The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-27
THE INAUGURAL PARADE
Chairman Warner Says 10, 900 Men
Will Be in Line.
IL. A. Garfield. Son of President Gar
field. Accepts Appointment as Aide
Troops Coming - Mr.. Edison P"-t-
pones Regular Weekly Meeting.

! Chairman B. II. Warner, of the Com
mittee on Civic Organization, after a care
ful estimate, expects that at least there
will be 10 600 men in the inaugural parade.
| Already the committee have received noti-
| fication from twenty-five political organi-
zations, numbering almost 4,C00 men, from
various parts of the country, announcing
| their determination to take part in the
| street pageant which will pass in review
] before President Mckinley after he has
| taken his second oath as President of the
United States Countless other bodies.
both political. military. and civic, have ex-
pressed desire of coming to Washington
| for the purpose of taking part in the in
augural exercises, and although they have
given no official Information that they are
coming. the org.niza tions have written for
| information concerning quarters.
The greater number Of organizations are
| yet to be heard from. The active business
of the committee will not begin until af-
| ter the 1st of the month. The business OF
| the committee is far in advance of any
| thing effected at former inaugurations, and
WIN tillS as MI. IGtlS
| justified in predicting the largest inaugural
parade ever held. Mr. Warner has been
| appointed the marshal of the civic di-
| vision, in conformity with usual custom,
by tne grand marshal Gen. Francis Vim
| ton Greene.
| An appointment as aide de-camp for the
| inaugural parade, rendered by the grand
marshal, has been accepted by H.. A. Gar
| field. a son of President Garfield. Mr..
I
| the headquarters of the grand marshal.
| and was announced yesterday morning by
| Lieut.. Winfield Scott Overton, U. S. A. in
| charge of headquarters. Mr.. Garfield with
| a brother as a partner. is engaged in the
| practice of the profession Of law at Cleve-
| land. Ohio. 1t Is understood that General
| Greene the grand marshal has made ten
ders of similar positions to sons of several
Presidents. Robert Lincoln. to whom the
| post of aide de-camp has been offered, has
declined the position.
Lieutenant 0ver:on has also letter
from George A. Brown, Adjutant General
Of the State of Michigan, requesting that
place in line be reserved for the Cover
nor of Michigan Aaron T. Bliss who would
attend the Inauguration with his staff.
At the headquarters Of the Committee on
Civic Organizations letter has been re-
ceived from the Rail Splitters of Toledo
Ohio, officially notifying the committee of
their intention to participate in the inaug-
ural parade. The Rail Splitters. eighty
three strong will be accompanied by a
drum and bugle corps, and will wear Mill
tary uniforms.
The Committee on Military Organiza-
tions has been already assured of a large
attendance of State militia troops from all
over the country. Among others who have
signifed their intention to participate at
the parade are: Squadron A. of New
York. $50 men strong, who win be l'nder
the command OF Captain O'Donohue; the
Twenty third Regiment of Brooklyn. zoo
strong; Troop A. Ohio National Guard, so
strong the Washington Light Infantry. of
Pittsburg. 100 strong. under the command
of Capt. n. r. Geilfuss: Company b. Sec
ond Regiment. New York National Guard
from Cohoes. n. Y. under command of
Lieut.. T. G. Mcneil; Troop A Cavalry.
Maryland National Guard. 20 strong.
From Massachusetts,. 500 soldiers OF TIE
National Guard will be sent to the inau-
gural ceremonies. and the Louisville band
OF 20 men. from Louisville. KY. will also
attend.
AT the Postofice Department there was
meeting of a committee to consider the
matter of the erection of reviewing
stand for the use of the clerks of the de-
partment. The committee consists OF Ru-
fus B. Merchant. ]. B. Cook. j. R. NJ. Ash.
meeting elected Mr.. Cook chairman, and
held an informal discussion of the expe-
diency of erecting a stand The commit
tee decided that IL stand should be
erected. its capacity would be limited to
500 and the seats be exclusively for the
use of the clerks of the department The
erecting of a stand on the second floor. on
the facade of the building was considered,
but the suggestion was abandoned as i'm
practicable, as it might interfere with the
proposed decoration of the building. The
committee received favorably the sugges-
tion that stand should be built on the
street, on the northwest front of the
building, from Eleventh Street. to the
middle entrance. No positive action was
taken.
The usual Saturday night meeting of
the Inaugural Committee was not held
last night. Many of the subcommittee
have important decisions pending. which
they would not have been able to report
as completed yesterday. Much of This
business will be effected on Monday or
Tuesday, and the chairmen of sub-com-
mittees having such matters in considera-
tion will then able to make comprehen-
sive reports. In view of this condition
Chairman Edison deemed It advisable to
defer the meeting until Tuesday night at
S o'clock. when 1t will be held as usual
in the parlors of the Arlington Hotel
There Is general desire to urge forward
the inaugural affairs with as much de-
spstch as possible. The report of the
charmen of ub-committees at Tuesdays
meeting will allow the committees to
proceed at once, with the approval of
the Inaugural Committee instead of wait
| ing until regular meeting on next Sat