The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1885-03-13

tuey since. They have come In family
eve o.;as in clubs, and companies and
parueo The hotels were filled q
ssep 70 and private boarding houses
Nrd dwellings, have since done wnat tney
sould TO lodge the she lterleSs and iced
tba hungry. Nevertheless, not Few OF
the later corners, who brought little De-
tides their patriotic memories ana ex-
siu homes. tramped the avenues last
uilS n. from necessity, and brea kfasted
M ni morning with coffee and sandwich
s .la',, the vendors at the markets and
Let l.usat corners. The morning opened
80. but with ali excellent
nao1 of fair weather, which
untitled before nine O'Clock. The
thronos were abroad early, walking and
d;ng from point to point to see what
t Inv could of the public buildings, the
III statues and monuments before the
P pot event of the day began. Filing
nd drumming and marching of clubs and
ICONS were the enlivening elements OF
the early forenoon, while the morning
ssrenades rendered to the popular polit-
.eaI favorites served to amuse and interest
the participants and crowds. Whatever
If is nossIbie to do with scantling and
boards and bunting and gilt to bedeck
town for an occasion, Washington mas
undertaken and performed. The harvest
,f decorators and carpenters began ten
laws ago, and the noise of their saving
and pounding, and the click OF their
hammers have been heard day and night
aver since, down to the moment
of the starting of the procession.
At first ugly erections of rough timber
broke out ali along the proposed line of
march from the white house to the capt.
roll. co6ering doors and windows of
stores and dwellings, and filling up the
little parks and openings, and upon
these were advertisements of seats to
rent. Later flags, banners, streamers
and tasteful devices in snowy colors con-
cealed the rough woodwork and then
building fronts began to
& BLOSSOM OUT.
:. The completed work is very beautiful and
the stateliest of American avenues has
been transformed into a moving maze OF
CAV cSlors, which fittingly typihes the
beartiness of the city's welcome to the
new administration. The building at
the corner of Twelfth and Pennsylvania
avenue, occupied by the pension bureau,
was perhaps the most deliberately
decorated structure in the city and the
decorations were at once pleasing ana
unique. Long lines of streamers were
Suspended between the flag staffs on the
roof and Just below, on either side OF the
building,
AN IMMENSE GOLDEN EAGLE
clutchedf long lines of red, white and
blue bunting, which were artistically
woven into vast network covering the
entire building. At the intersection OF
the lines of bunting shone stars OF GOLD
and, framing the whole design, were
handsome shields bearing the names OF
the states of the union all locked together
with gilt chains. At the second story
slenderr staffs bore graceful tricolored
standards with the names of the various
presidents of the United States. The
west front of the building re-
presented the legislative branch
of the government. A mammoth
pictures of the capitol was flanked by
great Roman fasces. At the corner OF
the building
she GODDESS OF LIBERTY,
armed with sword and shield. repre-
sented the executive branch of the gov
eminent. An eagle, bearing national
shield, surmounted the figure, and an
excellent oil portrait of heroic size of the
president elect was suspended above
Naeld bearing the name of New York
state = On the south face of the building
Justice, blindfolded, with sword and
scales, represented the judiciary. Alto
gether the effect was very pleasing. The
hotels were tastefully decorated. Will
lard's was profusely draped in graceful
festoons of gayly colored fabrics. Words
of welcome wrought in tinsel shone above
an immense blazing star at the door
way nd great arch of gas |
jets SPAWNED the circle, enclosing
the symbolic owl head OF the Americas
club, of Philadelphia. Elegant designs,
wrought in cunningly woven bunting,
transformed the marble facade of the |
Metropolitan into thing of beauty. |
The Ebbett house was fairly covered with |
flags and picturesque figures, and the
other hotels showed grea. ingenuity in
devising pleasing and original decora-
tons. A great floral ladder reaching to
the roof OF a business house on Pennsyl-
vania avenue bore upon it rungs the
words ''Sheriff, - s'Mayor, - "Gover-
nor, - President. thus graphically
symbaizing the life work Of the presi-
dent-6ect. All the government build
ing on the line Of march were
GAY WITH BUNTING.
Large American flags encompassed the
gray columns of the treasury and long
lines of penants of every hue of the rain
bow ran across the granite front of the
great building and relieved its severe
by giving it an appearance
In Meping with the gala day. Hand
some rosettes and designs in parti-colored
bunting adorned the state, war and navy
department buildings. Long before the
hour set for the movement of the process
sion the music of hundreds OF bands
heading the different organizations seek
ing their posts blended in one confused
roafS Everywhere the shrill note of
he fife and the kettle drum was
heard. By 10 O'Clock the entire
population of the city seemed to have de-
serted their homes and occupied the
itrep,s on the line of march. The crowd
vas something unprecedented even in
his city, accustomed to receive the out
,ourings of the nations population.
Men, women and children pushed and
,lbowed in the vast throng; yet 1t was
crowd and evidently dis
,osed to do justice to the occasion. 1t
vas willing and anxious to be amused
md plucked fun from the ghtest incl
Tents, as, for instance. VIII, an unhap-