Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
NATIONAL GUARD
TO HONOR BUDDY
Stephan Issues Orders for
All District Units to
Parade for Flyer.

Tribute to one of heir number. Capt.
Charles Lindbergh. transatlantic. non.
stop flyer. will be paid by the National
Guard Of the District Of Columbia
when he arrives in Washington Sat.
urday. according to orders issued yes
terday by Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan.
commanding the local militia. Capt.
Lindbergh Is an officer In the air serv-
ice of the Missouri National Guard
and believing that it would be most
fitting that the National Guard be the
first of his countrymen to greet him
when he arrives in this country. Gen.
Stephan has ordered out for service
in parade all Of the officers and men
composing the National Guard OF the
District of Columbia.
All this week. at the assemblies OF
the various organizations, regular
drills and exercises of the local citizen
troops will be made secondary to the
preparations to show UP at their finest
Saturday. when they will pay homage
to a National Guardsman who mas
flown from New York to Paris.
Is Units Participate.
Every one Of the Is units forming
the composite brigade of the local
officers and men, have been ordered
to be at their respective armortes at
10 o'clock Saturday morning. take
forma ton and report at the parade
rendezvous not later than 1880
o'clock.
Gen. Stephan Is a member OF the
committee making arrangements for
Capt. Lindbersh's reception and will
be at the Navy Yard with the COM
mittee to greet Lindbergh, but when
this ceremony is over he will proceed
to the parade rendezvous and assume
command of the local brigade which
will escort the flyer in his triumphal
march up Pennsylvania avenue and to
the base of the Washington Monu.
ment, where President Coolidge will
present him with the Distinguished
Flying Cross, the Federal Govern
ment's recognition Of his feat.
The units of the Guard will assemble
at the three arnories where the
several units are housed and will
march direct to the parade render.
vous. Acting on instructions Of Gen.
Stephan, Lieut.. Col. Peyton @. hewitt,
| 29th Division adjutant. has issued ex.
plicit instructions for the preparations
for the parade. The uniform selected
| for the march will be olive drab
| OOOlCH it1S oAA G0tAASNh N~PSs
Order for Parade.
| The order for the parade calls to the
attention of the command the fact
that Capt. Lindbergh is a member Of
the National Guard.
| Gen. Stephan and his staff will lead
the National Guard section Of the line.
He will be followed by the 29th Divi.
sion special troops. commanded by
Maj. Edward H. Groves and consist.
ing of the Goth Division headquarters
| detachments and the 29th Military
Police Company. Following them will
! be the largest unit Of the Guard, the
| 121st Regiment OF Engineers, includ-
! ing the band, commanded by Col. John
| w. Oehmann and consisting OF seven
companies. Next in line will be the
2G0th Battalion OF Coast Artillery.
commanded by Mai. Walter w. Burns
and consisting of three batteries. and
the rear of the line will be brought up
by Company A. 372d Infantry, colored
troops. commanded by Capt. Arthur
c. Newman.
| All Of the units will parade as IN.
| fantry, 1t was said at brigade head
| quarters, and at this time II IL not
| planned TO turn out for parade any
Of the heavy field equipment. includ,
ing the giant field guns OF the Coast
| Artillery.