The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-04-06

| EArEsT1TeTURE oTFRFsIDENT ROOSEVELT
preceded by the Fourth Regiment bant
a parade was formed In the folowin:
order.
Colonel P. c. Townsend commanding
military escort. -
Hf1lsboro company Capt. Jackson)
p Terrell Company, Capt. Irwin).
Earnest Rifles (Capt. ,Marten).
Scurry Guards tCapt. Williams).
I Greenvifle Company {Capt Hark.
nesso .FGts1 F!sE ..ess.,r..iA I'D
Major Roach, commanding Cadets.
Carlisle Cadets.
st. Matthews Cadets.
Dodsonss Cadets. ~ ~.
T. Dallas Artillery. = :. -.,.
Ant Major. L., 8. Plateau, commanding
presidential bodyguards
Then came eight carriages, as fol-
lows Il" ~'%s@ 1stt> :s, a.
First Carriage-The president, VIII
liam Loeb, Jr-s the presidents private
secretary: Mayor Barry and Colonel
John n Simpson.
Second CarriaEe-Dr Alexander
Lambert, physician to the president:
M. G. Latta, stenographer; James Sloan
Jr., Associated Press; F. H. Tyres, AS
ISOLATED Press. 81 't'
pr Third carffage-Gen s. M. B. Young
United States army tretired); John v
Huhes. president Dallas Commercial
CLUB: William II. Atwe1l, United States
district attorney; Colonel John II
Traylor,s representing the United Con-
federate Veterans. rs -
Fourth Carriage-Lieutenant G.. n
toe IL To 1,ar Il
Cecil A. Lyon. Colonel John L. Boyd
representing the Grand Army of the
Republic; C. A. Mangold.
81 Fifth Carriage-A. A. Allen, general
manager Missouri, Kansas and Texas
railway; Sloan Simpson, ]. Howard
Audrey, president 10000 club; G. A,
Heating. III =tszsgszy: ~. ..E
Sixth Carriage.-J.. l.. McGrew, ste
nograrher; Jackson s. Elliott, repre-
senting the Associated Press; w G.
sConnor, y. e. Farnsworth.
" Seventh Carriage. g.. Thompson
representing Publishers and Seripps-
McRae Press associations: Mr.. Monk
representing New York sun Press as
socfation; H. A. Strofmeyer. photog-
trapher; M. III. Thomas.
Eighth Carriage-W. G. Sterett, rep
resenting the Galveston Dallas News;
G. Arthur. Williams representing the
Houston Post; r. Lehman, Sam p
Cochran.
The presidential carriage was drawn
by q pair OF fine black horses, and or
either side was the guard of honor
composed of Majors L. S. Plateau, C
G. Marshall, M. I. Buckner, Capts. F
A. Logan, Scurry Terrell, William II
Flippen, Roy Terrell and Lieutenant
Joe Rankin y#se
On the outer tanks of the body guard |
and at points opposite the four wheels
OF the carriage marched Patroimas7I
McDougalL Brannon and Frank ami
Dan Brown, the four largest policemen
on the force. The parade passed over
Elm street west to Houston. on Hous- /
ton south to Main. on Main east to Ak /
ard, and on Akard south to the speak
ers stand east of the Oriental hotel. |
Sidewalks and buildings along the |
route were thronged and the latter
decorated with the national colors an6I
flags. The president was kept busy
tipping his hat In response to the
cheers. q veritable wave of enthusiasm
permeating the clear atmosphere. Nc
vehicles were permitted to move during
the parade, not even street cars
When the chief executive was intro.
ruced by Mayor Barry he beheld the
largest gathering ever witnessed In this T
cffy. Handkerchiefs. hats and flags
were waved and the air pierced with
applause, the Texas veil being often
heard. There were sixteen rows of roc
electric lights and they spread q bril-
FAINT hue on the scene. On the stand
wers seated 800 persons, but on the
sfreets there was not standing room
y great was the throng. Ex- Confeder-
- and Federal soldiers had reserved
ue1fs
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