The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-04
The diplomatic corps.
Heads 0f denartmnntq

mlfal OIL The navy, and the Officers OF inc
army who, by name, have received the
thanks of congress.
Members fof the house of representa-
tives and members elect Governors and
eX governors of states, officers of the SEN
ate and officers of the house of represen-
tatives, and Others
On reaching the portico the president
and president elect took the seats resery>
ed for them, the chief justice on their
right and the sergeant of arms of the sen
ate on their left, and other distinguished
guests, above mentioned, occupied the
seates assigned to them.
At noon the oath of Office was admins
istered to the president elect by the chief
justice, and President Cleveland delivered
his inaugural address.
At O'clock, on the conclusion of the
| ceremonies, the members of the senate,
preceded by the sergeant at arms, vice
president, and the secretary, returned to
the senate chamber, and the president,
accompanied by the committee of arrange
ments, proceeded to the executive man.
sion.
The parade was the grand feature of
the day, and moved smoothly under the
following organization:
Chief MarShal-Major General Henry
W Slocum, of New York; chief of staff,
Brevet Brigadier General Albert Orday,
United States volunteers; marshal of first
division, Bravet Major General r. b.
Ayres, L. S. army; marshall of second
division, Major General John f. Hart
ranft National Guard of Pennsylvania;
marshal Of third division, Major General
Fitzhugh Lee, Virginia volunteer militia;
marshal Of fourth division, Mr.. Thomas
J. Luttrell, of Washington, D. c.
| The first division consisted Of the regu
lar army, the marine corps, and the Dis
trict militia; the second of the National
Guards of the state of Pennsylvania, which
was represented by 1874 companies; the
third division comprised all other visiting
militia, while the fourth consisted of the
civic organizations.
The civic division was organized as fol-
lows: T. J. Luttrell, marshal; Major f.
w. Anderson, chief of staff, and was di-
yided into six brigades, as follows: First
brigade, composed of civic organizations
| from the state of New York, Gen. Hora>
ton King, of Brooklyn, n. Y; second
brigade, composed of organizations from
| Delaware, New Jersey, Ohio and Illinois,
M. Henry Wise Garnett; third brigade,
composed of clubs from Pennsylvania,
Hon. J. H. Hopkins; fourth brigade
composed of clubs from Maryland, Mr..
Spencer Watkins; fifth brigade, composed
of Virginia and District OF Columbia
clubs, Mr. Benjamin F. Lloyd; sixth bri-
gaGe, fire department and cavalry, MIR.
| w. Y. IIutclinS.
The military turned out Il, 900 men,
the civic organizations 11,000, while brass
and cornet bands aggregating $50 men
furnished the music.
Gen. Ordway, chief of staff, had tclc>
graph communication with each division
during the five mile parade by adoption
of the field telegraph of the signal corps.
As there were $4,000 men in line this was
found TO be the safest and most acCcssi-
bic way of communicating with the diyi
sions to be informed of delays or inter
ruptions to the line.
The first division, composed of the reg
ul0r troops and dist.ct militia, formed
west of Seventeenth street and escorted
the presidcnt-clcct from the Arlington
hotel to the capitol, where he took the
oath of office and delivered his inaugural
address, while the troops passed on 70 the
north side of the capitol and ha' i in
readiness for the line of march dONL that
side Of the capitol when the ceremonies
were completed. The remaining three
divisions did not take part in esc0rting
the president to the capitol, but proceed
ed direct to New Jersey, Maryland and
Delaware avenues. east of the capitol
waere they wat d the termination OF the
ceremonies. The line then formed and the
parade actually began. The route of the
procession WAS via the north side of the
capitol to Pennsylvania avenue to Wash
nglon Circle, to X street, to Connection
avenue, TO Rhode Island avenue, 10 Mas
sachusctts avenue, to Fourteenth street
where the parade was dismissed. Before
the head Of the line reached the avenu,
opposite the executive mansion, the pres
ident left the line and proceeded tC
the stand in front of the White
house, where he reviewed the pa
rade
The line was five miles long, and the
following organizations participated:
CONNECTICUT.
Norwich democrats, 200 men.
DELEwARE.
Bayard Legion, of Wilmington, So men
WASH NGroN, D. c.
Columbia Club, 70 men; Columbi,
Turnvcreiu; Sth Battalion Columbia Vol
untcers. Monumental Democratic Club
Arthur Rifles, G5 men; East Washington
Blaine and Logan Club; National Rifles
Jackson Democratic Club; Madison Dem
ocratic Club; jefferson Democratic Club
Young Mems Democratic Club, Union
Vet ran Corp, Old Guard; President!
Mounted Guard, Old Veterans President,
Mounted Guard. GO remaining men; High
School Cadets; Washington Light IDfan'
try; COntincntals.
GEORGIA.
| Augusta Infantry, GO men; Atlanta III,
fles, $50 men; Clark Light Infantry, O
Augusta.
| ILL NOIS.
Iroquois Club, of Chicago, $50 men
Cook County Club, of Chicago, 100 men
| INDIANA.
South Bend Old Mems Club. so men.
| KANSAS.
! Flambeau Club, of Atkinson.
KENTUCKY.
| Breckenridge Club, of Lexington.
MAINE.
Cleveland and Hendricks Club, of Port
land; inaugural committee, 100 men
democratic committee, of Gorham, 81
men.
MASSACHUSETTS,,