Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-28
N0VELFEATURES
Will Make Inaugural
Parade Interesting.
New Arrangements Give All
An Opportunity
70 Witness it-Success OF Exercises
Depends on the Weather.

Washington, Feb. Ell Jul e"P
had been located in one or the eii'ei
1rising cities of the West, 1t Is sale "
saw that the inauguration 1estiNllieS
would have been regularly spreau
through a week, instead OF cohceiil'"
Cd in a single day, because OF the eA-
ira business which this woulu nov
brought to the community.
Washington's Worlds Far. Accoiu
ing to present plans 2OOooo 'isi''i -
will come into this city on Satui 'i"S ~
next week. The high-Water Iiidih WIN
be reached about eleven O'CLOCK III me
forenoon, when the suoufpaiiite9 wa
have arrived, and as early DIS WV VI
three O'Clock in the afternoon 'he e"
ly satisfied visitors will begin 10 tahe
their departure. The Baltimore con-
tinrent. which is always large, lor tlit
most mart comes for the single DAY, ana
so does not have to grapple Win 'ne
problem of providing itself win Sleep
ing accommodations, when Is ire
most serious task OF the outsider. In
snite of the wide and regular adVer-
,isements of the Inauguration cere-
,nonv. people who are contemplating
first visit constantly inquire what they
must do to see it to the best advantage,
and in effect, what there is to see on
March 4.
Tho formal exercises take place un-
Ger various degrees of restriction. In
the Senate chamber, to which the
President and his party go on their ar
rival at the Capitol to witness the in
accommodations are very scarce. Each
senator and representative has usually
two seats in the galleries at his dispo-
SAL and these naturally go to MEM
bers Of his family. All employees OF
the Capitol, newspaper correspondents
and others having work to do in con-
nection with the inauguration are sup
piled with special tickets admitting
them to the building. so that even these
privileges cannot be stretched to ac-
commodate the visitors. The stand
erected on the east front of the Capt.
toll, where the President takes his cath
of office and delivers his address, and
where this year the chorus of five hum
Gred picked voices will sing Union and
Liberty" and "One Flag and One Coun-
try" is in large part reserved for the
official guests of the occasion, such as
the diplomats, the families of the
President and Vice President, with of
course, certain number of seats at
the disposal of members Of the Senate
and House.
While these privileges are necessari-
Iy restricted, the great plaza on the
cast front of the Capitol will accom-
mOdate all who care to witness the
exercises. Only small part of these
can be within hearing distance of the
Presidents voice, but they can see him
take the oath as Chief Justice Fuller in
his robes before him, and then can hear
the salute which follows, as the news
of the vent starts around the world.
The chorus. which is a new thing in
our inaugural exercises. will be heard
much farther, and will give the crowds
assembled at the Capitol more to carry
siasm than before.
Then comes the parade. Everybody
can see this we'll who wants to engage
a seat on one of the stands which line
the avenue from the Capitol to Twen
tieth street, northwest, a distance of
about two miles. Seats ordinarily rent
at from 50 to s. each, according to To-
cation and accommodations. Rooms
along the line, which are occupied by
select parties, bring proportionately
much higher figures. But thousands of
youths from the neighboring country
will sec the parade in the old-fashioned
h,- eta ut a CT
inGs and looking on, a plan which
works very we'll for those who happen
to be tall, but is not otherwise so de-
sirable. This also gives some a chance
to keep moving, and to follow the line
of greatest interest which may develop
unexpectedly.
Many complaints have ben made in
the past over the dreary length of some
parts of the parade, especially the
Pennsylvania militiamen, who have
turned out by the thousands. but really
added little of interest or picturesque
ness to the occasion. They will not be
here in such number this year. The
coming, Inauguration will be notable
for that reform. The parade has beer
reduced in length. as we'll as heigh-
ttiltu III iIltCltSl. ~ tIldt NItlitIdI tlIdt
fee believes, with the width of Penn
Sylvania avenue, that he can push the
great column of moving men through
in two hours and n half. although al
the plans allow three hours for this
purpose. 1t has not been unknown il
former years for the parade to drae
along until after six o'clock. and by
that time many of the occupants OF
seats along the line of march haC
abandoned them and started for home
especially if the afternoon is cold ant
raw. which always gives a rather
gloomy wind up to the parade. Thi:
years procession will conclude wher
everybody wishes it We're to proceed
longer. leaving abundant time for peo.
pie to get comfortably to their dinner.
to talk over the peculiar sights of thu
day.
Unless all signs fail. this parade vii
be interesting. because of its move
features illustrative of American life
such as the cowboys, and the miner
and the old Indians: the Philippine
troops and the Porto Ricans will ais,
attract attention, as well as the vari
Gus civil and military organization
which are to ha repre captaJ