Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-28
"Boys in Blue" to Pass in Re-
view Before President
Wilson Tomorrow.


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walk in life. Every man of them who
is at all able is determined to-march.
| In the parade will be the only two sur
viving organizers of the Grand Army
Col. John NJ. Snyder and Maj Robert
Mann Wood-both of the department of
Illinois. There, too. will be at least eight
past commanders-in-chief-G Ell Tor
rance Of Minneapolis. MINI. Gen. A. G.
man. Boston, Mass: Leo Rassieur. st.
| Louis, Mo-: James Tanner, District of
Columbia John A. King. Baltimore. Md :;
Alfred B. Beers. Bridgeport. Conn. and
! Washington Gardner, Albion. Mich.
One of the special aids appointed by
the comma in-chief is the last civil
war veteran retired from active serv-
| ice. Gen. John l.. Glen, the famous
drummer boy of Chicamaugua.
Street to Be Roped Off Early.
| The route of the parade will be roped
of at 9 o'clock. The street cars Will
| be stopped at $50.
| Headed by a platoon of police. the
parade will move from Peace Monu
ment promptly at 10 o'clock. with Maj.
Gen Nelson A. Miles, who himself has
an illustrious war record. as grand
marshal The active marshal is George
A. Hosley, chief of staff of the Grand
| Army.
| Gen. Miles has invited a list of dis
tinguished army officers to act as as
| sistant marshals and ride with him
| at the head of the parade.
This list includes all of the officers of
high rank on the retired list and 9TH
| lows: Lieut. Gen. John c. Bates, Brig.
Gen. John r. Brooks, Brig. Gen. John
c. Gilmore. Brig. Gen. David S. Gordon,
Mai Gen. Charles F: Humphrey. Brig
| James H. Wilson. Brig. Gen: John NJ
| Wilson. Brig. Gen. Arson Mills, Maj.
| Gen. Fred c. Ainsworth, Mai Gen.
| Frank D. Baldwin, Brig. Gen. Louis H.
Gen. John L. Glen, Col. Joseph H.
| Dorst. Brig. Gen. Winfield S. Edgerly,
Col. Cornelius Gardener. Brig. Gen. Pc
| ter c. Hams, Brig. Gen. Eli L. Higgins,
Jesse NJ. Lee. Brig. Gen. Oscar F. Long.
Brig. Gen. Marion P. Maus. Brig. Gen.
| Samuel Ovenshine, Brig. Gen. Galusha
Pennypacker. Brig. Gen. Edward B.
Pratt. Brig. Gen. Frank H. Phipps. Maj.
Gen. Hugh L. Scott. Brig. Gen. Michael
| v. Sheridan. Col. Thomas W. Symons,
Brig. Cen Earl D. Thomas and Mai
Gen. James F. Wade.
| Gen. Miles Assistants.
Gen. Miles assistant marshal is Lieut.
| Col Chauncey B. Baker of the regular
| army. who. with Gen. Glen and Lieut..
William Loundes Calhoun of the navy,
| has been appointed by Commander-in-
Chief David J. Palmer as special aids
| Chief of-Staff Hosiey will be assisted
| by Senior Aid-de-Camp 8. c. Speer of
| Algona, Iowa, and $50 aids.
| The citizenship of Washington will
pay its respects to the Grand Army by
| supplying a mounted escort of honor,
| composed of 200 leading citizens, rid
Ing the best horses that could be found
| within miles of the capital. This fea-
| ture of the parade has been organized
4 by Melvin c. Hazen, the District sur
veyor. who. with William F. GUIDE.
chairman of the citizens executive
committee. and Robert n. Harper. the
vice chairman, Will lead this equestrian
escort. This cavalcade will be in two
| sections, the first wearing frock coats
| and silk hats. Mr.. Hazen has been as
| sisted in the organization of this escort
John o. Gheen, John o. Evans. c. w.
Bohannon and Thomas Bones.
| Then will swing into line the active
\ forces of the government representing
| the participation of the War and Navy
/ departments in escorting the remnant
| of those wo did such effective volunteer
service fifty years ago. This has been
| limited to one troop of cavalry. a bat
| blue Jackets.
National Guards Part.
| Following the regular army repre-
sentatives will come one troop of the
| District National Guard, led by Brig.
| Gen. William f. Harvey The National
| Guard Is really represented in the pa
rade by 1,500 men, but only one troop
has been given place with the escort
| through a desire to brief this part of
the parade as much as possible. so as
not to infiict the hardship of a long
wait upon the thousands of enfeebled
veterans. whom all the $4,000 guests
in the city and the citizens generally
want to see. The rest of the National
Guard will attend the Department of
the Potomac at the rear of the Grand
| Army section.
Headed by a fife. drum and bugle
corps composed of 100 grandsons of
veterans. dressed were the soldier
| boys of 81, will march the Sons of
Veterans. as the official escort of the
| Grand Army.
The blaring resonance of 100 uni
formed bands. composed Of at least
$500 musicians. will attend the pageant
| and furnish the well loved martial
strains that will quicken the wearied
feet to semblance of the vigorous
strides of fifty years ago.
Position Of the Bands.
Four military bands will contribute
about $50 musicians. These are the
Marine Band. the Engineers Band.
the Fifth Cavalry Band and the Dis
precedes military organizations.
| The Marine Band, under the leader
ship of Lieut.. Santelmann will be with
the L. S. Grant Post, No. 3d. of Brook
lyn, which is the honorary escort to the
commander-in-ch chief The Engineers
Band is to accompany the Department
of the Potomac. The Fifth Cavalry
Band will escort the regular army SOL
diers and the District militia musicians
will furnish marching music for the
District citizen soldiers.
| In addition to these bands there will
| be one or more drum and fire CORDS
with the bluejackets and marines. Sew
eral score of bands have come with de-
| partments from other states and nearly
| every department has arranged for
some music. There are several veteran
fife and drum corps with the state
delegations and nearly two score of
| drummer boys" have already regis
| tered at Camp Emery.
L. s. Grant Post. No. SO. the honor
i'ary escort. is reputed to be the finest
body of men in all the Grand Army.
1 They have been carefully drilled and
have had places OF honor in parades
ever since they acted as guard of honor
over the casket of Gen. Grant.
| Then Come g. A. r. Officers.
Then will come the national officers of
1.-THE Grand Army, mounted. consisting OF
Commander-tn-chief, David ]. Palmer.