Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28
DISTINCTLY AMERICAN
Preparations for Display in
Inaugural Exercises.
NONE LIKE IT IN WORLD
INDUCTION INTO OF
FICE TO BE MOST WONDERFUL.
Sons of United States and Their Broth
ers by Adoption to March
in Parade.

Ill uOSs
Inaugural parades usually are remarkable
affairs No other capital in the world can
boast of similar display, and if present
indications are fulfilled the pageant which
will march up and down PENNSYLVANIA ave-
nue. the 4th of next March will be the most
wonderful and most remarkable Washing
ton and it's inaugural guests have ever SEEN
If by good luck the skies should be graced
with a rainbow on this eventful day the
heavens must envy the glitter and the color
which will be reflected from this vast army
of soldiers and civilians. There vii! be goio
lace and brass buttons; Somber black, green
brown and gray, with the prevailing trlum-
virate of red, white and blue. There Will
be short coats and long coats, and tight
coats and loose coats; silk hats, sombreros
helmets with plumes and Indians with
feathers in their hair and their bodies
| wrapped in manycolored blankets In ad-
dition to the plain, unconventional cltl-
zens and the meek and lowly Indians there
will be cowboys and rough riders; school
boys and veterans of the civil war; Italians
Filipinos and Porto Ricans; Scotchman and
Germans and Instrumental adopted sons OF
America all marching in honor of the man
they have chosen for their President.
Surely, this must be an interesting show.
1t is estimated that Washington will have
two hundred thousand visitors during in
hundred thousand Westinghouse who
will be on the streets will make a total of
four hundred thousand persons anxious to
participate in some manner or other in the
ceremonies of the day. A very small per-
centage of this great number can get with
in hearing distance of the stand at the east
front of the Capitol, where the President
will take the oath. of Office for the second
time, and thereby assume the highest posi-
ton which the sovereign peoplescan be-
stow.
Distributed Along the Streets.
Less than one-tenth of this army of four
hundred thousand will be in the vicinity of
the Capitol. The rest will be distributed in
restless, uneasy and curious throngs along
the line of march. They cannot see the
Inauguration of the President, but what
they can see and what they want to see
is that collection of citizens and soldiery
which will parade up and down the finest
avenue in the country to the music OF a
hundred bands, the clatter of horses hoOfS,
the rumble of artillery and the rhythmic
swing of infantry. This is what the people
come to see and this is all that they can
see.
OF the thirty-four civilian organizations
which already have concluded arrange
ments to participate in the inaugural pa
rade the famous "Railspltters' of the
Lincoln Club of Toledo. Ohio, will appear
in the most spectacular costume. They
will be- uniformed in royal purple, with
white stripes and trimmings, white shoes
white hats and white canes. Another Ohio
organization will present contrast in color,
for the Buckeye" Republican Club of Co.
lumbus has signified it's intention to come
uniformed in olive drab, with Newmarket
overcoats and high silk hats. The Re
publican Glee Club, also of Columbus, will
wear uniforms of army gray, while the
Tippecanoe Club of Cleveland will COM
bine the sentiment of the north and the
south and appear in the harmonious blue
and gray. In addition to these Ohio will
furnish brigade of National GuardSmen
including the whole first battalion of en-
gineers of Cleveland and probably Troop
A with it's black horses and aristocratic
members
Capital City Representation.
The Washington organizations have not
all applied for positions in line, and con-
sequently the representation of the capital
city cannot yet be ascertained, but that it
will make a reputable showing, at least in
the matter of color contrast, is already as
sured. The Blaine Invincible Republican
Club, composed of stanch colored republi-
cans of Washington, will fall in line, uni
formed in light tan Prince Albert suits
black shoes and high silk hats AT their
head will march Col. Perry Carson.
Washington will also furnish a delegation
of the knights of Maccabees, with their
distinctive uniforms of blue, set off by the
gold of their swords and side-arms. The
High School Cadets and a dozen other or
ganiZa tons should serve to give Washing
ton its quota in the inaugural parade.
From Newark, N. J., comes word that the
Frelinghuysen Lancers will come down
about 200 strong, with white fatigue coats,
blue trousers white helmets with plumes
and white gloves. The Phelps Guards
from Paterson, N. j., have arranged to ap-
pear in the regulation army full dress with
all the gold lace and buttons, pomp and re-
gala that the law and their physique will
permit them to carry
Cadets From Maryland.
The cadet battalion from the Maryland
Agricultural College will wear uniforms of
dark gray, trimmed with black. The Conk-
ling Unconditionals will be uniformed in
white and black, while the Montgomery
County Republican Club. which comes
from just over the borders of the District,
will wear brown overcoats and the conspic-
uous rough rider hats. The Harvard Re
publican Club composed of 100 students
from the Presidents alma mater, will head
the college delegations, wearing their red
mortarboard caps and gowns. The other
college uniforms will not be so distinctive
and spectacular, and will serve to keep
Harvard in a class by herself
The Americas Club of Pittsburg will be
distinguished as far as the eye can reach,
for its members will carry red white and
blue umbrellas, similar to those they have
carried in past inauguralS. They will be
uniformed in dark clothes probably blue.
with the picturesque military capeS and
white high hats. The Roosevelt Club of
Minneapolis will be uniformed in olive
green serge and big rough rider hats buck
skin gauntlet gloves. riding trousers and
spat-puttees. The original Roosevelt Re
publican Club of st. Paul will appear in
Khaki, with blue army shirts, blue trim
mings and rough-rider hats.
Considerable Embarrassment.
One club is giving Chairman Warner of
the civic
cradle embarrassment. 1t is a prominent
Italian organization of New York city, and
when filling out the blanks which Mr. War
ner had sent them, with which to describe
their club, give its history and also its uni
form, they said: Have not got room to de-
scribe uniform, but send picture
The picture has not as yet arrived and
even if it did Chairman Warner thinks that
he would have rather difficult task to as
certain the color of which it might be COM
posed.
Indians Also Coming.
Then will come the Indians, the old war