Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-18
AIDS FOR GEN. CHAFFEE
Annapolis and West Point
Cadets Selected.
SONS OF MEN OF NOTE
ARRANGEMENT FOR sUBSIST-
ENCE OF TROOPS.
General Inaugural Committee to Dis
cuss Important Matters Tomorrow
The White Lot Stand.

Lieut.. Gen. Chaffee chief of staff. who
| will act grand marshal of the coming
| inaugural parade, has not quite completed
| the selection of his staff for that occasion.
| 1t is settled. however that four cadets
| from the Military Academy and four mid
shipmen from the Naval Academy will
| serve in that capacity. In each the
| selections were made by the superintendent
| of the respective Institutions, Gen. Chaffee
simply indicating the number he desired
| from each.
| The cadets chosen to represent the Mill
| tary Academy are: Cadet Calvin p Titus,
| 1st class, who is distinguished the SOL
dier who lrst climbed the wall at the siege
| of Peking; Cadet Sherman Miles, 1st class,
| son of Lieut. Gen. Miles, retired; Cadet
Charles d. Gatewood, I'd class, son of the
| late Capt. Gatewood, 9th Cavalry, who was
prominent in the capture of Geronimo, the
| famous Indian chief now in captivity; Cadet
| Adna r. Chaffee, I'd class, son of Lieut..
| Gen. Chaffee.
| The representatives of the Naval Acad-
emy are: Midshipman Stephen Decatur,
jr., I'd class. a descendant of the famous
Commodore Decatur; Midshipman A. T.
Beauregard, Sd class, grandson of Gen.
| Beauregard of the confederate army; Mid
shipman Charles II. Davis, jr., 4th class.
| son of Rear Admiral Davis, the United
States representative at Paris on the North
| sea affair; Midshipman Jubal A. Early, Attn
| class, of the confederate general OF
| that name.
These aids as well as all the others yet
! to be selected, Will be mounted
| Lieut. Col. Edward +. bravo, chief COM
missary of the department of the east at
| New York city, has been summoned to TINS
| city to arrange for the subsistence of the
troops ordered to take part IN the coming
inauguration ceremonies.
Committee Meets Tomorrow.
| ba of
the inaugural committee to be held tomor-
row at Ii o'clock. Two items Of first i'm
portance are the line of march of the in
augural parade and the location of the
| reviewing stands. AS these two features
are dependent to a considerable extent one
upon the other. it is probable they VIII
be determined at the same time.
| Mr.. John B. Larner. chairman of the
| committee on parks and reviewing
stands will submit his report to the inau-
| gural committee at the meeting TO Dc
held tomorrow The plan which has been
| recommended by the committee contem-
plated the erection of an immense amphi-
| theater on the ellipse south of the White
| House. The stand for the review of the
| parade by the President was to be erected
| at the south end of the ellipse and placed
| in such a position as would enable him to
| witness the entrance and exit of nearly
three e-quarters of a mile of the march.
| and also in such manner as would enable
| every person seated around the amphi-
theater to see the President as well as
| the parade. 1t was also thought by the
J committee that the sale of seats on this
| immense stand WHICH, by reason OF the
| location, could be erected at moderate
| cost, would yield a large revenue anC
| profit and possibly form the nucleus for
| a convention or inaugural building.
Mr. Larner would have made this report
| last week, but was prevented from doing SD
| on account of illness. The delay has given
| opportunity for much discussion, and for the
| appearance of both support and opposition.
| Mr.. Larner's plan has many friends. IL
is urged that the big reviewing stand
| would possess, first of all, the virtue OF
| being something decidedly and a
| radical departure from the schemes for
former inaugurations. Mr.. Larner believes
| and in this belief he has the earnest sup
| port of Mr.. Glenn Brown, a local archi-
tect and chairman of the subcommittee ON
plans, that the idea is practicable that
the stand can be built sufficiently strong to
| accommodate from forty TO fifty thousand
| persons; that it can be covered, and its
| occupants protected from rain, snow or
| the cold March winds, in case the day is
! not as pleasant as is hoped for.
Opponents to Plan.
The main points made by the opponents
| of Mr. Larner's idea are, first, the expense
| will be considerable; second, the turns
| will be numerous that the parade will
| be very difficult to maneuver. The latter
objection comes from military men. 1t is
| understood that when Mr.. Larner first
proposed this scheme he believed Gen.
| Chaffee, Gen. Johnston. Gen Harrjes and
| other of the military men responsible for
| the military portion of the parade
1 not opposed With this encouragement the
| plan was perfected, but since opposition
| has made its appearance Mr.. Larner has
expressed to those in authority, that while
| he is still confident that the amphit heater
| plan is practical and would greatly add TO
| the interest and to the unique features of
| the inauguration ceremonies. he is per-
.lf
| plan the inaugural committee may decide
! upon, and that he will carry out the wishes
| of the committee, even though they he con-
| trary to his present desire, with just as
| much earnestness, energy and enthusiasm
| as he will should the amphitheater be APP
| proved.
| Mr.. Larner has been an invaluable MEM
| Der of the last two inaugural committees.
| and the court of honor" which attracted
SO much attention and commentator at
| the last inaugural Of President Mckinley,
| was the result OF his planning and fore
1 sight
Some opposition was raised to the court
| of honor when it was first suggested by
| Mr.. Larner and by Mr.. Brown, acting with
| Mr.. Larner. but upon a careful investiga-
| tion of the merits of that new departure
| 1t was decided by the inaugural committee
| to proceed along the lines laid down. Mr..
| Larner received many compliments for the
great success of the venture.
| Plan to Be Abandoned.
The committee believes however. that the
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| plan will have to be abandoned because of
| the fact that the grand marshal, after max
| ing a thorough investigation has reported
| that 1t will be impossible for him to enter
| the parade grounds without reducing his
column front to the disadvantage OF making
| a proper appearance. 1t is understood that
| the committee will now return to the old
| plan of erecting stands on Pennsylvania
| avenue between 18th and 18th streets north-
west but these questions will probably be
settled at the meeting of the inaugural COM
mittee tomorrow.
/ The design for the amphitheater proposed
| the erection of a number of classical coli
umns around the Presidents home and
| making 1t the central object. 1t Is UNDER
| stood that sketch has been made of the
/ plan recommended by the committee and
will be presented at the meeting tomorrow.
Care Of Visitors.
| Mr.. B. H. Warner, chairman of the COM
mittee on civic organizations today deter