The San Francisco call., 1905-03-05

applause of the excellent showing Inese
troops made.
Even more inspiring. however, was
the sight OF the First Battalion OF
Philippine Scouts, Major j. s. johnson.
q. 8. A, commanding. who were cno-
sen to represent the archipelago In the
first inaugural parade in which these
little brown men of the Far East have
participated. Only the American SOL
der who has served in the philippines
knows how loyal has been the services
Of these men for their new-found coun-
try. 1t was the expressed wish or the
President. that they should be In this
parade, and the military precision with
which they marched up the avenue
showed that they appreciated the
honor
About o'clock the troops came to a
halt, the President having reached the
White House on schedule time and
gone to his official home for a hurried
luncheon. The men as they rested on
their arms along the broad avenue
seemed glad of the opportunity the
wait gave them to spruce up to pass In
review before their newly inaugurated
President
TWOSTEP ON THE ROOF.
All along the avenue stretched the
splendid pageant. the trimmings OF the
uniforms and the steel of weapons
glistening in the sunlight While at
parade rest the soldiers amused them
selves by watching the scenes along
the curb. Incidents Of human interest
were many On the top OF a building
opposite the Postoffice Department a
young man and his girl danced a two
step to the rapid melody Of Back.
Back, Back to Baltimore" played by
one of the bands in the parade.
1t was exactly five minutes before 8
o'clock when the Philippine Scouts,
who were toward the last of the Sec
ond brigade, first division of the mill
tary grand division, resumed their
march and passed the Postofflce De-
partment with as perfect a line as was
to be seen In the parade. Their progress
was marked by great cheering. With
its peerless band playing a martial air
and the men stepping like automatons,
the Provisional Regiment of United
States Marines, headed by Colonel Car
many and his staff. followed, led by q
soldiery man with an empty sleeve.
u,
left one arm on the battlefield Of Tien-
tsin when the American marines point
ed the way to all nations In the march
to Peking. The marines are always
popular and they were greeted with
tumultuous applause as they marched
proudly along.
REGIMENT FROM SHIPS.
The crews of the armored cruisers
Colorado and West Virginia made up
a full regiment, and not merely de-
tachment or two, as in the past. The
sailors wore their leggins and tried
their best to carry their carbines at the
regulation angle. The Third Battal-
ion of Field Artillery, commanded by
Major Hoyle, with the men sitting mo-
tionless on their caissons, gave the
public one of the first exhibitions of
the new army field gun. This weapon,
old piece, but shining like silver,
mounted on its khah-colored carriage
was the center of interest.
There may be cavalry in other armies
as good, but certainly no one ever saw
on this side of the world the superior
or perhaps even the equal-of the gall
liant Seventh and Ninth squadrons.
which next moved up Pennsylvania
avenue sixteen files deep. their pen
nants swapping in the breeze. The Sew
enth rode bay horses as closely match
ed as bits of mahogany, save the last
company, which was mounted on high
stepping black chargers. The black
men Of the Ninth, mounted on their bay
steeds. had come all the way from
Kansas to do honor to the President
to whose aid they. had come in his hour
Of need in the bloody conflict on San
Juan Hill.