Arizona republican., 1915-09-19

! bitions will take place in Potomac Park in Washington. There will like wise be medical corps exhibition upon the famous White Lot, South of the
 Executive Mansion. where the prog ress and development of medical science will be shown. An ela borate system of modern signaling has been worked out to illustrate the difference
 between the old method of commun.
 cation In the army service and the new. Signals win be transmitted . from the various points about Wash ington which were occupied by the Federal troops during the time athat they were guarding the National Cap ital. Messages will be transmitted and received in the old way and the wireless will be employed to illustrate the improved system.
 Marine Band Will Be Heard.
 On the part of the Navy. Secretary Daniels will provide as additional escort for the Grand March. members of the marine corps and jacktars from the battleships of the Atlantic fleet. The world famous Marine Band has been placed at the disposal of the veterans during Encampment week. orders have been issued 10 bring to Washington a small fleet of naval yes sels of such types as can..De brough; up the Potoma,: to the capital. These will include many small craft. espe- ciaily dostroyers and submarines. h view of the importance and efficieni part which these latter vesSels-the under water boats-have exhibited in the war in Europe, there is keen in terest in them and desire on the
 
 thing of their construction and opera ton. Many have never seen such 2 | craft. and il is proposed to permi, l them to be inspected by visitors at the 1 Washington Navy Yard and to give In diving and torpedo-fr- i ing There will also be exhibition | aeroplane flights from the field at F'ort | Myer as well as hydroplane flights ! from the river front. Some of these | features have never be | fore been provided at any Grand Army | and they are certain 10 add a novel interest to the reunion.
 As to the Grand Review. il Is planned that 1t shall be as nearly as possible in conformity with the Grand . of fifty years ago. Most of the old commanders who participated In that memorable military event have passed away and those who were junior officers. perhaps only priva,es. will take their places. For this req son. the various organizations which will march with the veterans will do so only as escorts
 Gen. Nelson A. Miles. retired. now past his eightieth year, but still wig lrous and active. will be the honorary Grand Marshal Of the pageant and various army and navy officers have been assigned to him as aides. The Grand Army proper will be marshalej oy Colonel Holsey, the chief of staff ,f the Chief.
 The big parade which is to occur m Wednesday. the gath. win start from he Peace Monument and proceed llong Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House. headed by a guard of police and an escort of citizens. The Sons of Veterans will act as escort to he members of the Encampment, and Sommander-in-Chief Palmer will have | IS his special guard and escort, the J. s. Grant Post of Brooklyn. N Y. The veterans will march in their re- ;pective Grand Army Departments. he line being headed by the Depart nent of Illinois which was the first 0 be organized and the others follow 1