The Washington times., 1906-10-09

citizens: Minute Men: girls in khaki
rom Cleveland: girls in blue from Gin
..unau. boys from Home Industrial
,chOOl, sixty strong. with their own
urn and bUgle corps, IN command or
ttIartermaster Sergeant IOWder- other
rmi-miliary organizations.
Third division - Old Guard. Grand
. my of the Republic as special guard
,t honor, with right OF line, preceding
gee United Spanish War Veterans, who
ere followed by members of the Army
1d Navy Unions.
Inspector r. r. Cross detailed four
Dunted privates at Seventeenth street
I'D escort the parade along the line OF
b arch. Captain Brynes. with four ser
.cants. gave the parade unObStructed
tssage from First 10 Seventh street. AT
lis point, Captain Daley with four ser
cdnts. thirty privates, and two mount
,i privates. cleared the route until the
lTade reach TU elfth stret. where cap
,4-n Williams. with four sergeanJs,
t'rty prlVates. and four mounted
tTEates took charge Of the crowd until
Ifteenth street was reached, Captains
Jyle and Sullivan, with q large com
land of priVates, patrOlled the Avenue
-9 the Treasury
Ambulances Were on Duty.
Ambulances were stationed at the fol-
. wing points: Second street and Ave
Eue; Seventh street and Avenue; Ninth
street and Avenue; Thirteenth street
I'd Avenue, Fifteenth street and
venue. Seventeenth street and
tvenue. Each ambulance was &C
ampanied by mounted United States
-tvalryman bearing a Red Cross nag
The following physicians were I'm charge
~ the ambulauCes. Drs. Glenn Jones,
'- II. DlggeS. r. a. FISHER, j. ID. ROg-
rs. j. j. Mundel. r, O. Hunter. ID. 6.
'mith &. M. BeaN, l. n HynsOn, B.
L k4nnalf
NJ. A Frank. j. NJ Marshall, A. y,
.'1Sker. i. II. Egbert r. A. SchoonoYer,
-ld G. s. BarnhaTdt
The line Of parade was: Peace mon
ment along Pennsylvania avenue 10
Nineteenth street. to X street, through
- 10 Fourteenth dIsbanded.
Hero of the Merrimac.
Capt Richmond Pierson Hobson, hero
a the Merrimac. politician and orator,
was one Of the prominent figures of the
parade AS he rode at the head of his
battalion. attired in a neat close-htting
blue serge uniform, decorated with gold
4-aid and brass buttons, he received a
tremendous ovation, As the Merrimac
aero passed along the route he was
.requenuy compelled to remove his cap
nd bow IN recognition TO the tumultOus
pplause. The women evidently remem-
1eTed the little episode In which Cap
iiu HobsOn figured some years ago i'm
fle or the W eSteru towns. II was While
delivering an address before some fra
ternal body that the Spanish war hero
.lade the remark that he believed 10
,as entirely proper for women TO be
.-5ssed.
This apparently made an everlasting
Impression upon the female contingent
IF the country, and this afternoon when
NE gallant captain rode by them each
amembered his opinion relative 10
usculatiOn.
Battalion Of Girls.
one Of the distinct features Of the
Iarade was the battalion of girls, repre-
auting Cleveland and Cincinnati. These
ITiOtic enthusiasts rode in regal stvle
in manner that challenged the adj
lIratiO1 of the spectators. CARRIED In
blue and gray suits. with neat uOhby
B ats resting upon their coinuTes. the
IlS from Cleveland urged their mounts
.. long al lively canteC. disTHying re
larkable hOTsemauship. Riding behind
lac girls from Cleveland came those
rom Cincinnati These damsels We're
-ttred in solid blue uniforms that tit
nth precise nedtness.
As the Two dctaChments of girls rode
along the multitude cheered and clap
ed. II was distinctly the most pictures
.lle feature Of the parade.