Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-06-18
INAUGURATION
PRDLIMlNARIEs
The Committee on Program and Arrange
ments Held an Important Meeting To-
day at the New Mexican Office.
ROUTE OF The INAUGURATION PARADE

rangementS for the receptlOn 10 lover
nor Otero met this forenoon at the
office of the New Mexican with the
following members present: Messrs.
Frost, Abbott, Sol. Spiegelberg, Ber-
gere, H. l.. Ortiz, Zimmerman, Il. l..
Bartlett, J. D. Sena and the marshal
of the day, Colonel George w. Knae-
bel.
The following program was adopted,
the participants in the parade to be
promptly on hand at 1870 o'clock Sat
urday afternoon, the parade =, for {. on
Washington avenue and to start at
o'clock sharp, the line of march to be
as follows: Procession to start on
Washington avenue going south to
Palace avenue; on Palace avenue east
to Cathedral street; on Cathedral
street south to San Francisco street;
on San Francisco street west to Calls
teo street; on Galisteo street south to
the south gate of the capitol grounds.
On the capitol grounds the process
sion to be formed by the grand marshal
into hollow square on the west side
of the capitol building, the capitol
forming the east side of the hollow
square.
The Inauguration to take place on
the capitol steps, the oath of office to
be administered by Associate Justice
John r. McFie. After administering
the oath of office the governors inau-
gural address will be delivered. There
after speeches of welcome will be made
in English by Colonel ]. Francisco
Chaves and in Spanish by Mr.. W. e.
Martin.
Then under the direction of the grand
marshal of the day the procession Will
pass in review before the newly inau-
gurated governor and will be thereaf-
ter dispersed as the grand marshal
may direct.
In the evening a public reception will
be held in the second story lobby Of the
capitol building at which the governor
and Mrs. Otero will receive.
The question of securing additional
bands to attend the Inauguration cere-
monies was left to the executive COM
mittee A resolution was adopted in
viting the Grand Army of the Republic
to act as the personal escort of the
governor. The grand marshal of the
day was instructed to select his aides,
to arrange for the formation of the pro-
cession, and the executive committee
and the grand marshal were appointed
a committee to invite the faculty and
students of st. Miohaeps rnllege. the
officials and pupils of the government
Indian school, the Elks lodge, the diff
erent fire companies, the teachers and
pupils of the public schools and such
other bodies as they deemed proper to
take part in the procession.
The order of procession to be as fol-
lows: The National Guard of the terri
tory; the personal escort of the gover-
nor to consist of the Grand Army of the
Republic and the governors staff; car
riages containing the governor judges
of the supreme court of the territory;
the federal and territorial officials;
committees: prominent guests from
outside; county and city officials; civic
societies and schools; citizens in car
riages, etc.
A subcommittee on carriages, con-
sisting of Messrs. Frost, Abbott, and
Bergere, was appointed to take charge
of the hiring of carriages and of the
arrangements and occupants in the
procession.
The following committee on decora-
tions was appointed: Messrs. Bergere,
Zimmerman, J. D. Sena H. L. Ortiz
and D. L. Miller This committee is to
have charge of decorating the capitol.
The following committees were ap-
pointed to act as reception committees
during the evening reception: Mrs.
Bergere, Mrs. Rivenburg, Mrs. Frost,
Mrs. Arthur Seligman, Miss Elsie H.
field, Mrs B. M. Read, Mrs. Palen, Mrs.
j. D. Hughes, Mrs. Page B. Otero, Mrs.
G. w. Knaebel Miss Virginia Otero
and Mrs. j. M. Luna. Messrs. Amado
Chaves, w. H. Pope, Sol. Spiegelberg,
James L. seligman, Addison Walker,
A. G. Ireland, J. H. Vaughn, L. A.
Hughes, j. H. Gerdes, and j. Fl. Sloan
The committee then adjourned to
meet at the call of the chairman.
THE RECEPTION COMMITTEE.
The committee appointed to meet
Governor Otero at Ration met In the
office of District Clerk A. M. Bergere
last evening. Judge John r. McFie
was elected chairman of the committee
and was instructed to draft an address
of welcome to Governor Otero upon his
member of the committee will leave
this evening for Ration.
The following members of the COM
mittee have decided to leave this ev-
ening for Ration to meet Governor
Otero: Judge John r. McFie, Territor-
ial Secretary J. w. Reynolds, Hon. M.
r. Otero, Hon. B. NJ. Read, District
Attorney E. c. Abbott. District Clerk
A. NJ Bergere;, d. M. White, s. G..
Cartwright. Arthur Seligman, A. B.
Renehan, Esq.