The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-03-13


pie and gold badges on the lapel.
of their coats, represented thii
branch of the New York Democracy.
The Albany phalanx, numbering eighty
men, presented neat appearance, clad In
brown coats, with white beavers and car
rying silk umbrellas. The Kings County
Democracy had about 135 men in line,
dressed in dark blue overcOats and carry
ing the inevitable cane. The Buffalo LIE
gion, in dark coats and silk hats, brought
up the rear of the first brigade. In the
second brigade of this division, Bayard LIE
gion, of Wilmington, Del, was the first
out-of-town club. and was followed by the
Joel Parker Club of Newark, n. j. The
forty representatives of the Iroquois Club
of Chicago, and the Columbus, Ohio,
glee club, dressed in gray and carrying
miniature brooms on the lapel of theiI
coats. One of the neatest uniforms in the
line was that of the Duckworth Club OF
Cincinnati, consisting of a light Overcoat,
dark trousers, high white hats and gold and
purple badges. There was not a finer look
ing body of men i'm the procession, and as
they turned into Fifteenth street, marching
twelve front, the great crowd cheered lust
lily and the ladies clapped their hands and
waved their handkerchiefs. The Jefferson
Club of Cincinnati followed and made a
most creditable display. They were also
greeted with applause and other demon
STATIONS of approval. A cOlored man
clad i'm sky-blue swallOw-tailed coat
and bright red pantalOons, and wearing on
his breast an enormous silver plate bearing
the name of the organization, preceded the
Jackson Democratic Club, of Columbus, o.
Its eighty members were dressed in gray
and carried canes at salute. Maroon over
coats and yellow kid gloves distinguished one
hundred members of the American Club, of
Philadelphia. The Samuel j. Randall As
ISOLATION CT Philadelphia had about an
equal number of men in line The Moya-
mensing Legion, of Philadelphia, had
seventy-five men in line dressed in brown
and red. The Eleventh Waid Randall Club,
of Philadelphia, bore magnificent banner
of blue plush and gold, with an excellent
portrait of the patron of the club
One hundred men represented the
Central Club of Harrisburg They wore
gray Overcoats, black hats and red silk
badges. The Calumet Club of Baltimore
presented an excellent appearance with 300
neatly attired men in line. The Topeka
Flambeau Club also made a fine appear
ance. The Cook County Club of Chicago
turned out about forty men in gray over
coats, silk hats and badges. This clubebnd
the Iroquois Club of the same city, were re-
ceived with marked favor Some excite
ment was caused by the appearance
in the procession of the Blaine Inaugural
ton Club of Maine A splendid banner of
black and gold fiOated over 500 men
representing the Crescent Club of Balti-
more. A noticeable feature of the process
sion was the flag of the cavalry of the
District of Columbia, in which the electoral
votes of the States that furnished Cleve-
lands majOrities were represented by horses,
one for each vote, arranged in States by
colors. They were followed by tile Cleye-
land and Hendricks Club of Townsville,
Va, and by number of mounted clubs
wearing colored sashes. The last brigade
was composed of the Veteran Firemen's
Association of New York, drawing their
hand engine, the District Fire Department
and Baltimore fire company. Other civil
organizations in line were the Kruger
Engineers of New York, First New
jersey Democratic Battalion of Camden,
the East Connecticut Club of Nor
witch, the r. S. Pattison Association
of Philadelphia, the Hancock Veteran As
ISOLATION, the Young Mems Democratic
Battalion of Philadelphia, SensendOrfer
Club of Philadelphia, Third Ward CONT
mental Club of Philadelphia, Jackson Club
of Philadelphia, Cleveland Club of Philadel-
phia, First Ward German Democratic Club
of Philadelphia, Americas Club of Reading,
fancy Club of Baltimore, Democratic Cen
trail Association of Baltimore, Democratic
Inaugural Club of Portland, Me-, First
Cleveland Flag Escort of MOberly, No.,
1layiS CIuh Of piaIpnpt W.
Va, and the National Veteran Dem
ocratic Club of Chicago. The civic Or
CARNATIONS made very fine dis
play and were highly complimented by the
Presidential party. The members of most
of these organizations saluted the President
by raising their hats and canes and cheer
ing by lines. The live ROSTERS which were
carried by the Tammany Club and county
of New York. were made con-
spicuous as they passed the stand and
caused much amusement. Taken all in all
the procession was undoubtedly the largest
as a combined military and civic display,
and finest ever seen i'm Washington. The
number of men who marched past the
Presidential stand is estimated at 25 200.
The Inaugural Ball.
1t was 1880 o'clock when President
Cleveland arrived at the ball room at the
new Pension Office building, which was
decorated for the occasion. lie
was Immediately escorted to the Presidents
room where for half an hour he held an in
formal reception, the members of the Re
ceptiOn Committee and a small number of
distinguished persons being present with
him. The President was accompanied by
Miss Cleveland and Mrs. Hoyt, his sisters.
and by his brother, Rev. Mr.. Cleveland and
wife and two sons, Mr.. Hast
ings, his nephew, Miss Hastings,
Miss Nellie Yeomans, Mr.. and Mrs. Bacon,
the Presidents brother-in-law and wife
of Toledo, and Colonel and Mrs. Lamont.
About the same time eX-PreSident Arthur
arrived, and he, too, was escorted to the
Presidents room. With him were Secre-
taries Lincoln and Chandler, Secretary and
Mrs. McCullOch, AttOrney-General Brew
ster and Mrs. Brewster, Postmaster-General
HattOn and Mrs. HattOn, Secretary Teller
and Mrs. Teller. Vice-President Hendricks
arrived about the same time aud joined the
President. In his room at this time there
was large and distinguished gathering, in
Guiding persons of the most diverse shades
of political opinion. Besides the persons al
ready named there were Senator Bayard,
Colonel Villas, of Wisconsin; General Sheri-
dan and Mrs. Sheridan, General Rosecrans,
Hon. Dan Manning and wife, Senator Pen
1leton, Hon. Richard T. Merrick, Senator
Wade Hampton, Senator Brown, of Georgia,
Justice Field of the Supreme Court and
Speaker Carlisle. There was no formal re-
ception by President Cleveland but large
number of persons pressed about him, and
some of the gentlemen standing in the i'm
mediate vicinity made the presentations.
After half an hour spent in this manner,