The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-03-01
THREE DAYS PROGRAM
IS PREPARED
Roosevelt will be Given the
Oath Of Office First;
The Ball
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scrlpps. .McRae Press Assn.
Washington, D. c.. Feb. 2s-The
preparations fcr the Inauguration o. Pres
sdont Mckinley next Monday are rapidly
nearing completion. and unless all signs
fan there viii be a larger crowd of
strangers present 90 witness the cercmon-
ics than Washington has sem IN many
years
The general Inaugural committee has
been hard az work FOR morc than month
perfecting the arrangements. and the
SPECTACULAR features Of the celebration,
ns well as tho general arrangements mads
for the occasion will be On an exceptions
ally hne scale.
rhe reviewine stands which have ben
erectod a. intervals along Pennsylvania
avenue from the foot of the capital 20
Seventeenth street have been uniform
and unique Ia design. and the general
decorations OF the city especially along
the line of the parade win be more leVish
and artistc IN character than forn"riv
Although Pennsylvania avenue win b.. ll-
Illuminated during the three nights Of the
FOURTH NTH ana sixth OF March as rarely
before. special features win be made OF
that part extending from Fifteenth street
to Seventeenth street on the north front
OF the White House grounds This sec-
ton has been designated the court Of
honor and many special features Of D.
Illumination win be introduced. The clrcu-
lar drive in front OF tho executive man
cion Is included Ia this grand scheme Of
illumination, ana large force Of work
men has beon engaged for two weeks or
naore IN the erection Of pillars Of classic
shape AZ frequent intervals along this
drive. From these IIiiars novel effects In
electric Inflammation win be displayed and
Il Is expected that the court OF honor win
surpass IN beauty anything OF the kind
over before attempted In this country
and certainly IN Washington
Offcers having the government buuc
lngs IA charge are putting in place spe-
cial decorations in honor OF the occasion.
Commander Baird superintendent OF
the state, war and navy department
building has made an interesting contri-
button 10 the special decorations. lie hae
placed electric lights forming the weE-
known badges 6f the Eighth and Ninth
army corps as used during the war OF
the rebellion on the cast pavilion Of the
Eig granite tIi-department building
President Mckinley. as major ia the
army, served In both these corps during
the civii war.
Tho Ninth corps badge had its origin at
tho battle of Roanoke island IN 1861, when
the army and navy Joined forces in the
attack on the enemy II consists Of a
gun aud an anchor crossed. The Eighth
corps badge Is a six pointed star and had
ita origin In the divisions that origin
ally composed that corIp.
Word was received at the navy depart
mept today that the training ship Dixie
which is the fag ship OK the feet ordered
20 take part In the inaugural ceremo-
nics, left Hampton Roads this morning
for Alexandria. The old war ship Hart
ford also IS within about the same dis
tance OF the capital. These two vessels
probably WIN anchor on Alexandria to-
niEht on tomorrow morning. The Lam
caster and Topeka undoubtedly viii reach
the same rendezvous Saturday. II has
been decided at the navy department 20
keep these vessels on Alexandria and TO
bring their crews to this city on ferry
boats. The big monitor Puritan is at
Washington navy yard and VIII remain
there until after inauguration.
Representatives. OF the various veteran
organizations, who yesterday through
General Daniel scEloa declined 20 par-
ticipate m the inaugural ceremonies be-
cause they were dissatisfied with the place
Assigned them ln the parade, today de-
clined an oncr OF Grand Marshal Generai
Francis 81 Greene 70 send a guard OF
honor of twenty mon from each post 20
act ns an escort 60 tho president These
veterans declincd TO have any part in
the ceremonies unless this Invitation were
extended 90 oll membera OF votran organl-
eaations, both local and visiting from
other cities,
Tho inaugural committee has completed
every detail OF the program. The events
70 mark President McKlnleys second in
diction into office has been outlined as
follows
March 4 to Al a. m. Gathering Of high
government officials. diplomats and espe-
olally invited guests IN the United states
senato chamber
lt.5o a. m. lnaugurtion of Theodore
Roosevelt of New York as vlcc-prosldent
or tho United States Ceremonies in the
senate attended by the president and a
distinguished company
~ noon President Mckinley takes the
oath of office IN the presence OF Me as
seDabled multitude General address
yS0 ,. m Inaugural parade moves
from tie capitol up Pennsylvania avenue
7:3o y. H. Illumination or che court or
honor. in 'front.' Of white house