Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-29
Department Of Potomac,


The Department of Potomac will assem-
BILE on LIST street west. right resting on B
street northwest, and be prepared to move
at 1890 o'clock.
An aid from the staff Of the marshal
will be posted at each Of the above-name
| streets for the purpose Of pointing out the
proper positions of each organization.
". The route Of march will be from the
Congressional Library building north,
through list street east. west through B
street and south through LIST street west, to
Pennsylvania avenue, thence west to 18th
column will be dismissed. The head of the
column will move from the Congressional
Library building at 10 o'clock.
v. The mounted staff Of department COM
manders, where the numbers permit and
all mounted escorts will form in platoons
of eight files front and four PAGES distant,
Posts will march in companies Of single
rank with twelve files front, including
guides. The guide will be left throughout
the entire march, except In making turns
| to the right.
| Carriages connected with the department
headquarters must form in column two
| abreast. or, il more than two in number
three abreast.
The distance between companies will be
| eight PAGES. between posts sixteen PAGES,
| between departments twenty-four PAGES
All commanding officers will give special
| instructions that these distances shall not
| be increased for any reason whatever
AlQS specially OelaIeQ from the stan of
the marshal will be posted along the line of
march, whose duty it. will be to see that
| the column is kept closed and moving.
The Rear Guard.
| An officer from the staff Of the marshal
| will be detailed to command the rear guard.
whose duty will be, assisted by the aids
under his command, to move the organize
| lions into column, keep the rear closed,
and have general supervision Of all move
ments In the rear not otherwise provided
for in these orders. %
VI The march win be In common time,
| the length OF the step fwenty-six inches
| and the cadence ninety STEPS to the minute.
| Drum majors will use theff batons staff
only as prescribed In the Regulations.
| The band accompanying the escort OF the
| commander-in-chfefi Is the ionly band that
| will play Hail to the4Chief' at any time
Bands marching in close proximity will
| alternate in playing.
= All bands will play in passing the re-
viewing stand.
| VII. Department and other commanders
| carrying drawn swords will salute az pre-
scribed in drill regulations; the command
| er and his stan will salute and resume the
carry together.
| All commanders not carrying drawn
! swords will salute the commauder-in-cl1fef
| and President by uncovering; the staff will
not salute.
/ Men in the ranks will not salute.
All who salute will look toward the COM
mander-in-chief and the President
1 The motion of the salute will be made at
six PAGES from the reviewing Officer. and
the carry at SIX PAGES beyond.
| Department commanders will not leave
the column to go on the reviewing stand
/ but will continue the march with their de-
partments to the place where the column
/ win be dismissed When this has been
passed they must not attempt to review
their commands.
y4IL The Rarade Win be dismissed at