The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-04

I ltoI for his return TO his special reviewing
/ stand in the Court of Honor he was re,
/ cefved by the Grand Marshal and his staff
I and Troop a, of Ohio. The several divis-
ions that Were to make up the procession
had been forming in their designated
places during the Inaugural proceedings
proper
Major General p V Greene. Z. S. V,
gave the command which set in motion
through the Capitol Grounds. 20 B Street,
thence to First Street and then 10 Penn
syIvania Avenue, one of the greatest mill
tary-civic parades Washington has e, er
witnessed. headed by a platoon of stall
wart mounted police and the Governors
Island Band. and the Grand Marshal and
staff, the cavalry escort, the President
and his party following, and behinc them
beginning to trail the seemingly endless
column Of soldiers and civilians
The pageant swept down Pennsylvania
Avenue, with its CLEAN of swords and
guns, its shining uniforms, its gaily ca
parisOned steeds, its nnarshals and mount
ed aides, with their sashes of red. white
and blue. its flags and flowers, between
the swaying walls of eager, sightseeing
Americans. As the head of the procession
touched Fifteenth Street, It's splendid ap-
pearance from the Treasury reviewing
stand. beneath whose golden eagles there
was a surging mass Of patriotic color,
aroused furious applause, which develop
ed into an ovation as the Presidents car
rage wheeled around the corner.
AT THE PRESIDENTS STAND.
MI Mckinley and his party having
reached the Presidents stand at Execu-
i've avenue, he entered the handsome
structure embeliished with festoons of
Grim inc n NJ
10 review the marching thousands who
had assembled to do him honor. After a
brief pause. the word was given and the
parade Immediately resumed motion pass
ing through the Court OF Honor and over
the designated route, all of which was
hemmed IN with enthusiastic and expec-
tant observers
The final section OF the civic grand df-
vision viii not move until about four
O'Clock this afternoon. In the pageant
that IS vending it's way through the
streets OF the Capitol TO the martial music
Of many bands are numerous Governors
Of States and their STATS, Regular troops
regiments OF State militia native soldiers
from Porto Rico, Marines. West Pointers
and Annapolis cadets, and The display
mas the pleasing feature of variety, the
civic division contributing L large share
to making it interesting
Most of the Eastern and Central States
are largely represented in the Inaugural
ton crowds and there are warm greetings
for the military delegations at points
along the route OF march. The sightseers
are taking a decided interest in the var
ious Governors who have come to 90
honor to the President and the applause
they are receiving is apparently crafty
ing to them and 10 theif brilliantly at
tired STATS
One of the features of the afternoons
proceedings VIII be the reviewing of the
parade by the Grand Marshal at Vermont
Avenue and X street. Thousands who
could secure no accommodations at the
principal pOiitts lfogFu town have assem-
bled in that locality to HateA the troops
and civic organizations as they pass IN re-
view.
The DECOR. HONS ELABOR .TE.
The decoratfos for the Inaugl.- r
-" -eap'-7fi' sd eIaborate h'-Ye
Deeh hiSliy sssed by me VISIT
ing populatSoE. 1aey are especially pro
fuse and ara lstiG 4loRg the route covered
by the paraes Ola Glory predoninating.
WIN bunszrg az fashionable American
shades used Iov5sflss 20 lend saftening eff
fects to the coid colo-s and harsh tines OF
architecture The entire way from the
Capitol to the state. War, and Navy
building has been made a path of unusual
beauty from decorative point of view,
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