The Washington herald., 1910-05-31
RANKS ARE THINNER
Veterans Make Brave Show
ing Despite Numbers.
ANNUAL MEMORIAL PARADE
sold Guard" Is Escort of Honor to
the 6. A. II. and District n. G. Com
pnnies Perform Like Service for
Spanish War Veternns-Crowds Line
Streets 10 See Imposing Spectacle.

Pennsylvania avenue was lined with rev.
erent crowds yesterday morning when
the Memorial Day parade OF veterans Of
two wars. National Guard. and patriotic
societies marched on their way TO Airing
ton Cemetery.
The procession started from the c. A. r.
Hail. near Fourteenth street IN Penn
sylvania avenue. at $3.50 O'Clock. headed
by the Marine Band and a squad OF
mounted police.
The blue lines OF old soldiers were
noticeably thinner than they were a year
ago. and some Of the veterans who
marched al the last Memorial Day cele-
bratlon rode In carriages yesterday. But
they made a brave showing. and old eyes
frightened and tired shoulders suaighten-
ed when the bands played the old battle
songs OF the republic.
Board Cars to Arlington.
Promptly on time. Department Com
mander Henry A. Johnson ordered the
head Of the column 10 move. and with
the Marine Band playing Marching
Through Georgia" the veterans stepped
out briskly. and kept It up until they
boarded the Arlington cars.
Tho "Old Guard" Capt. Amos J. Gun
ming In command. was escort Of honor 20
the men OF the Grand Army OF the Re
public. Companies OF the First and Sec
ond Regiments District National Guard
were escorts Of the Spanish War Vet
Grams. many Of whom saw service at
] Gettysburg and Shiloh, as well as al san
| Juan Hill
The order Of the procession was as
( follows:
I Il. c. worien. officer q the day; W. J. Weiss
officer a the guard.
G. r. Scott and T. A Lang. aids
Detachment n mounted police
/ The First Battalion First Iufautr~. y. e. d. c.
Maj Wallach 4. McC1thrur. commanding and
the First Infantry Band y. g.. y. G.. under
leadership 4 Chief Musician Donald b.
Macleod
/ United States Marine Band. Walter r. Smith sec
ond leader. conductor.
Old Guard, Capt Amos !. Cunning. commander.
Department c0mmauder.
Department officers and official stat.
Past department commanders.
Members q the staff u the commander in chief
| John \. Rawlings Post No. J. Homer Riggs. CON
mandrr.
/ Kit Carson Post No g. +. ID. Gcdfrpy commander
Lincoln Post No g. !. F. NcCahe. commander.
George c.. Meade Post. No. s. L. =. Seib0ld, CON-
mauler.
| L. &. Grant Post 40. g. Burton r. Ross com
mandCr.
/ James A. Garfed Post NJ. = John c. Maynard
commander.
Burnside Post, No g. NJ l.. Leonard commander
I Potomac Post. No. Il. J. Tyler Powell commander.
| Phil Sheridan Post, No. "a. John n. Russell CON-
mander.
Lafayette Post. No. o. Mahlon H. Best. c1m.
mand,J.
] Frederick Douglas Post No. q. J. w. Butcher
commander.
I Charles Sumner Post No. O. Charles W. Hale
commander.
/ Drum Corps n the United States Marine Band
Company e.. Second Infantry. y g. d. C.
/ United Spanish War Veterans Department Il tLs
District q Columbia.
Samuel q. 8laws0n. department commander.
Camp No. l. J. A. Costello commander.
{ Camp No p T. r. NrrV. commander
Camp No g. W. d. Hudson commander.
/ Camp No I. G. L. G. Andersen. commander.
/ Camp No 6. 2. Feustad commander
Camp No. = A. " On B1ise, commander,
( The regular Army and Navy Union.
| Garrison No. !. John G. MAYNARD. commander
Army ard Navy Union.
. Gen. William T. Rauy Garrison. No 26. Thomas
A. Green. commander
| Admiral David ID. Porter Garrison, No. s, Lemuel
Fugitt. commander.
/ The Presidents Own Garrison No. lN Otto Son
tag commander.
/ Gen Guy Y. Henry Garrison. No Q. George r.
GarIett. commander.
Gen. James A Buchanan Garrison. No. II. Samuel
T. Henry. commander