Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-03
BY RAILWAY AND RIVER
Visitors Coming to Witness
Inaugural Ceremonies.
GREAT on TPOURI G
ROUGH RIDERS ENTIRELY Salts
FLED WITH MOUNTS.
Leading Events Scheduled for This
Evening, Tomorrow and Monday
Scenes and Incidents.
GREAT OUTPOURIN G.

Visitors who will tomorrow witness the
Inauguration ceremonies are pouring into
Washington by railroad and steamboat, and
the broad streets of the city are already
massed with the major part of the great
thrOng that will serve spectators of
President Roosevelt's induction into the
highest office under the sun commonwealth
or shine hail or snow, fair weather or
cloudy. gale or calm.
Flags are futterns from all the buildings
along the line of march, bands are playing
and the thousands of advance visitors are
taking time by the forelock to visit the
many points of interest in and about the
city.
From indications on every hand today the
outlook for tomorrow was that Washington
city Will be strained to its tension as 1t
never has been strained before in caring for
the multtudes of visitors from everywhere.
In the thrOngs incidents and interesting
happenings are of frequent occurrence. and
there are many characters for the students
of human nature to study. The streets pre-
sent a veritable hurly-burly and the police
and specials are sorey taxed to keep the
crowds from seriously cOngesting at points.
Orders to Military.
Gen. John \ Johnston, chief of staff, an
nounced late this afternoon that If the
weather is stormy tomorrow (snowing or
raning) overcoats will be worn by the
marching troops no matter what the tenn
perature may be
If it is not raining or showing. overcoats
will not be worn, no matter what the tenn
perature may be.
Capt William F. English of Indianapolis,
commandments of the United Spanish
War Veterans, has arrived here and is
quartcred a the New Willard. He will ride
N.rA s1t1C
in the Presidents guard of honor tomor-
row.
Commander S. Clifford Cox of the De-
partment of the District of Columbia,
United Spanish War Veterans, has request
ed that all visiting camps of the organiza-
ton and individual visitors assemble at
o clock sharp tomorrow morning a. Span
ish War Veterans Hall, 719 9th street
northwest, where line will be formed and
the column will move to the White House.
The Rough Riders, many of whom
members Of the United Spanish War Vet
Grams have been invited to the big campfire
on Monday evening. and Commander Cox
says admission will be by card.
Rough Riders Not Dissatisfied.
Colonel Brodie, commanding the Presi-
dents personal escort of Rough Riders,
stated to Il Star reporter today that his
men are not dissatisfied with the artillery
mounts that We're furnished them for the
parade lOlntlIOW, dS mas DetH stated
Colonel Brodie says the Rough Riders are
entirely satisfied. finding the horses all that
could be desired Colonel Brodie and his
men are loud in their praises of Captain
Summerhall of the Artillery Corps and all
others with whom they have been in COM
munication for the kind and considerate
treatment accorded the men of the escort.
He added that the horses provided are
thoroughly drilled animals and of far
better grade than they expected.
Honors to Colored Cavalry
1t has been decided to entertain at lunch
con the members of the 9th (colored) Cav
airy. now present in the city for the pur-
pose of taking part in the inaugural pa
rade. in the auditorium of the Second Col
ored Baptist Church on next Sunday even
ing, beginning a o'clock.
Patriotic speeches of five minutes each,
Mandatory of the service and history of the
9th Cavalry and other kindred organiza-
tons, and responses, will be made
Speakers invited to be present are: John
i. Green. United States stamp agent: John
G. Dancy, recorder of deers; eX-Representa-
tive Geo II. White Rev. Geo. w. Lee, Rev
5. L. Carrothers, Rev. j. Anderson Taylor
w. Calvin Chase. j. NJ. Kicks, Lieuts X. T.
5. TOomey and Thos. II. r. Clarke Miss
Matte r. Bowen, John W. Freeman and
Capt. James II. Lewis.
Commissioner West stated today that I'M
less the elements are unpropitious the ave
lA' anu tue iOul OF the parade VIII be
splendid condition tomorrow morning The
sprinklers, machine sweepers and white
wings were at work on the avenue today
and Superintendent Stidham of the street.
cieailhg department began cleaning 18th
street and some of the principal avenues
anu streets IN the northwest section of the
city.
At the Pennsylvania avenue bridge oppo-
site IWln!ng City. where the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad has constructed stations for the
handling of bodies of troops, interest CEN
ters in the scenes about the trains where
numbers of citizens supply the incoming
persons win food, serving them from
wagons NeMcleS, push carts, etc.
Boy in Khaki Uniform.
\ small boy, the son of Col A j. Frank
OF San Francisco. attracted much attention
on pennsylvania avenue today. The little
fellow was clad in the fun khaki uniform of
the Rough Riders and carried a miniature
carbne and Colts 40 He wore a big
Roosevelt badge on the breast of his khaki
blouse
Policeman Whalen, at the 9th street rail-
road station. reports that larger number
of colored visitors are coming in than ON
any previous occasion ne can remember in
twenty years
One of the most congested places in
Washington today was the sixth street sta
ton Of the Pennsy lvana railroad and the
officials OF the road in the offices up stairs
were busy TO the point of frenzy as one
of them expressed il. SO dense was the
crowd in the station that ingress and egress
was well night impossible. Trains were ar
irving at short intervals and depositing
their loads of humanity to form part of the
swelling tide in the city.
The "Newsies' Represented.
The first newsboys' association to partici-
pate in an inaugural parade will be brought
to the capital on this occasion by E B.
Conliss Of Toledo, Ohio The squad of boys
consist of twenty members, and is accom-
panied by a band under the leadership of
Gus Kocher. The band has thirty-eight
pieces and is thus larger than the squad
for which 1t is the escort. The boys have
been arousing considerable interest as they
march around the streets. They stopped
in front of The Evening Star building to-
day and serenaded the office. while crowd
of people gathered on the pavement to lis
ten and watch
Virginia's Governor on the Way.
Governor Montague of Virginia and Mrs
Montague expected to reach Washing
ton early this evening. They will be the
guests of DR.. r. y. Harper of this city.
who is member of the governors staff
Companies a, B, c and f of the Vir-