The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-03
ALL IN READINESS
 FUR B|G INAUGURAL
Rough Riders Will Escort the
 President
PARADE TO BE GORGEOUS
Thousands of Dollars Will Be Spent on the Magnificent Display of Fire Works During the
 Evening.

l Washington, March 2.-(special) )-With- in two days President Roosevelt will have been inaugurated and another re- publican administration will have been begun. The streets of Washington have donned tho.r holiday attire temporary stands from which the parade may be reviewed have been erected here, there and everywhere. and all is ready for the ceremony and it's celebration.
 President Roosevelt will leave the White House between 10:9O and Il o'clock Saturday morning accompanied by a de- tachment of army veterans, the famous Rough Riders, with whom MT. Roosevelt served in the Spanish war; squadron A of New York city and the congressional committee on arrangements, composed of Senators Spooner and Bacon and Rep resentatives Dalzell, Crumpacker and John Sharp Williams. This miniature pageant will proceed down Pennsylvania avenue and up the hill to the Capitol.
 The President, accompanied by the con- gressional committee, will proceed at once to the Presidents room In the Sen ate wing of the Capitol, where all bills awaiting Presidential action will be signed. In the meantime the Senate Is presumed to be in session, and at Il O clock it's doors will be thrown open to select few who will have the privilege of the chamber. Among those entitled to l admission are former presidents, ana vice presidents, the president elect, Jus- tices of the supreme court, former sen- | ators and senators-elect ambassadors and ministers of the united -tates, ann bassadors and ministers of foreign conn- tries to the United States heads of exe- cutive departments, members of the 1 House of Representatives, former mem bers and members-elect, governors Of states and territories, admiral of the navy, and aide, lieutenant general, com mandng the army and aide, also the retired lieutenant general, officers Of the army and navy, .who by na'1e, have re- ceived the thanks of Congress, exeeu- tive officers of the House and Senate, judges of the various courts of the Dis- trict of Columbia, and a few others.
 Must Be in Their Seats.
 With the exception of the justices of the supreme court and the ''. '.embers of the House of Representatives, fnd the President of the United States. himself, all must be in their seats by half after eleven o'clock The justices of the su- . Dreme court Will enter III d i'ouy dI AA'f" o'clock and will be announced. The members of the House of Representa- tives, headed by their officers, Will enter at 11:b0 and be announced The congress | sional committee on arrangements VIII then proceed to the presidents room and notify Mr Roosevelt that all is in readi- ness The President and Presdent-eleet, which In this instance happens to be the same person, will proceed at once to the senate chamber, and after being | announced by the sergeant-at-arms or the Senate will take a seat directly In front of the desk of the president Of the Senate. .,.
 During these enterances the Senate will continue in session, and at 12 o'clock noon. Senator Frye. as president pro tempore of the Senate, will rap with his qaval and announce that the Fifty-eighth Senate Is adjourned, sine die. MT. Frye will then administer the oath to the l Vice President t-elect and step down from the platform, handing the gavel to MT. Fairabnlxs: who in turn will call the as sembage to order and, after prayer by the chaplain, will deliver his inauguaral address This will be hSief, and will re- fer only to the Senate. ignoring altogeth- CT the momentus questions of state. MT. Fairbanks will then administer the oath of office to the Senators-elect, after which the entire body having the prlvi- lege of the floor will proceed ,n the order given above to the rotunda of the capitol, and from thence to the temporary amphi- theatre constructed at the east entrance.
 Welcomed by Chorus.
 ITpon coming out into the open the party will be welcomed with song by chorus of between five and six hundred voices a new departure In inaugural programmes Two songs have been composed by two Dft41I for nf- casion. Prof Horatio Parker of Yale university has composed a choral, entl- tied 'JJnion and Lib "" and y cour- tesy of MT. Percy s. Foster, chairman of the committee on music, and organizer l of the chorus, MT. Parker will lead in the rendition of his work. The other com position Is entitled "One Flag and One Country" written by Professor Fan cuiIli, formely leader of the Marine band.
 On reaching the platform the President will take a seat reserved for him at the center of the stand, with Chief Justice of the supreme court of the United States on his right. and the sergeant-at-a or Senate on his left. The other members of the party will be grouped behind the President. the associate justices and mem bers of the Senate on the right, the dlp- lomatic corps. governors of states and territories, and heads of departments on the left, and the residue in the rear. The oath of office will then be administered by the chief justice, or in case of his ab- sence for any reason whatsoever, by the senior associate justice present. MT. Roosevelt will then deliver his inaugural address, concluding probably at about 2 o'clock.
 Formation of Parade.
 During this time the grand parade has been forming in the streets and avenues which radiate from the capitol to the eastward At the conclusion of his ad- dress the President will enter his car riage and proceed forwith to the White House, accompanied by the Rough Riders J and squadron A, which throughout the day will act as his personal ascort. The parade, which in fact ' what the thous- ands of strangers have come to see, Will follow. in command of Lieut. Gen. Adna R. Chaffee, grand marshal. The column will be divided into a military grand di- vision and a civic grand division. The military division will be lead by the ca dets from West Point, the midshipmen from Annapolis, the troops of the regular | army and attachments from the navy, marine corps, and revenue cutter service. | This will comprise the first division and will be in command O. Maj Gen. James F. Wade. U. s. A. The second division will be composed exclusively of eae Ma tional Guard of the District of Columbia, and will be in command of Gen. George -tA NIrilI In