The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-27

Washington Letter, philadelphia Record.
The grandest demonstration ever at
tending the inauguration of president
of the United States will be made on
Thursday, March 4, when William Nc
Kinley will take the oath of his office.
With one Of the most imposing process
sions ever set in motion in this country
and attended by one of the most bril-
liant assemblages of statesmen, tinan-
ciers, public men and leaders in the
various pursuits, ever gathered to-
gether in this countrys capital, the
leader OF a distinctive policy Will be
ushered into the chief office.
The day of Inauguration is the only
day that Washington becomes cosmo-
politan. 1t entertains thousands of
visitors, snatches sleep from its inter-
esting populace, half starves its more
unsophistocated and patriotic sight
seers and dances at least one NIGHT
away. There are three things to see
and do on this day Of days-march in
or see the parade, watch the president
elect take the oath and attend the in
augural ball in the evening.
The elaborate reception always given
to new presidents is the work of all
highly satisfactory degree. President
Washington's services were strikingly
simple and Mr.. McKinley's will be as
strikingly elaborate as the democratic
American limits display.
Preparation for the auspiciOus event
has been under way for some time. A
score of committees and dozens of men
have been planning and figuring and
dc Of
scribed and appropriated in a royal
way.
GRAND PARADE.
Fifty thousand men, who will march
twenty-four files front, six paCesapart
and will take four hours to pass the
reviewing stand, will constitute the
most imposing feature. Governors and
their staffs in brilliant uniform, ma
tional guardsmen, regulars, marines,
civic bodies in uniform, brass bands in
impressive prOfusion, will all pass be-
fore grand stands capable of seating
100000 people, while thousands more
will line the sidewalks.
Military display has not always char
acterized inaugural parades. William
Henry HarrisOn'S inauguration was
dignitied by the presence of the Phila-
delphia Grays, the crack military or
ganization. This was the first time
that a company of soldiers from be-
yond the limits of the District of CO.
lumbia 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 mono
tony
General Horace f. Porter as grand
marshal has decided that the parade
shall move in the order of states as
they We're admitted to the union. The
only carriages that will be permitted
in the line Will be the ones occupied by
the presidential party. Drilling by
companies will not be permitted during
the parade, and floats viii not be al
lowed in it.
INDIANS IN LINE.
Among the features will be an Indian
exhibition in which, the progress of the
savage from his first known estate will
be shown at a glance, with some not
too wild Sioux as the most savage saw
ages in the land, and Indian police.
laborers, students at Hampton and
carlisle, the Carlisle Indian, and a few
Indian statesmen to round out the IL
lustration of In iian advancement.
TWO thousand eX-Confederates will
be in line attired in gray ulsteTs lined
with blue attended by 200 Virginia cav
airy. All will wear the old type of
gray slouch hat identified with the ad-
herents of the Southern Confederacy,
and badges containing portraits of Nc
kinley and Hobart pendant from blue
and gray silk ribbC Ns, with an Ameri-
can flag at the top ding the pin of
the badge. The blue AN gray ribbon
bears the motto, There shall be no
North, no South, no East no West, but
common country.-Washingt
Bicyclists We're refused place in the
line in common with many other or
ganizations as, if all We're allowed to
march who wished, the parade would
be too large to handle. The marchers
VIII be dismissed this year at WASH
1ngton Circle instead of at the White
House as formerly.
There Will be the usual two parades--
from the White House to the CAPITAL
and return, and Pennsylvania avenue
Wlll be cleared at II o'clock in the
morning. Every window on the avenue