Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30

had the right of the line. 1t was headed
by the brigade band of the National Guard.
Donald G. Macleod. leader.
Following a detachment of police and the
National Guardsmen was the Marine Band.
Lieut.. w. H. Santelmann. leader. at the
head of the gray and griZZled veterans OF
appeared the faithful Old Guard, in full
uniform. Capt. James NJ. Edgar command
ing. followed closely by the department
officers
Those in Line.
Among those in line were Mr.. Newton
Ferree, department commander, and his
staff. and Past Department Commanders
Col. NJ. E. Urell, Maj. John McElroy. Capt.
Garrett Stone. Capt. J. NJ. Pipes, Maj. II.
D. Richardson. n. NJ. Brooks. Capt S. f.
Faunce, Capt A. Hart. Judge l. G. KIM
ball and Capt. George r.. CorSon. Those
officers were followed by the following
organizations. all with well-filled ranks:
John A. Rawlins Post No. /. William J.
Weiss, commander; Kit Carson Post, No. ..
Gilbert NJ. Hustled, commander. Lincoln
Post, No. 3, J. d. Bloodgood. commander;
George g. Meade Post, No. ). Albert Carew,
commander; L. S. Grant Post. No. Is. Bur
ton R. Ross, commander; James A Gar
mander, Burnside Post. No s, George l,ew
ton. commander; Potomac Post, No. IL, w.
A. o Meara, commander; Phil Sheridan
Post, No IA, Milton j. Hull, commander:
Lafayette Post. No. 20, William 7. Foster.
commander; Frederick Douglass Post, No.
81, ]. n. Mayne, commander.
The next section of the line consisted of
fine and effective representation of the
United Spanish War Veterans Department
of the District of Columbia, the members
of which marched to the inspiring music
of the drum corps of the U. S. Marine Band.
At the head of the line We're Capt. J. Wal
ter Mitchell. department commander; the
two mascots, Noble Mitchell and William
Harlow, and the following staff officers;
Charles j. Harlow, senior vice commander;
William Peacock, department .adjutant:
Thomas A. Green, department quartermas-
ter and George West Byron, department
officer of the day.
The posts In line We're: Gen. Nelson A.
Miles Camp, No l, Henry Foster COM
mander; Richard j. Harden Camp, No. 2,
r. L. Cogan. commander; 4th Immune
Camp, No. 3, William Peacock, command
err; Henry w. Lawton Camp. No. 4, J. Mil
ton Heller. commander; Col. John Jacob
Astor Camp, No. e, William B. Powers,
commander; Admiral George Dewey Camp,
No. Z, Capt. Richmond Pearson Hobson,
commander; Gen. Andrew s. Burt Camp,
No. 9. George Marin. commander; Rear
Admiral Charles NJ. Thomas Camp, Jerry
Oscar TolSon, commander.
The left of the line was occupied by four
fine looking garrisons of the Army and
Navy Union, as follows: Gen. William F.
Barry Garrison, No. 26. Andrew S. Burt.
commander; Admiral David D. Porter Car
rison, No. 6, Thacker E. Lee. commander;
Guy V. Henry Garrison, No. g. William T.
Conray, commander; Col. Theodore Roose-
welt Garrison, No. "A, R. c. Galbraith, COM
mander.
The battalion of the District National
Guard left the line at Pennsylvania avenue
and 18th street and saluted the column Of
veterans as they crossed the avenue to the
cars.
Lincoln Post. No. 3, G. A. R., under
command of J. D. Bloodgood. post COM
mander, made a very creditable showing In
numbers
for soldierly appearance. Headed by its
post drum corps it joined with the Depart
ment of the Potomac and proceeded to the
cars for Arlington.
All along the route of march those vete
ran musicians of war time fame earned ap-
plauSe.