San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-03-04
M'K|NLEY'S day.
GRAND INAUGURATION CEREMONIES OF PRESI.
DENT Mckinley IN WASHINGTON.
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES WITNESSED BY ONE HUNDRED THOU
SAND CITIZENS MILES AND MILES OF REPUB-
lICANS IN The GIANT PARADE.
The Presidents Inaugural Address DeNereds Masterpiece
of Craftsmanship The Change in Presidents of the
Senate Inaugural Ball Tonight and the Grand
Supper-Deais Of the Great Day.

the naturaliZed population of 4 most
cosmopolitan capital.
The decorations of the avenue in
fact may he divided into sections from
the capitol TO the Washington circle.
Al the foot of the capitol is the Peace
monument, that dry rock of statuary
that has waited decade for the Aa
rOn'S rod of an appropriation commit
tee to turn into a fountain. 1t has
been surrounded by neat white pick
ct fence by the careful executive COM
mittee to prevent the public from ma
king a grand stand out of the granite
shoulders Of Faith, Hope and Charity
as they stand on a tempting eminence,
from which to gain n view of the pa
rade. From the summit of the white
picket fence, however, there are wav-
ing imumerable banners, n decorated
tribute TO the isolated graces.
From this point TO Seventh street
the decorations are much the same.
This is the older avenue, the section
which in the days of Webster. Clay
and Benton was the fashionable boar
ding house section, enriched with sub
Stantal brick buildings in strong dis
tinctiOn to the remainder of the shan
ty capitol. These substantial brick
buildings are now insignificant two
story houses with hip roofs and dor
mer windows a relic of n bygOne era.
Their residents have decorated them
each after his own inclination with
flags from the ridge poles, banners
from the secOnd-StOry windows and
print banners of welcome to the in
coming administration namely Nc
Kinley and Hobart. heralded as THE
peoples choice" and "The advance
agents of prosperity"
At Seventh street. one of the great
business arteries of the city. grand
stands commence. Reservations on
each side of the avenue are occupied
by grand stands. all embattled with
canvas front. painted in imitation of
brown stone. which tends to make an
imposing display.
From thence on 10 the foot of the
treasury on Fifteenth street, the dec
oratiOnS are of n slightly different
character. This is the region of new
or and more imposing buildings,
though the avenue is not the place in
Washington to find the best specimens
of business architecture. But the
larger stores and office buildings are
Weather than those to the eastward
of the Seventh street and they deco
rate with more real bunting and less
of print muslin and cambria. This
side the banners float from the
roofs. streamerS from the cOrniceS
to the awning rods of the sidewalks,
red. white and blue most frequently,
but almost as often some other gay
and striking cObinatiOn throwing the
mere architectural features of the
building into allegiance and lending
a carnival air to the ordinary prOSaic
structures. GarlandS in red. white
and blue incandescent lights are min
gled with the bunting to be flashed at
night into a brilliant display of color
and a few shields and painted EN-
blemS help to fill in the blank wall
space.
But more substantial and eX-
tensive decorations than private bull
dings are those of the public depart
mentS. Every department, from the
interior TO the state, war and navy
building has thrown abroad all its
store of bunting in honor of the day.
The base of the treasury building is
one OF Illt IdNOIllt SIOuhuo
from which to view the inaugural pa
rade. and there have been erected
stands on the south, east and north
fronts. These with their uniform
saloon like tint and blaze of brilliant
crimson, together with their living
freight of spectators. add to the deco
ratiOns of the buildings. Further on
in the stretch of the avenue the
stands are of the most classic form
and substantial style. From over the
white reviewing stand of the chief ex-
ocutive floats a hundred banners and
its snowy walls and flag draped sides
make it the gem of the whole collection
Of reviewing stands. The others on
this favored stretch of this great thor
oughfare are decorated with the ma
tional colors. interspersed with laurel
wreaths, golden eagles and banners
Of every hue, shape and size. On the
avenue. the presidential reviewing