The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-28
IyaCepR4rIoN DAY.

WAsHINoroN Feb. 27-The American
people love pageant and delight IN
parade, The city of Washington IL gam
bling n considerable sum Of money on the
chance of being able TO crafty this pro-
clivity on the part OF few soorc thousands
of our citizens The extent OF the gratifi-
cation and the value of the investment will
depend chiefly on the weather next Sntur-
day There will be crowd anyway
The present expectation is that the crowd
which will come to the inauguration OF
President Roosevelt will stand In tho same
relation 10 the crowds which have attended
earlier inauguratious that the vote oil
last November hold toward the mejoil-
ties Of earlier elections But a crowd IN
Washington would create hardly ripple
in New York. 1t il estimated that there
will be 25O,OO0 visitors in the city on that
day. 4 saunter along the time honored
route Of the parade would lead the Saunterer
to conclusion that half tho world was eS-
pected To be on hand, Huge reviewing
stands occupy parks and open spaces, while
little reviewing stands hang like balcony
boxes from the front Of buildings.
Pennsylvania avenue has been cleaned
OF its winter accumulation of ice and snow
and dirt, but the exciting question is whether
it will stay clean. The column which will
march along it on that day will be tho most
interesting and the most picturesque and
variegated that has ever moved along that
historic highway. Rough Riders and New
York; Squadron A. West Point cadets and
commands from the Regular army State
militia. Porto Ricans. Philippine scouts,
Ind
clubs and fraternal societies, artillery,
cavalry. marines, nidshipmen. engineers
and Spanish war veterans. and the parade
committee knows who else will. according
to the weather, march blitheiy or splash
doefully from the Capitol to the White
House Good patriots will pray for that
which seldom comes-a perfect day fol-
the Inauguration.
The ceremonies of the day begin at II
A. NJ. when the President starts for
the Capitol where at IL o'clock, tho oath
of Office will be administered to Mr.. Fair
banks in the Senate chamber, and those
who are able TO secure entrance will listen
TO the inaugural address Of the Vice-Presi-
dent At 1890 o'clock the President Is the
central figure in similar proceeding. But
the scene Of this is outside on a platform
erected on the east front of the Capitol
This ceremonial will be seen by thousands
and the inaugural address will be heard by
a comparatively small part of them. But
many count it the event OF a lifetime even
TO have been within the grounds. After
the delivering of the address the crowd will
find its way to the seats for which it has
paid its money to witness the parade, which
in spite of its unusual size. it is hoped will
be concluded in an unusually brief time.
Yet three hours is allowed as the time for
1t to pass the reviewing stand.
In the evening the city will blaze with
fireworks, and the crowd will go to dance
at the inaugural ball in the huge Pension
Building. Tickets for this are S. each, with
an additional dollar for supper. Twelve
thousand tickets have been provided, and
all will probably be sold. and most of them
will be used. AS the event occurs on Sat
urday the grand march, led by the Presi-
dent and a corps Of dignitaries and officials,
will begin at o'clock, an hour ahead Of the
usual time The ball will close at mid
night and another Inauguration Day will
pass into history.
If the gun shines. it will be a great day
for Washington and for Roosevelt