The Washington herald., 1912-04-17
TAFT AND DEWEY
TO UNYEIL STATUE
Impressive Ceremonies Are
Planned for Dedication in
Potomac Drive Today

with $500 soldiers and sailors in line,
with the ships Dolphin and Mayfower In
full array anchored peacefully IN the Po-
tomae. and with President Taft. members
OF Congress, and the diplomatic corps,
and all oficlal Washington in attendance,
the memorial 70 John Paul Jones. the
arst Admiral Of the United States Navy.
win be unveiled with impressive cere-
monies at 8 o'clock this afternoon
The statue Is located on a picturesque
site at the foot Of Seventeenth street. on
the bank OF the Tidal Basin in Potomac
Park. While the exercises are In prog
ress, eight naval steam launches with
colors flying will be stationed in the
Basin in a semicircle around the statue.
Secretary OF the Navy Meyer will pre-
side at the unwilling. Addresses will be
delivered by President TAFT and Gen.
Horace Porter. The statue will be I'M
yelled by Admiral George Dewey. Just
as the flags are drawn aside the two
vessels anchored in the Potomac will
boom the national salute Of twenty-one
guns.
At $50 o'clock this afternoon the navy
contingent including the marines. will
form in line. facing west on the east
curb Of Seventeenth Street, with the left
Of the line near the site OF the John Paul
Jones monument At the same hour the
foot troops Of the army contingent will
form in line, facing east on the west
curb of Seventeenth Street. with the
right Of the line near the statue.
The President, escorted by the First
Squadron, Fifteenth Cavalry Will be
driven between the lines on Seventeenth
Street, at 3 o'clock on his way TO the
monument.
After the dedication ceremony has be-
gun. and upon notification from the
grand marshal. the navy contingent and
the marines will be formed on b Street,
east Of Seventeenth Street, the bead OF
their column at Seventeenth Street At
the same time the foot troops OF the
army contingent will be formed on B
Street. west of Seventeenth Street. with
the head OF their column at Seventeenth
Street, and in the following order: Bat
TALON United States Engineers, battalion
Coast Artillery Corps, National Guard,
District OF Columbia Infantry.
These movements will be made without
music, in order not to interfere with
the ceremony at the monument
Review to Follow.
After the completion OF the dedication
ceremony the navy contingent and the
marines will move out, turning south on
Seventeenth street, and pass in review.
When the tail of this column has cleared
the corner OF Seventeenth and B streets,
the army contingent will move out. fol-
low and pass in review in the following
order: Battalion United States Engineers,
battalion Coast Artillery Corps; National
Guard, District Of Columbia Infantry;
First Squadron, Fifteenth L. S. Cavalry;
Second Bottalion, Third Field Artillery:
First Battery National Guard District OF
Columbia.
Brig. Gen. Robert K. Evans, U. S. A.
will act as grand marshal Of the parade.
The organization OF the line is as follows:
Chief Of StafI-Capt George V. H
Moseley. general stan.
Navy aids-Commander Archibald H.
Davis, Lieut.. Commander n. L. Jones,
Lieut.. Commander Richard D.. White,
and Lieut.. Robert Henderson.
Military aids-Maj. Leroy W. Heron.
National Guard of the District of Co
lumbia; Capt Frank R. Mccoy, General
stan; Capt Monroe c. Kerth, General
Stan, and Second Lieut.. Edwin St ].
Greble, Third Field Artillery.
Naval escort aids-Capt Henry o. Dunn.
Henry J. Ziegemeier, Lieut. Commander
Charles z. Courtney, Lieut.. Walter B.
Woodson, and H. E Kimmel.
Naval Academy Band.
Brigade OF midshipmen. Commander
Louis NJ. Mutton commanding.
Battalion Of marines, Maj. Thomas C.
Treadwen commanding.
Navy Yard Band.
Battalion OF ssamen, Lieut. John
Downes commanding.
Army escort-Battalion United States
Engineers, Battalion Coast Artillery
Corps, National Guard, District OF Co.
lumbia Infantry: First Squadron, FIJI
teenth United States Cavalry: Second
Battalion, Third Field Artillery; First
Battery. National Guard, District 81
Columbia