The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-01
TO PLACATB YHE VETERANS
ls1.ns Considered to Bring Them
Into the Inaugural Parade.

Generals SicIsIes and Greene Dine
with Secretary RoOt-An AmieabEe
! Arrangement Sought - Chairman
/ Kay Dissatisfied With Proceedings
; The Secretary of war has taken a hand
in the controversy regarding the position
| OF the veteran organizations in the In
/ augurai Parade, and an effort to bring
/ about an anicabIe settlement of the ques-
i tion involved is being made. General
/ Siclles, representing the veteran organf-
/ "a tons, and General Greene, Grand Mar
4 shall Of the Inaugural Parade, dined at
the metropolitan Club, this afternoon as
/ guests of Secretary Root
! General Sickles had prepared a reply
i 20 the letter Of the Grand Marshal. re-
| Eeving him from duty as the marshal Of
I the Veterans Division but on receipt Of
the invitation from the Secretary Of War.
this communication was withheld from
| publication and has noI been sent TO
General Greene
General Sickles stated this afternoon
/ that ne had been invited TO lunch with the
| Secretary Of War, and notified that the
Grand Marshal would be an additional
guest General Sickles said that he was
glad of the opportunity to state his opin-
be misapp reheGsion concerning the inau-
gIraI pageant. Ito his mind, he said, the
Inauguration of a President was neither
a military nor a partisan ceremony The
President had been elected by the citi-
gems OF the United States and his inausu-
ration was entirely d civic ceremony. Had
the President been elected as a dictator,
the ceremonies incident TO his installation
into Office would be naturally entirely mil
itary. This view OF the situation he pro
posed to submit to the conference TO be
held at the luncheon with Secretary Root
and General Greene
General SfckIes expressed the opinion
that s@me solution of the question viii
be reached.
General Greene sand this morning that
he had been invited TO dine with the Sec
rotary OF War and General Siclkies, but
~ further information at that moment
was at his command He did not know
what proposition would be presented.
General Greene expressed the wish that
some settlement agreeable 10 both par
ties TO the controversy could be reached.
Later in the afternoon General SickIes
viii meet the representatives of the vet
Gran organizations in the Office Of Capt
Il A Castle. in the POstOfIiee building
He VIII then present the results OF the
conference
At 3 O'Clock Secretary Root, General
SIcEIes. and General Greene were still at
the CLUB ami the result OF their confer
ence ha>- not been announced
Joseph " Kay, Chairman Of the Com
E,ittee on Legislation OF the Grand Army
Of the Republic, who has been here for
several days in consultation with Cen
eraI SickIes; Isaac F. Mack. OF Ohio;
George II Patrick of Washington, and
other leading Representatives OF the Grand
Army OF the Republic, returned home to-
day. Speaking OF the refusal of the vet
Grams TO participate in The Inaugural Pa
rade, and their reasons for their course,
he said:
IN my opinion. this is only another
phase Of the lack OF consideration for
what is due IN times Of peace to those
who serve their country as soldiers or
sailors ia times of war. The survivors of
the armies thai wrought 50 much for hIr-
manity and liberty in this country are
pushed aside Is back nunbers. ana this
sort of thing has been SO Io1fg continued
that We have become tired Of appealing
for justice.
Chairman NJ. I. Weller. of the Commit
tee on Public Comfort, has received word
from the Adjutant General of New Jer-
sey that the Governor OF that State will
be unable 10 attend the inauguration.
The Third Signal Corps. National Guard
Of New York, has written from Albany.
advising the Committee on Public Com
fort that it VIII participate in the Inaug-
ural parade. Quarters have been secured
for the Corps at SIS Tenth street north
west
\ company from Concord. y. c. part
q the State Guard, win arrive in Wash
inston on Sunday.
An office similar to the offices opened
at the Baltimore and Ohio and Baltimore
and Potomac depots. will be opened AT
lexington under the direction OF the
Committee on Public Comfort
y meeting OF the aides-de-camp of the
Chief Marshal of the Civic Grand Divis-
ion has been called for tomorrow at 80
2. m. 1t viii be held at the Masonic Han.
Nineteenth Street and Pennsylvania Ave
nue..
Major Henry r. Torrent. Of Baltimore.
has been selected as the Chief OF Staf of
the Chief Marshal OF the Civic Grand Di-
vision
Major Sylvester. Superintendent Of Po-
lice, was at the White House today and
had a conference with Secretary CorreI-
you in regard 70 some of the details of
the inaugural ceremonies