Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-07
SOLDIERS TO PARADE
General Orders for Sherman
Statue Ceremonies.
FEATURES OF PROGRAM
PRESIDENT TO REVIEW COLUMN
FROM THE GRAND STAND.
Plans for Entertainment Of Veterans
Reports Received at Meeting
Held Last Night.
FEATURES OF PROGRAM

Lieut.. Gen. S. B. M. Young, grand mar
shall of the military and naval parade in
honor Of the dedication of the statue OF
Gen. VIM. T. Sherman, today issued the
following general orders for the parade on
the 18th instant:
The organiza ton will be as follows:
Lieut.. Gen. S. B. NJ Young, U. s. Army.
Grand Marshal.
Brig. Gen. w. H. Carter, U. s. Army,
Chief of Staff.
Col. VIM. P. Hail. Adjutant Generals De-
partment, U. s. Army, Adjutant General.
First Division.
Col. Winfield S. Edgerly. I'd U. S. Cavalry,
Marshal.
Second Battalion of Engineers, U. s. Army.
Thirty seventh, 44th, 47th and 104th Com
panies Coast Artillery. U. S. Army.
Second Squadron I'd Cavalry. U. S. Army.
Fourth Field Battery. U. s. Army
Detachment Hospital Corps. U. S. Army
Fort Myer, Virginia).
Battalion q. S. Marines.
Two Battalions U. s. Seamen.
Second Division.
Brig. Gen. George H. Harries, National
Guard. D. c., marshal.
Second Regiment, National Guard, D. c.
First Regiment National Guard, D. c.
First Separate Battalion, National Guard,
d. c.
Signal Corps, National Guard, D. c.
Naval Battalion, National Guard, D. c.
First Battery, Field Artillery, National
Guard, D. C.
Ambulance Corps, National Guard, d. {.
Dress uniform will be worn.
The first division will take rendezvous po-
SitiOn follows:
Second Squadron, I'd Cavalry, on K street.
facing east, head at 10th street northwest.
Fourth Field Battery, in rear OF cavalry.
Engineers and Coast Artillery on X
street. facing west, head at 10th street
northwest.
Marines and naval battalions on 1 street,
facing west, head at 10Th street northwest.
Form;. ton: Cavalry in column of platoons
of three fours each; artillery in column of
sections; foot troops in close column of
platoons of sixteen files each.
The second division will take rendezvous
position follows:
National Guard D. c., on l street, facing
east heed at 10th street.
Formation: Close column of platoons of
sixteen files each; battery in column of
sections.
Organizations will be reported by their
commanding officers to the marShalS of the
respective divisions.
The column will move at 2:30 o'clock
pm. The units will enter the column in
the sequence stated in paragraph % of
this order.
right.
The route will be south on 10th street to
II street; east on II street to 18th street;
south on 18th street to Pennsylvania ave-
nue.; west E street to marker. The
platoons will successfully execute "fourS,
left as they arrive opposite the marker.
enter the dedication grounds, execute
''fours, right march past the reviewing
stand in line. leave the ground by execut-
ing "fours, right" and remain in columns
of tours for the remainder of the route.
which will be west to Executive avenue,
then south about 800 yards, then east to-
ward 10Th street, changing direction to the
north in time to place the battalions in
columns of fours, side by side with five
yards interval, facing north and heads
resting at the southern border of the dedi-
cation grounds. Cavalry and field artillery
after passing in review will march toward
B street and will subsequently be massed
in rear of the foot troops by the marshal
of the first division.
In each division but one band will play at
time, alternating from head to rear of
column. At the time of passing the re-
viewing stand bands will play as prescribed
by drill regula tons.