The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-04

with his inimitable smile, and many
thousands jammed the Avenue for this
reason.
Upon arrival at the Capitol grounds.
or rather at the Peace Monument. the
procession turned to the left and went
around street north to the east front
of the Capitol building. The grand
maTShal's staff and aides conducted by
the adiutant general continued east on
3 street to First street east. then south
to East Capitol street. and then west
until they faced the stand upon which
President Taft took the oath of office
The personal escort, preceded by the
grand marshal, General Bell, and his
color guard, left the column at Della
ware avenue and conducted the carriage
south to the Senate steps, where its
occupants alighted. From there the
escort continued across the plaza and
passed in review of the grand marshal.
Afterward the veteran division was dis
missed. The organization of the
veterans division was as follows.
Veterans Division.
Grand Army of the Republic.
Fourth Band, Z. S. Coast Artillery.
Department of the Potomac.
Gen. Edwin II. HOlbrook, Commanding.
Department Of Maryland
Gen. Robert G SUnStTOm, commanding.
Union Veteran Legion.
Department of the Potomac.
Gen. Thomas ]. shannon, commanding.
United Spanish War Veterans
Gen. Charles W. Newton, commanding.
Army and Navy Union
Department Of the Potomac.
Gen. J. Edwin Browne. commanding
Gen. p J. II. Farrell, commanding.
Sons Of Veterans.
Major Henry Stewart, comm auding.
Parade Starts.
IT rs hard to find a place TO begin
. a description Of this triumphal march
TIE military organizations ali formed
in column to the south and east Of the
/ ceremonies on the plaza, and the civic
organizations TO the north and north
west
Sylvester IN Lead.
The applause following the conclu-
/ sion Of President TaftS inaugural ad-
dress had not subsidized, before the
head Of the column, Major sylvester,
chief Of police, and a mounted squad
/ leading, had started across TIE plaza
/ In their rear marched the Fourth
| Band, L. S. Artillery Corps, from Fort
Monroe, and following, heading the
/ parade column proper, came Maj. Gen.
/ J. Franklin Bell, Chief of stan OF the
/ Army and grand marshal Of the pa
rade. With him was Brig. Gen. John
/ A. tombstone, his chief Of staff, who
/ with Mai. s. d. Sturgis, adjutaut gen.
/ eraI Of the parade. accomplished all
the work Of organization. The grand
/ marshaTs staff followed. their glitter
ing uniforms being given an extra
dash Of color, by the sash each wore
. across his shoulder. Behind this gor-
4 geOus array. came the personal escort
. Of the President, Troop A, the Black
1 Horse Troop, Of Cleveland.
BY this time President Taft and the
I Presidential party was seated in the
/ carriage, and it drove out behind the
/ Black Horse Troop. Then came the
/ "Battalions Of Peace" the military
grand division. under command OF
I Lieut. Gen J. g. Bates, chief marshal
I who rode ahead with his staff.
I At this point IL may be mentioned
1 that this was the first review Of the
/ United states armies that have been IN
/ foreign chimes. How well they succeed.
/ ed in their peace mission in Cuba is well
I known To every American The term
! "EattallOus of peace IS used literally
I and IT should prove a good omen fOl
. the Taft administration. for the troops
. Of the Third Brigade on review today
! under command Of Col &. d. Cowles
. comprise the first army Of paCihcatiOT
IN the history Of the world
one Of the regiments, the Fifth IN.
faUtTy, Is III years old, and perhaps tht
most famous Of any American regiment
II was organized in 1898. and first wOI
fame in the war Of 1872 II was re-
HOwued in the Mexican war. when Il
fought under Taylor and Scott il tool
q principal part in the Seminole and
Creek Indian wars, the scrap with Blacl
Hawk, and was all but eXtermiuated In
the civil war.
Fought Under Miles.
Tt was this famous regiment thai
fought again under General Miles OF
tHe frontier. and helped to make his
name famous. In the last ten years III,
Fifth has Travelled 10000 miles, and par
ttcipated i'm all Of the military opera
lions resulting from the war will
Spain. II went 20 Cuba with the FRS
Army Corps. later helped TO put dowI
. The Philippine Instruction. and theI
again went ID Cuba as part OF the army
of pacifcation- 1t returned but a few
days ago. The old fighting Fifth ha
many invaluable trophies Of its battle
= SCARED career, and every patriot,
. American heart gave ii a nluch-earneC
welcome when II appeared today.
Almost equally famous is the Eleventh
. Infantry, which was also q part Of IN,
Cuban army Of pacifcation- it was or
c gauized IN 1861. and received its baptism
OF blood on the battlefields Of the CiVi
I war as a part Of the Army OF the Po
t1mac The Eleventh fought in tn
! Spanish American war, In Porto Rico
and in the Philippine instruction. II
too WAS famous In the Indian wars. an,
J was one Of the first organizations T.
= perform relief work at the San Fran
cisco earthquake. soon 2fterward /
. went 10 Cuba. travelling as far as IA
old Fifth. The First Battalion. Secon'