Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-06-28
n. D. REGIMENT
PRESENTS BIC
DRESS PARADE
Large Crowd Witnesses Spectac.
ular Sight at Ft. Lincoln
Last Evening
COL. FRAME REVIEWS
NORTH DAKOTA SOLDIERS
N. D. N. G. Is Crack Regiment
Other News From the
Camp

The people of North Dakota are
proud of the members of the National
Guard representing this state. And
they have every reason to be. The
large crowd Of Bismarck and out of
town people who visited the boys at
their camp at Fort Lincoln will bear
out this statement and it might also
be stated that those who were TN
able to visit the state camp last even
ing missed sight that was we'll
worth travelling miles to see.
Practically every officer and enlist
ed man participated in a dress pa
radc on the parade grounds at the
fort, at 6 o'clock last night, and it
was a magnificent sight. Headed by
the military band of % pieces, the
regiment passed before their COM
mander, Col. John H. Frame, in
review. and the spectacle presented
thrilled the audience through and
through. ..
Promptly at 6 o'clock the men we're
assembled into their various battal-
ions and marched onto the parade
grounds, headed by their respective
battalion commanders. The military
band advanced, playing an appropri.
ate march, and were followed closely
by the field musicians, composed of
two buglers from each of the IL COM
panies. The First battalion swung
along at a rapid march and came to
halt. Battalions 2 and came next.
and also came to halt in perfect line
with the preceding battalion. When
all of the companies had gathered on
the parade ground, the band and field
musicians, the former organization
playing a spirited march, marched
past the three battalions and to the
rear and then back to their places on
the right of the grounds. After per-
forming this ceremony, the band
sounded off, and Immediately after
the field musicians followed suit.
Old Glory is Lowered.
A thrill passed through the OnlOok-
ers as the band struck up the familiar
and inspiring air, "The Star Spangled
Eanner," and with the officers and
men at attention and the throng of
spectators in reverent silence, Gid
Glory, the sacred emblem of the Unit
ed States Of America, was lowered.
While speaking of this ceremony, it
may be interesting to the uneducated
in military matters to know that
the Stars and Stripes is lowered by a
special detailed body of soldiers and
is caught by them, the flag never be-
ing permitted to touch the ground.
Col. Frame Assumes Command.
During this portion Of the drill Capt.
r. S. Henry Of Valley City, adju-
tant to Col. Frame. was in command
of the regiment. AT this juncture he
formally turned over the command to
Col. Frame, and the majors of the
three battalions and their adjutants
reported to the latter. After receiv-
ing orders, they returnd to the head
Of their respective battalions.
Col. Frame turned the regiment
over to Lieut.. Col. Grafton, second in
command, and he took charge Of the
troops while they marched from the
parade grounds Col Frame stood in
the center of the field while every
company marched by in reviw.
Crowd Pleased at Spectacle.
The hundreds of people who wit
messed the dress parade last evening
were highly pleased with the specta-
Gle presented for their approval and
were loud in their prais of the officers
~e no
al Guard. 1t is likely that this cere-
mony will be performed every even
ing, but no official orders to this ef-
feet have been issued to date. The
various companies were heartily ap-
plauded as they passed by on review
and every detail of the ceremony was
carried out to perfection.
The military mand is to be COM
mended for their work during the
above mentioned procedure and also
during the guard mount, which took
place at $3.50. North Dakota has a
band that is the equal OF any
of it's kind in the Unit
ed States and the members are wor-
thy of much praise, both for their
ability along musical lines and also
for the able manner in which they
assisted in carrying out the program
as outlined above.
No New Developments.
Col. Frame and Capt. Henry re-
ported last evening that to date there
are no new developments in the criti-
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