The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-11-27
Big FLEET Week
CHARLESTON HAS GALA OCCASION
ALL THIS WEEK.


ALL THIS WEEK.
GREAT MILITARY PARADE
The City BY the Sea Doing Herself
Proud Through Her Splendid En-
eainment Of the Sailors and Other
Visitors Within Her Gates to See
Americas Finest Fleet
Field and track day for the enlist
ed men Of the Atlantic fleet and pre-
MUM day at the fair were the main
celebrations of Wednesday with the
brilliant naval ball that night at the
Charleston navy yard and the open
ing Of the fashion show" in the dec
Grafton OF the windows OF the King
street stores. The enlisted men had
their usual daily matinee at the Vic
toria theatre, but the football games
we're not played on Wednesday, on
account of the field and track events.
which had been arranged for their
sport and entertainment. The award
OF honors interested the exhibitors
especially at the fair grounds and
with the increased crowds coming in
for the celebration, the attendance
showed big gain over the previous
attendance. While an extended pro-
gramme Of amusements and enter
tainments are in progress IN Charles
ton, the naval vessels have also begun
to entertain, and there are morning
and midday luncheons, afternoon teas
and night suppers being given on the
big floating palaces.
The navy yard ball "Wednesday
night was one of the big functions
of the numerous entertainments In
honor Of Conmander-in-chief Oster-
haus and other officers Of the Allan
tic fleet, and 1t was given On scale
surpassing anything Of the kind, at
tempted at Charleston before. While
the ball was given at the navy yard
and under the auspices OF the Charles
ten yard officers, it was a city func-
tom, and necessarily the attendance
was large, taxing to some extent the
capacity Of the big building which Is
used for this purpose at the govern
ment plant. AS usual the building
was converted from a work shop IN
to magnificent ball room in which
the electrical effects proved fea-
ture. The music and supper were In
keeping with the splendid attraction.
The biggest day was THURSDAY,
when with stirring martial music oy
many bands, flags flying, the glitter
of the gold and brass Of the uniforms
and acoutrements Of many commands
made to show in sharper contrast
with the less snowy service dress, the
largest and most spectacular mhltary
pararde which has yer marched the
streets Of Charleston marked the
great land and naval parade, one OF
the special features OF Fteet-Falr
week. In the parade werer-etetaoli
ed the entire fighting force OF the ma
lion. In the battalion Of four com
nanies OF the United States artillery
corps, the marine and blue jackets
from the three divisions OF the ATTAIN
Tic fleet, two regiments OF national
euard. Of South Carolina, three d.
visions Of the South Carolina battal-
ION Of the naval militia and the re-
served military commands OF the city
of Charleston, making up splendid
military pageant which was review
cd BY the ranking officers OF the ma
w. Mayor Grace and other specialiy
invited people Of distinction at Mar
TON SQUARE, as the procession moved
up King street
It was a great parade. Nothing hke
u has ever been seen in Charleston,
and thousands Of people lined the
route of march, assemb bling an nour
before the time Of passing OF tne
troops in seeking vantage position
10 see the procession. It was an en-
thnsiastic crowd which saw the SOL
Observation-Disclosures
diers and the seamen march oy anu
frequently along the route, the pent
mn admiration Of the crowd gave vent
to its enthusiasm with loud applause
drowning the stirring music ana the
steady tread Of the soldiers as tney
moved with precision through tne
crowded streets.
It would seem difficult task TO
marshal into marching order more
than 1000 men, but to the military
I. men. it was comparatively easy
task. The various organizations
were assigned positions in advance OF
the time fixed for the parade to move
on and when Brig. Gen. Wylie Jones
ordered Forward. March, the whole
PROCESSION moved es one man, WIN
fhe organizations turning into posi-
ton and following the marching or
der at prescribed places.
The landing Of the several thous-
and men from the ships for particlpa-
ton in the parade was OF itself an
interesting sight and gave to those
Who observed the operation an IN
s,-ht into the readiness with which
large numbers Of men can be ianoeo
from naval vessels. The vessels put
out several launches with big to~s
and hundreds OF nen were moved
from each ship in few minutes. The
oficers came with the men and al
quickly as the boat loads were LANDED
at pier II, the men formed In march'
inr order and moved off to thel'
Mace of assembly, on east Battery
Rear Admiral Winslow, who hae
heen rendered the command OF the
whole parade. as grand marshal. pre-
rerred to command simply the naVa
brigade, with Mai. Catlin IN ccumans
OF the marine regiment. A compan!
OF marines were furnished oy eaci
ship to this regiment.