The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-21


fronts them, and who are endeavoring to
cope with them in a manner that shall
make the Inauguration of Mr.. McKin-
ley the grandest apS- at the same time
the most perfect from the standpoint of
good sense and good taste that has ever
been witnessed in this country.
General Porter is fitted in an eminent
way for the important duties under his
charge. He is perhaps the most success
full organizer Of military parades in the
country, the latest example Of his genius
in this direction being his management
of the great sound money parade in New
York. On this occasion he succeeded in
marching l26, 900 men over the entire
route, according TO arrangements, the
rear files reaching the end of the route
only seven minutes behind schedule
time.
General Porter has the able assistance
Of Colonel Corbin, who had general
charge of the ceremonies on the occasion
Of the inauguration Of President Garfield
and was adjutant general of the last two
inaugural parades.
At General POrter's suggestion, it has
been decided to condense the exercises
at the capitol as much as possible, and
the parade will start at once on the con-
clusion of the Inauguration ceremony
proper and will proceed Immediately to
the end Of the route, the usual Interrupt
tion to allow the outgoing and incoming
presidents to lunch together being avoid
ed. The parade will be dismissed this
year at Washington circle, instead Of the
White House, as formerly, and General
Porter expects that the procession will
be able to pass at the rate of $4,000 an
hour Twenty-four files of foot will
march in close column, and there will
be no change in formation en- route.
The first division Of the procession
will be divided into three brigades, the
first to be composed Of regular United
States troops and the national guard OF
the District of Columbia, the second o
the national guard of Pennsylvania, ant
the third Of the national guards of Other
states, headed by their governors ant
their staffs their places in the line beinl
assigned according to the date of theil
adoption Of the constitution in the cas-
of the 13 original states, and with refer
ence to admission TO the Union of tn,
others.
The second grand division will b'
composed Of civic organizations in tht
order Of their establishment. Ii will b,
divided into two subsections, the frs
comprising uniformed clubs, the secont
ununiformed organizations.
While ~ "a nrrx,xarxl xL.4 A. a.
shall be OF sufficient length and Of q
character that shall adequately repre-
sent all classes Of Americans, military
naval and civilian, the committees on the
parade are exercising the greatest dis
elimination in its composition. In tn,
first place, they have set general limi
Of 60, 900 men as the total number. be
ieving that under their improved plaI
Of march in steady moving, close col
umns, and with many collateral facili
ties for economizing time that have new
er been taken advantage of on previou
occasions, they will be easily able I
move the entire procession to the end c
the route in FIVE houn
This has never been accomplished b,
fore. Indeed, ii has generally been III
case that, owing to the extrsordinaril
large number Of men that have bee
given place in line ON the programme
many thousands have never moved fro
their base Of formation, and darkne
has overtaken them still marking tin
under the tree boxes where they too
their stand hours before.
As may readily be believed, the con
mittee il laboring under no dearth
material with which to make mp q
procession On the contrary, it is diff
cult TO exercise q proper and just di
erimination among the hosts Of organ
zations that have signihed desire
being accorded a place in the line u
arrive at a result that shall 6tly repr