The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-20

alive with marching troops and before
noon mounted policemen gathered
along the line of march. BY 1 o'clock
Pennsylvania avenue contained a
steady stream of carriages filled with
diplomats and army and navy officers,
whose brilliant uniforms excited gen.
eral attention and were the signal for
the gathering of the crowds along the
approaches to the War College.
The Presidents flag was taken from
the White House in the forenoon and
placed in the custody of the command
err of the Washington barracks ready
to be raised the moment the Presi-
dents carriage was announced at the
outer gates Of the post. The diplo-
mats, with the exception of the Ger
man ambassador and his staff, drove
informally to the esplanade to await
the arrival of the official party, which
came in three groups. They arrived in
inverse order of rank, the military
group first, then the diplomatic group,
and, lastly, the presidential group each
under escort of a troop Of cavalry.
Promptly at 1 o'clock Troop B, Sew
enth Cavalry, reported to Capt. Grote
Hutchinson, general staff, for duty as
escort to Lieut. Gen. Won Loewenfeld,
adJutant general to the German En-
peror. From the lieutenant generals
apartments the cavalcade moved at a
rapid trot. The order of carriages was:
First, Lieut.. Gen. Won Loewenfeld and
Lieut.. Gen. Chaffee with aides, Capt.
Dickman and Capt Hutchinson; second,
Maj. Count Won Schmettow and Mai.
Duvall; third, Brig, Gen. Grant and
Capt. Gallagher; fourth, Mai. Won Et-
EEL military attache of the German
embassy, and Maj. Goethals; fifth.
Mrs. Chaffee, Miss Chatfee and Mrs.
Hutcheson; sixth, Mrs. Gillespie and
Mrs. Grant. and seventh. Mrs. Brom-
well and Mrs. Winslow.
The AmbassadOriaI Party.
Ten minutes later, escorted by Troon
ID, Seventh Cavalry, the ambassadoriaI
party left the German embassy for
the barracks. The personnel of this
party and the order of their carriages
was: First. the ambassador and Mai.
Gen. Gillespie with their aides, Lieut.
Martin and Capt. Alvord: second the
Baroness Speck Won Sternburg, moth
er, Mrs. Langham and her sister Miss
Iangham escorted by Col. Allen third,
the Baron Won dem Bussche- Hadden-
hansen and Mr.. Scheller- SCHWARTZ
and their aide. Col. Sharpe: fourth,
Commander and Mrs. Hebbingaus and
Lieut.. Col. Kerr: fifth, Mr.. Won Verdy
ou Vernois and Mr.. Diedrich, with
Capt. Nolan.
To Troop A. Seventh Cavalry, fell
the honor OF eseorting the presidential
party. which moved at a rapid trot
down Pennsylvania avenue and along
the route. followed by the preceding
cavalcades. The presidential party
left the White House in carriages al
o'clock in the following order: The
President. the Secretary TO the Presi-
dent. and the Presidents aides. Col.
Cromwell and Commander Winslow
Mrs. Roosevelt and Mai. McCawley
the Secretary of state the Secretary
Of the Treasury, the Attorney General
the Postmaster General, the Secretary
Of the Navy the Secretary OF the In
terror, the Secretary OF Agriculture
the Secretary OF Commerce and Labor
the Acting Secretary OF War and his
aide, Brig. Gen. story: and Mrs OIL
yer and the Misses oliver, escorted by
Cant. Niche.
As each party started. the escortlne
troop formed line and rendered the ap-
DrODriate honors.
Formed IA lines 70 the west or the
old main road through the Washing
ton barracks. were all OF the foot
troops participating an the ceremonies.
Two batteries OF field artillery were
stationed IN the south battery Of tho
post and. upon the arrival al the gates
~ the several groups fired the pre-
Hcrioed salVo Lieut.. Gen. Won Loo
Ncnfeld, receiving fifteen guns ihf
oermnn ambaafador. nineteen guns and
me President tWcpt5-one guns. "A