The staff arrangements, for which General Sir John Steevens and
Colonel Hyslop, the Secretary of the City Association and also of the Joint Committee of the two Associations which has organized the Reserve in London, were chiefly responsible, can only be described as admirable. The brigades took up their stations not only punctually and accurately, but almost in silence. The very large number of distinguished Army officers who watched the, proceedings noted with pride and satisfaction that there was no crossing, checking, halting or shouting. All those responsible for the Parade may indeed be congratulated upon a triumph of organization. Considering how restricted was the parade ground, how large the body of men handled, and, further, that the whole of the organization had to be improvised at com- paratively short notice, it seems little short of a miracle that there was absolutely no confusion. It also speaks volumes for the restraint and high character of the old Army men and old Volunteers who form the National Reserve that the police had not a single incident of any sort to report.
