Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-09
MARCH ALONG AVENUE
THOUSANDS OF SPECTATORS WIT
NESS BIG PARADE TODAY.

With grand military pageantry the vet
Grams of the war with Spain passed IN re-
view today before the people of the capital
city. The strains of inspiring martial mu-
sic f1oated out across the avenue. the stars
and stripes futtered in the breeze above
the advancing hosts, and the multitudes
gathered along the line of march gave evil
dences, In cheers, hurrahs and the waving
of flags of the profound appreciation which
the citizens Of the American republic feel
for the services rendered the country by
the soldier boys of '98.
Long before $50 o'clock the appointed
hour for the starting OF the parade. Penn
sylvanta avenue was lined with an eager.
expectant crowd which steadily grew until
the scene resembled that Of an inaugural
occasion.
When the head of the column began the
march from in front of the Peace monu-
ment the throng of spectators burst forth
continued like an advancing wave as the
procession moved up the thoroughfare.
From tn windows Of buildings, deco
| GRATED with the national colors and bril-
liant with fluttering flags, crowds looked
down upon the passing pageant. The oc-
casion indeed a grand testimonial TO
the esteem in which the Spanish war
Veterans are held by their fellow country
men.
District Department, s. w. v.
The Department of the District of Co.
lumba, United Spanish War Veterans,
under the command Of Capt. ]. Walter
Mitchell. formed at 9th and streets and
marched to Pennsylvania avenue and 1st
street, where they took their place in the
columns. The veterans were headed by
the Soldiers Home Band. The command
er's staff consisted Of: Capt. Charles J.
Harlow, senior vice commander; Capt.
William Brooke, junior vice commander:
Capt. William Peacock department adju-
tant: Capt. Thomas A. Green department
quartermaster: Capt. G.. L. Shore, chief
mastering officer; Capt. William H. Mel
lock, aid to department commander.
The camps represented and their COM
manders were: General Nelson A. Miles
Camp No. 1, Capt G. E. Rausch: Richard
, Harden ga,. Camp, No; cap Capt larry
Capt Eberly; Henry w. Lawton Camp, No.
4; John Jacob Aston Camp, No. 8, Capt.
Sullivan: George Dewey Camp. No. I, Capt.
Capt. A H. Sand; Gen. A. S. Burt Camp.
No. 8. Capt. Gordon.
The Minute Men, under the command of
Col. E. J. Dimmick. formed at Convention
Hall. 9Th and X streets and marched to I'd
street and Pennsylvania avenue, where
they took their places in line. There were
about one hundred men in line. The OFF,
GERS, III ADDITION TO Col. DlmmlCk, Were.s
Capt Randolph. adjutant Maj. Fletcher.
Maj. McAdory. Capt. Wander. Capt. Burk-
man, Capt. Mulney, Capt Smith. Capt Sid
man, Lieut.. Myers and Lieut.. Enge.
The g. A. R. Contingent.
The Department Of the Potomac, G. A.
R.. was represented by the Old Guard. the
department officers, past department Of
ficers and the seventeen posts. The col
umn headed by the Old Guard, in
charge Of Capt. James NJ. Edgar. The de-
partment officers were: Commander B. P.
Entrikin. B. F. Graham. John 8. Walker,
Thomas Calver, Rev. c. w. Gallagher. Ed
ward Webster. Francis L. McKenna. E. ].
E. H. Holbrook and J. H. Bradford.
Twelve past department officers were in
ne t4 slame b guSe 4 Ia dae
Emmett Urell. ]. M. Pipes. s. p Faunce.
Calvin Farnsworth. George H. Slaybaugh:
A. B. Tasker.
The posts were represented as follows:
John A. Fawlins. No. l. Commander Or
lando e. Carnana; Kit Carson. No. 2.
George G. Meade, No. 5. Commander Al
fred Shaw: U; 8; Grant, No. g. commander
No. 7. Commander John NJ. Young; Burn
T 3. Alden den Charles gumner O' No.
3 m co Co, ma de r. D. Goo Gannna
Potomac No. II, Commander William A.
o'Mera; John A. Logan. No. 10, Command
er A. B. Frisby: Phil Sheridan. No. Il.
GSmmander 3 W Bonney: George george a.
Keller; Henry Wilson No. II, Commander
William H. Anderson: George U. Morris,
Comman der William B. Sebastian: Lafay-
cite. No 90 Commander H. G. Watson, and
Frederick Douglass, No. 81, Commander ].
N Wayne.
Army and Navy Union.
The Army and Navy Union was represent
ed by over 200 men, who marched with
their garrisons as follows: Barry Garrison.
Theodore Roosevelt Garrison, Admiral Por-
ter Garrison and Gen. Guy v. Henry Garri-
son. Garrison Commander Joyce command
ed the column. Gen. Burt. commander of
Barry Garrison, rode in a carriage with
his two aids, John ]. Strain and Charles J.
Rougeou.
District National Guard.
One of the features of the parade, and.
In fact. the principal active military body
in the column. was the National Guard of
the District of Columbia, under the COM
mand of Brig. Gen. George H. Harries. who
was also marshal Of the military division.
The brigade was headed by the National
Guard Band. In the lead of the troops was
the I'd Regiment, under command of Lieut.
Col. O'Brien in the absence Of Col. Urell
who was serving as grand marshall of the
procession. Next appeared the LIST Regt-
ment with Col. Ourand commanding.
The Corps of Field music preceded the
LIST Separate Battalion, the colored organi-
zation Of the guard. The other organiza-
tons Of the brigade appeared. in the order
named. Signal Corps, LIST Lieut. w. E. Lock-
lin; Nayai Battalion. Commander g. W.
Stratton and LIST Battery Field Artillery;
Capt. Charles ]. Fox, and the Ambulance
Corps, 1st Lieut. w. D. Fales.
The National Guard appeared in public
this afternoon for the first time since the
return Of the brigade from the camp at
Mt. Gretna, Pa, last August.
LETTER TO DARNEILLE.