The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-29
COLLEGE STUDENTS
IN THE PROCESSION
New Scheme Planned for
the Inaugural Parade.
COMMITTEE TAKES CHARGE
All Institutions of Importance Repre-
scented and Many Invitations Have
Been Accepted.

1t is the dezire of the inaugural com
mittee to have 5000 college men in the
grand inaugural parade. To bring TINS
about an intercollegiate committee has
been appointed. with Robert II. Nc
Neill as chairman. The duties of this
committee is to communicate NTH
large number of universities and col
leges ard obtain delegations from them,
If possible. and arrange for their par
ticipation in the parade.
The committee is made up of Robert
II. MCNEIL, University of North Caro-
lima, chairman; Wallace d. Mclean,
Princeton, vice chairman; W. e. Ma
tress, Girard, secretary; Harry Clio
vannoh, Central University; James L.
Nerris, jr., Yale; Arthur, f. Reeves.
George Washington; j. l. Harris jr.,
Yale; James H. O'Shea and Richard j
Watkins, Georgetown. and James h
Price George Washington.
Communications have been received
from Harvard. Columbia, Girard. Penn
syiyania. Wake Forest, and Oak Ridge
College. Harvard will lead the great
| body Of college men, and Preside
Roosevelt's alma mater has guar
to have 100 men in lire, if
he other colleges named
| they nave taken the matter
almost sure they will send d,
! large number OF colleges
been heard from, but eyerythiL
bic will be done TO have dele
from a score or more Of colleges.
Eelds Conference.
Chairman Mcneil has had confere-e
with the presidents of George WASN'T
ten University and Georgetown Univt
sity, and has urged that these two loca
| institutions send strong delegations in
| to tie parade, and It is quite proba BILE
| that t..is Vtii be done
| If enough outside colleges can be Sc
cured 1t is certain that Georgetown and
| George Washington viii turn out their
entire student body. Several Buff and
| Blue students said yesterday that they
/ could easily turn out Loo men. and
! Georgetown would be represented by
| COO or more.
| The subcommittee on State rspresen-
/ tatives of high schools has been COM
pleted, and now stands as follows:
School Committee.
Charles s. Clark, chairman; P NJ
| Hughes, vice chairman; Allan Davis
secretary. Alabama, Judge Luther D.
Smith; Arkansas. won Pike: Califor-
| mia, Morris Bloa; Colorado, Judge
| James N. North; Connecticut, Charles
Lyman, Florida, Claire r. Hillyer,
Georgia, Ennitt Warmack, esq: I'LL
nois. William l. entity. esq: Indiana
| Assistant Secretar.. Melville W Miller
Iowa, Oscar d. xOlustead; Kansas. l.
ID. Cummings; Maine, John 3. Re6maa
Maryland, DR.. W. NJ. Phelps; Massachu-
setts. DIR. E L. Morris: New York, DIR
w F. Dales: Michigan. Frank II
Thomas and Col. Robert F. Hill; Min
nesota, Chauncey z. Richardson; Mis-
sissippi. L. @. c. Lamar, Missouri
Judge Guilford 4. Leavitt; Nebraska
! Joseph R. Webster; New Hampshire
] w J. Wallis; North Dakota. L. c. Mel
son; Ohio, Assistant Attorney Genera
Frank L. Campbell and Allen Ia.
| Wis; Oregon, Henry H. GiIfry; Penn
sylvania, NJ F. F. Swartzell; Rhode
Island, W. Foley; South Carolina, DR.
Colyer Meriwether; South Dakota
Lieut. Fred n. Seney; Tennessee, Joht
W. Keener, esq; Vermont, judy
Charles A. Prouty: Virginia, Waite,
Parry Jones and DIR. Frank Suter; Yves
Virginia, Dr. Charles Hart; Wisconsin
Col. Henry Casson.
Calls a Meeting.
Prof. CLERK has called a meeting OF hi
committee for Monday evening at
o'clock in the inaugural conmitte
room at the New Willard Hotel. AT thi
meeting matters concerning high sckoc
representations in the parade will b
considered, and definite plans viii be an
nounced.
a meeting of the committee on mark
ing points of historic interest has bee
called for Monday afternoon at 4:a
/ o'clock, in the committee room of tn
: inaugural committee. Chairman Va
Wrinkle is anxious to get to work mark
ing the points of historical interest a
soon as possible Yesterday afternoo
he asked General Wilson to include
| his committee the names of DR.. A. {
Mclaughlin, DR.. A. C. PeaIe, John {
Proctor, and J. Kennedy Stout.
Chairman John B. Larner has calle
a meeting of the committee on park
and reviewing stands for Tuesday i
:, the Washington Stock Exchange. Tn
: viii be a most important meeting, an
: the chairman desires that every men
Der attend
General Wilson, chairman OF II
inaugural committee, yesterday signe
: the contract with Joseph K Dawson
: Sons, of Philadelphia, for the inaugur;
. medals. The contract calls for so
medals
: NJ. L Weller, chairman of the con
e mittee on public comfort has entered
: most emphatic objection TO the reque
Of the Woman's Christian TemperanC
Union and other anti-saloon League
that all saloons and drinking places
closed on Inauguration day. He bas'
} his objections on the ground that Il
closing of saloons and restauran
which sell drinks would work gre:
hardship on the thousands Of visito
= who would be deprived OF places
refresh themselves