Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-01
ARMY, NAVY, MARINE CORPS
LARGE NUMBER OF OFFICERS
PRESENTED TO PRESIDENT.

Following the members of the legisla-
tive branch came the officers of the mill
tary departments of the government.
Probably next to the members of the
diplomatic corps, the purely military sec
ton presented the most brilliant feature
of the long line that entered the portals
of the White House All the members OF
the three fighting branches were in full
dress uniform, including decrations and
side arms. They were spick and span In
every respect, and bore themselves with
becoming military dignity. There was a
complete representation of every depart
ment of ten army, navy and Marine Corps
and very few officers on the active isl
on duty in this city were absent from the
line.
BY virtue of its seniority of orSaniZa-
ton, the army had the right of the line
as usual. The navy came next and the
Marine Corps brought up the rear: HE
lines were formed in the War and Navy
departments and proceeded from the big
building housing both departments to the
White House by way of Executive avenue
The Army.
Lieut. Gen S. p. NJ. Young and Lieut..
Gen. John G. Bates, both retired, headed
the military column. Maj Gen. ]. F.
Bell chief of staff as the active head of
the army, came next. He was accom-
panied by Mai. Gen. w p. Duvall. as
sistant chief of staff. and other officers
Of the general staff corps, including Gen.
Arthur Murray, chief of the Coast Ar
tillery; Gen. w w. WotherSpoon, presi-
dent of the Army War College; Col. J. w.
Duncan, Lieut.. Col. T.. n. Weaver Mai.
Eben Swift, Maj. John I. Knight, Mai.
+. j. Herman. Maj. $. D. Sturgis, Capt.
Fred w. Sladen. Capt. Milton r. Davis
the officers OF the various departments
according 10 seniority. Included in this
line were Gen. w. Z. Hall, Gen. f. c.
Ainsworth, Col. II. F. Mccain. Lieut.. Col
BENJAMIN Alvord and Lieut. Col. Charles
Mcclure of the adjutant generals de-
partment Gen. l.. y. Darlington and
Lieut. Col w. T. Wood of the inspector
generals department. Gen George b. Da-
Wis and Maj John b. Porter of the judge
advocate generals department. Gen. j. Il.
Aleshire. Maj NJ. CT. Zainski, Maj. George
c. Bailey. Col. j. w. Pullman. Maj. F. Il.
Cheatham. Capt. +. T. Clayton and Maj.
W. r.. Horton of the quartermaster gen
erals department: Gen. II. G.. Sharpe
and Capt Frank A. Cook of the
subsistence department. Gen. r. NJ
OReilly, Col. George II. 7. Terney. Lieut..
Col w. III. Arthur, Lieut.. Col. II. p. Bir-
mingham. Mai. w G. Borden Maj. NJ W.
Hazard and Maj. w ID. Crosby of the
medical department.; Gen. {. II. Whipple
Maj. George +. Downey, Capt. c. +. \
Howard Lieut.. Col. IL. l.. Rogers, Mai
w b. Rochester. jr.: Maj. p. c. Stebe
Stevens OF the pay department; Gen. w L.
Marshall. Lieut.. Col f. V. Abbott. Lieut.
Col. r. l.. Casey. Maj. James B. Cava-
naugh. Capt. w. j. Barden. Capt E. N.
Johnston, Capt. John III. Poole. Capt P.
s. Bond. Capt. T.. J. Dent, Lieut.. w. T.
Hannum. Capt. +. Boggs, Lieut.. Col.
William Langfitt Capt. +. NJ. Markham.
Capt William Kelly, Maj. r. r. Raymond
and Chaplain II. A Brown of the Corps
OF Engineers. Gen. William Crozer, Mai
George Montgomery, Capt. J. Z. billiard
Mai. ]. f. Hoffer. Maj. j. II. Rice. Capt
III. W. Schulz and Mai. j. T. Thompson
of the ordnance department. Gen. G. X
Edwards. Mai. Frank Mcintyre and Maj.
G. II. Shelton of the bureau of insrlar
affairs. Gen. James Alien, Lieut.. +. J..
Lahm, Mai c. NJ. SALESMAN. Maj. George