Military Day
Military Day in the last full week of MayBrings out on the drill-field all the great brigade.Both the regiments of infantry appear;Batteries of artillery, troops of cavalryFollow, and line up proudly for the grand parade.
Companies abreast, they stand; imposing sight!On their right flank is the military band.Officers are facing them across the fieldSent by the government to decide our military rankAmong distinguished colleges of the land.
Gayly playing a grand march, the band leads down the fieldMen swing into columns; four abreast they go.In two long lines each of the companies passes beforeIts judges in review. The cavalry now displaysGreat skill. And the artillery moves along the row.
