The Washington times., 1905-08-12

avenue There the men were halted
and here they remained until the ar
rival OF the First Regiment on the third
section and the First Separate Battal-
ion (colored) on the last.
AfSsr the colored soldiers, headed by
Acung Major John Campbell, had ar
rived, the brigade band struck up Hap
py Hiney," and the soldiers marched
out Pennsylvania avenue to Sixteenth
street, south of the White Lot. All
along the line from the freight station
To the White Lot many persons were
lined up on the edge OF the curb. Thous-
ands or handkerchiefs and hands were
waved at the guardsmen who marched
at quick pace with eyes front. AS
the soldiers swung into the driveway al
the White Lot, the crowd got peter
look at them and almost every girl IN
the crowd had welcoming shout or
some kind to pass out.
Formed into Battalions.
In columns of squads the civilian sol
diers were marching upon the ellipsc.
When all were on the sward, the band
began playing again, and the regimen
tai commanders formed their men into
battalons for the dress parade. The
Second Regiment was og the right OF
the line Next was the First Regiment,
with the coIored soldiers TO the left.
Behind the infantry stood the First
Battery Field Artillery. commanded py
Captain Fox.
Colonel Brett, adjutant general. brought
the brigade TO parade rest. and the men
stood In this position while the band;
piaying Mexico" " marched from one eHd
OF the line 10 the other. shorty ARR
the bandsmen started out, base drum
mer Joseph Gagett was overcome %!
the heat and fell out Of line. de was
picked up by TWO policemen. " nile the
band marched 10 and fro, many OF the
gtIardsmen who had been exhausted by
travel and marching. fell face downward
or on the backs OF the head Ihey re
ceived treatment at the hands OF the
battalion stewards and the members OF
the Ambulance Corps.
After the band finished. the field mu-
sicians. under Lieutenant Rabbit sound
ed off and the sunset gun was fired by
the First Battery. Colonel Brett brought
the brigade to present arms, and then
reported TO General Harries that the
gave the command Order arms, and
every gun fell to the ground simultane-
ously. The commanding general gave
three or four other commands. ana Au-
jutant Brett summoned the regimental
adtutants to the front and center and
received from them report OF the num-
Der of men In line.
The colonels. majors. adjutants. and
other mounted officers then rode up in
front OF General Harr1es, and he THANK
ed them again for their cooperation in
making the encampment of 1903 the most
memora BILE in the history of the Dis
trict militia, and congratulated them on
the showing made by their men. Cen
eral HaTries said he hoped he would
have the pleasure OF seeing them in
camp again next year.
The soldiers then passed in review.
They were tagged out when they reach
ed the White Lot. but showed good
front nevertheless. When d company
of soldiers passed the general, the
crowd cheered the members OF II to the
echo. All the guardsmen saluted the
commanding officer with "eyes right. ="
The Second Regiment men seemed as
strong a the finish as at the beginning
Of the eucampment. They marched with
some spirit. and their lines were com
paratively straight
The colored soldiers also made good