The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-29
Department of the Potomac
Instructions for Coming
G A. R Encampment IS
sued by Department Com
mander B. F. Bingham
Grand Joint Reception in
Connection With Wom-
ans Relief Corps at Head
. quarters on TuesdayEven-
ing--Parade Instructions.

The official order to govern ne par
ticipation of the Department OF the Pc
tomac in the G. \. r. eucamPment has
been issued by Assistant Adjt Gen e.
:. Chase. By order of Department Com
mander B. F. Bingham. The order pro-
vides for a joint reception by The de
pa-tment and the Woman's Relief Corps
to the visiting veterans, in addition 10
TIE ruling instructions.
The reception will be held al depart
ment headquarters, 1412 Pennsylvania
Avenue northwest, Tuesday evening. DC
fober :, at 1870 O'Clock A list CT the
additional aides on the staff Of The de-
partment commander and Of the inspec-
t0rs Of the several posts is also given
The order reads.
HdCs Dept. of the Potomac,
Grand Army Of the Republic,
1872 PENNSYLVANIA Ave. y. W,
Washington. D. c, Sept %. 1902
General Orders. No. 8:
/ As announced in general orders,
No. >. the Thirty-sixth annual encamp-
ment Of the Grand Army Of the Republic
viii be held in this city, beginning Mon
day, October {, next
National headquarters will be estab-
iished at the Ebbitt House and viii be
open October at 10 O'Clock a. N
Headquarters CT this department will
remain at s4l2 Pennsylvania Avenue
northwest. and viii be open day and
evening during the week
Il. The parade viii take place Wednes-
day October s. and will start promptly
at 10 o'clock a. m The line Of march
will be from the Capitol TO Seventeenth
Street. and viii not exceed one and a
half miles in length.
Escorted by "Old Guard"
III The Department Of the Potomac
will have the left of the line and viii
as usual be escorted by the "OId Guard -
Post commanders viii report with their
commands to the assistant adjutant
general. at First and B Streets north
west. at 9 o'clock D N. The formation
will be as follows the Old Guard. De
partment commander and stan, past de-
partment commanders. and posts in
their numerical order. Aides on the
stan OF the department commander who
are mounted will report TO Mai. Henry
Romeyn. chief Of staff, at above time
and place.
All Urged to Participate
All comrades who can possibly do so
are urged TO participate in the parade.
". The mounted staff Of the depart
ment commander viii form in platoons
of eight files front aud four PAGES dis
lance.
Posts will march in companies Of sin
gle rank with twelve files front includ-
ing guides
The guide viii be left throughout the
entire march except in making turns tC
the right
Marching Instructions
The distance between companies viii
be eight PAGES, between posts sixteen
PAGES. between departments twenty
four PAGES.
All commanding officers will give sPe-
ciaI instructions that these distances
shall net be increased for any reason
whatever.
The march will be in common time
the length of step tweHty-six inches
and the cadence ninety steps 70 tbs
minute Drum majors VIII use their
batons o. staff only as prescribed in the
regulations
The band accompanying the escort Ct
the commander-in -chief is the only band
shat viii play Hail TO the Chief al
any time
Bands marching in close proximity
viii alternate in playing.
All bands viii play in passing the re
viewing stand
Different Statutes.
Commanders carrying drawn swords
will salute as prescribed in drtn rsgu-
lations; the commander and his stan
viii salute and resume the carry To-
getheT.
All commanders not carrying drawn
swords viii salute the comma dcr-in-
chief and President BY unc0vering-
Men in the ranks viii not salu.e
All who salute will look toward the
commander-in-chief and President.
The first motion OF the salute viii be
made at six PAGES from the reviewing
officer and the carry resumed at six
PAGES beyond.
Dismissal Of Parade.
The parade viii be dismissed at Sew
enteenth and K Streets by the marshal
and his staff
Aides upon the staff Of the marshal will
be designated by a white sash. and all
orders conveyed by them viii be prompt
~ obeyed-
Y. A cordial invitation is extended &C
the comrades OF this and other depart
nnents and their friends 70 attend joint
reception by this department and The
Department OF the Potomac. u. r C
II these headquarters on Tuesday even
ing. go 10 10 o'clock.
II. The following additional aides on