Evening star., 1922-04-26
GRAND CEREMONIES
TO INCLUDE 10000
IN MARCHING LINE
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near the head of the line will he
taken by veterans of the civil war,
many of whom served in the field of
action under Gen. Grant. Troops of the
Army. Navy and Marine Corps. with
the District National Guard and the
High School Cadets. will bring up the
rear.
Starting at l o'clock at 18th and r
streets. the procession will proceed
north on 18th street, and then east
on Pennsylvania avenue to Sd street.
The West Point cadets and the An
guard of honor at the foot, of the
Grant statue, facing the speakers.
The cadets viii be lined on one side
and the midshipmen on the other. Ar
rangements have been made whereby
the civil war veterans will have
hear the addresses.
Gen. Miles to Be Absent.
Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A. Miles will be
unable to participate as grand mar
shal Of the parade owing to a recent
illness. which has confined him to his
home. Maj. Gen. John A. Glenn. L. S.
A.. retired. has been appointed to act
in his place.
The principal address at the dedica-
Coolidge. The Grant memorial will be
formally presented by Secretary of War
Weeks on behalf of the Grant Memorial
commission. 1t will be unveiled by
Princess Cantacuzene. granddaughter,
and Princess Ida Cantacuzene, great
granddaughter of Gen. Grant. Lieut..
Col. Clarence 0. Sheriff.. L. S. A, exec
utive officer of the Grant Memorial COM
mission. will make the introductory re-
marks. and Justice Wendell p. Stafford
Of the District Supreme Court will pay
tribute to Gen. Grant in a poem.
All the organizations participating
in the parade will assemble at II 80
O'Clock on the streets west of 17th street
and south of Pennsylvania avenue. with
the rignt of the line at 18th and 3
streets. Grand Marshal Maj. Gen. Glen
and his staff will assemble at the south
end Of West Executive avenue. and the
Army Band will form ten PAGES in the
rear of the staff, the West Point cadets
ten PAGES in the rear of the Army Band
and the midshipmen five PAGES in the
rear of the cadets.
Points OF Axsemblage.
Assemblage points of other organl-
cations follow:
Generals and admirals and veterans
of the civil war Tin automobiles), 18th
street, facing north. head of column
at New York avenue.
Navy band, Military Order of LoyaI
Legion, veterans of the civil war
grass oval. south of the White House
north Of B street.
Sons of Veterans, + street between
18th and 18th streets. facing east
head of column at 18th street.
Veterans of Indian Wars, Spanish
American War and Foreign Wars, u
street between 18th and 10th streets
facing east.
Veterans of the World War, National
Red Cross representatives that
served in the different wars. c street
between 18th and 18th streets, facing
east.
Regular troops. 18th street, facing
north, head of column at street.
Marine Band, marines and sailors
18th street in rear of Regular Army
facing north.
National Guard. north side of L
street, facing west.
High School Cadets in rear of Ma
tional Guard.
Decoration of Buildings.
Lieut.. Col. Sheriff. has requested the
head of each department and inde
pendent establishments in the Dis
trict to suitably decorate their re-
spective buildings with flags and
bunting. and to allow the decorations
to remain on the ensuing two days,
April 2S and %. in honor of the Pan
American congress of women, which
is to be in session here then.
A call to members of the American
Legion who will participate In the
Grant Memorial tomorrow afternoon
was issued today by Commander Wat
son B. Miller of the District depart
ment of the Legion. In the call Com
mander Miller announced that Ma
tional Commander Hanford Mac
Nider will be in the city and is ex-
pected to march with the members
of the legion. On orders from the
War Department the American Le-
gion will assemble at 1890 pm. on c
street northwest between 18th and
10th streets. Members wishing to
view the ceremonies at the unveil-
| ing of the Grant Memorial will re-
| main in line and turn left on Mary
land avenue into the Botanical Gar
dens The American Legion will fol-
! low the Military Order of the Foreign
Wars in the line of march.
The cadets from West Point and