Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-26
PARADE AND GUN SALUTE
Regulars and Veterans to Escort
Casket to Union Station.
WOMEN TAKE PROMINENT PART
Body of Great New York Man
to Start From Congressional
Cemetery at 1890 O'Clock.

Clinton of New York. once major genera
in the revolutionary army. a governor o.
New York and a Vice President OF the
United States from the Congressiona
cemetery to their final resting place
Kingston \. Y.
The organizations to take part IN the
procession. as named in The star yes
terday, will form in the open square nor'f
OF the Congressional cemetery at lo:o'
. clo,- tomorrow forenoon.
AS the body is carried from the spot
| where it has lain ninety-slx years 10 the
caSson the trumpeters ana orumnlels
will sound the Generals March. Whlie the
United States Marine Band VII pay
drse In the meantime field battery
will fire nineteen guns from It's position
near the cemetery.
The parade will march west on f street
to Pennsylvania avenue southeast. to e
Capitol. to Delaware and Massachusetts
avenues, where the escorting organlza-
lions will line up on both sides or the
street and salute the passing caisson
The ceremonies at the Union statlon
and the reception of the remains of Gov
Clinton will be conducted by the several
military and patriotic bodies. The caskei
will be delivered then to the guard OF
honor detailed by the state Of New YORK
to receive and escort the body to King
ston.
Orders to Organizations.
Mrs. Emma L. Newton. president of the
Department of the Potomac. Woman $
Relief Corps. today directed that the
color bearers of the department assemble
at the east front of the Capitol at &c
o'clock tomorrow morning to participate
in the Clinton ceremonies. The ladies will
wear white dresses and gloves and each
0x-i11 Anv nf n
upon the caisson.
Department Commander John S. Wal
ker today issued a general order. coun-
tersigned by Capt. o. H. Oidroyd, as
auesting the members Of the Department
of the Potomac to assemble at Seward
place. North Carolina and Pennsylvania
avenues southeast. tomorrow at lo:'S
O'Clock M. to participate in the escort
Of the remains to the Union station.
The department commander is desir-
Gus that the Grand Army make good
showing In honoring Gen. Clinton we
honor ourselves says the order
Comrades are requested to wear the
Grand Army uniform II possible; IL not
dark clothes and badge.
Post commanders will report to O. H
Oldroyd. assistant adjntant general for
assignment in line. and will bring their
post flags. Department officers and all
aids on the commanders staff are ex-
pected to be present.
Rev. Roswell Randall Hoes. U.S.N. o.
Norfolk. Va, will be the official repre-
NATIVE of the descendants of Clinton
Senator Derew and Representative j. Var
Nechten Olcott will represent the Senate
and House respectively.
Two members of the hodyguard that
will escort the remains from the cemeter,
to the depot are Harry Clay Mclean
deputy health officer. and, his son. Wal
lace Donald Mclean. selected because
they are defendants OF John Mclean. who
served throughout the revolutionary wal
and was later appointed by Gov. George
Clinton as commisSarH general Of military
stores Of the state of New York.
| Harry c. Mclean and Wallace Donald
Mclean are grandson and great grandson
of Gen. Mclean.
Veterans May Attend.
The President has issued an executive
! order directing that all members of vari
Gus patriotic organizations in the Distric
of Columbia employed in and under the
several executive departments and indie
pendent government establishments who
desire to participate in the parade in con
nsction with the removal of the body OF
| Vice President Clinton tomorrow shall be
excused from duty for that purpose. This
societies enumerated in the order are:
| The Loyal Legion. Union Veteran Le'
| gion. Union Veteran Union. Spanish Wal
| Veterans Army and Navy Union Sons
| Colonial Danes. Woman'sS Relief Corps
G.. 4. r.. Daughters of the American
| Revolution. Society Of Colonial Wars, th'
| Society of 1872 Sons of the Revolution
| Department of the Potomac. C. \. II.
| Sons of Veterans. Washington Na'iona
| Monument Society, Sons Of Veterans Re
serves. Regular Army and Navy Union
| L. S. Grant Circle. Ladies. q. \. r., ant
| catiCn.
Women's Part in Ceremonies.
Mrs Isabel Worrell Ball. acting for Gen
| Bell in arranging for the participation o
| the patriotic societies of women in thu
| ceremonies reports that most of the SO
| ceties designated have accepted the invi
| tation ard VIII take active part in thu
| parade aid other ceremonies.
! Mrs Kate Jones of Ilion. y. Y. naticna
president Of the Woman-s Relief Corps. al
| organization of 1JJ.Nn women and Mrs
| Donald Mclean. president general Of tn,
! Daughters of the American Revolution
with 5000 members. and Mrs Mary Car
penter of Portland. Ne. national presiden
Republic. with 1870 members. desire L
! have the organizations they represen
turn out in full force.
| The plans for the color escort are sim
| ple and copy fair the ceremonies of revo-
| lutionary days. The ladies who desire II
| take part whether of any patriotic So
| rjety or not. are requested to wear white
! dresses and gloves 10 bring with them i.
/ flag and To carry flowers. Tie meeting
place is the Union station. in the larg.
/ waiting room. at 1920 M. Children WHO
wish TO participate are welcome. All who
| GO into line will carry flags
| Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey has beer
! designated by the president general Of
! the D. \. r. 70 represent her In the cere
| monies The d. 4. r. will lay wreatt
| of laurel on the casket
| Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins. the DistrirI
| regent of the D. 4. r.. will be at the
| Union station at 1920 m. to receive .he
delegations of her society. Mrs Hods
/ kins and Mrs. Ball will have flags AZ III.
| STATEN to provide for these who do M,
bring .hem.
| Mrs. Ball has decided that becausa =,
| the revclu ionary rece I'd of the dist,
| guished dead the Daughters OF the An,ar
| lean Revolution shall have the rich, -,
! the line. The Woman's Relief Corns ,,,;,i
follow and tie circles Of the Ladies of ~.
G. A. r. in their rear 't's
F.! The ISABEL Worrell Ball Flag Ass,o;..
will take the left Of the line followed -,
the john 4. Logan Girls t2aS Rr;g.a
the John A. Logan Boys Flag Rris.d<
and other organizations OF vounp 49,
and children. Other societies rennr, =. i.
will be placed as advantageously as tns
sible. pos'
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