Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-24
REGULARS IN THE COLUMN
Patriotic Organizations Arrange to
Participate.
LADIES' COLOR GUARD FORMED
Corteee Will Move From Congress
sional Cemetery to Union Station,
Passing the Capitol.

grave in Congressional cemetery ana no"
in the cemetery vault. will be taken 10
Kingston, n Y next Wednesday. Inc
body will be received in New York city
by military and patriotic organizations
and escorted to the Grand Central station
1t will reach Kingston In time for puohc
services May 80. and will find It's last
resting place in Vice President Clinton
native town. near the spot on which ne
subscribed to the oath of office.
Elaborate preparations have been made
for the transporting Of the body to Kings
ton. parade of military and civic or
PLANTATIONS from the cemetery to the
Union station in this city will provide
military honors. and guard of honor Will
accompany the body to New York.
Color Guard Of Ladies.
One of the features Of the ceremonies
here will be q color guard of ladies. Gen
Bell. chief of staff. U. S. A., has designat-
ed Mrs. Isabel Wornell Ball to act as his
representative in arranging for the pa
triotic societies of women to take part
in the color guard ceremonies. Those
designated by Gen. Bell have responded
very generally, it is stated by Mrs. Ban.
and 1t is thought that the nag escort Will
day.
1t is planned that all ladies who wish
to carry flags may do so, and 1t Is ex-
planned by Mrs. Ball and by Mrs. Howard
L. Hodgkins. District regent Of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution. that 1t
is hoped that every lady who has nag
will take it to the Union station and join
the escort. No previous drill is necessary
but it is suggested that all ladies who
join the flag escort should wear white
Ares r.yhi "a hof oh
carry flower of some kind. The hour OF
meeting is 1870 o'clock.
The ladies will be arranged in two lines
and march up the avenue from the sta
ton to meet the funeral cortege as it en-
tiers the depot plaza. They will stand at
salute until the funeral cortege has passed
and will then file past the caisson bearing
the body. and. after placing flowers upon
the casket: will retire in reverse order.
Among the women's organizations which
will take part are: The Daughters of the
American Revolution. Mrs. Donald Nc
Lean. president general; Children of the
American Revolution. Mrs. Edna Dubois,
president general; Grant Circle. Ladies' Of
the GAR. Mrs Emma Randolph. presi-
dent. Mckinley Circle. Ladies OF the g.
AR. Mrs Mary J. Milligan. president;
Abraham Lincoln Circle. same organiza-
ton. Mrs Mida C. reabody, president;
Department of the Potomac. w. r. c.,
Mrs. Emma L. Newton. president; Ladies
of the Union Veteran Legion. Mrs Ham
nah B. Sperry: Ellen Spencer Mussey
Tent. Daughters OF Veterans. Miss Anna
Roberts. president: Colonial Danes Mrs
Beverly Kennon, president: George Wash
ington Memorial Association, Mrs. Her
bert Wadsworth. president; John A. Lo-
gan Girls Flag Brigade. Miss Butler,
captain: Logan Boys Flag Brigade, Isa-
bel Worrell Ball Flag Association, Chris
tine Walton Dunlap. president
Gen. Bell Issues Orders.
The military and civic organizations to
participate in the parade will be ar
ranged as follows. under orders from
Maj. Gen. ]. Franklin Bell. chief Of stan,
C.S.A.:
Maj. Gen. Bell. commanding. and stan,
followed by the Marine Band, three COM
panies of Coast Artillery four companies
Of United States marines. one company Of
seamen from the Mayfiower. detachment
from the United States Army Hospital
Corps, two batteries Of field artillery,
three companies Of cavalry. all under
18th L. S. Cavalry.
Following the first section will be the
regiment of High School Cadets. with the
Engineer Band. Col. NJ. B. Clakett COM
the caisson bearing the body. escorted by
Troop II. 18th U. S. Cavalry. and twelve
representatives Of patriotic societies
The descendants of Vice President Clin-
ton and committee from the city OF
Kingston will follow the caisson. After
them will be a representative of the Presi-
dent of the United States, the Commits
sioners of the District of Columbia. MEM
bers of the Board of Trade and the Cham
Der of Commerce and patriotic societies
and delegations of citizens.
After the troops have assembled in the
open space Immediately north OF the
Congressional cemetery at 1890 O'Clock
the command will present arms as the
Band will play dirge and nineteen min
ute guns will be fired by q battery of the
Sd Field Artillery.
Line of March.
From the cemetery the line of march
will be to the Union station by the fol-
lowing route: From the Congressional
cemetery westward on street to the
corner OF e street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue.: thence on Pennsylvania avenue and
B street to New Jersey avenue: thence
1orthward. passing the east front of the
Capitol. to the corner of Delaware and
Massachusetts avenues.
When the head Of the column reaches
the corner of Delaware and Massachu-
setts avenues the command will be
halted. and, except the field artillery will
be formed in line. facing west. so as to
allow Troop II. 18th Cavalry, the catsson
and the remainder of the cortege to pass.
AS the caisson passes each organization
the proper salutes will be rendered
Troop II, 18th cavalry, on reaching the
.corner OF Delaware and Massachusetts,
avenues will form in line facing west and
salute the badly as it passes to the Union
station. The caisson will be halted At
the entrance to the station for such cere-
monies as may have been arranged by
patriotic societies. after which the body
will be delivered to the guard OF honor
detailed to escort 1t to New York CITY
Transportation of Troops.
Major Zalinski. depot quartermaster of
the United States Army in this city, has
awarded to Louis Jefferson. the manager
Of Washington Park. the contract for the
: transportation of about 700 officers and
men from Fort Washington and Fort
Hun to this city Friday next The troops
will be brought here in order that the
artillery. marching as infantry. may take
part in the Clinton ceremonies, The
steamer River Queen will be used for the
transportation of the troops She will
leave Fort Washington with the men
aboard about I o'clock m and will lana
them at the navy yard. and after the
ceremonies are over will take them ba c,<
TO the forts.
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