Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-10

THE NATIONAL GUARD
Instructions Relating to the
Sherman Statue Parade.
ORDER OF FORMATION
PROGRAM FOR THE ANNUAL
RIFLE MATCHES AT oRDwAY.
The Evening Star Matches and Other
Competitions-Ofac to Observe
Military Maneuvers.
ORDER OF FORMATION

The general orders issued by Adjt. Gen.
Brett relating to the participation of the
National Guard of the District of Columbia
in the military and naval Parade in honor
of the dedication of the statue of Gen.
William Tecumseh Sherman next Thurs
day afternoon, follow:
THE National Guard of tile District of
Columbia will assemble for parade on
Thursday, October Is, 1903
THE brigade will be formed in close
column of platoons or companies depend
ing upon size of companies) right in front,
battery in column of sections at 2:1O pm,
on l street, facing east head at 10th street
in the following order:
General staff and general non-commis-
stoned staff. band and corps of field music,
I'd Regiment, 1st Regiment, 1st Separate
Battalion Signal Corps, Naval Battalion,
LIST Battery, Field Artillery and Ambulance
Cor2s. F.,
Subdivisions in columns will have sixteen
QtD files front.
Organizations will be reported to the
adjutant general Immediately upon their ar
rival.
THE column will move at 2:3O pm.
The route Will be south on 10th street
south on 10th street to Pennsylvania ave-
rue, west on Pennsylvania avenue to
market
Passing the Reviewing Stand.
THE subdivisions will successfully exc
cute tours left as they arrive opposite the
marker, enter the dedication grounds, exc
cute fours right march past the reviewing
stand in column of platoons or companies,
leave the ground by executing tours right
by subdivision, and remain in columns of
tours Tor the remainder of the route, which
will be west to Executive avenue, then
south about 300 yards then east toward
10th street. changing direction to the north
in time to place the battalions In columns
OF tours, side by side, with five yards in
terval, facing north and heads resting at
the southern border of the dedication
grounds
The battery after passing in review will
march toward 3 street and will subse-
quently be massed with the regular cavalry
in rear of the foot troops
The march will be at full distance, guide
right.
The column will be reviewed by the
President at the grand stand on the dedi-
cation grounds. The general staff, general
non-commissioned staff and the field and
staff of regiments will be mounted
The Ambulance Corps and Signal Corps
will parade their wagons After passing
the reviewing stand the wagons will con-
form to the movements prescribed for the
battery. =
Commanding officers of companies and
divisions will furnish; their battalion adju-
tantS with morning reports immedia tely
after the parade Is dismissed noting there
on the names of all officers and men absent
from the parade without leave. Command
ing officers of regiments, Sseparate battal-
ions and separate companies will furnish
these headquarters with consolidated morn
Ing reports before 10 o'clock am of the
nth lnSt-.sMill see l-exslstel man alb
sent without ieaVe re pro phrayEdeaH NTH,
and; will report tos these fe4dauarters the
names Of all commissioned officers so
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