The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-27
COMMANDERS Of
DIVISIONS IN THE
GRAND PARADE
Grand Marshal Chaffee
Announces His Assist
ants for Inauguration
HOWARD WITH VETERANS
Quaker City Fighters Quar-
tered in Quaker Meet
ing House
HOWARD WITH VETERANS

The Inaugural committee is counting
off the hours now when their ianors
will be over.
At the present time. General Wilson
is resting on his oars. watching with a
smile OF confidence the finishing work
of his lieute lants. Today he again ex-
pressed his satisf ction over the prog
rcss of the work.
Alreodv the c.owcs have begun to flock
toward the Narional Capital. II is es<
tinated that several hundred people
have reached Was shington, and from to-
day the inhu:. will increase with every
incoming tan.
The nsaJjrity coming IN now are from
New Yori. and Pennsylvania. who have
friends in the city. and are coming early
in order to avoid the rush. These peo-
Pile viii remain several days after the
larger Fart of the visitors have left for
their homes
Division Commanders in Parade.
General Wilson today received an of-
Iicial letter from General Chafee. the
grand marshal CT the inaugural parade,
giving the list Of division commanders
The. commander of the military grand
division is Mai. Gen. James F. Wade,
commanding the Atlantic Division Of the
Unitet. States Army, now located at
Governors Island, New York.
The first military division will be COM
manded by Brig. Gen. Frederick F.
Grant, son of President Grant.
Governor Pennypacker. of Pennsyl-
vania. will command the second divi-
sion, and Coy. Frank W Higgins. of
New York. viii be the commander Of
the third division.
Howard TO Command Veterans.
The division of veterans will be com
| manded by Gen. O. o. Howard
B. II Warner. who was grand mar
snail of the civic division four years ago,
vii; again command the civilians.
The first division OF civilians viii be
| composed of the veterans. with Gen
O. o. Howard, commander.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler who wore the
generals uniform OF the South and lat
| eT the stars of a general in the United
| States army, will head the second divi-
sion.
The negro division, coming last. viii
be under the command OF Judson w
! Lyons. Register of the Treasury.
Warmers Personal Escort.
Mr. Warmers personal escort will b.
the Americus Club. of Pittsburg. This
same organization acted as his persona
escort four years ago.
The Pennsylvania troops are the frs
militia to make full arrangements 70
theis trip TO Washington Colonel Rich
ardson, the brigade Quartermaster viii
rot be able to come. and his place ha
been taken by Capt. L. V. Rausch, VIII
arrived in Washington today. He ha
. already made complete arrangement
; with Chairman Weller about his quar-
: ters.
Only one regiment will be quartere
: in the vacant buildings in Senate squar'
[ The Tenth Regiment. better known a
THE Fighting Regiment" which mad
such q reputation in the Philippines, wi
occupy 20S 212 PA. ZIG, 220 230 Firs
street. and the Friends Meeting Hous
at First and c streets.
Fighters in Quaker House.
By a peculiar coincidence, Chairma
Weller assigned this regiment of igh
ers. although from the Quaker State,
the little meeting house of the Quail
ers.
The Tenth Regiment will have wit
? 1t a band and a hospital corps. &C
!. James E. Barnett will be In comman
The First Regiment, under Col. w.
> Bowman, and the Twelfth Regiment III
!, der Col. Charles N. Clement. with the
= bands and a hospital corps Will o
;, cupy Convention Hall. They will n
: bring their commissary departme
along. as each man will be paid eve
day, and viii be allowed to get h
meals yghere he likes. The entire bl
gade will arrive in Washington
$ March :.
Coming by Boat.
The majority of the Virginia troo
n will arrive by boat from Norfolk
ID March 5 Governor Montague has a
er nouncec his intention TO come to Was
le ington by boat from Norfolk. and 1t
quite probable that the governor will
IN on the same boat with his militia
a this is the case there viii be celebrati
- galore before the Virginians reach t
city.
General Wilson has received u lett
from W. K. Kearfott. commander OF
es Army Of Northern Virginia, United So
ly Of Confederate Veterans. expressing
go eret that il would be impossible for
90 command to participate in the para'
oA He says that nothing would please II
better than to don his gray uniform af
d. | Confederate ~aneral and do honor
er President Roosevelt, Although an ;
~ dent Democrat. General Kearfott 50
1T that he would consider 1t a pleasure
" do homage to the President OF
va United States.
We Excellent Work of Orchestra.
in The inaugural ball orchestra in It's t
rehaarsaIs under Director VIII a. Hal
has made great strides toward peri
he ton. It would now acquit Itself with
re tinction if required TO play the music
en- the bali without further preparation
One other, the final rehearsal, he
be ever is to be held on Friday morning
the Pension building, where the ent
n program will be gone over as II for
I'm bali. as the special conditions of
ng ballroom are TO be tested and the @
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