The Washington times., 1915-09-29
Major Pullman and Mounted
Police at Very Head Of
Procession.
BAND PLAYS At sL0W.TIME
FauItIess Formations at Peace
Monument Prevent Acct.
dents In Early Hours.

A signal gun from the artillery sta
ton at the GARFIELD Monument sent a
Thrill through the waiting line Of vet
erans and their escorts Just two minutes
before 10, and at 10 o'clock the second
gun. followed by the wave Of General
Miles saber. set the grand review OF
1915 In motion.
Led by Major Pullman and q squad
of mounted police. the line started from
the Peace Monument at the command
of the grand marshal he Fifth Cav
airy Band. mounted. led tho veterans
Then came the grand marshal and his
giittering stan. Lieut.. Gen. John e.
Bates. Mai. Gen. John R. Brooke. Maj.
Gen. Charles F. Humphrey. Maj. Gen.
James Harrison Wilson. Mai. Cen. Fred
c. Ainsworth. Maj. Gen. Frank C. Bald
win: Brig, Gen. Michael v. Sheridan.
Maj. Gen. Jesse Lee. and Maj. Gen.
James F. Wade.
Following General Miles stan was the
citizens committee. In the rear came
the military and naval divisions from
the regular army and navy and the
District National Guard.
Grandsons Of Veterans In Line.
Col. Wilbur w. Wilder. Of the Sixth
United States Cavalry. q medal Of
honor man Of the Indian war. was In
command Of this division. which in
cluded the third squadron Of the Fifth
Cavalry. from Fort Myer. a battalion
from Fort Myer. and q brigade Of sea-
men from the warships anchored of
Potomac Park. Tho second brigade Of
the military and naval division was un-
der command Of Brig. Gen. william h
Harvey. District Militia. This brigade
included the Third Regiment. d. c. N.
g.: the First Field Battery. d. G. N.
g.: the First Separate Battalion, the
signal Corps. and tho machine gun
detachment.
were the personal escort Of the COM
mander-in-chief OF the q. A. r. The
escort was headed by a drum. fife, and
bugle corps. made up Of grandsons Of
the veterans who marched In the grand
review Of 1855. Three hundred Sons Of
which led the Grand Army section OF
the parade.
As the Marine Band stepped out the
musicians took a slower step, and when
the drums commenced to beat they
tapped out a time for the march which
was but half of the quick step the
regular troops that preceded them had
followed. The U. s. Grant Post. Of
Brooklyn. $50 Erixxled veterans, formed
the personal escort OF their commander
in-chief.
Johnny Clem On Palmer STAFF.
Commander-in-Chief Palmer Joined
tho line Of march at the Peaoe Monu-
ment with his staff falling into line d.
rectly behind Grant Post Of Brook
lyn. and the national color bearers OF
the Grand Army. Notable on the staff
Of Commander-in-Chief Palmer waA
Brig. Gen. Johnny Glenn. the youngest
soldier enlisted In tho Union army Fol-
lowing the commander-in-chiefa and his
staff was the Department Of Illinois. the
first Of the regular G. A. r. organiza-
tions In the line OF march. The State
DELEGATIONS consisted OF forty-five posts
under Col. John NJ. Snyder.
The particular feature Of the start
OF the parade which drew special
note Of comment from Commander-in-
Chief Palmer was the celerity with
which each organization fell into line
and the excellence Of the arrangements
for the start.
There were practically no accidents
during the early hours.