Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-17
COMMISSIONERS LEAVE
TO PARTICIPATE IN DISTRICT
DAY EXERCISES.
At the Worlds Fair-Personnel of the
Party Accompanying Them
Line of March.

The District Commissioners and party
and a number of Washingtonians left the
city at 1905 this morning over the Balt-
more and Ohio railroad for st. Louis, 10
attend the exercises in celebration of Dis
trict of Columbia day at the exposition,
Wednesday, October 49, The Commission
ers and their party, which included eight
persons, occupied the private car of the
acting president of the Baltimore and ONO,
who courteously placed it at the disposal
of the District authorities.
In the private car, which was attached
to the regular st. Louis special of the Bal
timore and Ohio, were Commissioner Henry
B. F. Macfarland, Commissioner and Mrs
Henry L. West, Captain Chester Harding,
assistant to the Engineer Commissioner;
former Commissioners John w. Douglass
and l.. G. Hine. and Lieutenant Horace
Macfarland, United States navy brother OF
the Commissioner. Colonel John Biddle,
Engineer Commissioner. left Washington
Saturday night but will join the Commits
sioners party before the train reaches st.
Louis. Mr. Daniel f. Garges, private sec
rotary to Colonel Biddle, and Mr.. Louis
c. Wilson, private secretary to Commits,
sioner West were also on the train bound
for the exposition city
District Assessor Hopewell Fl. Dalneille
left Washington for st. Louis Saturday
evening and Mr.. C. c. Rogers, District
exposition city tonight to be present at the
District day celebration.
The Military Procession.
The local committee on arrangements has
received official notification of the plans
made by the st. Louis worlds fair man
agement for the military procession jim
honor of the celebration of District of Co
lumbia or national capital day. next
%lA 10,
cesSion that has been held in the grounds.
all military and naval and other uniformed
forces taking part.
District of Columbia, with members of the
national exposition commission, will call
upon President Francis of the exposition
at the administration building, and imme-
diately thereafter the procession will
cort the Commissioners of the District of
Columbia to the United States government
building. where they will hold their recep-
ton at II o'clock
Upon the arrival of the procession at the
north front of the government building 1t
will be reviewed by the District Commits
sioners, President Francis of the EXPOSE
ton, Mai. Gen. John c.. Bates, L. s. A,
commanding the northern military division,
the national commission and the members
of the United States government board.
The parade will start from the Admins
tration building at 10 a.m In the following
order: Mounted police detachment of JEFF
battalion of United States marines oath
United States Infantry Band. Company l,
9th United States Infantry; 10 Com
pany of Sea Coast Artillery; band Philip
pine Scouts, battalion Philippine Scouts. Sth
United States Cavalry Band squadron
United States cavalry, band of Philippine
Constbulary, battalion Philippine Con-
stabulary state militia President Francis
national commission Commissioners of the
District of Columbia lin carriages), Gen.
Bates and staff, United States government
board, committee of arrangements District
of Columbia), other guests in carriages.
The route will be: Down Administra ton
avenue to University boulevard, south on
University boulevard to Louisiana way,
east on Louisiana way to west side of Lib
eral Arts Palace, north on Plaza Orleans to
north side of Liberal Arts east on north
side of Liberal Arts to Government terrace
south on Government terrace to main en-
trance of government building
The Commissioners will be absent from,
the city about one week