The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-04
TO-DAY'S CEREMONIES
PROGRAMME OF THE INAUGURATION
OF PRESIDENT MIxINLEY.
Exercises to Begin at II n. M, When
the Incoming and Outgoing Execu-
tives Leave the White House.
OATH TO BE TAKEN AT NOON
THEN THE NEW PRESIDENT WILL
DELIVER HIS INAUGURAL,
Later Return to the White House, Bid
the CIeveIands Farewell and
Review the Grand Parade.
20. 900 MEN TO BE In LINE
CLEAR AND PLEASANT WEATHER
PROMISED BY THE FORECASTER.
Formal Exchange of Calls by McI<in-
ley and Cleveland-Arrival OF
Marching Clubs and SiGhtsecrs.

WASHINGTON, March 3.-The official
ceremonies tomorrow Will begin with the
departure of President Cleveland and Presi-
dent-elect Mckinley and Vice President
elect Hobart and the Senate committee on
arrangements and their escort of 5000
troops from the White House for the Cap
itol where the oath OF office will be ad-
ministered to the new chief executive.
Major Mckinley will drive over from the
Ebbitt House TO the Executive Mansion at
1O:3O and will meet the President in his
private Office The presidential party. with
it's escort of United States troops, Troop A.
of Cleveland, and the District National
Guard. will leave the White House at IL
o'clock and reach the Capitol -hortly before
noon. Vice President Stevenson will not
accompany his successor, the Vice Presi-
dent-elect. as Mr.. Stevenson will be en-
gagged in presiding over the session of the
Senate. Mr. Hobart instead will be ac-
companied by the Senate committee on ar
rangements, consisting of Messrs. Sherman.
Elkins and Mitchell
At the Capitol the President and other
officials, the President and Vice President
elect will assemble in the Senate chamber,
the members of the Supreme Court and the
President Stevenson will administer the
oath of office to Mr.. Hobart and will, at the
stroke of 12 declare the Senate of the Fifty
fourth Congress adjourned without day.
The new Vice President, an extra session
of the Senate having been called, will then
administer the oath to the newly-elected
senators. The Senate will then take
cess and the procession will move to the
no in nf ha
rotunda. President Cleveland and President
elect Mckinley leading. On the stand the
oath of office will be administered to Presi-
dent-elect Mckinley by Chief Justice Full
ler. President Mckinley will then make his
inaugural address. On concluding he will
return to the Presidents room in the Sen
ate wing of the Capitol and from there he
will be escorted to the White House by the
inaugural parade. which will begin to move
from the Capitol. 1t Is expected, at o'clock.
TO-DAY'S PARADE.
The parade will move from the Cap
itol by way of Pennsylvania avenue
west to Washington circle, thence
east through X street 10 vermont avenue,
where the organizations will be reviewed
by Grand Marshal Porter and dismissed.
From a stand in front of the White House
the President will review the parade. Or
the return to the White House, which Presi-
dent Mckinley will reach ahead of the main
body of the parade, a luncheon will be has
tily served for him before he goes to the
review stand. At this time he and Mrs.
Mckinley will take leave OF ex-President
and Mrs Cleveland, who will at once leave.
the former probably going down the river
on trip. and the latter TO Princeton, N. j.
At night there will be an illumination and
a display of fireworks in the Washington
monument grounds. beginning at 7:45
O'Clock. The inaugural ball will be held in.
the Pension building, the doors being
opened at o'clock and the ceremonies be-
ginning at o'clock.
The forecast Of the Weather Bureau is
that the weather on Inauguration day will
be clear and pleasant, with moderate
temperature, leaving nothing to be desired
in that all-important matter. 1t rained here
this forenoon, but cleared beautifully dur
ing the afternoon. so that the public gem
orally is impressed With the accuracy OF the
official forecast.
From the best estimates obtainable II
now appears there will be about 10000 men
in the great parade tomorrow. OF these
about 1900 Will be members of military
and 5000 of civic organizations. Almost all
| This organization numbers 5000 clubs, scat
| tered over the country with an aggregate
| strength of 2.5OO.OOO and was the great
| fighting force in the gdst campaign. Three
| civic divisions arr composed almost wholly
of it's members. WIN only about eight de-
tached organizations of any sort. one OF
which is the famous old Harmony Fire
Company, of Philadelphia. and another the
| Indian school battalion. of Carlisle.
CALLED ON EACH OTHER.
During the day Mr.. Mckinley and Presi-
| dent Cleveland exchanged calls of cour-
| tesy, the former paying his respects TO the
outgoing executive at the White House and
| the latter returning 1t within an hour by
| calling on his successor at the Ebbitt
! House. There was, of course. large num-
Der of callers at the Ebbitt House, but COM
| paratively few of them saw the President
| elect, who saved himself as far as possi-
BILE for the task before him tomorrow. In
the evening he dined with Mr.. John Hay.
| who will be the new ambassador TO the
| Court OF St. James. and then retired early
| Vice President-elect Hobart spent most of
the day meeting his future senatorial asso-
| ciates and learning the rules and customs
| OF the Senate under the tutelage of Vice
| President Stevenson.
The members OF the outgoing Cabinet
were busted with clearing up their desks.
| Their designations are at Mr. Mckinley )
service, and most OF them have explained
their duties TO their successors, who are
4 all here for the inauguration save ex-Gov-
ernor Long. OF Massachusetts.
At the Capitol Congress worked steadily
away on appropriation bills. gradually re-
ducing the items of disagreement between
the two houses.
on the streets there were the usual
crowds and decorations and scenes incident
to the immediate approach OF u great gala