Evening star., 1901-03-04

peace, to be male permanent by govern
ment of liberty under law.
Listening in the Rain.
| The Presidents address was concluded al
about quarter of o'clock. About a third
of the crowd had sought shelter before the
conclusion, but the rest pressed forward
and listened until the end, giving him cheer
| on cheer when he concluded. At the con-
clusion of the ceremonies the President
| lunched at the Capitol.
| BACK TO WHITE HOUSE.
| Pha1nax of Thirty Thousand Men Ac-
| company the President.
A phalanx of more than 10000 men faced
| the west this afternoon accompanying
President Mckinley from the C pitol to the
| White House after he had been sworn in
| for the second term in the highest office
| of the land. The great column was made
| up Of the representative military forces Of
| the United States including the citizen SOL
| diery and the civic organizations of many
| states.
The column wheeled into Pennsylvania
| avenue from street north. The national
thoroughface presented an unusual and at
| tractive appearance. Along the sidewalks
curbs We're packed, thousands and thou
| sands Of people forming living line between
| which the pageant was to pass The street
| was clear of all distractions.
During the inaugural ceremonies at the
Capitol the first division Of the parade COM
| posed of the regular army and navy contin-
gent, the Annapolis and West Point cadets
| the Porto Rican troops, and the District of
Columbia National Guard, remained in close
columns, stretching from the Capitol
grounds out New Jersey avenue. Meanwhile
the other divisions of the parade were being
assembled in all the divergent streets on
Capitol Hill. The civic organizations were
being formed at the foot Of the hill.
AS the President descended the steps of
the Senate wing he was met by Grand Mar
shall Greene and his staff and by his per-
sonal escort, Troop A Of Cleveland, Ohio.
Then the column took up its march.
The first organization to wheel into the
| avenue was a platoon of mounted police
Maj. Richard Sylvester, superintendent of
police, led the great pageant.
Plays "Hatl to the Chief"
Immediately following the police came the
Governors Island Band, from the United
States military post in New York harbor
This band was given the position of honor
throughout and was the only musical Or
ganization allowed to play Hail to the
Chief in passing the President in review.
The grand marshal of the parade, Major
General Francis Vinton Greene, United
States Volunteers, appeared next in line.
General Greene was clothed In dress uni
form. His rank was designated by sash
of red, white and blue slung from the left
shoulder to the right side. In his hand
General Greene carried the beautiful gold
mounted mahogany marshaFs baton which
was presented to him Saturday last by the
members of his staff and aids.
Mr.. A. Noel Brakeman, chief Of staff
followed the commanding officer. Together
with the other members Of the staff, the
personnel Of which will be found elsewhere
he worea sash Of red. Next followed the grand
marshals aids, first military, in full uni
form, and civilians in frock coats and silk
hats. The aids wore sashes Of white. All
the aids in line, other than those of the
grand marshal, wore sashes Of blue. The
marshals of grand divisions, Major General
John r. Brooke, United States army, COM
manding the military. and B. H. Warner,
commanding the civic, wore sashes Of red
and white. The marshals of divisions wore
sashes of red and blue, and the marshals
Of brigades sashes of blue and white.
Troop A at Right of Line.
The famous Troop A Of Cleveland again
had the right Of line, marching from the
Capitol to the White House. Under COM
mand of Captain Bunts, the cavalrymen,
all mounted on black horses, rode immedi-
ately in the rear of the grand marshal and
his aids. The troop acted as personal escort
to the President, and headed the presi-
Dental party, riding in carriages.
Stretching to the length Of several miles
behind the Presidents party came the main
body Of the parade the military grand di-
vision, numbering some 10000 men, and
commanded by Maj Gen. John r. Brooke
Of the United States army, the commanding
officer Of the department of the east Gen
eral Brooke rode at the head Of the division,
attended by the following staff: Maj. VIM.
A. Simpson. U. S. A. chief of staff; Brig.
Gen. John F. Weston, U. 8. A; Col. Henry
G. Sharp, U.S.A.: Lieut.. Col. E. E. Draro,
U. 8. A; Majs. Louis A. La Garde, U. S.
A.; Abiel L. Smith, U. S. A.; James L.
Lusk, Z. 8. A.. Webster Vinson, L. s. A;
Charles Mcclure, U. S. A; Medad c. Mar
tin, U. 8. A; J. Escourt Sawyer. U. S. A..
Samuel r. Jones. U. s. A: Capt. Eli D.
Hoyle, U. 8. A; Capt. R. B. Bryan, U. 8.
A; Capt. James T. Dean, U. S. A; Capt.
8. s. Jordan, U. s. A; Lieut.. Joseph 8.
Heron, U. 8. A.
First Division Follows.
The first division, which had accompanied
the President to the Capitol from the
White House, was in line after Gen. Brooke. |
The division was commanded by Maj. Gen.
William Ludlow, United States Volunteers !
0rigadier general, United States army) as |
marshal. Gen. Ludlow's stan was made |
up as follows: Maj. John M. Carson, jr., /
U. 8. ", chief Of stanf: Maj. H. c. Car |
baugh, U. 8. ". adjutant general. Aids |
Capts. e. A. Root. U. 8. A.; c. s. Radford. |
u. 8. NJ. c.; A. w. Yates, U. 8. A.; c. s. |
Bromwell, U. 8. A.; Lieuts. Halstead Dorey,
u. 8. A.; q. M. Root. U. 8. A.; W. H. |
Tschappat. u. g. A.
The nrst division was made up practically |
OF the same force as that which marched |
to the Capitol in the morning, being added
to by the regiment Of High School Cadets ]