The Washington times., 1902-10-05
GUARD TO ACT AS ESCORT
Will Meet New York O. A. r.
Posts This Afternoon.
COMPLIMENT TO COL. URELL
Spanish War Veterans Will Also Turn
Out to Give Welcome-Militia
Movements.

turn out this afternoon to receive visit
ing organizations to the Grand Army
encampment. Orders to this effect have
been issued by Capt. Charles E. Swigart,
the regimental adjutant, by permission
of Gen. George II. Harries, commanding
the District militia.
This turnout is in the nature Of a
compliment to Col. NJ. Emmett Urell,
the commanding officer of the regiment,
who was recently elected commander
in-chief of the national body of Spanish
War Veterans. 1t is intended that the
regiment shall receive Mansfield Post,
No. 35. G. A. R., and Hubbell Com
mand, s. w. V. of Brooklyn. y. Y. un-
der Capt. Martin Short, and escort them
to their quarters. These organizations
both belong in Williamsburg. now part
of Brooklyn, \. Y, and in the Grand
Army post are men who went to school
and were in the civil war side by side
with Colonel Urell
The regiment will assemble at the
Center Market armory at 5:15 p. m, as
York at noon today. They should arrive
here at O'Clock this evening but ow-
ing to the blockade in traffic the train
will probably he an hour or more late.
They will come in at the Pennsylvania
depot over 100 strong and will bring
their own band. John A. Rawlins Post
No. 1. G. A. R.. of this city. and the
Union Veteran Legion, of which Colo
mel Urell is member, will also be
represented in receiving the comrades
from his old town.
Prepare for Parade.
Great Preparations are being made for
the showing of the District Guardsmen
in the naval parade on Tuesday next
when, by order of the commander. every
member of the National Guard will be in
line. The various military organizations
of the National Capital are taking up
drills which were suspended after the
summer encampment two months ago.
but as few recruits have been mustered
in since that time. 1t is. expected the
home guard of Washington will make
a good record in drill work.
According to orders issued from head
quarters during the past week the bri-
gade will be formed in close column of
companies, right in front, facing north,
at 9:45 O'Clock a. m, on the plaza at
the east front of the Capitol. head of
column resting on line of north line of
Capitol building, right flank touching
Ihe curb: the order of formation TO be
as follows:
General staff and general non-com-
missioned staff, brigade band, Engineer
Corps. Second Regiment of Infantry,
First Regiment of Infantry, corps of
field music, First Separate Battalion.
Signal Corps, Naval Battalion, Ambu-
lance Corps.
Reviewed at White House.
The column will be reviewed from a
stand on. the south side of Pennsylvania
Avenue, .in front of the White House.
and again at Eighteenth and / Streets
Companies will be brought successfully
to the port" when within fifty PAGES
Of the reviewing points. resuming the
right shoulder when they have passed
fifty PAGES beyond the reviewing points
The guide win be left throughout the
march.
Undress uniform, caps. leggins, and
white gloves will be worn; the Naval
Battalion TO. be. in its prescribed uni
form.
All members CT the general staff and
general non-commissioned staff, the col
onels, lieutenant colonels. and regimen
tai staff officers will be mounted and will
wear the prescribed undress mounted
uniform.
The inspector general the aides-dc
camp of the commanding general and
the regimental. battalion and separate
organization commanders will assemble
at headquarters at S o'clock p. m |
on Monday. October 6. 1902, to receive
any special orders that may be issued. |
Meet at 0rdway Range.
The general staff and the general non
commissioned staff have been directed
to assemble, mounted, at militia head
quarters not later than o'clock
Next in Importance 10 the resumption |
OF drills for the fall season by the va |
rious organizations is Ghe coming meet
ing of the National Rife Association, TO
be held at the Ordway range on the |
four days commencing Wednesday. Oc-
tober % Major James e. Bell, inspector |
general of rifle practice of the District |
militia. will be executive officer of the
meet. and this alone insures success
In addition TO the National Guardsmen
and members OF the association who
usually take part, the list of entries
will probably include men from the En-
Eineer Corps. Marine Corps. and the
regular organizations, as well as from
National Guard organizations from other
States.
For years past the local shots have
anticipated a friendly shoot with the
Iuardsmen from New Jersey and from
Maryland. bu: not until the present time
aas anything been done which might in
luce these States to send representa-
ives. Major Bell has written letter
o Gen. Bird w. Spencer, of New Jer-
Iey, urging him TO send a team of at
east six men to shoot against like
cam from the District Lieut. H. NJ
Bell, formerly of this city. and Capt.
Y. B. Martin. of Elizabeth. " j.. who
re conceded to be two of the best shots