The Washington times., 1905-03-05

| Loeb, and Miss Hagner In the seats
| back Of the Presidents box were sew
| eral members Of the Diplomatic Corps.
| the military aides. members of the in
/ augural committee, and others Of the
| Presidential party
He Remained Standing.
During nearly the whole of the af-
| ternoon the President remained stand
/ ing as the great parade passed by. Two
| or three times he sat down for a few
| minutes, but as some particular organi-
/ zation approached the stand he would
rise III response to their salute.
He chatted pleasantly with the occu-
pants Of his box from time to time.
| Frequently he would recognize a per
/ sonaI friend in passing organization,
and when ne did he would aIways save
| q cordial respcnse to the marcher's per-
sonal salute
| As the Porto Rican and Filipino SOL
| diers passed, the President turned to
| senator Bacon OF Georgia, the Demo-
cratic member Of the Senate Committee
/ on Inauguration. and joked with him
about his views on our insular policies
| The Georgia Senator has long been op-
| posed to so-caiIed imperialism, and he
| laughed heartily at the President s
| Jocuar sdllies and replied in kind, ap-
parentiy enjoying the occasion
Crowd Full of Cheers.
| The crowd along the Avenue shouted
| itself hoarse during the first few min
utes that passed as the grand military
| division of the arade went by General
Chaffee. as grand marshal. headed this
| division, and was cheered wildly as he
| passed before the President. sitting on
| his handsome horse like d Centaur No
| sooner had he gone by with his staff
/ than round the corner of the Treasury
| Department came the band of the
| United States Military Academy, at the
head of the West Point Cadet Corps.
When the crowds in the stands saw
what was coming, their enthusiasm was
bcundless- A cheer equaling that which
greeted the appearance of the President
rang out. The Presidents face lighted
up the instant he saw the young sol
dier5, and, catching the enthusiasm of
the thousands about him, he waved his
hat TO the West Pointers as they passed
with nachine-like regularity
Immediately after the Cadet Corps
came the Annapolis middies. the Naval
Academy Band 1T their head. crashing
out the stirring strains OF Dixie
While Uncle Sans young soldiers
marched we'll, his young sailors
| marched better. Their training was per
feet, their lines as straight as auy in
the parade.
Gen. Frederick Dent Grant headed the
first brigade OF the military division. In
which the two cadet corps marched. The
West Pointers were commanded nv
Lieutenant Colonel Treat. and theNavaI
Cadets by Lieutenant Commander
Fullam.
1he Philippine Scouts.
In the third brigade were the Philip
pine Scouts, and the Porto Rican Pro
visional Regiment. The loyalty OF the
men In our insular possessions as evil
denced by the appearance of these
troops in the inaugural parade was
warmly appreciated by the President
and all who saw them salute the head
Of the nation to which the,s now hold
allegiance. The Porto Ricans marched
with quick. almost jerky step TO the
strains Of q weird. Spanish march play
ed by their native band. The Filipino
band was playing a medley of Irish
airs as it passed the Presidents stand
The : second brigade of the military
grand division was brought to a close
with the appearance of the District of
Columbia National Guard headed by
Brig. Gen. George H Harries The Dis
trict troops made strong impression
by their soIdierly appearance
At the head of the second division
rode Governor PennyPacker OF Pennsyi-I
vania. and his staff. OF all the govern
ors who appeared in the parade Cover
nor PennSpackcr received the greatest
applause. although Governor Warficld
of Maryland, and Governor Montague
of Virginia, both excellent horsemen
won cheers from the crowds and smiles
from the President by the graceful man
ner in which they saIuted the President
Governor Montague's acknowledgement
of the presence of the Presidential party
was particularly handsome. for he was
not content with bowling to the Presi-
dent. but. with barred head bowed
gracefully to Mrs Roosevelt and Miss
Roosevelt separately.
Some Amusing Incidents.
Amusing incidents occurred freouen
as the troops and civic organizati
passed the Presidents stand Carr
the banner of the New York G.
Republican Club We're six large r
who took of their hats and gree
President with smiles that sht
pansive rows of giistening iveT
particularly diminutiys darkey boy