Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-03-08
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Washington en- Fete DUR
ing the Grand lnau-
gural Exercises
Parade Unparalleled in the
History of the
Capital
And Ends With a Reyie
Near the White
House

uration of Theodore Roosevelt today
occurred amid an environment sur
passing in splenGor any event OF the
kind IN the history OF the republic.
The parade was OF stupendons pro
portions reaching practically from
white house to capitol The parade
was organized as follows.
MILITARY GRAND DIVISION.
Gen. James F. Wade, chief marshal.
First Division.
General +. D. Grant, commanding,
First brigade--Corps Of cadets, L. ).
NJ. A.; midshIpmau, !. 5. n. A. Gen,
eral A. l.. Minis.
Second brigade-U s. forces. Gen
eral T, H Barry.
Third brisade--National guard
District OF Columbia. General G. H..
Harries, N. G. d. c.
Second division.
Governor S. W. Pannypacker OF
Pennsylvania, commanding.
First brigade--Goyernor Preston
Lea of Delaware. National guard OF
Delaware and Pennsylvania.
Second brigade Governor E. c..
Stokes Of New Jersey. National
guard of New Jersey. Georgia, Con
necticut and Massachusetts.
Third brigade-Governor Edwin
WarfeId Of Maryland. National
guard Of Maryland, South Carolina,
New ampshire aud Virginia.
Third division.
Governor F, W. Higgins. New York
commanding.
First brigade General g. NJ,
Smith N, G., Y, Y. National guard OF
New York. North Carolina, Rhode
Island and Vermont
Second brigade-Goyernor NJ r..
Herrick OF Ohio National guard Of
Ohio Louisiana, Indiana, Maine,
Michigan, Florida. Albany hurgesses
corps
Third General T. II. Bliss,
U S. A. military cadet organization
of universities. collie yes and schools.
VETERAN DIVISION
Major General .. c. Howard. com
manding; Captain A. /. Parham chief
Of staff, Coloael NJ. E. Ureu. adjutant,
aides, Admiral John G. Walker, IA
miral Albert s. kenney. General
George II. Harries, Major j. w How
ard. Hosea B. MoultOn, Hillman \
Hail, Robt. G. Rutherford, Daniel d
Wheeler, Edward A. Duncan. George
C. Potwin William H. Proctor, J. W.
Bradford. G.. W. Gallagher, Bernard
Janney, Henry E. Williams, ". 5.
Manning, Richard A Bowerman,
Major Edward Il, Campbell, Capt. +.
F. Dryden, Captain B. NJ. Hopper,
Major Charles l.. Woodbury., Major e.
P. Holstead, Captain Elphonse
Youngs, Captain o. E Caruna. Cap,
tain Howard f. Jacobs, Colonel r. V. /
De Coster, Colonel Burton R. Ross.
Captain Clark Stanton. Colonel Jo-
seph J. McCartey. Colonel William
Emerson, Franklin Phillips, Captain
b. P. Entriken. Captain f. c. Cham.
berlin, Captain Henry y. Copp. Cap
tain Thomas NJ. Kenney. Major Fred
Hodgson, Colonel Thomas II. Martin.
Frank T. Howe, Colonel Charles II
Lyman, Captain Charles II. Clark.
CIVIC GRAND DIVISION.
First Veteran associations
Of civil war
SecUnd-Neteran associations a}
Spanish American war.
Third-E eteran associations OF
U. S army and navy.
b. II. Warner, chief marshal
First division Major General O. C.
Howard. first brigade, second brigade
third brigade
Seoond-GenerM Joseph Wheeler
first brigade, second brigade. thirLI
brigade
DETAILS OF The PARADE.
The parade ceremonies consisted in
1-Escorung the presidyn: from
the white house % the capitol q. $50
in the morning.
Afternoon assembly OF the mill
tary and civic divisions.
5.-Escurt Of the president from
the capitol to the white house after
the administering of the oath al the
conclusion OF the inaugural address
at 1929
4-Reyiew OF The military and civic
grand divisions by the president from
ST nd in front OF the white house
at 2:45.
The president accompanied by his
personal escort composed of squad
ron A. y. G. y = ANA a detachment
OF the late first United states F0un
teer cavalry. was escorted az lo a m.
from the white house to the capttoI
by the grand marshall aaQ stan ana
a division composed OF Veterans and
Spanish American wars ANA of the
regular army and navy Many bands
played and the president owed his
acknowledgements freely On every
hand
No carriages were allowed 10 fine
parade except those occupied by me
presidential party. The streets were
thrOnsed as never before in this CAPT
tai, and the enthusiasm was of
most demonstrative character Deco
rations throughout the city were un
surpassed in elaboration and profu-
sion.
The festivities are to conclude with
grand ball tonight