Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-11
TROOPS TO PARADE
Regulars Take Part in indie
pendence Day Celebration.
GEN. CHAFFEE'S ORDER
MEETING OF COMMITTEE OF AR
RANGEMENTs YESTERDAY.
Secretary Moody and French Am
bassador Accept Invitations to
Deliver Addresses.

General Chaffee, commanding the Depart
ment of the East. has issued the following
general order in regard to the Fourth Of
July celebration in this city:
Under the authority of the Secretary Of
War. the troops at Fort Myer and Fort
Hunt. Va, Fort Washington, Md, and
Washington Barracks, D. c., will be pa
raded In dress uniform to participate in the
| celebration in Washington d. c., on the
Fourth of July next.
THE troops designated will be command
| ed by Col w. S. Edgerly, I'd Cavalry. who
Will IN person report to Maj. Gen. S. B. M.
Young, u S. army, war college board
Washington. D. c.. for instruction as to
| the time and place of rendezvous and other
details. Each post commander concerned
will report by letter to Col. Edgerly, and
carry out any instructions he may give in
! the premises.
"A medical officer hospital corps detach-
| ment, and an ambulance, properly equipped,
will be furnished from Fort Myer.
Each company of engineers and coast
| artillery concerned will consist of two
platoons. each platoon of sixteen files front.
Each troop of cavalry will consist of
| two platoons, each platoon of sixteen files
front.
THE quartermaster's department will
furnish the necessary transportation"
Invitations Accepted.
AT a meeting Of the Independence day eel
ebration committee of arrangements yester-
| day afternoon at the District building graf
flying progress was made in the prepara-
| tons for the observance of the day Com
| missioner Macfarland announced that the
Secretary of the Navy. Mr.. Moody had
consented to make an address at the meet
ing the morning of the Fourth, and that the
French ambassador, NJ. Jusseraud, had also
accepted an invitation to speak the rep
resentatfve of France, whose name Is ever
prominent in Independence day celebra-
TONS Mr.. Mcfarland said the ambassador
heartily appreciated the invitation.
1t was announced further that Rev. DR..
D. j. Stafford will make the invocation and
Rev. Dr. T. S. Hamlin will pronounce the
benedictiOn President Roosevelt will be I'M
able to be present, because of an engage
ment to speak that day at Oyster Bay.
The President gladly granted permission
for the. use of the White House grounds,
and the committee definitely agreed that
the meeting which will be held at 10 o clock
in the morning will take place the lawn
in the rear of the~White House, unless the
weather is unfavorable, when it will be
held in Chase's Theater, donated for the
occasion. report received from Mr..
Percy S. Foster, chairman of the commit
tee on vocal music, shows good progress
has been made toward organizing choruses
Of adults and children. Superintendent
Stuart and Director Tracy are taking
| marked interest in the proposition to have
a large chorus Of public school children
Marines and Sailor Lads.
In addition to the troops ordered out, as
stated above, all available marines and
bluejackets will be furnished by the Navy
Department. and General Harries has in
formed General Corbin the National Guard
of the District will be out in full force, and
that the High School Cadets In town will
parade. The procession will march from
the Capitol to the White House, between
and 10 o'clock, and the committee hopes all
citizens, especially the younger ones, will
bring out individual flags and wave them
as the procession passes.
Chairman Thos. w. Smith of the finance
committee reported the amount in hand
at the close of the days., POI. 63. He said
indications are the contributions will come
in steadily, and much larger amount will
be given. He said general interest has been
shown by the large number Of contributors,
and the fact that individual amounts are
small will not prevent the fund from be-
ing large. He hoped to have all money
necessary in hand by the early part OF next
week, so that the committee may know
what amount of fireworks to order. Mr..
Smith complimented Mr.. Charles J. Bell,
the treasurer, for his valuable cooperation,
and the committee of arrangements praised
them both.
Report on Fireworks.
w. F. GUIDE, chairman of the fireworks
committee. reported that. with the vice
chairman, Mr.. Rudolph he had conferred
with all the principal manufacturers of
fireworks, and that estimates will be in the
hands of the committee by next Monday.
He said the committee hopes at least 81, 600
will be raised for fireworks. Chairman
GUIDE stated that, In accordance with in
structions from the committee of arrange
ments, only high aerial fireworks will be
provided. SO that they can be seen from
every part of the District.
Col. Thomas w. Symons, chairman of the
committee order at the White House
grounds, who is out of town, sent. by his
representative, Mr.. Frederick D. Owen,
plan of arrangements for the meeting
the White House lawn and the statement
that appropriate decorations will be pro-
vided. The committee or arrangements
designated the officers of the committee,
with Col. Symons, as an executive commit
tee to make further arrangements not re-
curing action by the full committee.
Judge Kimball, representing the Grand
Army of the Republic, emphasized the de-
STABILITY OF the committees plan to have
ing, and also to have flag displayed at the
speakers stand.
Among those present were: Admiral H.
C..Tsvior. representing the Sons of the
Revolution; Gen. ]. c. Breckinridge of the
Society of American Wars; Judge Ivory G.
Kimball, Grand Army of the Republic; Mrs.
Herschel e. Main, statere gent of the Daugh-
Gus Benjamin, Society of the War of 1872;
8. Thomas Brown, Association Of Oldest In
habitants; Wilton j. Lambert, representing
Louis P. Shoemaker, representative of the
citizens associations, and Scott c. Bone.
The acceptance of service on the committee
of Col. M. Emmett Urell national COM
mander Spanish War Veterans, was pre-
sented.
Additional Subscriptions.
Chairman Thomas w. Smith of the
finance committee today reported a number
of additional subscriptions to Commissioner
Macfarland. The total amount now in hand
for the celebration fund is 81 1886. 13, the
new contributors being: James H McGill
and T. F. Schneider. $40 each; Dr. William
r. King, George M. Sternburg, Somerset R.
Waters A. Mckenzie DR.. Robert Reyburn,
Tyler Rutherford. Nathaniel Wilson, w.
B. Orme, o. w. White. c. B. Rheem, Al
bert F. Fox. DR.. J. Wesley Bovee. ]. Whit
Heron, DR.. William Tindall, F. ]. Hei-
berger, Walter v. r. Berry, Joseph P. Nc
Crink and ]. Frank Campbell 50 each; ST.
mon Wolf and c. L. Sturtevant, s. each;
Joseph /. Weller $3.50; Frank H. jackson,
Rev. J: G. Butler. Walter c. Clephane. Du-
lin & Martin Co.. ". Baldwin johnson,
Thomas P. Morgan and E. G. Davis, So
each; Rev. J. d. Croissant and A. F.
Sherry 81 each.