The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-05

the weather. Among those colleges which
were expected to take part in the parade
the tohowing failed to appear: Princeton
Iharieston College. of South Carolina,
georgetown University. Washington: Co
iumbian University, of Washington: Nfer.
Ger University. Virginia Military In
stitute. University of Kansas. Univer-
! sity of California. Iowa State College
johns Hopkins. of Baltimore: West Vir-
ginia Conference Seminary. National
University, and Morningside College. of
Sioux City, Iowa.
Gen. o. o. Howard commanded the
1 Third Division. He had been suffering
from an attack of Illness. ana for a time
| 1t was thought he would be unable IN
| take part. Wallace Donald Mclean was
| adjutant general of the division and A.
| q. Bentley chief of staff The First Rri-
! gade was commanded by ]. Stuart Nc
Donald. Albert II. Blakely was adjutant
+ general and III. Clay Timanus chief of
staff.
| The Union League. of Maryland. which
1 has been represented al the inauguration
! of every Republican President for years
I past, headed the third division. Two hun
dred and sixty members from Baltimore
were uniformed in black top coats, white
fedora hats, and carried rattan canes.
The delegation was divided into eleven
companies. and the entire force was COM
manded by William f. Stone.
One of the institutions which was well
represented was st. Johns Military Acad-
envy. of Annapolis Md. Two companies
marched, commanded by John r. Caulk,
cadet major. 1t was not generally known
by the spectators who witnessed the pa
rade that the half hundred bright looking
young men who followed the ST Johns
Cadets were deaf mutes. They were stu
dents of Gallaudet College, and each wore
sash of the college colors, yellow and
blue. The commands for the evolutions on
the Avenue and at the street corners were
given by means OF signs. and the stu
dents marching compared favorably with
that of the other civic organizations.
Two companies of cadets and an excel
lent band comprised the representation
made by the Grove City College. of Penn
sylvania, under command of Major S. H.
Gardi er.
THE CARLISLE CADETS.
Prob bly, no military organization in the
parole was regarded with more interest
than the battalion of cadets from the Car
Isle Indian School, at Carlisle. Pa. The
uniforms worn were easily distinguishable
because of the brilliant red trimmings. and
canes with flags attached were carried.
The cadets marched in good form.
The next organiza ton in line was the
Boys Brigade of Baltimore, commanded
by General Fuller.
The Y. NJ C. A. Cadets, of this city.
Bruce Magruder, and received applause
during their march from the Capitol to the
Court of Honor
LAST OF THE PAGEANT.
The second brigade, of the Third Civic
Division, the last of the parade, was COM
manded by Judson W. Lyons, and was
composed entirely of colored political or
CARNATIONS. Thomas H. Clark was ad-
mi q nj 81 UOI,,
chief of staff. The post of honor was oc-
cupied by the Blaine Invincible Repub-
lican Club. of Washington. The members
of this organization, the president of
which is Perry H. Carson. wore light-col-
ored mackintoshes, and white pumes
waved from their soft hats. They were
preceded by a band.
Next came the Tieischmann Club. of |
Cincinnati, one of the strongest colored |
Repubiican organizations in the Buckeye |
State. They were uniformed in grey top |
coats and black silk hats and command
ed by s. Richardson. The Harry S. Scott |
seventh Ward Republican Association, of |
Philadelphia was led by the Liberty Cor |
net Band, of West Chester. Pa.
The Active Maryland Republican AS |
ISOLATION. composed both of white and |
colored men. was commanded by F. B. |
MetZerott There were about 100 men in |
the delegation. and they were uniformed |
in mackfhtoshes.
One of the largest colored delegations
in the parade was the Calvin Chase Club
of this city. which had nearly 200 men
in line. headed by the Metropolitan Band
The largest of the visiting delegations in
this brigade We're the Citizens and La
fayette Assemblies, of Baltimore. which
were uniformed in light colored mackin-
toshes. They were escorted by the Metro
politan Band. of Baltimore.
The Coronclla Assembly, of Baltimore, |
which was headed by the Commonwealth |
Band. of that city. and comma nded by |
Charles Johnson, ended the Inauguration |
pageant.