The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-11-27

of midshpmen, nearly 800 strong.
paraded out of the academy gate into
MARYLAND avenue and turned down
King George street. The midshipmen
headed the parade, and as they swung
down the streets and avenues of the city
in column of squads in their natty uni
form of blue, keeping step to the really
splendid music of their band, they made
notable appearance.
Scarcely had the strains of the Naval
Academy Band stopped when with
dash and swing that carried the big
crowd with it Parsons Fourth Regi-
ment Band swung into line at the head
of the Provisional Regiment of the
Maryland N ational Guard, commanded
by Liet-Col. J. Frank Supplee, in which
were companies of the First, Fourth
and Fifth Regiments. With soldierly
step and keeping remarkably good lines
they followed in the wake of their band
which was crashing out the resembling
notes Of such stalwart Christian airs as
"Onward; Christian Soldier" and ''How
Firm Foundation" In the line of
march were four companies OF the
Fourth Regiment, five of the Fifth and
the local company commanded by Capt.
Myers, of Annapolis. The Fourth pre-
coded the Fifth in the line of march,
and the did well. The Fifth, in their
handsome uniforms, scored a decided
triumph and were. the recipients OF
much favorable com ne1t along the
route of the parade.
Commanded by Cadet Maj or Edwin
Warfiled, Jr.. son of ex-Gov. Edwin
Wayfiled, and with Capt. R. E, Jones
and Harrison McAlpine in com mand
of the twb companies of the battalion,
and Cadet Captain H. Kash Hutson lead
ing the cadet band, the ST. Johns cadets
in their spruce uniforms of gray and
their soldierly set up, made one of the
greatest hits Of the entire parade. The
recent well earned victory of the st.
Johns football team over the Johns
Hopkins eleven at Baltimore had made
the local college boys still more popular.
and as this was their first public ap
pearance since that game they were
cheered along the whole line of march.
From the minute the staff, composed
If Lieutenants Caulk, Dashiell, Bartigis
and Sinclair came into sight the cadet
battalion was the object of much at ten
ton form the spectators. ST. Johns al
80 marched in column of squads, as the
width of the pavement would not
permit the units to march in columns OF
platoons or companies except at rare
intervals.
The Annapolis Fire Department was
cut in force and detachments from the
Jh rec local companies combined to form
an attractive part of the parade with
their fighting apparatus in tow. In
localities Of the city the COM
pany native to each particular place was
given the loudest cheered by the many
who recognized the marchers.
At the State House steps Governor
Crothers, who had come to Annapolis
It noon en- special Car Of the Wash
ington, Baltimore and Annapolis
Electric Line, viewed the marchers.
surrounded.b by his staff. arrayed in all
their fnery, it waa a question whom the
men went past the State House whether
more eyes were leveled on the staff or
The hardy boys in blue and gray. Gov
srnor Crothors expressed himself as
greatly pleased at the excellence of the
parade and the number of men in line,
IS it was estimated there were between
) 900 and 1000.