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stant notice to any point the war Depart
| ment may designate.
Coupled with the issuance of orders tC
| Major General Wood directions were giver
out at Washington for the Illinois Natona
| Guard to depart at once, regardless OF
| equipment for the border AS the Penn
| sylvania and New York National Guards
| are regarded as equally prepared with the
| Illinois troops for active service, simila,
order moving the local commands TO the
| front are momentarily expected at the
| various armories.
BAGGAGE PACKED.
The three regiments of the LIST Brigade
| are already packed up and their baggage is
| on the cars at the designated railroad yards
| It will he a small matter, the regmental
| Quartermasters say, to change the dest
nation of this equipment and to provide
passenger coaches for the transportation OF
the men.
In the meantime, General Price and his
subordinate officers went ahead with their
plans for the brigade parade on Broad
street this afternoon. The route of this
procession is so laid out that even should
orders for instant departure find the men
on the street they can dismiss without de-
lay at any point and march direct to their
designated place of entertainment and go
aboard the waiting coaches.
Recruited beyond the requirements OF
peace formation, the three regiments com.
prising General Prices command will pa.
rade on Broad street from Diamond to
Morris street, as last public appearance
before their entranment tomorrow tor
Camp Brumbaugh, Mt. Gretna.
SIXTH REGIMENT IN LINE.
In addition to the three regiments of
General Prices brigade the four companies
of the 9th Regiment located in this city
also will be in line. Major Louis h. Tafel,
commanding the local battalion of the 9Th,
obtained permission from General Price to
participate in the turnout, Through Ad-
jutant Whitaker the necessary assent was
obtained and the battalion from the 9Th.
although attached officially to the 4th
Brigade, will follow the I'd, Sd and 1st
Regiments in the display of Philadelphia g
infantry commands
General Price will lead the parade. With
him will be the members of the brigade
staff. These are Major Benjamin II. Whit
taker, adjutant; Major c. C. Norris Ir.,
judge advocate; Major w. Preston Tyler,
inspector of small arms Major Frank l..
Mueller, commissary Major George Huey
Smith, Quartermaster left this city at /
o'clock this afternoon for Mount Gretna. He
is the first commissioned officer from the
LIST Brigade to depart for the camp site
and he will have charge Of laying out the
quarters for the Philadelphia troops.
Company g, list Regiment, commanded
by Captain Arthur s. Fritzinger, will leave
from Broad Street Station at $3.50 o'clock
this evening for Camp Brumbaugh They
were excused from armory duty today and
probably will not take part in the parade
This company is charged with the erection
of tents for the brigade and will set to
work Immediately upon their arrival They
hope to have all tents ready before the first
regiment arrives tomorrow morning.
MORE THAN 5000 IN PARADE
The turnout Of more than 5000 young
men i'm khaki, marching for four miles along
the nag.framed wide highway, is expected
to stimulate some of the "absentminded
beggers" of this city to enlist in the Nation.
al Guard The martial appearance of "the
gentlemen in khaki going South" the stir.
ring strains of the regimental bands, the
cheering bystand, rs and the waving colors
of the nation and the inherent patriotism
OF all young Philadelphians are likely TO
result in an appeal to hundreds Of young
men of this city that will give the recruiting
officers OF the National Guard and regular
army alike a record-breaking weekend.
Breakfast and the early morning routine
disposed Of the company commanders as
sembled their men on the drill floor and put
them through the setting-up exercises
manual of arms and light drill maneuvers
The practice was not so arduous as that of
yesterday, and the hikes and outside drills
We're generally omitted, This was done that
the men would not be exhausted prior to
the turnout this afternoon
At the 9Th Regiment Armory, 4lst street
and Mantua avenue, and at t.e headquar-