Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-08
MILITARY FEATURES
General Chafee Announces
Composition of Brigades.
INAUGURAL PARADE
ALL BUT $500 OF THE EXPENsE
PAID IN.
Committee Meetings Held and to lie
Held-Sale of Tickets for
Lafayette Stand.
1NAUG URAL PARADE

fhere will be no meeting of the inaugural
Committee tomorrow.
General Chaffee announces the compost
ton and order of the first two military
brigades in the inaugural parade.
Chairman Weller of the public comfort
committee has assigned quarters to the list
Regiment. Maryland Infantry; the LIST Regi-
ment, Delaware Infantry, and Company T.
of the 10th Virginia Infantry.
Milton E. Allies, treasurer of the inaugural
committee. states that all but 500 of the
inaugural fund has been paid in.
, Committee meetings have been announced
as follows: Executive committee on pub
lie comfort at Corcoran building, February
~ at $50 pm: music. this afternoon at
4:45 o'clock. and subcommittee on public
order at New Willard this evening at
o'clock.
First Two Brigades.
Lieut. Gen. Chaffee, as grand marshal of
the inaugural parade, in a letter to Gen.
Wilson, chairman of the inaugural COM
mittee, announces the following compost
ton of the first two brigades of the militia
~ division, as they will march on inaugu-
ration day:
The 1st Brigade of the first military divi
sion will comprise the following organiza-
tons:
ton. New York, to head entire column.
United States Corps of Cadets, West
Point, New York.
United States Brigade Midshipmen, Unit
ed States Naval Academy.
Cadets United States revenue marine
service.
Band and I'd Battalion Engineers, Wash
ington barracks D. c.
Company B. Signal Corps, Fort Myer, Va.
One regiment infantry, composed of
headquarters and two battalions of the sth
Infantry from New York harbor, one bat
talon of the 9th Infantry from Plattsburg
barracks, n. Y. to be commanded by Col.
Frederick A. Smith.
One provisional regiment of coast artil
lery, TO be commanded probably by Col.
Frank Thorp, Artillery Corps.
a battalion provisional Porto Rico reSi-
ment.
a battalion Philippine scouts.
A battalion of United States marines.
\ brigade United States seamen.
Third Battalion Field Artillery, Fort
Myer, Va.
Band and 1st Squadron 9TH United States
Cavalry, Fort Myer, Va.
The I'd Brigade of the first military divi-
sion Will be composed of the District of
Columbia National Guard.
Plans Well Advanced.
1t was announced today that in view of
the fact that the inaugural committee has
Its plans so far advanced and progressing
so encouragingly, there will be no meeting
at the New Willard tomorrow, has been
the custom. Every Thursday since the COM
mttee was organized the members have
held a meeting and discussed plans and
schemes. Every one is working hard, and
General Wilson thought as no one would
probably report anything else than prog
Tess the time might as well be saved.
There Will be meeting next Thursday
however, when the final touches will be put
on, and from then until March the men,
bers of the committee will be sliding down
hill. in so far as hard work is concerned.
The south side of Lafayette Park is filled
with "two-by-fOurs" and joists and planks
and everything else that goes to make up
grand reviewing stand, and the little saw
mill which has been installed In Executive
avenue between the White House and the
War, State and Navy building is putting
away at a merry rate, cutting the lumber
into the various sizes.
Thousand Tickets Sold
Mr. Leroy Mark, who has been selected
by Mr. John 9. Larner TO take charge Of
the sale of seats for the Lafayette stand,
reports today that more than 1000 seats
have been sold, and that applications are
coming in at the rate of fourteen a min,
ute. Mr.. Mark has established offices at
1+l2 G street. The stand Will seat just
6.of4 persons. The regular sale will open
February -. at the old Metropolitan Bank
building, but until then Mr.. Mark will re-
ceive orders a 1412 G street. Mr.. Larner,
who is chairman of the committee on re-
viewing sianGs, mas mad many applications
for seats but he has turned the entire
matter over 10 Mr.. Mark.
The District Stand
The stand to be erected for the use of the
District officials and employees at 18th and
Pennsylvania avenue. from which to view
the inaugural parade, will be one of the
handsOmest stands on the avenue, accord
ing to present plans. Building Inspector
Ashford has drawn the plans for the re-
viewing stand, and the officials and en-
ployes Of the District are now having the
committee in charge of the arrangements
Sor the mutual enterprise reserve their
seats.
More than one-third of the seats have al
ready been reserved, and it is believed tina
the entire seating capacity of the stand.
about 400 persons, will be occupied on in
suguration day by District government en-
ployes and officials and their families. The
committee in charge of the stand has de-
cided that all applications for seats must
be made TO the committee not later than
February IL. The seats sold at a price
estimated ito cover the cost of the con
struction of the stand. and any surplus from
tie safe of seats will be returned pro rata
TO the seat purchasers.
Arrangements are being made to have
sliding panels of glass placed in the front
of the stand for use in the event of rainy
or windy weather. so that the occupants OF
the stand may view the parade in a degree
of comfort.
Where Guards Will Be CHARTERED.
Capt r. e CraighilI of Company E, 10th
Virginia Infantry, located at I.ynchburg
has applied to Chairman NJ. |. Weller of the
committee public comfort for quarters
for fifty men They will be cared for in
square 6s6, in the vacant buildings set
aside for that purpose. phe 9TH Maryland
infantry, about 603 men, Will be quartered
in houses Nos. 80 and - Il street northeast
The LIST Regiment of Delaware Infantry
viii be CHARTERED at No. rs B street north
east. Mr.. Weller also received an applica
ton from the Delaware College Cadets
about 100 in number, who asked to be quar-
tered with the Delaware infantry but as
the act of Congress which permits the use
of the houses on the site of the proposed
Senate Office building states particularly
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