The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-02
INAUGURAL PARADE
GRAND ARMY VETERANS TO PAR
TICIPATE IN PART.
WAS PRESIDENTS DESIRE.
TO ACT As Personal ESCORT
FROM MANSION TO CAPITOL.

MIR. Mckinley Evidently Determined
That &. a. II. Nen should Have no
Veterans Union Also Included in
the order - Many Colleges VIII
Have Delegates In Line, Including
Mercer University of This state.
Washington, March 1.-The dispute be-
tween the Inaugural Committee and the
war veterans over precedence in the pa
rade Monday resulted to-day in COM
promise, under which the veterans will
take part to a certain extent in the cere-
monies At a conference between Sec
retary Root, Gen. Francis V. Greene,
grand marshal of the parade and Gen
Daniel T.. Sickles, IT was decided that
the local and visiting Grand Army vet
Grams will form the honorary escort to
the President from the White House to
the capitol on the fourth of March The
further conclusion was reached that
the veterans will not participate in the
afternoon parade on the return from the
capitol to the White House but after
the procession has passed the court of
honor they will be reviewed by the Presi-
dent. After the conference Secretary
Root sent the following instructions TO
Gen. Greene, the grand marshal of the
parade:
Il am instructed by the President 10
request that the Union veterans OF the
Civil War should be assigned as his per-
sonal escort from the Executive Mansion
to the Capitol building. on the occasion
OF the approaching Inauguration"
Gen. Greene replied that the Presidents
wishes would be carried out in every re-
spect.
Gen. SiclSles has received the following
from the Secretary of War:
Was Requested by President.
II am directed by the President to ad-
wise you that he has requested the grand
marshal of the inaugural parade to as
sign the Union veterans OF the Civil War
TO act as his personal escort from the Ex-
ecutive Mansion to the Capitol building,
on the occasion of the approaching in
auguration. and to ask you to convey to
the several veteran organizations an ex-
gpression of his wish that they would act
In that capacity"
There has been considerable controversy
! for several days as to the part the Grand
Army veterans would take on President
1 McKinley's Inauguration and until the
| developments of to-day IL was thought
| that the veterans would decline to par
| ticipate. They refused to take position
! at the rear of the military grand division
! Of the parade, whereupon Gen. Greene
| requested that detail of twenty men from
each q. A. r. post form the honorary es-
| cort TO the President. This assignment
! was likewise refused.
Commander-in-Chef r. g. Dyrenforth
of the Union Veterans Union has issued
a circular directing the members OF that
| organization to assemble at the proper
location next Monday morning to act as
escort to the President TO the Capitol
| The circular adds:
Every comrade will fully understand
that the veterans are placed in the post
Of honor by the President and each man
will show his appreciation of the distinc-
| tion by being present"
Gen. Hayward, commandment Of the ma
rines, has ordered a detachment consist
ing Of three battalions of four companies
each. and the marine band, with the re-
qured number Of officers, to assemble in
Washington to participate in the inaugu-
raj parade.
College Men VIII He in Line.
The college men invited to participate In
the inaugural parade have been assigned
| to form the first brigade Of the third civic
section of the pageant. Gen. O. o. How
| ard will command the division. Their
positions are fixed by the date of the
character of the institution they respec-
| lively represent. They march in the fol-
| lowing order:
st. Johns Military. Academy, Annap-
oils. Md: Princeton University; Charles
| ton College, Charleston, S. c.; George
| town University, District of Columbia;
| University of West Virginia; Columbian
| University, Washington; Mercer Univer-
| sty, Macon, Ga. Virginia Military Insti-
| tute; Gallaudet College, Washington, ID.
| c.. University of Kansas, Maryland Ag-
rcultural College, University Of Califor-
MIA; Iowa State College; Johns Hopkins
| University, Baltimore; Grove City Col
| lege, Grove City. Pa; Carlisle Indian In
dustrial School, West Virginia Conference
| Seminary; National University Washing
ton: Moningside College, Sioux City, Ia;
| United States College of Veterinary Sur
| geons, Washington
In addition to the Dixie and Hartford,
the Lancaster Is expected to reach Alex
endria by Sunday night. The Topeka is
! not expected to reach here in time TO par
tlcipate. Without her the navy will have
a thousand men in line. but If she arrives
in season this will be swelled to 1890 or
! 1,40O.
The Rawins with the Porto Rico Bat
TALON that Is TO participate in the inaugu-
raj ceremonies arrived at Fortress
Monroe this Afternoon The inaugural
| crowds have begun to arrive.
The first of the governors to arrive
reached here tonight in the persons OF
Gov. Barnes of Oklahoma.
EXPLOSION CAUSES FIRE.