Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-03-09
WASHINGTON READY
FOR INAUGURATION
This Is the Day Mckinley and Roose-
welt Will Be Sworn Into
Office.
GREAT CROWDS Ar THE CAPITAL
Promises to BE Fair for the
Event - Thousands of Troops and
Civic Societies to Take Part
In the Grand Parade.

Washington, March 4.-When thu
SUI set on the national capital yester-
day everything that human effort
could do to make the second Mckinley
Inauguration a success had been done.
A majority of the troops and civic or
CARNATIONS were already in the city
and safely quartered. Some thousands
more We're on the various railways
hurrying toward Washington, and the
weather bureau predicted fair wealth
err for March 4" in a special bulletin is
sued by its chief, Prof. Moore.
The corrected time card of official
events for the next three days was is
sued as follows:
Monday March A.
IL a. m.-Gathering of high govern
ment officials, diplomats and specially
invited guests in the United States
senate chamber.
1850 a. m.-Inauguration OF Theo-
dore Roosevelt, of New York, as vice
president of the United States.
Ceremonies in the senate attended by
the president and a distinguished COM
pany.
II noon-President Mckinley takes
the oath Of office in the presence OF the
assembled multitude; delivers inaug-
ural address.
1870 p. m.-Inaugural parade moves
from the capitol up Pennsylvania av-
enue.
1880 p. INFLAMMATION of the court
Of Tor In front of white house.
7:45 d. m.-DiSplay Of aerial fire.
works from Washington monument
grounds.
s p. INDOORS Of pension office open
for reception OF guests of the inaug-
ural ball.
8 p. m.-Inaugural ball opened by
President Mckinley.
Tuesday, March g.
1890 p .m.-Dedicatory concert, pen
sion office, in honor Of the United
States army; Marine band.
p. m.--Dedicatory concert, pension
office, in honor of the United States
navy; Marine band.
3 p. m.-Dedicatory concert, pension
office, in ono of the states OF the
Union; Marine band.
2 p. m.-Dedicatory concert, pension
office. in honor of the congress of the
United States; Marine band.
8 p. m.-Dedicatory concert, pension
office, in honor Of the vice president
n speaker of the house OF repre-
sentatives; Marine band II grand
chorus Of 500 voices.
Washington Crowded.
Inauguration eve was q quiet but
crowded Sunday. The weather opened
threatening, with o southeast wind
n a clouded sky, but toward noon 1t
cleared n the sun set fair, with ev-
cry Indication Of a good day to follow.
From early morning till toward mid
night every street in the downtown
section was crowded. The local
churches kept open doors both day and
evening and were crowded with wor-
shippers at every service, many of the
visitors being in uniform and remind
Ing old residents of wal time Sabbaths.
In the evening the theaters We'd with
the churches In keeping open house,
and they were equally well ~patronized.
For such as sought spirituous rather
than spiritual consolation there was a
rather dry and improbable time. The
local anti-saloon league had appointed
a large vigilance committee to see that
the Sunday closing law was enforced,
n their efforts met with considerable
success. There was but little sign of
drunkenness on the streets.
The crowd had a distinctly holiday
air on the streets. The weather was
mild enough TO permit a large display
of feminine finery, and this, with the
mixture of uniforms, gave to the sec
ton of the northwest much the appear
ance Of an Easter Sunday parade. Sell
dom has an inaugural gathering
brought out such an assortment of uni
forms as were met on every street car
n at every street corner. The dark
blue Of the service uniforms was re-
lieved by the red caps and facings of
the artillery and h cavalry. The Por-
to Rican contingent, in sonbreros and
torCador jackets, mixed with the jack
les Of the naval contingent, and the
lighter blu of the national guard was
~aVarVVNhpra In the In rpa ma 1OrifV There
were not lacking strange combinations
Of uniforms that distinguished several
Of the crack volunteer cavalry troops,
while the variety among the members
of the various civic marching clubs was
almost endless.