The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-03-04
ALL READY FOR INAUGURAL
WEATHER MAN SAYS CONDITIONS
 WILL SURELY BE FINE.
Troops and Civic Organizations FIock- ing to the National Capital Oni cial
 Time of All EveMts-Prestdent nt Takes Oath at Noon and Delivers Ills In- aguraI Address--Over Thirty ThOus-

aguraI Address--Over Thirty ThOus-
 Washington, March 3-When the sun set on the national capital to-day everything that human effort could do to make the second Mckinley inaugura- tion success had been done A ma jority of the troops and civic organiza- tions were already in the city and safe ly quartered. Some thousands more were on the various railroads hurrying toward Washington, and the weather bureau predicted for a certainty Fair weather for March 4" in a special bull letin issued by it's chief, Professor Moore. The corrected time card of off cial events for the next three days was issued as follows:
 Monday, March 4.
 il a. m.--Gathering of high govern ment officials, diplomats and specially invited guests in the Unites States Sem ate chamber.
 11:50 a. m.-Inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt, of New York, as vice presi- dent of the United States; ceremonies in the Senate chamber, attended by President Mckinley and distinguished company.
 12 noon-President Mckinley takes the oath of office in the presence of the assembled multitude; delivers inaugural address.
 12:30 p. m.-Inaugural parade moves from the capitol up Pennsylvania ave- nue.
 7:30 p. m.-Illumination of the court of honor in front of the White house.
 7:45 p. m.-Display of aerial fireworks from Washington monument grounds. D. m.-Doors of pension office open for reception of guests of the inaugural ball. p. m.-Inaugural ball opened by President Mckinley
 Tuesday, March 5.
 10:30 a. m.-Dedicatory concert in the | pension office in honor of the United | States army by the Marine band.
 D. m.-Dedicatory concert in the pension office in honor of the United States navy by the Marine band.
 p. m.-Dedicatory concert in the pension office in honor of the states of the Union by the Marine band.
 Wednesday, March G.
 D. n.-Dedicatory concert in the pension office in honor of the congress of the United States by the Marine band.
 8 D. m.-Dedicatory concert in the pension office in honor of the vice pres ident and speaker of the House of Rep- resentatives by the Marine band and grand chorus of 800 voices.
 The final orders designating the posi- lions of the various organizations in the inaugural parade have been published by General Greene, chief marshal. This list includes all organizations, both civic and military that will have any part in the parade with the exception of the civil war veterans organizations, the Grand Army, the Union Veterans union and the Union Veterans legion, which by special request of the presidet will act as his escort from the White house to the capitol, but will not return with the great parade after the ceremonies at the capitol have been concluded. The veterans in question will be dismissed , after performing escort duty to the cap- ', itol, and will reassemble on the west of the White house grounds at 5 p. m., af- ,, ter which they will march past the pres ident in review.
 The final estimate of the size of the parade is given out at mili- ' tary headquarters tonight was: Mill tary, volunteers and regulars, 22,240; organizations, 1,2O0; civil socie- ties, 7800. Out of this number total l of about 17,500 arrivals had been off, T ,ially reported to the reception com- 0 nittee early in the evening. General t Francis V. Greene, the grand marshal, t estimates that the parade will take four q and half hours to pass the reviewing r stand, if no unforseen contingencies a lrise. Assuming that the inaugural pa- t 'ade actually gets under way on its Il 'eturn from the capitol by 2 D. m. this u will make it 7:30 by the time the last Il ection passes the White house. d