Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-04
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grand divisions, each split up into
many smaller sections The first di-
vision was distinctly military, made
up of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps
and Coast Guard. The second division
was devoted to the civilian soldiers
and sailors delegations here to cele-
brate the Inauguration of Mr.. Hoover.
Parade Led by Summerail.
Gen. Charles p. Summerall, chief of
staff of the Army, led the parade
as grand marshal, attended by his
aides, Maj. Henry Terrell, jr., and
Lieut.. George F. Foster
Immediately behind Gen. Summer
all came O color guard of four Army
sergeant carrying the American flag
and the flag Of the chief of staff. Then
followed three orderlies and bugler
to transmit the generals commands
back through the long line of march,
ing columns.
Next in the order of march was
Brig Gen. George S. Simonds, chief
of staff of the inaugural parade, with
two messenger officers on motor cycles
riding on his right and left near the
curb. Gen. Simonds was attended by
his staff, Capt. William H. McClintic,
U. S. NJ; Lieut.. Col. Robert L. Collins,
Maj William H. Rupertus of the
Marine Corps: Maj. Albert L. Bar
rows of the Officers' Reserve Corps;
Lieut.. r. j. Mauerman of the Coast
Guard: Capt. Walter s. Welsh of the
121st Engineers, D. C. National Guard,
and Cadet Lieut., Emmett c.. McLough-
lin of the Reserve Officers Training
Corps Unit at Georgetown University.
They were followed by nine orderlies
selected from the different services.
The grand marsl1als section was
closed by the Army Band. marching IL
abreast and acting as the rhythmic
heart of this vast moving symbol of the
power. unity and majesty of the United
States.
First Section is Coiorful.
4. AT a proper interval followed Maj.
Gen. Fred w Sladen, marshal of the
first grand division of the parade, fol-
lowed by his aide, Lieut.. Joseph S..
Cranstn, with two orderlies, and his
chief of staff Col. r. w. Darrah, with
two messenger officers in automobiles,
Then came Gen. Sladen's staff, Lieut..
Col j. H. Kerr Mai. William F. Sharp,
Maj Henry r. Smalley and Capt. Will
liam r. Handy. They were followed by
five orderlies.
The first division furnished an i'm
pressive picture as the seemingly end
less files of soldiers, sailors. Marines,
Coast Guardsmen and National Guards
men, mounted and unmounted, swept
past the reviewing stand in columns of
platoons. The Regular Army section
was led by Brig. Gen. H. o. Williams
a bic ctoF fni1Oxxyod of fn
interval by the third battalion of the
18th Infantry under the command of
Maj. A. M. Patch. Then came the
band of the 18th Engineers followed by
the Engineer regiment itself, COM
manded by Mai. Dewitt G. JONES'.
Next in line was the Sd Cavalry
Band. directly behind which came the
first battalion of the 10th Field Artil-
lery, commanded by Maj. Cortlandt
Parker
At 4O-foot interval came the Navy
section of the parade, commanded by
Brig. Gen. Harry Lee of the Marine
Corps, and his staff. The COM
mander's party was followed imme-
diately by the famous and brilliantly
uniformed Marine Band, after which
marched a regiment Of Marines, led
by Col. Eli T. Fryer.
NexL III OTueE Oh the procession was
the Navy Band. after which marched a
regiment Of bluejackets. commanded
by Capt. Willis Mcdowell of the Navy
The third section was made up of
Coast Guardsmen, led by Lieut.. Conndr
H. G. Bradbury and his staff. and
composed of the Coast Guard Band and
battalion of the service.
The next section, made up of Ma
tional Guardsmen was led by Maj. Gen.
Anton Stephan of the National Guard
of the District of Columbia and his
staff. The other units, in order, were