Evening star., 1915-09-01
War Department Gives Per-
mission for Use of Potomac
Park September 80.
SIMILAR FEATURE ON BILL
FOR FORT MYER NEXT DAY
Conference Is Held Regarding Par
ticipation of q. S. Forces in the
Parade-Mr- GUIDE Home.

A drill by a troop of cavalry on 'he
polo field in Potomac Park at O'Clock
on the afternoon of September 81 VII
be one of the entertainment features
to be provided for the veterans OF the
civil war who VISIT Washington to at
tend the natioual G. A. K. encampment
Septernber % 40 October =, according
to an announcement made this alter
noon by DR.. F-ank Gibson. chairman
of the entertain nent committee of the
citizens c. A r. committee. A SINH
lar drill also will be given at Fort
Myer. Va, at O'Clock the afternoon
of October !.
Dr. Gibson said he was greatly
pleased today to lie arm that the War
Department has Civ en- permission for
the cavalry drill o.a Potomac Park.
BY having it there the demonstration
by the cavalrymen may be witnessed
by many veterans who would be un-
able to go to Fort 1dyer to see the
drill arranged for their benefit. Dr.
Gibson is making an effort to have
as many demonstrations by the various
branches of the army and navy includ-
ed in the program of entertainment as
possible. He believes that no feature
of the entertainment to be provided
will be more interesting to the vete-
rams. Among the demonstrations to be
given will be those of the Medical Corps
and Signal Corps.
A conference between Dr. Gibson. Col.
John McElroy and representatives of
the army and navy regarding details
of the participation by United States
forces in the parade and entertainment
program was to have been held this
morning. but was postponed because
OF the absence from the city of Lieut..
Commander William w. Gafbraith, L..
S. N, who has been designated as aid
by the Secretary of the Nay to assist
in making arrangements far the en-
campment. Lieut.. Col. Chauncey B.
Baker, U. s. A, has been designated as
the aid representing the army DR.. Glib
son said conference probably would
be held the latter part of the week.
At this time representatives OF the
citizens committee will be .Old just
what forces of the army and ravy will
participate in the parade and will be
furnished with a list of the naval ves-
sells which probably will be anchored
in the Potomac river during the en-
campment.
Mr.. Crude Back From West.
Chairman William F. GUIDE of the
citizens committee returned to Wash
ingtop last night from a trip to the
Pacific, coast. He said today a meeting
of the t1xed1tive committee of the citi-
zens' sxpnaadttee probably would be
called A,r some time during the first.
part of next week. IN the meanwhile.
Mr. GUIDE will confer with the vario.s
committae chairmen and ascertain just
what has been done during his absence
from the city. Mr.. GUIDE said today he
was glad, to learn that alranSeIn
for the a1campnent are progressing
rapidly.
In the pa, ade which is to comn2emo-
rate the fiitieth anniversary OF the
grand review of 1865, veterans of the
Department OF Illinois will lead the line
meets the Illinois veterans always lead
the parade, the various depar rtments
marching in order of their seniority. The
Grand Army of the Republic was or
ganized' at Springfield April G. 1866,
and the first post was organized four
DAYS later at Decatur, Ohio.
Veterans of the Department of the
Potomac will march at the end of the
line, although this department is en-
titled to the fourteenth position in line.
II is the custom, however. for the de-
partment which is acting as the host
at an campment to allow all other
departments to go before it in parade.
The seniority of the departments will
place them in line in the following
order:
Illinois. Wisconsin. Penns. Ivania.
Ohio, New York. Connecticut. Massa
chusetts, New Jersey. Maine. California
and Nevada. Rhode Island. New Hamp
D, shire, Vermont. Virginia and North
Carolina, MARYLAND. Nebraska, Michi-
gan. IowE, Indiana. Colorado and
wyoming, Kansas. Delaware, Ihinne-
sofa, Missouri. Oregon. Kentucky, West
Virginia, South Dakota, Washington
and Alaska, Arkansas, New Mexico,
Utah. Tennessee. Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi, Florida, Montana, Texas, Ida no,
Arizona. Georsia and South Carolina,
Ala bama. North Dakota. Oklahoma, In
dian territory and the Department of
the Potomac
Patriotic Instructors to Meet.
The National Association of Patriotic
Instructors is to hold sessions in the
Church of Our Father September 27,
the opening day of the encampment.
That night a reception to the members
of the various organizations in at
tendance at the encamprnent will be
held at the Raleigh Hotel, where John
e. Lewis, president Of the Patriotic In
structors Association, win have his
headquarters. Mrs. Isabel Worreu Ball
is chairman of the hospitality commit
tee of the association ard is now ac-
lively engaged in perfecting plans for
the entertainment of its members
while in Washington.
4 dog watch. at which addresses
probably will be made by Secretary
Daniels and prominent officers of the
navy. is being arranged for the en-
campment. The dog watch is to the
naval veterans wnat the campfire is
TO those who saw fighting in the army
during the civil war. The date on
which the dog watch will be held prob
ably will be decided in Il few days
Alex. g. Fortier, vice chairman of the
naval veterans committee. is engaged in
making arrangements for the gather
ing OF old "tars."
Among the veterans who plan 10
march in the parade will be COL. Joseph
n
placing the first American flag over
Alaska following it's purchase by this
country in 1867. Col. keefer is said tc
be the only living member of the Sew :
ard expedition. which went to Alaska
and formally took possession of thai
territory in the name of the United
States. The first American flag un.
furled in Alaska by the expedition is
now in the State Department Library
Relief for the Widows
of Civil War Veterans