. Strahan, Thomas Sewers and.
c. B. Green.
G. o. Munger, aid.
No post formation; 65 men in line.
Department Of Indian Territory.
G. H. Smith. department commander.
]. A. Rose. senior vice commander.
Robert Ross, junior vice commander.
Saveloyn Boyles, past department COMB
mander.
Stewart Cox, aid-de-camp.
No post formation; Is men in line.
Department Of the Potomac,
Engineers Band. from Washington bar.
racks; 30 pieces.
B. F. Bingham. department commander.
Ivory G. Kimhall senior vice copuopdar