Evening star., 1905-08-25
FOR DENVER PARADE
ORDERS ISSUED BY q. A. r. Ma
TIoNAL COMMANDER.
Departments to Take Place in Order Of
Seniority Of Charter-Gen-
: eral Instructions.

Final orders for the parade Of the @. A.
R during the annual encampment that Is to
be held at Denver next month were issued
today by Chief John King.
The headquarters Of the commander rim
chief will be at the Brown Palace Hotel.
nth and fremont streets. from and after
September till $50 am. the day of the
parade. after which 1t will be at the cor
ner Of 14th street and Court place.
The commanding officer of each depart
ment has been directed to report in person
or by a stan officer Immediately upon ar
riying in Denver and will be furnished with
a map showing the position of each depart
ment in the formation Of the column.
Each department will parade as a division
under command Of the senior officer of the
department present and on duty. The col
umn will be formed in platoons OF twelve
files front, single rank, closed en- masse.
A red flag or marker, bearing the name
of the department and number In column
will be carried at the head of each division,
and corresponding white flag or marker at
the rear of each division in column.
To Report at 8 O'Clock.
All organizations will report promptly at
am. at their several stations, which will
be hereafter designated. The proper dis
tances will be taken as the department
successfully take up their line Of march
The distance between the departments will
be sixty feet, between posts twenty feet,
between platoons (singie rank. twelve files
'front.', eight feet. which distances will be
maintained throughout the march.
Department commanders have been. re-
quested to carefully superintend the forma-
ton of their respective divisions. and cause
all distances to be promptly closed up. and
wilt require all organiza tions not In their
proper position at $50 am. to take posts
in rear Of the division to which they be-
long.
commander. department Of Colorado and
Wyoming, has been appointed assistant
adJutant general on the staff OF the COM
mander-in-chief and will have charge of
the arrangements for the parade with pow
er to issue orders in the name Of the COM
mander-in-chief, concerning official review
ing stands, places and details Of assembly
of the various departments, places for dis
banding after the parade and such other
matters as may be necessary.
The department commanders are directed
to at once report to Col. Geo. w. Cook. as
sistant adjutant general 1725 Stout street.
Denver. Col. the approximate number of
comrades that will be present from their
respective departments.
Positions in Column.
The various departments will take posi-
ton In column in order Of seniority Of
charter as follows. excepting the depart
ment Of Colorado and Wyoming. which, be-
ing the entertaining department will take
Its place on the left OF the column Illinois,
Wisconsin. Pennsylvania, Ohio. New York.
Connecticut, Massachusetts,. New Jersey.
Maine. California and Nevada. Rhode Is
land. New Hampshire Vermont. Potomac.
Virginia and North Carolina, Maryland,
Nebraska, Michigan. Indiana, Iowa. Kan
sas, Delaware, Minnesota, Missouri, Oregon,
Kentucky. West Virginia, South Dakota.
Washington and Alaska. Arkansas, New
Mexico. Utah. Tennessee. Louisiana and
Mississippi Florida. Texas, Montana. Idaho
Arizona, Georgia, Alabama, North Dakota,
Indian Territory, Oklahoma, Colorado and
Wyoming