The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-03-08

ROOSEVELT BECOMES PRESIDENT
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soldier Presidents which his party has
installed since the close of the civil
war. He then delivered his inaugural,
which surprised his hearers by its
brevity and simplicity.
AS the ceremony closed he was
again greeted by the roaring cheers
OF the immense throng.
CIVIC AND MILITARY.
Accompanied by his escort and fol-
lowed by troops and civilian psrsders,
he started for the White House. It
VA the most perfect column that, ever
marched in an inaugural parade,
though In number less than often
before. Gen. Chaf1ee had insisted
that Q brigade of the National Guard
from each State should be the maxi
mum representation. This Obviated
such an imposing but wesrisome and
finally m0notonOus sight Is when
Pennsylvanis's 1000 fnely-equipped
State troops marched in the McKin-
ley inaugural. Everywhere, as the
column passed, the skill of Gen.
Chaffee's supervision was apparent to
every practiced eye. The regulars,
the National Guard and the civic
grand divisions had their orders of
formation for each unit of the column
and conformed to them.
Never has there been SO perfect q
regular army column in any previous
pageant. Cavalry, infantry, artillery,
engineers, marines, seamen and
properly classed with all this, the
Annapolis and West Point cadets
thrilled al the soldiers with this ex-
ponent Of the perfection of our MILL.
tary arm.
CIVIC DIVISION.
The civic grand division Of eight
brigades in three divisions made up Of
over dfty organizations was In every
respect better organized than ever be-
fore, and SO like the whole column
more interesting. There YER Gov
ernors and their gorgeous STATS,
many noted political clubs from East
and West, college and university men,
high school cadets from North and
South, Roosevelt's neighbors, an-
thrscite miners, rail-splitters, Italian
Spanish veterans, secret socie-
ties, boys brigsdes, newsboys, drum
corps, bugle corps; church societies
cowboys and clubs in great variety.
II was . column in mosaic, fairly rep
resenting every prominent element Of
American civic life. Though strictly
B. 81. Warner, it, committee
had given it . semi-mili-
tary character by appointing Quarter
master and Commisssry Generals,
Inspector Generals and every other
brand Of of5cer Of high rank, and Ad-
jutant Generals and aides sufficient for
IN army corps, with Gems. Howard
and Joe Wheeler - leading military
features.
The whole column, military and
civic. under Gen. Chafee and his
stan, marched with . stesdiness and
CELEBRITY hitherto unsttained, and like
every section Of this unrivaled inaugu-
its praises sre on every
tongue.
NIGHT PROGRAMME.
Turning from the pageant Of the
day, the doubled population Of the
city disposed itself for the three inn
posing spectacles of the night, the
promenade Ut the Pension Once mis-
named . ball, the fireworks on the
White lot AMI the dazzling street
decorations. The attendance ct the
ball was limited to 1000 or l5,OOO,
al the building. would hold. The
street decorations Z viewed by .
solid marching column, filing the
wide psvements OF the avenue and the
street itself, and reaching for two
miles and . half. No such brilliant
scene Of decoration and illumination
Was ever Witnessed before in this
country nor In any other, for here
electric eaeces had their origin and
have their greatest development.
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