Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-08-23
ARMY AND NAVY FOR HOME WEEK
Regulars Will Participate in the
Military Parade on the
Second Day

THE United states Army and Navy
viii participate ia the festivities of
Homecoming Week in Baltimore. Gen.
Clinton Riggs. adjuiaBt general Of
Maryland. arrived Ia Washington
yegtcrday - present the invitation. Of
fs0vernoT Warield 10 the Secretaries
of War and the Navy 10 allow the sol
diefs and sailors Of the Army and
Nary 70 take part in the parade on
Military Day.
General Riggs first called on Assist
ant Secretary of War oliver. who n
acting secretary. and presented Cover
nor WarGeid's Invitation and request
that the soldiers of the Army be al
loved to take part in tbo parade.
fieneral oliver called in General Bell,
chief ~ the general stan, and. after
q consultation. General Bell was in-
strgeied ~ order the coast artillery
companies stationed az Fort Howard
agd Fort McIienry and other posts
around Baltimore 10 participate in
the festivities Of Military Day. Gen
eFal oliver regretted that he could not
order other trOoops from . distance 10
Baltimore, bnt. owing 10 the fact that
they would Sc engaged in their fall
evolutiOns. il would DO impracticabie
to DO So. The details of artillery from
tho Baltimore diyisioD, under Colonel
Deems. Will, however, make most
cFeditable showing.
After leaving the War Department.
General Riggs called on Admiral
Brownson. acting Secretary Of the
Navy. TO him he presented Governor
Warfield's invitation, asking that the
Navy be allowed to participate in the
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Riggs stated that the Governor and the
committee greatly desired that the
Navy Department send several war
vessels TO Baltimore during the Home
coming Week and that they be allowed
to take part in the mimic attack on
Fort McHenry, which is to be a fea-
ture Of the celebration, and that the
sailors and marines be permitted TO
march in the land parade on Military
Day.
ADMIRAL BrOwnson stated that. while
the Navy Department was always anx-
ions to grant the requests of the
Governor of Maryland, in SO far rs II
was possible, and that he personally
most anxious 10 accommodate Cover
nor Wariield and comply with his re-
quest, 1t was impossible at this date
to say definitely what could be sent to
Baltimore in the shape of fleet, be
would promise, however, To have
some war vessels there during Home
coming week.
The smaller vessels Of the Atlantic
fIeet from which selection may be
made. include the following: Des
Moines. Commander Abraham T.. Cul
yer. now at the Boston navy yard !;
Prairie. Commander Albert A. Acker-
man, now at the Boston navy yard /;
Scorpion, Lieut.. Commander Charles
NJ. Fahs. ordered to Boston navy yard
Tacoma, Commander Benjamin Tap
pan. mt the New York navy yard
Dixie, Commander Moses l.. Wood,
ordered to the New York navy yard;
Dubuque. Commander Thomas :.
Rodgers, at the Portsmouth navy
yard.
The second and third torpedo flotilla
Of Admiral Evans fleet might also
be in a position to- contribute vessel
or two to the Homecoming celebra-
tiOn. The second torpedo lotilla con-
sists Of the torpedo boats Hopkins,
Hull. Stewart, Wbipple, Lawrence and
Worden. The third hotilla comprises
the Stringham. Shubrick, De Long,
Thornton and Stockton.