Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-03
AFTERNOON PAGEANT.
Assembly Of the Military Grand Divi-
sion-Distances.

III. The distance for foot troops between
platoons or companies will be eight PAGES;
for cavalry and field artillery between
battalions sixteen PAGES; between regi-
ments twenty-four PAGES; between brigades,
forty-eight PAGES and between divisions,
100 PAGES.
All commanding officers will give special
instructions that these distances shall not
be increased for any reason whatever.
Aids specially detailed from the staff of
the grand marshal will be posted along the
line of march, whose duty 1t will be to see
that the column is kept closed and moving
and to communicate with the President and
headquarters of the grand marshal as to
the progress of the parade at their respec-
tive parade telephone stations.
". The first division, organized as de-
scribed in paragraph XVI. will assemble
by brigades in column of platoons in double
rank Sixteen files, exclusive of guides)
closed to eight PAGES, as follows:
The first brigade, composed of the United
States corps of cadets from West Point and
midshpmen from Annapolis and a company
of revenue marine cadets. approaching the
Capitol from the south, through New Jer-
sey avenue, will enter the Capitol grounds,
the head of column hating opposite the
steps of the House wing at II m.
The second brigade, composed of United
States forces, will be assembled at 1918
o'clock pm. as follows: Foot troops of
the army, following the first brigade east
through c street southwest and north on
New Jersey avenue will halt in rear of the
first brigade; field artillery and cavalry,
moving east through d street southwest and
north on New Jersey avenue, will halt with
head of column at street south; United
States marines and seamen moving west
through E street southeast and west on B
street south, will halt with head of column
at New Jersey avenue.
The third brigade, composed of the Ma
tional Guard of the District of Columbia
moving south on 1st street east, will as
10 of hna6 Of coll, L
street south.
The I'd division. national guard forces of
the several states, organized described
in paragraph sixteen and composed of the
National Guard of the states of Delaware
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Con-
necticut, Massachusetts. Maryland, South
Carolina. New Hampshire and Virginia, led
by their respective governors and staffs,
will be assembled by brigades, in column of
platoons in double rank Sixteen files front
exclusive of guides) closed to eight PAGES,
as follows
First brigade. composed of the National
Guards of Delaware and Pennsylvania, on
3 street southeast, at 1910 pm; head of
column at 1st street southeast
Second brigade, composed of the National
Guards of New Jersey, Georgia ConnectI-
cut and Massachusetts, on b street scatn-
east, in rear of the first brigade, at 1890
pm
Third brigade, composed Of the National
Guards Of Maryland. South Carolina New
Hampshire and Virginia, 9th street east,
| facing south. at 1855 pm; head of column
at street southeast
The third division, organized as pre-
scribed in paragraph XVI, and composed Of
| the National Guards of New York, North
| Carolina. Rhode Island Vermont, Ohio
! Louisiana, Indiana, Maine and Michigan
! led by their respective governors and
| STATS (also of miscellaneous military bodies
| and military cadet organiZatons), will be
| assembled by brigades in close column of
platoons in double rank DC files front eX-
4 Il. -, fla-A o1n
/ follows:
! First brigade. composed Of the National
| Guards of New York, North Carolina and
, Rhode Island, 9th street and facing
| south, at 1 pm; head of column at street
| southeast.
| Second brigade. composed of the National
| Guards of Ohio, Louisiana. Indiana Maine
| and Michigan, on 4th street east facing
| south, at 40 pm; head of column al B
\ street southeast.
| Third brigade. composed of military cadet
| organizations of universities. colleges and
| schools on Sd street east at / 30 d M head
| of column at b street southeast.
| Second street east Is reserved for the as
| sembly, in order of arrival of belated
| military organizations unable to get to as
| signed positions before the movement of
! their respective divisions. These will march
| at the rear of the military grand division.
Assembly Of Civic Grand Division.
| Headquarters and staff of the chief mar
shall at b street north and New Jersey
| avenue. Escort in New Jersey avenue
northwest, at 2 pm. Citizens mounted
escort to the chief marshal In Arthur place,
2 pm.
| The first division, organized as described
| in paragraph XVI, will assemble on 1st
| street northwest. by brtgades in columns of
companies, facing south in single rank,
| twenty files front, exclusive of guides, and
| closed to ten PAGES.
Headquarters and staff Of the marshal
| of the first division at B street north and
| Arthur place, at pm
The first brigade at 2:10 pm, head OF
| column at B street northwest; the second
| brigade at 2:20 pm. head Of column at E
street northwest; the third brigade at 2:80