The evening times., 1897-03-03
Parade Promises to Be Finer
Than Ever Before.
FIFTY THOUSAND in THE LINE
The Procession tosMove in the Order
of States as Admitted Into the
union Ex-Confederates Among
the Marchers-Hard Work of the
Presidents Last Day.

there lis almost certainty that the tenn
perature will not be sharply cold.
With this outlook, and covered stands for
at least half the crowd, the Mckinley in
auguration promises to be great improve
ment over that o. four years ago. Ofcourse.
each succeeding Inauguration is the grand
est ever seen,'' especially TO persons who
have never seen another.
But the procession tomorrow really prom
ises to be unusually fine. 1t ought not TO
be unwieldy or awkward in any respect.
The moaotony of too many blue coats has
been escaped, aud, while this may leave
something to be desired in the way of
fine marching, even this Is little to be ap-
pretended.
The unique feature Of telegraph sta
tions all along the line with marshal's
aides to hold the intervening lines, and
report constantly to the grand marshal,
and the great national salutes TO be fired at
intervals, will add greatly to the success Of
tie occasion.
No one who values his chance for favor
either in business or in an official way
with the new President or his friends, viii
permit anything in the way of drunkenness
anywhere under his control during the
festal scenes of this occasion.
Fifty thousand men, who will march
twenty-four files front, six PAGES apart,
and will take .four hours to pass the re-
viewing stand, viii constitute the most i'm
posing feature. Governors and their staffs
in brilliant uniforms, national guardsmen.
regulars, marines, civic bodies in uni
form, brass bands in impressive profusion,
.1t-F,. lc
seating 150, 900 people, while thousands
more will line the sidewalks.
Military display has not always char
acterized inaugural parades. William
Henry Harrison's inauguration was dig
nified by the presence of the Philadel-
phia Grays, the crack military ol gani-
zation. This was the first time that
company OF soldiers from beyond the
limits of the District OF Columbia attended
on such an occasion.
All OF the political organizations that
appear in the parade will be required to
wear uniforms. Furthermore, they will
be interspersed with soldiers in such a
manner as To relieve the monotony.
Gen. Horace Porter, as grand marshal,
deci led that the parade shall move In the
order OF States as they were admitted into
the Union. The only carriages that VIII
be permitted in the line viii be those ac-
cupied by the Presidential party. Drill
ing by companies viii not be permitted
during the parade, and floats will not be
allowed in it.
Among the features Will be an Indian
exhibition, in which the progress OF the
savage from the first known estate will
he shown at a glance, with some not too
wild Sioux as the most savage savages in
the land, and Indian police, laborers,
students at Hampton and Carlisle, the
Carlisle indian, and few Indian states
men to round out the illustration of Indian
advancement.
One thousand ex-Confederates will be
in line. attired in gray ulsters, liEed with
blue. attended by 200 Virginia calvary
All VIII wear the old type of gray slouch
hat Identified with the adherents of the
Southern Confederacy, and badges con-
tanning portraits of Mckinley and Hobart
pendant from blue and gray silk.
The last Official day Of President Cleve-
lands term is a hard one. He must sign
or veto the last bills passed and hurry
through with the final Cabinet meeting on
the morning Of Thursday in time TO re-
T..
of the new Cabinet and committees. The
President and President-elect will walk
side by side to the carriage, the others
following, and the great parade rs then
started MFR. Cleveland Will akght flrst,
at the entrance to the Senate. The party
will be escorted to the Marble Room, where
President Cleveland Will leave them, go
ing directly to the Presidents room,
which ne has rot entered duiing his pres
ent term There he transacts whatever
business comes before him.
The executive-elect will have a lunch
spread for them by Vice President Ste
venson, and win stay where they are until
Vice President Stevenson puts the Gus
tomary resolutions and declares the Sen
ate adjourned without day. In the mean
time. the families of Mr.. Mckinley and
Mr. Hobart and other officials have been
ushcred into the gallery. AS soon as the
Senate adjoums the doorkeeper will an
nounce the Speaker and House of Repre-
sentatiyes, who, with the Supreme Court
and legations, will enter
The new vice President is the first to
be sworn in He will be escorted to the
Senate by a committee, and after taking
the oath will call the Senate to order. New
Senators viii then be sworn and Presi-
dent-elect Mckinley will enter, followed
by President Cleveland. Then. headed by
the marshal of the District of Columbia
and the marshal OF the United States
Supreme Court the party, followedby mem
bers of Congress and diplomatic Officers,
will move to the east end of the Capitol,
where tie Inauguration will take place.
This is an exceedingly simple ceremony.
On O high stand, crowded with officials
and iignitaries, including President Cleve-
land, President-elect Mckinley will bare
his head and deliver his address When
he chooses, ne win announce his readiness
to take the greatest oath of office pos
sible. in the United States, which will be
admi nistered by Chief Justice Fuller.
Possibly but few of the vast audience will
hear his address-'twill be pantomime to
practically all but those near him, but
when ne kisses the Sacred Book there will
arise a great cheer of satisfaction. and
the new President will, with Mr.. Cleye-
fand, return to the White House and re-
view the parade from stand across the
Avenue.