Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-22
HAYDN MALE CHORUS
Coming to Sing at the
Inaugural.
FROM q TICA, N. Y.
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM
VARIOUS STATES.
Work of Marking Historic Sites
Meeting of Whole Committee
Tomorrow Morning.
FROM TICA, N. Y.


which won the grand prize at the Louis
Jana Purchase Exposition, has decided not
to come to Washington at that time.
A company of at least 100 high school
students representing nearly every state
In the Union, will march in the inaugural
parade Professor C. s. Clark, who has
the matter in charge, reports that the idea
has been received cordially throughout the
country.
The work of marking historical sites will
begin probably Friday
The roster of organizations which will
participate in the parade is about complete,
and will be announced within a day so.
A meeting of the inaugural committee
has been called for tomorrow at IL o'clock,
at the New Willard Hotel.
Mr.. Percy S. Foster, chairman of the COM
mittee music for the inaugural cere-
monies, stated today that he has received
positive assurances from the Haydn Male
Chorus of Utica, N. Y, famous musical
organization of approximately fifty MEM
beers, that ii will be on hand to help swell
the volume of song at the inaugural cere-
monies. Mr. Foster has included the chorus
in the programs for the dedicatory concerts,
which he is now preparing. A telegram
from Scranton today says: The Orator1o
Society, which won the worlds fair prize,
is Obliged to decline President Roosevelt 8
invitation to sing at the inauguration
When this news was conveyed to Mr.. Eos
ter by a representative of The Star the for
mer smiled and said that while regretting
the inability of the Scranton organization
to participate in the choral work 1t was
only fair to add that no invitation was ex-
tended by President Roosevelt, or any one
else, for that matter.
The committee on music was asked if the
Scranton society could come down and help
out. No objection was offered and, in fact,
Mr. Foster told the leader that the music
committee and the people of Washington
would welcome him and his singers, but
could not pay any of the expenses incurred
by the organization in making the trip. The
Haydn chorus will pay all it's own expenses.
but the Scranton chorus preferred to re-
main away
Marking Historic Sites.
Mr.. W. P. Van Wickle. chairman of the
committee on historic sites, reports that his
work is about complete and that the acutal
marking of the points selected will begin
probably Friday. Mr. Van Wickle is very
anxious that the general public appreciate
the purpose of the committee, and facilitate
in every way the work of the official mark
err 1t IS hoped by the committee that when
the marker appears and proceeds to place
a sign or marker designating a particular
residence or place of business of historic
interest, the owner or occupant of such
building will acquiesce, that the 200 600 Wis
itors may be better informed as to the exact
location of historic spots. -
Gen. Chaffee with Gen Johnston his chief
of staff, Is busy completing the roster of
organizations which will march in the mill
tary grand division of the inaugural parade.
Mr.. b. H. Warner, marshal of the civic
grand division. with his chief of staff Col
Martin r. Thorp. and his adjutant general,
Mr.. Thomas G. Noyes, is as busily engaged
in completing the civic end of the parade,
and both announcements are expected the
latter part of this week. The Frances F.
Williams Republican Battery of Brooklyn,
n. Y, fifty men and a band of twenty-eight
pieces, has requested position in the line.
The battery will be in command of Col. F.
+. Williams.
Warship Plan Abandoned.
The plan of having two extra warships
ir this harbor on Inaugural ton day has been
abandoned, and the auxiliary cruiser
Prairie will be the only extra naval vessel
here on that occasion. The Prairie is now
at Norfolk. and will come up the Potomac
next week with a battalion of bluejackets
from the Norfolk navy yard and vessels in
that vicinity. Owing to her great draught
the Prairie will anchor off Alexandria. ST
was formerly a transatlantic liner, and
has displacement of nearly 1000 tons.
Another battalion of bluejackets has
been organized at the League Island navy
yard, near Philadelphia, for service in the
inaugural parade. These men will make
the trip here and back by rail. They will
arrive here on the night of March 2 and
while here VIII be quartered at the Wash
ington navy yard The two batta1ions
will constitute distinctly naval brigade
and Will be in command of Commander
Qualtrough of the cruiser Atlanta now in
reserve at Annapolis.
Gen. O. O. Howard, who will be in COM
mand of the first brigade of the civic grand
division. has designated Col a Perb1ro
of Maine to succeed Gen. Llewellyn G.
Estes as chief of staff Gen. Howard made
the appointment Immediately upon hear
ing of the death of Gen. Estes. Col. Per-
ham Will organize Gen. Towards STAFF as
soon as possible.
Gen Wilson. chairman of the inaugural
committee, today signed a contract for the
construction OF carriage entrances and
other similar work in the vicinity of the
pension building.
Orders to Spanish War Veterans
General orders received here today by
Department Commander S. Clifford Cox and
Capt r. H. Wood of the National En-
campment. United Spanish War Veterans,
from Commander-in-Chief William E.
English and Adjutant General Russell e.
Harrison. indicate that the Spanish War
Veterans will make a splendid showing In
the inauguration parade The order states
that lat the suggestion of Department
Commander Simmons of New York the fol-
lowing committee is appointed to have
charge of the interests of the United
Spanish War Veterans of the state of New
York in the inaugural parade of our hon.
ored comrade, Theodore Roosevelt, Presi-
dent-elect OF the United States:
Maj. Thos. T. Lynch department senior
vice commander; Capt. John T. Oates. de-
partment council of administration; Maj
James McMurray. national council of ad-
ministration; Comrade Clinton P. HamiI-
ton. II. w. Hubbell Camp, Brooklyn
This committee is to have charge of all
arrangements and details for our comrades
of the state of New York, under the gem
eral direction of national headquarters and
the committee from the District of CO.
lumbia. appointed in paragraph III, gen.
eral order No. ., which committee has
charge of all details and arrangements In
connection with the parade. under the gem
eral supervision of the grand marshal of
the inaugural parade. The New York COM
mittee will Immediately organize and enter
upon the discharge of its duties"
This, IL is said, Will mean large turnout
of New York veterans. where the organiza-
ton is strong. one body, the Theodore
Roosevelt Camp having nearly 1000 men,
bers.