Evening star., 1917-03-04
MARYLAND TO TAKE
BIG PART IN PARADE
Thousands Coming From
Nearby State, Including Gov
ernor and Staff.
SEVERAL MILITARY BODIES

Maryland with varied organizati tionS
in the inaugural parade. including Gov.
Harrington and his staff, the midship-
men from Annapolis. a battalion of
cadets from the Maryland State College
and the Cummins Memorial Brigade of
Baltimore. will be well represented, and
thousands of persons from all parts Of
Maryland have arranged to reach the
capital on special trains early tomorrow
morning.
Gov. Harrington has been particu-
larly anxious for the state to make a
great showing, and Adjt Gen. Henry
NJ Warfield has been in personal con-
ference on several occasions with Maj.
Gen. Carroll A. Devol, adjutant gen.
eral of the inaugural parade. at his
headquarters in the War Department.
The governors party. which includes
Mrs. and Miss Harrington, his military
staff and their wives. are coming in
early tomorrow morning in the private
car of Arthur W. Thompson, vice pres
ident of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company. During the parade the
women of the party will occupy seats
in the stand at 18th street and Penn
sylvania avenue.
The governor and his staff will all be
mounted. The governor is a fine horse
man and will be mounted on Police
Marshal Carter's famous steed, which
formerly belonged to former Gov. Frank
Brown
Many Military Organizations.
The military organizations coming are
the list Maryland Infantry, the 4th
Maryland Infantry. Troop A Of cavalry
and the Naval Militia. They will be
headed by their own bands-the 1st and
4th Infantry and Naval Militia bands.
Troop A is from Pikesville. and the 1st
Maryland Infantry is from small towns
throughout the state. The other units
are from Baltimore. There will be
more than 1.400 Maryland soldiers in
the parade.
D. Gather, commanding the first bri-
gade; Col. Charles A. Little, command
ing the list Maryland Infantry: Col.
Harry c. Jones. commanding the 4th
Maryland Infantry: Capt. R. G. L. Hes
lop. commanding Troop A, and Com
mander Charles F. Macklin. command
ing the Naval Militia. The troops will
wear service uniforms They will dis
play the United States and regimental
flags.
The officers expect the Maryland SOL
diers to make great showing on ac-
count of their months of field expert
ence while on border duty. The adju
tant general has invited the cadet
land State College of Agriculture and
Charlotte Hall Institute to march in the
parade. st. Johns has taken part in
previous Inauguration parades and has
made creditable showings. A number
of her graduates have been given COM
mi a
The regiment of 1000 midshipmen
from the Naval Academy at Annapolis,
stronger by 200 than ever before at an
inaugural fete. are under Lieut.. Com
mander Sinclair Cannon. U. S. N. They
will form the first brigade in the pa
rade. commanded by Brig. Gen. J. E.
Kuhn. U. S. A. Midshipman Herbert w.
jackson of Kansas and Willet Elmore
of Alabama. both first class men. have
been selected as aids to Gen. Tasker H.
Bliss, U. s. A., who will command the
first grand division of the parade.
After the parade the midshipmen are
to be luncheon guests in the residence
of Edward B. Mclean.
The ''middies' are to wear service
blue uniforms with white leggins and
long blue overcoats with red lining.
Battalion From State College.
A battalion Of 200 cadets from the
Maryland State College of Agriculture,
College Park. Md. will be in command
of First Lieut. George T. Everett. cath
Infantry. This organization will be
headed by it's own band and will carry
United States and battalion flags. The
uniform is gray coat, trousers and
leggins. after the model of the West
Point drill uniform
Three hundred members of the Cum
minis Memorial Boys Brigade Of La
fayette Square, Baltimore. will be
headed by their own band of 100
pieces. Several hundred parents and
relatives will accompany this organi-
cation. The contingent has been as
signed a position in the second division
with the National Guard and armed
cadet organizations. After the
parade they will attend a local church
service.
The brigade is in charge of Col Jo-
seph H. Cudlipp. who is rector of the
Cummins Memorial Reformed Episco-
pal Church. the boys brigade being
part of the work of that church.
The band of seventy pieces will be
music of thirty pieces. making a mu-
sical organization of 100 members in a
single unit. The members are all uni
formed. The band, drum corps and
senior infantry company will wear their
service uniforms Of cadet gray with
by most military academies and col
leges. The two Junior companies of
infantry will wear dark blue coats and
caps. russet leather belts. white duck
trousers and shoulder belts. All the
infantry will be armed with Spring
field rifles.
This unit has several handsome flags,
both the United States colors and the
state flag.