Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-28
NEW IDEA PROPOSED
For Review of Troops at Next
Inaugural.
TROUBLE WITH HOTELS
PUBLIC COMFORT COMMITTEE
WILL DEMAND Low RATES.
Official Souvenir Rights to Be Awarded
Tonight-Gen. Chaffee Issues
Instructions to Aids.
TROUBLE WITH HOTELS

toll to the White House and that the Pres |
ident and his official party ride down in
review, as it were between these two |
lines. This formation would continue UNI |
til the oath of Office had been administered |
and the President returned to the White |
House. Then the organizations would pro- |
coed east along each side of the avenue to |
the Peace Monument. and return down the |
avenue west in a single column
An old soldier. who was apparently pro- |
ficient in military tactics and acquainted |
with the possibilities of military maneuver- |
ing. is the author of this scheme, and he !
explained it in detail to Secretary Hitch |
cock today. in the presence of reporter !
for The Star. Just how practicable the idea |
is is yet to be determined. General Wilson |
not in the Office at the time. and as
Secretary Hitchcock lays claim to a |
military education and is not familiar with !
army tactics and evoutions. he declined to |
give an expert opinion. The caller, VINO
failed to leave his name was assured, now
ever, that the idea was at least unique and |
might give the chairman of the committee |
on military some food for thought in this
direction.
Chairman Warner of the committee on
civic organizations today received an appli- |
cation from the Harvard Republican Club.
asking for a place in the line of march
This is the first college. with the exception
of the Maryland Agricultural College, to
apply for position. and is in reply to |
circular issued several weeks ago by Mr..
Warner, as described at the time in The
Star AS Harvard is President Roose- |
velt's alma mater, it is expected that
large delegation, consisting of both stu
dents and members of the alumni, will par
ticipate. Princeton and Yale probably Will
be represented as we'll as the University
Of Pennsylvania, and possibly some or the
other large universities. princeton partlci-
pated in the second Inauguration OF Presl-
dent Mckinley. Invitations also have peen
extended to the students at carlisle anu
Haskell Indian schools.
Trouble With Hotels.
Mr.. NJ. l. Weller chairman of the COM
mittee on public comfort. is having some
trouble with the smaller hotels and few
of the boarding houses, which anticipate
big money during inaugural week. Many
of these small hostelries declare their in |
tention of raising prices from 30 to 100 per |
cent, and crowding from two to five in a |
room. But Mr.. Weller has had considerable |
experience as chairman of this committee,
and has some records from four years ago |
which are proving of value.
He says simply that he will not stand for
extortion, and that if the little hotels and
a few of the boarding houses intend quot
ing unreasonable rates he will accommo-
date the visitors somewhere else.
Mr.. Percy S. Foster, chairman of the
committee on music, has requested that
the name of Henry P. Cole be added to his
committee. General Wilson has approved
the request.
Mr. Weller today received an application
from the Tfppecanoe Marching Club of
Cleveland. Ohio requesting that accommo-
dations be secured for the members of the
organization.
The committee on printing will meet to-
night at the New Willard headquarters to
discuss the bids for the rights, relative to
the official inaugural souvenir.
1t is customary for the committee to re-
ceive propositions from individuals or firms
who desire to print the inaugural souvenir
and to award the rights. or. rather, the off,
cial sanction, to the highest responsible bid
der. Last year this privilege brought 81 OPS
but 1t is understood that the bids this year
are lower.
Circular Issued by Lieut.. Gen.. Chaffee.
Lieutenant General Chaffee. as grand
marshal Of the inaugural parare. today
issued a circular containing information
for all aids the staff of the grand mar
shall. The circular Is signed by Brig. Gen.
John A. Johnston, chief of staff, and says:
The designation military aids includes
all aids who are: Officers, active or retired, |
OF the regular army. the navy. the Marine
Corps or the organized militia, eX-officers
of the regular or the volunteer forces mil
itary or navaD of the United States or of
like forces of the several states, officers or
eX-oftcerS of any state military or naval
organization. provided the state law per-
mits them to wear the uniform and bear
arms.
Civilian aids will appear In high silk hat
black Prince Albert coat, dark trousers |
buff leather gloves and suprs. Military
aids of the regular service will wear the full |
dress uniform, mounted, Of their grade; all
other military aids either the dress herein |
prescribed for civilian aids or full-dress |
uniform mounted, authorized by laws of |
the United States or of the State.
Arrangements will be made with local
dealers to furnish riding horses for grand |
marshals aids at reasonable rates
Civilian aids and those military aids not |
already supplied with regulation saddle |
cIoth' VIII provide themselves with saddle
cloth of the pattern prescribed.
In order to secure for aids a complete |
supply OF the prescribed equipments and |
to insure uniformity in pattern. color and |
quality of these, well as their convenient |
and timely delivery, an agreement has been
made with local contractor to furnish the |
Following: Shoulder sash, rosettes. saddle |
cloth, spurs, gloves
Each aid will therefore send with his ac- |
ceptsnce, not later than February IL an |
itemized list of such of the foregoing ar |
tlcles as he will need, inclosing a money |
orders to cover the amount of such mr. |
chases. plus 81 for Incidental expenses the |
order payable to William p DuvaII.
AIDS desiring information as to quarters |
meals etc should communicate with Mr.
M. l.. weller, chairman committee on pub-
nc comfort, No. 300 Corcoran building
Tickets for the ball. and seats on public
stands will be on sale throughout the CITY. |
under supervision of the inaugural com.
mlttee; the gra Id marshal's office can ba ve
nothing whatever to do with questions of |
these kinds. " |
Uniforms Prescribed.
In prescribing the uniforms of highest |
volunteer rank, which may be worn. the |
circular says:
All officers who have served during the |
rebellion as volunteers in the army Of the |
United States, and have been honorably |
mustered out of the volunteer service shall |
be entitled to bear the official title and |
upon occasions of ceremony. to wear the
uniform of the highest grade they have
held by brevet or other commissions In the |
volunteer service
All officers who have served during the
rebellion as officers of the regular army of |
the United States. and have been honorably
discharged or resigned from the service. |
shall be entitled to bear the official title.
and, upon occasions of ceremony to wear
the uniform Of the highest grade they have
held by brevet or other commission.
All officers who have served during the
war with Spain, or since. as officers Of the
regular or volunteer army of the United |
States and have been honorably discharged
from the service by resignation or othar.