West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-28
THE "COuRr OF HONOR"
Now Being Erected In Washington For
the Coronation OF Emperor william.

Speclai correspondence oil lliE ARGUS
Washington, ID. G. Feb. "a, 1901.
The committee that is in charge
of the inaugural ceremonies is erect
ing for the space of three squares in
front of the White House, and
around the circular driveway that
leads up to the Presidents Mansion,
long lines of white columns OF var
ious designs-all inside of this space
is called the "Court of Honor"
The largest of these columns are
about IL feet square at the base and
are supposed to be of very classic
design. Each one is surmounted by
a huge paper covered urn that is to
be filled with shayings saturated
with strong acids that emit a white
vapor on which will be turned a
strong search light of various and
varying colors.
The square wooden box that
forms the main shaft of each column
is covered with muslin that is sup
posed to be a good imitation of
marble and as compared with that
material is about as near to it as
this inaugural will be to the genuine
American kind that was popular in
the days of Jackson.
Stuck onto the corners of this
main shaft are four fungous growths
that look like elongated apple bar
rels and these are surmounted by
turned wooden capitals of Georgia
pine and the whole thing is covered
with pillow shams or something like
that-These too, look like the pur-
est Carara marble.
The streets and public grounds
and parks and vacant lots where
the Presidents goat, John Hay,
nibbles around, are all covered
and smothered with huge reviewing
stands, one being erected for the
exclusive use of Hanna's hirelings,
the National Republican Committee.
1t is thought that hostages, cap
tured in the Philippines, will be
tied to the chariot wheels of the
President and acting President as
was done in the days of the Impcr-
ial Caesar, and that Ted will have
tied to his wheels, not the wheels in
his head, but his Vice Imperial
Chariot wheels, grizzly bear and
mountain lion on a chipmunk,
each of which he pulled out of its
den by the tail in the wilds of Col
orado.
What pity it would be should
they break loose and eat up Marcus
for the administration would be all
at sea while the trusts could find
another man who could make up
the Presidents mind for him each
morning just after breakfast
This morning saw a mechanic
standing in the Court of Honor"
Cthough on the 18th of March he can
not for less than V. for some of
our large standing army will be
there to keep him out and to me he
volunteered the remark that this
was giving the laborers something
to do, and when l asked him what
he was getting out of it he said that
he was too late in applying, as there
were great number ahead of him.
He walked away cheerfully though,
whistling: 81 would not live al
ways" and at the gait he was going
this morning, l believe that the
hymn was entirely too optimistic.
1t has puzzled the people here to
know why this particular portion of
the Imperial line of march to the
"Palace of Violated Oaths" has
been called the "Court Of Honor"
though the general impression is
that it was named just as a man
calls anything that a woman wears
on her head, a bonnet.
JONES.