The Washington times., 1917-03-05

others in white leggins and others in
blue overcoats, with red capes.
Acting as escort to Governor
Stuart, OF Virginia, was the corps OF
cadets from the Virginia Military In
stitute, known as the "West Pointers
of the South" The $50 cadets lived
up to their reputation as good march
ers, and Governor Stuart beamed with
pride as he looked on the crack or
ganization from Lexington.
The boys from the Culver Military
| Academy, escort to Vice President
Marshall, also came in for much
cheering along the line of march.
Their uniforms were similar to those
worn by the V. NJ. ]. cadets and the
West Pointers.
While the long line of guardsmen
and cadets were waiting for the word
to march, wagons passed down the
column. distributing sandwiches and
hot coffee.
One of the features which created
comment along Pennsylvania avenue
was the First Armored Motor Battery,
New York National Guard, which
marched or rather rolled with the
contingent from New York.
Armed Cars Looked Grim.
This battery is the only one of its
kind in the National Guard OF the
United States. Behind Capt. Henry G.
Montgomery and Lieut.. Thomas
rockingham, in command of the bat
terry, came sixty two-cylinder motor
cycles, equipped with riders and
rifles, hung in regular cavalry sad
die boots. They were followed by
three grim looking motor cars. ar
mored and equipped with machine
guns OF the Benet-Mercier type. The
three cars are the three such ma
chimes out of the eight in the United
States.
The officers in command of the
second division were: Brig. Gen. Will
liam A. Mann, U. S. A, marshal: Col.
Jesse Mel. Carter, u. S. A, chief of
staff; Lieut.. Col. Charles Gerhardt,
U. S. A, adjutant: Major Joseph G.
Castner, U. S. A; Major H. B. Clark,
U. S. A; Capt. d. T. Merrill, U. s. A:
Capt. w N. Hughes, jr., U. S. A: Capt.
H. p. Hobbs, U. S. A, and Capt. T.
n. Spaulding, u. S. A.
Old Guards Number Shrink.
= Following close behind Col. A. ].
Huntoon, of the G. A. R., who COM
manded the Third grand division,
composed of veterans and allied or
CARNATIONS, was the Old Guard, the
armed military guard of the Depart
ment of the Potomac, Grand Army Of
the Republic.
Old and feeble, many of them, but
marching with military precision de-
noting their early training they
p.aN In, he
ade today. There were forty at the
last inauguration.
Following the Old Guard came the
remainder of the G. A. f. About 200
veterans of the civil war were in
line.
The Spanish War Veterans. nearly
500 of them, were next in line, fol-
lowed by allied organizations consist
ing of the Maryland division of the
Sons of Veterans, and the Lexington
Minute Men.
About 100 of the G. A r. men,
most of them local men, fell into line
at Fourteenth street, being unable to
stand the fatigues of the entire march.
Flag Has Seventeenth Year.
With Colonel Huntoon was Capt.
D. V. Chisholm. commander-in-chief
of the Spanish War Veterans. George
c. Ross, as chief-of-staff, and Harley
V. Speelman, as adjutant general,
the staff.
The colors Of the G. A. r. were
born by c. B. Lowry, carrying an
American flag and George w. Lew
ton, carrying the company flag OF the
Old Guard. Capt. John Middleton.
First Lieut.. r. H. Cook, and Second
Lieut.. William S. Boyd, were in COM
mand of the Old Guard. Others
in that body were James E.
orderly sergeant; Bernard
Mooney, quartermaster sergeant; Z.
Cariana, adjutant of the Old Guard:
Morten, commIssary sergeant:
]. B. Dowd. G. w. Cutshaw, and
Ephraim Phillips.
The flag carried by the color bear.
ers today saw its seventeenth ami
the former one having been
retired. Others marching with the
G. A. r. were Commander c. II. Word
en-, of Post No. 6; o. II. Oldroyd, OF the
Home, on Tenth street; DIR.
Thomas Calver. and DIR. w. II. Got
valid, chaplain Of the department.
The Spanish War Veterans were in
command of +. l.. Soloman, senior
vice commander-in-chief. He was as
sisted by Adjt. Gen. ]. z. Maynard.
J. ]. Murphy, w. c. Mackin. Lee II.
Harris, II. B. Coulter and John A. Gal
lagher.
The Lexington Minute Men were in
command of William +. Young. Many
Of the veterans were unable to with
stand the hardships OF the strenuous
march up the Avenue and were forced
to leave the procession at various
points. Some of them, after resting,
rode to points farther along the
route and rejoined their organiza-
tiOns.
Shortly before 2 o'clock the civic
element, comprising the Fourth