Evening star., 1897-02-22

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| raj ceremonies for the most extensive
| and praiseworthy work that has ever been
| chaplain of the club has offered up Il fer
| vent prayer for the continued good health
and success Of the committee"
| Maryland Will Do NobIy.
| Maryland will make a splendid showing
In the inaugural parade. 1t Is probable
| that the total strength of the Maryland
| brigade will reach 1880 or 1900, officers
and men. Gen. Lawrason Riggs, brisadier
general of the Maryland brigade, will be in
command. The brigade will consist of the
4th Regiment, Col. Willard Howard; 9TH
ment, Col. William P. Lane; Maryland
| Naval Battalion, Commander Isaac E.
| Emerson, and the 1st Separate Company
| (colored), Capt VIM. Spencer. Most of the
| troops, especially the 4th and 9Th Regi-
| ments, will come to Washington on the
night Of March in order to give the men
a good nights rest. so that they will be in
condition for the long march of the next
| day. Gen. Riggs. accompanied by the bri-
gade staff. will also ccme over the night be-
| fore.
Gov. LowndeS and staff Will ride at the
| head of the Marylanders.
| The Baltimore Sun today says arrange
ments for the great majority of the politi-
| cal clubs will be made by the officers of
! the league of republican clubs of Mary
| land to which they belong.
Congressman w. S. Booze. the president
of the league, will make preparations for
| looking after the comfort of the men while
| at the capital. The league clubs have
been separated by congressional districts.
| each district to form one division, with a
| marshal and his aids TIE several divisions
| will proceed to Washington in any man.
| ner they may determine, but the entire
league will be moblized east of the Capt.
| tol building.
Arrangements for Coming.
| The clubs of the third and fourth con-
gressional districts will leave by the Balti-
| more and Ohio railroad between and s
| o'clock on the morning of March 4. Pas
| senger coaches to carry them will be run
upon the Eutaw street side Of Camden sta
! tion and fast a train is filled it will
be started out. The league will wear no
| distinct uniform, but the various clubs
| represented will wear some distinguishing
| dress. Every league member will, how
ever, be expected to wear boutonniere
a Mckinley button. to which will be at
| tA.hed two small ribbons-one orange and
the other black-the Maryland colors.
| The Young Mems Republican Club will
| hold the right of line and will head the
league in the parade. Its officers have
made arrar gements for Individual head
| quarters while in Washington. In these
headquarters the club will entertain its
members and their friends. The Colum-
bian Club. which is also a member Of the
| league. but is mainly composed of follow
| ers of w. T. Malster, will attend the in
augural ceremonies. but will not take part
in the parade. 1t has also secured head
quarters in Washington. at which 1t will
entertain the 400 persons whom 1t expects
| to carry from Baltimore.
The fifth division of the league. made up
of clubs from the fifth congressional dis
trict. will be one of the largest and most
| Interesting divisions in the line. Capt. VIM.
| NJ. Potter the marshal. has organized a
| troop of mounted men for the parade. All
| the horsemen will be dressed alike and
! the bride and saddle mountings will be
| similar.
President Booze Of the league will ap-
point the executive committee as his spe-
| cial aids. thereby giving himself a personal
| staff of fifteen. All of them well as the
division marshals and aids. will be mount
ed and wear high hats. dark clothes and
| sashes of orange and black. The demand
| for horses for the parade has about ex-
| hausted the supply in Washington, and
| horses for the of the league officers
| will be sent over from Baltimore on March
3, so as to be fresh for use the following
| day.
The president aid staff and each division
| of the leagues line will be assigned a spe-
cial band of music, while a majority Of the
! clubs will carry their own bands OF music.
Vice President Hobart's State.
The action Of the New Jersey senate in
| defeating the bill to appropriate funds for
sending the I'd Regiment of Paterson. the
| Essex Troop and the Camden Calling Gun
Company to Washington is the chief topic
| of discussion In the New Jersey National
Guard. and has occasioned considerable ad-
verse comment. 1t Is learned from a most
reSpopSih1a and reliable that mi
| tion will be made in the senate tomorrow
| TO reconsider the vote, with probably an
| amendment increasing the appropriation to
| $4,000, or that a new bill will be intro
| duced.
Pennsylvania Troops May Come.
| The Philadelphia Press this morning
states that the question as to whether the
Pennsylvania National Guard will come to
the Inauguration is still an open one. There
appears to be very decided difference Of
| opinion between Adjutant General Thomas
J. Stewart and General George r. Snowden
Gen. Stewart has announced positively that
| mot one single soldier Of the guard will be
| in line in Washington On March A. Cen
eral Snowden. on the other hand, said to a
Press reporter last night:
IF the adjutant general speaks with the
authority of the governor of the state as
| his guide, his announcement would seem to
| be conclusive; but have reason to believe
| that official announcement has been
| authorized. 1 also know that the inaueu-
| raj committee at Washington want to see
| the Pennsylvania National Guard repre-
| sented In the line, and that they are stili
moving heaven and earth to bring 1t about.
am inclined to believe. also. that trans
portation for at least 800 men can be pro-
vided."
In regard to the advisabilty of having
detail made in this connection from all
parts Of the state, General Snowden said it
was done at the time of the Yorktown cele-
bration, in 1881, and he saw no reason why
| 1t could not be done now. Governor Hast
| 1gs and General Snowden will meet, and
| 1t is expected that some official decision
will then be promulgated.
Public Building illumination.
The executive committee meeting Satur-
day night was well attended, and q number
Of interesting reports were made. It was
| announced that the State, War and Navy
Department building will be handsomely
| decorated at government expense. but the
electric current for Illumination must be
paid for by the Inaugural authorities. There
will be two powerful search lights placed
| on top OF the building. which win illumi-
nate the Washington monument, the Cant.