Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-28
MUSIC PLAN DROPPED
Inaugural Chorus Not to
Sing at Capitol.
D. G. N. G.. ORDERS TODAY
PLAN FOR PARTICIPATION IN
THE PARADE MARCH 4.
Indians Want Place in Line - Public
Comfort Stations-Aids in
Civic Division.
DONG. ORDERS TODAY


of the Capitol has been abandoned.
The plan of having the chorus OF
FIVE hundred voices sing at the IN
augural ball also has been aban-
doned. The Haydn chorus OF
Utica, n. Y, will sing at the two
daylight concerts at the pension
building Monday, and the inaugural
chorus, organized by Mr.. Percy S.
Foster, will sing at the evening con-
cert
General orders for the participa-
ton of the National Guard of the
District of Columbia in the matt
gural parade have been announced.
A large band of Sioux Indians is
in Washington. The braves want to
march in the parade with their
feathers and war paint and blankets.
1t has been decided, however, that
if they do march, it will have to be
in some honorary capacity.
Personnel of the High School
delegation made public today.
Mr.. Percy s. Foster chairman of the
committee on music for the inauguratio
has been compelled to abandon the scheme
to have his chorus of 500 voices welcome
the President and presidential party as
they step out upon the stand at the east
nC +ha r.-in ic n
be administered. Mr.. Foster explained that
the plan had heen found .impracticable.'
With the great bulk of the arrangements
for the Inaugural ton of President Roosevelt
March 4 completed. the work today mar
rowed down to winding up the final de-
tails. The headquarters of the inaugural
committee busy scene and Chairman
Wilson and Secretary Hitchcock greeted a
host. Of visitors and conferred with their
corps of committee assistants,
One of the first arrivals today was a
band of Sioux Indians, who told the COM
tinittee that they were anxious to partici-
pate in the parade in their native regalia.
General Wilson referred them to the COM
missioner of Indian affairs. They cannot
be assigned places in the procession, but
may be given some outside honorary duties
in connection with the inaugural ceremo-
MES -.-
The Indian representation in the parade
will consist of the delegation of half a
dozen famous warrior chiefs, recently an
nounced, and a cadet battalion of 800 of
the Indians from the Carlisle Indian School
at Carlisle Pa. The Carlisle Band of fifty
pieces will accompany the battalion. The
governors of fourteen states are expected
to participate in the parade.
They are: Cows. Bell, Vermont Roberts,
Connecticut; Cobb. Maine; McLane, New
Hampshire; Higgins, New York; Lea, Della
ware; Cummins, Iowa; Warner, Michigan;
Blanchard, Louisiana; Pennypacker, Penn
sylvania Montague, Virginia; Glenn NORTH
Carolina: Herrick. Ohio, and Warfield,
Maryland.
Local National Guard.
General orders for the participation of
the National Guard of the District of Co
lumbia in the inaugural parade were an
nounced this afternoon as follows:
THE National Guard of the District of
Columbia will participate in the inaugural
parade March A.
Companies, separate organizations, bat
talions and regiments will assemble In the
order named. in or near their armories, in
time to be inspected and to enable the
brigade TO form in the following order
front. to rear in column of companies,
closed in mass. on list street east, head of
column rest on street south rear of
column on B street north facing east, at
1870 o'clock pm.
General staff.
General non-commissioned staff
Band.
Second Regiment
First Regiment.
Corps of field music.
First Separate Battalion.
Signal Corps.
Naval battalion.
First Battery Field Artillery.
ambulance Corps
Blue uniform. overcoat (cape buttoned
back), cap. black shoes, uniform white col
lar and gloves. The naval battalion in its
prescribed uniform.
Each organization will be inspected by
us commander before the general assem-
biy, ana any officer or man not In proper
uniform, or not presenting creditable APP
pearaHce will not be permitted to parade
ne regiments and separate organiza-
tons VIII form in column of companies
with sixteen files front exclusive of right
and left guides; the battery in column of
platoons.
The members of the general staff. gen
ertl commissioned staff regimentaI
heId and staff officers, officers in Command
OF Hotchkiss and machine gun detach-
mehts and dismounted officers and non
commissioned officers directed to report to
captain Andrew Parker, id-de-camp for
Special duty. will be mounted and will
wgaI the UNIFORM prescribed for mounted
officers, with overcoats
othcers and enlisted men authorized to
De mounted Will provide themselves with
horses that are gentle under the saddle. of
average size and have long tails.
All commanding officers will report st
brigade headquarters at o'clock on the
evening or March 3 to receive any specia !
orders that may be given
commanding officers of companies will
furnish their battalion adtutants with
morning reports Immediately after the
parade is dismissed. noting thereon the
names OF all officers and men absent from
the parade without leave. Commanding
officers of regiments. separate battalions
and separate companies viii furnish these
headquarters with consolidated morning
reports before 10 o'clock am of the 9Th
proxtmo; will see that all enlisted men
absent without leave are properly dealt
with. and Will report to these Headquarters
the names of all commissioned officers so
absent.
Marines in the Parade.
General Elliot. comma ndant of the Marine
Corps, has perfected the arrangements for
the participation of the corps in the inau-
gural parade. A provisional regiment OF
two battalions has been organized from the
various marine stations In this city Nor
folk, Annapolis, Philadelphia, New York,
Newport and Boston, and from the receiv-
ing ships Hancock. Lancaster and Wabash
The regiment will be commanded by Lieut.
Col Lincoln karmany. with Capt. Henry
Leonard on his staff and First Lieut. F. E.
Evans as regimental adjutant. The column
will be heaoed by the full Marine Band OF