Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-23
ORDERS TO THE TROOPS
DIRECTIONS FOR ASSEMBLY AND
DISMISSAL.
Military Display in Connection With
the dwelling of the Rochambeau
Statue Tomorrow Morning.

Additional orders have been issued py
Maj. Gen. S. B. NJ. Young, commanding
for the organization movement and dlsmls-
sal of the troops participating in the cere-
monies attending the unveiling OF the statue
of Rochambeau in Lafayette Park tomor-
row morning. These supplement those Is
sued Yesterday and published in The star
According to the orders the command Will
consist of two brigades. The 1st Brlgade
commanded by Lieut. Col. r. D. Dlmnlch
I'd Cavalry, United States army VIII pe
composed of a battalion of engineers. United
States army; battalion of United states
marines; battalion of seamen, repupfc OF
France: Battalion of United states seameh' ;
4th Battery of Field Artillery, onteo Sta.es
army: I'd Squadron, I'd Cavalry, umted
States army. and one company Hospital
| Corps. United States army.
The ID Brigade. commanded by Brig. Gen
Geo. H Harries, will be the brigade of the
District of Columbia National Guard
Place of Assembly.
The staff and aids of the major general
| commanding will assemble mounted ana
| be organized at 1920 a. m. with position on
@ street northwest, facing east, resting on
2lst street Full dress uniform with white
gloves will be worn.
The battalion of foot troops of the lst
Brigade will be assembled at 1890 a. m. in
line of battalions in columns of fours, 1ac-
ing south on Lafayette Park; heads of col
umrs resting on the north boundary or the
quadrangle inclosed on the south, east and
west sides by the stands about the monu,
ment and with intervals Sufnclentiy closeu
so that the heads of all four columns snail
rest within the space of sixty feet between
the east and west stands and in the 1oHo"-
| ing order from right to left. VIZ: Battaioh
| of Engineers, United States army; battahon
| of Tinted States marines; battalion OF sea-
men. republic of France; battalion or
United States seamen. Full dress uniform
will be worn by these battal1ons
The 4th Battery of Field Artillery, ohileu
States army at the conclusion of the salute
fired at the instant of the unvelilng or tne
monument will move at once from the frlns
point north of the Washington monument
and take position in column OF ps pldtoolls
facing north on 18th street northwest
head of column on Pennsylvania avenue
Full dress uniform will be worn by this
battery.
States army, will take position promptly at
II 30 a. m in column of platoons, facing
south on 18th street northwest neaa OF
column resting on H street northwest. fleid
dress campaign hats and legglns) Will De
worn by this squadron
The Hospital Corps Company Will take
position promptly at 1880 a. m on II street
northwest, facing east; head OF column column
resting on 18th street northwest. Field
dress Campaign hats and legginS) Will be
worn by this company.
The brigade of the District of Columbia
National Guard will take position In close
column promptly at IL 80 a. m. on Pennsyl-
vania avenue, facing east head OF column
resting on 18th street northwest Field
dress Campaign hats and leggins) Will pc
worn by this brigade.
Salute to the Statue.
The senior officer present with the foot
troops of the 1st Brigade will cause arms
to be presented at the instant of the un-
yelling of the statue, and at the conclusion
of the ceremonies at the monument, and
upon notification from the commanding
general, will form the command into col
umns of fours, causing the first battalion
to move forward column right until the
leading set of fours reaches the east sld:s-
walk of Jackson place, thence nortn on tnlS
sidewalk to II street, where without mart
ing column of platoons sixteen MES eacn'
at twelve PAGES distance, marching west on
II street. will be formed by causing eacn
company to successfully execute column OF
platoons, first platoon fours left Inc head
of the column will halt at 18th street; dis
tances between battaliors of this brigade
not less than sixty yards.
The troops being in position ana IN reaol-
ness the column with the guide to the rlght
will march eastward on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and, from the stand on the south slde
of the avenue opposite the monument OF
Marshal Rochambeau, be reviewed py the
President of the United States. The organi-
zation of this column was announced in
Yesterdays Star
Dismissal.
The order for the dismissal provides as
follows:
Organizations, after having passed the
President will not under any circumstances
execute any change of formation nor de-
crease the cadence until all danger is over
of checking movements of the organizations
in the rear.
The foot troops of the 1st Brigade Will
march south on 18th street and thence east
on Pennsylvania avenue to their respective
destinations the battalion of seamen, re-
public of France. being escorted to the
Pennsylvania depot by the battalions OF
United States marines and seamen.
The 4th Field Battery of Artillery and the
ID Squadron of the ID Cavalry United
States army, will proceed north on 18th
street to X street, thence west on X street,
thence to Fort Myer, Va The brigade of
the District of Columbia National Guard
will be dismissed in accordance with in
structions issued by the brigade COM
mander.
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