Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-03-10

| Riders and Squadron A, at a brlsp
clip proceeded up the Avenue to the
White House, where the president. af-
ter his lunch. took position In tho
grand reviewing stand, surrounded by
members or his cabinet. tho diplomats
and other rotablcs. Then. to tho
biare or bugles. the big procession
started.
! The first brigade was headed by
Lieut.. Gen. Wade. in command OF the
entire military section. After him
came the Fifth band. artillery corps.
stationed at Fort Hamilton. New
York. This was first OF forty bands
In the parade. Sustaining their repu'
tntlon OF being the most perfectly
drilled body OF troops In tho world.
next followed the corps OF cadets from
the United States military academy.
Naturally thcy divided honors with
tho future ndmirals from Annapolis.
who marched Immediately behind.
dressed In nntty suits OF navy blue.
tho Jolly Jack.tar spirit fairly shin
ing In their bOylRh faces. Then came
the regulars. real enlisted men. five
hundred OF the Second battalion OF
engineers swinging along behind their
own band
Then came the state troops. To tho
number OF 1900 they occupied nearly
two hour In passing a given point. In
order TO prevent disputes as to pro.
ccdcncc cacn state contingent came
In alphabetical order. 30 that Ala
hHma. With a single company OF her
Third regiment. led the way. Indiana.
Vice President Fairbanks home state.
had only company to her credit.
sixth In line. while tho presidents
state. New York. with the largest
quota. three full regiments and several
separate bodies. totaiing nearly 1000
men. was tenth In order.
Although soldIcry was the chief fca.
turc. the civilian organizations form.
inE the second section OF tho parade
showed up strong In numbers. March.
ing in the orcR order effected by po.
litlcal clubs. they spread all over tho
avenue. There were about $1,000 In
line. They seemed to bc passing nm
intcrminHblc time. mostly wearing
top hats and twGTlInS fragile waikln.
sticks.
Ohio. which usually manages TO
make her presence felt. kept up her
reputation. She had In line the IA
mouG itall'Fpill;crH OF the Toledo Lin.
coin club. the T!ppccanoc club of
Cleveland. til. famous singing organ.
/ lEat!onH OF Columbus. the Buckeye and
Republican Eicc clubs. the Knights OF
MRccabcca and tn" FlciSchmann Re-
publican club OF Cincinnati.
i la. f.If
the g. 4. II. veterans. there being
about 1000 all told OF these two So
clCtics.
The eail.
Inaugural balls are the biggest So
clnl functions that occur In America.
Tho evenings reception Mt the Pen.
sion building exceeded in grandeur Its
predecessors In the great cdificc.
There were In tho ncIghborhood of
$4,000 persons ut the bail.
Mrs. RooHc,cirs ball gown was
made OF special weave OF u new
shade Of light blue silk with figures Of
doves In gold tinsci. The shade has
been named alice blue" In honor Of
the presidents daughter. vino select.
cd the material at tho st. Louis fair.
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flying dingonnliy across the blue Of
tho dress. are Of varying sizes. from
two inches between the tips OF the
wings down TO the size Of bee.
Mrs. Fairbanks wore gown Of
white satin duchcssc. embroidered
with roses OF gold In the natural size
OF the flower. The lace trimming was
OF Brussels point d'applidue. with q
design OF bow.knots and margnerites
intcrwovcn.
The decorations of the ballroom
outdid anything that ever before has
been attempted. Walls. columns. win
dows and every nook and corner were
covered with green's ind cut flowers.
palms and ferns. flags. banners and
bunting. SO that the thousands OF
guests might look with interest upon
something else of beauty than dazzling
gowns and slittering Jewels.
The doors of the Pension building
were thrown open at 8 o'clock. but
the president and his party did not
arrive until o o'clock. They went i'm
mediateiy to rooms specially prepared.
carneted and decorated for their recep-
tion, and n half hour later the grand
march commenced. President and
Mrs. Roosevelt leading. All festivities
closed sharply ut midnight. because 1t
was believed best to trcspass no Sab
bath principles. Thus the usual prac-
tice of the presidents icaving Mt
midnight and turning the hall over
to the populace TO dance until day
break had to be abandoned.
Concerts will be gwen at the Pen.
ion office next week. so that those
who do not attend the ball may have
an opportunity to see the decorations.