Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-01-11
INAUGURAL PARADE
Chairman Bell and General Porter
Confer Over the Big Procession.
PRESIDENT ELECT MKINLEY'S VIEWS

The Dignity Of the Occasion Would
Be Mared by Drilling.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WORK
| Gen. Horace Porter, grand marshal of
the Inauguration parade; Mr.. A. Noel
Brakeman, his chief aid and Col. ii. c.
Corbin, U.S.A., the adjutant general, were
at headquarters early this morning. Mr..
Rlake'nan preceded the others. He Is a
tall, powerfully built, handsome man, with
iron gray hair, mustache and closely crop
ped whiskers rapidly approaching white
ness; but his eyes are bright and youth
full, and he is quick and athletic in his
| movements. He has a most charming man
ner, cordial Iii Ills sre..I.s 49, 1900 ~
a degree. Mr. Brakeman is the recorder of
the New York branch of the Military Or
Ger of the Loyal Legion, and assisted Gen
eral Porter in the management of the big
business mems parade held in New York
during the recent campaign He chatted
with The Star reporter over the coming
| celebration, and like General Porter re-
marked that all that was. wanted TO make
it grand success was weather like that
prevailing this morning. Former parades
were spoken of, and the reporter alluded
to the custom some of the participating g
organizations indulged in on previous &C.
casions of going through drill figures while
the procession was moving. Mr.. Blake
man smiled. There will pc none of that
permitted in the approaching parade" he
remarked. Indeed, Gov. Mckinley himself Is
very much opposed to anything of the sort.
coid t1y-f hot Mo-. IN A he a
take the most solemn oath that a man
could subscribe to, and that after the cere-
| mony would be escorted to his official
home by great proc oession Of the citizens
of the country. He remarked that at some
inaugurations in the past organiLa tons
participating had gone through evolutions,
and that he thought such grotesque eXhi-
bitions marred the dignity of the OCCASION.
That Is just like Governor Mckinley"
continued Mr.. Brakeman, land 1 think his
views the subject should be made gen
orally known, SO that no organization Will
attempt to do as he described in the next
parade. If such an exhibition is attempted,
however, you may rest assured we Will
quickly stop it."
Mr.. Brakeman was in the room of the
committee on military organizations, where
Major PeiXotto and Capt. Horton, Gen.
Porters representative in Washington had
received him. These gentlemen were soon
Joined by Col. Cecil Clay and Gen. Porter
and Col. Corbin arrived shortly afterward
and almost simultaneously Chairman Chas
j. Bell came. The gentlemen engaged in
pleasant social conversation for a few mo-
ments, and then Cairman Ben took Gen.
Porter around and introduced him to Chair
man Levi p. Wright, Secretaries Walker
and Bracket and the other gentlemen en-
gagged at headquarters.
At II o'clock Chairman Bell, Gen. Porter,
Mr.. Brakeman, Col. Corbin and Col. Cecil
Clay, chairman of the military committee,
retired to the formers room for Il consulta-
ton over the formation of the inaugural
parade and the features to be presented in
connection with 1t.
No Floats Drilling.
The conference was a prolonged one.
Vice Chairman Thomas C. Noyes of the
civic committee joined the gentlemen later,
and there was a general talk over the plans
to be followed. 1t was decided that moth
ing definite should be determined on until
General Porter and his assistants had gone
over the line of parade, studied the points
where the procession would be formed and
acquainted themselves generally with such
conditions At the conclusion of the con-
sultation Chairman Bel! said that there
would be no carriages or floats in the pa
rade other than the carriages of the presi-
dental party, and that no drilling would
De allowed. There would be, he said, a
solid marching body of men. 1t will be
remembered that General Porter
nounced shortly after his appointment as
grand marshal that the participants in the
w
four files front and move at the rate of
12,0G0 men an hour by a given point.
1t Is expected that General Porter will at
once issue a special order urging all civic
and military bodies which intend to take
part in the parade to notify the proper
thoIlties here at once.
Chairman Bell and Chairman Henry A.
Willard of the parks and reservations COM
mittee conferred this afternoon over the
proposals to be made for bids for the erec-
ton of stands along the line of parade and
they will be at once published.
Supper Arrangements.
Gen. George B. Williams, chairman of
the banquet committee returned this
morning from flying visit to President
elect Mckinley at Canton. The visit
not in connection with Inauguration mat
ters, and they were not discussed. Gen.
Williams said that Caterer Essner would
be in Washington tomorrow to talk over
the arrangements for preparing and serv-
ing the ball supper. The menu for the oc-
casion has been already prepared, and will
be, of course, something to be long remem-
bered in the annals of gaStronOmy.
The only matter in connection with the
Inaugural ceremonies and the features in
connection with them that remains unset
tied is the question Of street decorations,
and it is believed and hoped that a salts
factory answer to this will be reached dur
ing the present week.
The Original Quay Club Coming.
The Matthew Stanley Quay Club of Phila-
delphia, which was the first Quay club or
ganiZed, having been formed in 1884, has
applied for position in line on Inaugural
tion day. The club will bring seventy-five
uniformed men and band of ten pieces.
The organization is a member of the Penn
sylvania State League of Republican Clubs.
Owing to the fact that many clubs be-
longing to this league are sending notifca-
n
dent-elect Mckinley's Inauguration, it is
probable that they will make quite an in
teresting feature of the procession.
No Arches at Interesting Streets.