The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-09
SCENE
AT The CAPITAL.
ANY THOUSANDS GREETED
THE PRESIDENT.
dTIRE CITY WAS DECORATED

NIlRE CITY WAS DECORATED
2 inauguration of Roosevelt and
Fairbanks Eclipses in Brilliancy
All Previous Events. All Sections
Were Represented.
W ashlngton. The most brilliant
"a imposing inaugural which the cit
ems OF Washington have ever pre-
AIRED has passed into the history of
le republic. Theordore Roosevelt did
d ride to the capitol, hitch his
Prise to shade tree and enter the
binding and take the oath of Office
FOOTED and spurred The traditional
" eHersonlan simplicity was replaced
Ry pageant which has not been sur
passed in the annals of the nation.
For a week the District Of Columbia
pas been the host of the union. Term
liter presidential term her citizens,
without regard to party, unite with
enthusiasm preparing an inauguration
mat shall fittinely show forth the ma
sional respect for the executive Office.
.f'or the unparalleled demonstration,
rhe credit is due to these citizens, the
pfhclal OF the war and navy depart
fnents; and the officers of the army
and navy. 1t is a mistaken idea that
congress has much to do with the Won
|5erful displays with which the Dis
Erlct of Columbia welcomes each sue
eesssive president, be he Democrat or
Republican. The people provide the
money and do all the work.
With the demonstration it had less
20 do than ever, and as a consequence
The citizens had a greater task than
yer. But all obstacles were over
kome under the unrivaled management
pit General John M. Wilson of the
army, chairman of the inaugural com
mite He'was ably assisted by his
Flee chairman, George Truesdell, and
Ehe inaugural committee of Is citi-
zens and by Lieut.. Gen Chaffee at the
bead of its military affairs.
1t was the first national Inaugural
eion since the civil war. The south
sent up its warriors and It's state Off
Pials. Men who fought each other for
years under different flags
men who fought together in
Fhe war with Spain under one flag,
executive officers Of the states who up
held the Stars and bars, and those who
stood for the flag marched together
IN review before their common presi-
1ent, soldier Of the republic. With
these to illustrate our new nationality.
eame marching representative from
Ehe Philippines and Porto Rico, lands
where the sun sets fading on the fac
ia the far Pacific as the sun rises on its
folds along the Atlantic horizon.
Decorations Were Gorgeous.
The whole city was garden bios
coming with flags. For week ever
advancing waves of color have been
weeping all It's streets. Not only was
she line of march artissically decorat-
sd to a degree never before attained
put no street IN the city was without
It's national colors. Acting under a
suggestion from the inaugural com
slittee the board Of education had re-
uested It's $4,000 school children to
ee that each one Of their homes dis
played the flag. It was a request re-
RpoEded TO by an army Of children.
'his apothesis of the colors was one
NJ the most striking elements of a gi-
Fantic scheme for expressing the ma
Eonal respect of a president.
The committee on street decoration,
free illumination and park and re-
Miewing stands worked together with
#rtiselc taste and transformed two
liles and half of the city's noted
venue into a fitting highway for the
kation, IN its countless representative
Bodies, to march as an escort 10 its
president. Every square yard that
Jas not black with people, banked
Ugh upon the pavement, crowding
Ill windows and fringing all roofs
7as brilliant with the national colors.
4 Veterans Impede Progress.
3 Gen. Caffee had provided we'll or
ssanized and perfect cavalry escort
Rhich could have rapidly passed over
me line and made possible the prompt
@eopening of the street to the car lines
ind the public in order that the resi-
tents of the suburbs and the greater
portions of the city might reach the
Henters of interest with the least de-
#ay. But the grand army, as is its
labit, insisted on acting with this es-
Tort and the president, sharing the