Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-23
MARCH LINE FIXED
FOR GRANT PARADE
Cadets and Veterans to Lead
10000 for Dedication of
Memorial.

Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, United
States Army, retired. grand marshal.
and Col. Conrad S. Babcock, United
States Cavalry, his adjutant general,
have completed all the general ar
rangements for the street parade in
cident to the formal dedication of the
Grant Memorial in the Botanic Gar
den, Thursday afternoon. the cente-
nary OF the birth of the great Union
soldier and President.
About ten thousand men and few
women will march in the parade. in
Guiding cadets from the West Point
Military Academy, midshipmen from
the Annapolis Naval Academy, all the
regular soldiers. sailors and marines
stationed in this city members of the
Loyal Legion. members of the Grand
Army of the Republic. veterans of the
civil war. the. Spanish war. the world
war. and other foreign wars, the Dis
trsct National Guard and the District
High School Cadets.
Regulars Bring Up Rear.
Army and Navy bands will head
various organizations. Places near the
head of the line are given to veterans
of the civil war. many of whom. like
zen. Miles, the grand marshal. served
in the field of action under Cen
Grant; Troops of the Army. Navy
and Marine Corps. which usually
march at the head of all professions
IN which they take part. will, in this
case, bring up the rear. with the
District National Guard and the Dis
trict high school cadets. Another in
novation is that the procession. in
stead of following the usual line Of
march from the Capitol to the White
House. will march the other way on
this occasion
All the organizations will assemble.
by 1880 o'clock on streets west of
l7th street and south of Pennsylvania
avenue. with the right of the line al
18th and E streets Starting at
O'Clock. the procession will proceed
north on 18th street and then east
on Pennsylvania avenue to Bird street.
the western boundary of the Botanic
Garden. where they will be deployed
to the best advantage around the
grandstand in east Botanic Garden,
where the dedicatory exercises will
take place. 1t has been arranged that
the civil war veterans and the future
generals and admirals from West
Point and Annapolis shall have places
of vantage where they can hear the
addresses to be made by Vice Pres-
dent Coolidge. the Secretary of War
and others taking part in the ceremo-
MES.
OmciaI Order of March.
The official order for the parade is
sued yesterday by Col. Babcock. ad-
jutant general. says that the fol-
lowing organizations will parade at
the dedication of the Grant Memo
rial
Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, L. S. A..
and stan, the Army band. West Point
cadets. midshipmen, L. S. Navy, gen
erals and admirals in automobiles.
United States Navy Band. Military
nrin of "a Dan
of the Military order of the Loyal
Legion. Gen. L. S. Pitcher. Command
er-in-chief. G. A. r.; Senior Vice
Commander r. w. Mcbride. Junior
Vice Commander Henry A. Johnson.
Army of the Tennessee. Army of the
Cumberland. Army of the Potomac.
Delaware Department, q. A. r.:
Maryland Department, G. A. r.: Ma
val Veterans National Association.
New York City Department, q. A. R..
Pennsylvania Department. G. A. r.;
Department of the Potomac, G. A. r..
Virginia Department, G. A. r.: West
Virginia Department. G. A. r.: Sons
of Veterans. Maryland Division. As
ISOLATION of Veterans of Indian Wars.
United Spanish War Veterans and
Band. Naval and Military Order of the
Spanish American War. Veterans of
Foreign Wars. Military Order of For
eign Wars, American Legion. Mill
tary Order of the World War. Army
and Navy Union. National Red Cross
representatives that served in diff
ferent wars. Commanding Officer.
United States Troops. Field Music.
64th Infantry, Sd Battalion: 64th In
fantry. Band. Sd Cavalry; I'd Squadron,
Sd Cavalry: I'd Rattalan. Sd Field Ar
tillery: Marine Band. Company of Ma
rines. Company of Bluejackets. Band,
D. c.. National Guard; five companies.
D. c. National Guard and High School
Cadets.
SONS OF VETERANS READY.