The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-07
.GUARDSMEN TO BE
|. VAN SAINTS STAFF.
DETAILS ARE ARRANGED FOR
GRAND PARADE OF q. A. R.
Chief Marshal and His Aides Confer
Five Hours for the Parader-Mark-e
ing the Departments Commander
Tanner and His Party-Line Of
March for the Review.

Plans for the management Of the
mammoth parade Of veterans on We'd
nesday Of &. A. R. encampment week
are definitely decided upon. Former
Governor Samuel R. Van SAINT, who will
be marshal Of the parade, has been in
conference with Junior Vice Com
mander s.. H: fowler Of the national G.
derson, chairman of the committee on
parades, and Adjutant General r. B.
Wood Of the Minnesota National Guard,
who will act as chief of staff to Mar
shall Van SAINT. Following the confer
ence Captain Earl D. Luce Of Com
pany B Of the First regiment took the
party in an automobile over the line
Of march and formation positions. :.
The field and staff officers Of the
Minnesota guard will act as staff to the
marshal. This will make an active staff
Of forty-five. All will be in guard uni
form and mounted. : One staff officer
will be assigned to each Of the nine:
teen divisions Of the parade, each with
a bugler to give orders. At the head
of each department. will be beautiful
silk department banner furnished by
the local committees. This banner will
have the name Of the department, will
and after the parade will. become the
property Of the department commander
With each department. will be two
guidons, smaller flags with the depart.
ment number. The right guidon will
be red and the left blue.
| Five Hours for Parade.
It Is thought that it will require a,
least five hours to move the entire
parade over the line Of march and con
duct the review. Every effort will be
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as will be safe, but certain waits vii
be necessary from time to time. TIL,
parade will move promptly from tn,
point Of formation at Park avenue am
Tenth street. At the head will: be ;,
platoon Of sixteen mounted police il
charge of sergeant. The marshal AM
his staff will be followed by the escort
to the commander-in- chief and by tn
ccmmander-in-chief in person, with hi
will folloW%in carriages. '. =. j
The orders for the parade call for :;
formation of twelve files, but it is hardl,
probable that any department will at
tempt more than eight The, :smalle
departments. In order to make a bette
showing, will march four and six files
thus making the parade much longer.
-. Tanner and His Staff. i. (
., Communicating Chief Tanner. and hi
party, with the escort, will leave tn
West. Hotel at 9 am. to march to tn
, point Of formation. One Of the sid
!; streets; probably. Fifth, will be lef
open to allow them to take the: mos
direct route. Horses for the commant
erin chief and his staff and aides wi
be delivered at the West hotel. A
herseS for Use by th ss asgaEt@epts "
3 and will. be taken away at dismissa
Signs will be posted at formation, point
g take in forming. for the parade.
4 The parade, as already announce
), will move: down Tenth street to Nj
. ollet avenue, to Bridge square, and I
Hennepin to- Ninth street. The revie1
:, | ing stand of the commandments
= will be at Eighth street and Hennep
I avenue. With a large number Of me
in line it will be impossible to d
\ band and deploy, at the point of di
Il missal. > The, line will be turned ::
First avenue N on Ninth. street al
march toward the center Of the city.