The St. Louis Republic., 1904-10-06
United States Regulars and Sa.
tional Guards Participate in
Celebration October Is.
MILITARY BALL AT NIGHT.
Three Thousand Invitations Is
sued to Function at State
Building in Honor of
Governor DOckery.

Arrangements are being perfected to
make the military feature of the Missouri
Day celebration. October Is. the greatest
pageant In the history OF the Exposition.
About $500 soldiers will be in line LOO
Of them being United States regulars.
The Second Third. Fourth and a detached
battalion Of the Sixth Missouri regiments
OF the National Guard. fully equipped and
commanded by Brigadier General II. g.
Clark. together with the First Missouri
National Guard and Captain Rumb9lfs
Battery a. will be the national guards
men participating In the mornings parade.
The regular troops who available
for duty and who will participate will be
the Second Squadron OF the Eighth CavaI-
y. commanded by Major Charles G..
Ayres: the one Hundred and Nineteenth
Company. Coast Artillery: two companies
Of the United States Marines. Major j. E.
Mahoney commanding; the Twenty fourth
Regular United States Infantry Band
Company "I'' Of the Sixth United STATED
Infantry and the Philippine Scouts and
Scout Band. Major Johnson commanding:
Colonel George $. Anderson Of the Eighth
Cavalry will be in command of the regu-
lar troops Brigadier General Clark In
command Of the National Guards. Briga-
der General Bates OF the United States
Regular Army will act as Grand Marshal.
The parade forms at Administration
building. where II will be reviewed by Gov
ernor Dockery. President Francis. General
Bates and other prominent officials snd
officers. Immediately after the parade the
formal Missouri Day exercises will be held
at the Missouri building. President Fran
cis and Governor Dockery will address the
body.
After the exercises there will be dress
parade in the Boer War arena. where
they will be reviewed by Governor A ".
Dockery. his personal staff. the Missouri
Commission and Brigadier General Clark
and his staff. After the drill the troops
will view the Boer War production
The grand military ball following at the
Missouri State building in honor OF Cover
nor Alexander NJ. Dockery. his staff and
all the commissioned officers of the Mis-
souri, National Guard. promises to eclipse
ANYTHING of its kind vet held at the Expo
sition. More than $500 invitations nave
been issued
President Francis. with the Exposition
officials: Governor Dockery and his per-
sonai staff. Brigadier General Bates with
his military stan. and Brigadier Geiteral
Clark. with his staff. and their wivss~ri1
be In the receiving line The best Of kssic
viii be furnished. dancing will be a con-
spicUous feature. and an elaborate sery.
Ice OF refreshments will follow
anticipating In the musical programme
der tfe. directorship of Mr. Albert VIII
liams OF london. England.
:, The Grenadier Band. of which Mr. Will
liams is the director. is acknowledged to
be the best military band In that coun-
try. As director OF the band. Mr.. VIII
iians is an officer in the British Army.
Henry Williams. the elder brother Of
Director Williams. Is the editor of the
Missouri Gazette. Another brother. Mr..
Charles William. is merchant in CoIum-
hia. Mo. A third brother resides in the
northern part of the State. The ceIe-
bratiOn of Missouri Day at the Fair will
afford an opportunity for reunion of the
Williams brothers In St Louis.