Evening star., 1897-01-12
CRACK CORPS IN LINE
General Porter Says the Parade Will Be an
Unusually Good One.
Plans Arranged by Chairman bell
and-th Grand Acknowledgment
ings at Headquarters.


coming Inauguration parade than ever be-
fore appeared on a similar OCCASION" said
Gen. Horace Porter this afternoon to a
Star reporter. ut has been definitely de-
cided that the Naval Cadets from Annap-
oils will participate, and the marines and
bluejackets will be represented in line. AS
you know, the West Point Cadets will also
come'
Gen. Porter and Mr. Brakeman were busy
all day considering matters in connection
with the parade. and will go to New York
tomorrow morning. They will return Sat
urday and remain here until Tuesday, dur
Ing which period 1t is expected that inn
portant questions will be settled and great
progress made in arranging the prelim-
iharies of the parade.
The executive committee of the civic
committee will meet Thursday afternoon
at 30 o'clock.
Chairman Wright reported today that
accommodations for 19.70S persons had
been registered, inspected and approved.
and places" registered where 9.1OG meals
could be served at one time He has I'D
windows whence views of the parade can
list
The Plan of the Parade.
Gen. Porter and Chairman Bell have
finally decided to carry out their original
intention outlined several weeks ago In
The Star regarding the formation of the
parade. There will be two grand divisions
the military and civic, and the organiza-
ticns forming each will be assigned to po-
sition in the order that the states from
which they come entered the Union. The
representatives from the original thirteen
states will lead off each division and be
followed by those from other states in The
order of the latter's admission. Military
organizations will march in full dress uni
forms. and no civic organiza ton will he
allowed to march unless It's members are
harmoniously dressed.
TIE Finances Of the Occasion ''''
The amount of $50, 100 was reported st
the meeting of the finance committee held
last night as having been subscribed to the
fund raised to guarantee the payment of
the expenses of the inaugural ceremonies
There had been previously acknowledged
$53.140. and additional subscriptions were
announced as follows: Adams Express
Company. $1Oo: Littledeld. Alvord & Co..
800; Lawrence Gardner, SIS; James P. VIII
lett. SO. and H. Muller, SO. 1t was decided
to keep the subscription books open until
further notice. Chairman Thompson an
nounced that he would request the execu-
tive committee at Its next meeting to de-
eide who shall sell the tickets to the in
augural ball and the succeeding concerts.
The Evening Star yesterday gave an inter-
eStlng description of the system followed
In disposing Of the tickets eight years ago,
and 1t is pretty nearly certain that the
same plan will be adopted by the present
committee.
For Places In the Parade.
Mayor Ford Of Pittsburg has notified the
civic committee that the Young Mems Re-
publican Club of Pittsburg would assist in
the inauguration The Young Mems Blaine
Club of Cincinnati and the Charles L.
Kurtz Club of Columbus Ohio will also be
In the line of parade.
The Union Republican Club of the
eighteenth ward Of Philadelphia will have
100 men in line uniformed in dark coats
and silk hats. 1t will bring no band.
The Mckinley and Hobart Club Of this
city Will turn out fine body of uniformed
men for the inauguration parade.
According to letter received from C.. R.
Loomis of Chillicothe. there are several
clubs there which would like to participate
in the inauguration. providing reasonable
rates Of transportation hither can be Sc
cured.
Subscribers to the guarantee fund will be
notified by Chairman Thompson tomorrow
that the second installment ON their con-
tributions will be due January Is.
The blank proposals for the submission of
In the public spaces along the line of march
on Inauguration day have been prepared,
and prospective bidders can secure them.
together with blue prints of the designs, at
the Office of Mr.. Henry A. Willard chair
man of the committee on parks and reser-
vations, in the Kellogg building, F street
near 18th.