Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-06
SHERMAN UNWILLING
War Department Begins Ac-
tive Preparations.
AN ELABORATE PARADE
TROOPS FROM FORT MONROE, VA,
WILL PARTICIPATE.
Gen. Sickles, Gen. Brooke and Other
Distinguished Warriors to
Make Addresses.
AN ELABORATE PARADE

The War Department has begun active
preparations for the unwilling of the Sher-
man statue next week.
Arrangements are being made with
local steamboat company for the transpor-
tation of 40 troops from Fort Monroe
The steamer Newport News will fetch the
troops here the day Of the unwilling. and
will return them to their proper station the
same day.
The parade will be one of the most elab-
crate that has been seen In Washington
for several years. The nfial arrangements
have not yet been made regarding the for
| nation of the parade, but 1t Is understood
that the pageant will include a provisional
division of two brigades under the COM
mand of Lieutenant General 8. B. M.
Young.
Two Brigades.
The first brigade will be commanded by
Colonel Winfield S. Edgerly. I'd Cavalry.
and will include a battalion of engineers
from the Washington barracks, a battalion
of coast artillery from Fort Monroe,
battalion of coast artillery from Forts Hunt
and Washington. squadron of cavalry
from Fort Myer and a battery Of field ar
tilery from the same post.
A battalion of marines from the marine
barracks here will be ordered out, and 1t is
proba BILE that battalion of seamen from
cluded in the first brigade.
In the second brigade will be the District
National Guard, under command Of Gen.
George H. Harries including the 1st and
I'd Regiments of Infantry, the Signal Com
pany and engineer detachment. the list
Separate Battalion of Infantry and the
LIST Battery, Field Artillery.
Invitations Sent Out.
Col. Symons, superintendent of public
buildings and grounds, on behalf of the
Sherman statue commission, has sent out
handsomely engraved invitations to persons
whose presence on the grand stand is de-
sired. This commission consists of Gen.
Granville M. Dodge, president of the So
ciety of the Army of the Tennessee, chair
man; Gen. Robert Shaw Oliver, assistant
secretary of war; Lieut.. Gen. S. B. M.
Young. chief Of staff of the army. and Col.
Thomas w. Symons.
Col. Symons will have complete charge Of
the arrangements for the unwilling. He has
inclosed a card with each invitation asking
for a response, so that he will know just
where he can seat the guests and how
many of them will be present.
1t is understood that an effort will be
made to fetch a battalion of infantry from
New York to attend the unwilling exercises,
so that all arms of the service may be rep
resented.
Reunions of Societies.
The committee of arrangements on be-
half of the army societies interested in the
unwilling has received a number of re-
sponses to it's invitations to distinguished
soldiers and public men to attend the
unions of the different societies and the re-
ception and dinner.
A meeting of the committee on invitations
for the reception was held last night at the
Ebbitt House At this meeting 1t was de-
cded that the invitations should be sent to
the members of the various societies
through their respective presidents
1t also decided to send invitations to
the President members of the cabinet.
members of the Supreme Court of the
United States and of the District of Co
lumba. the District Commissioners, heads
of government bureaus. members of the
Senate and House in the city and officers
of the two houses of Congress- the heads
OF all the colleges and universities in the
District and the officers of patriotic socie-
ties.
The diplomatic corps will be invited to at
tend through the State Department and
efforts will be made to extend invitations
to all officers of the army and navy sta
toned in or about Washington.
Meeting of General Committee.
This afternoon at 4:15 o'clock the general
committee of arrangements will hold a
meeting at the Ebbitt. and this evening the
banquet committee will hold a meeting at
the Arlington.
committee of arrangements accepting the
invitation rendered him to act as orator Of
the Society of the Army of the Potomac at
the unwilling. Gen. Thomas H. Henderson
of Illinois has accepted similar invitation
from the Society of the Army Of the Ohio.
Gen. A. b. Nettleton of Chicago. a former
assistant secretary of the treasury under
President Cleveland. will make an address
at the banquet on behalf of the Society of
the Army of the Ohio, and Gen. John r.
Brook will address the banqueters on be-
half of the Society of the Army of the Po-
tomac. The exercises at the unwilling will
begin at 2:30 o'clock The full program Of
exercises has not been completed.