Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-14
TROOPS ARE ANXIOUS
Effort to Procure Lodgings
Inaugural Week.
MAY GO TO CONGRESS
PROBABILITY THAT NOTED IN.
DIANS WILL BE IN LINE.
Carlisle School Coming - MI. Larner
Defends "Amphitheater" Scheme
More Applications.

Maryland is somewhat perturbed over the
statement made in yesterdays Star to the
effect that the inaugural committee on mil
itary affairs is having difficulty in pro-
curing quarters for the National Guard Or
ganiZations of the several states, and this
morning, bright and early the colonel and
major of the 1st Regiment, Maryland Ma
tional Guard called on General Wilson,,
chairman of the inaugural committee and
with him discussed the situation. General
Wilson, however, could give the officers ro
positive information stating that the mat
ter was solely within the jurisdiction of the
Secretary of War, and that the permission
to occupy public buildings must come from
Congress, in view of the fact that Con-
gress passed a law prohibiting such occu-
pancy.
1t is feared by prominent members of the
inaugural committee that the law which
forbade the use of the pension office for
the inaugural ball is applicable to all pub
lie buildings, and that such buildings can
not be used for any purpose even 1ndi-
rectly associated with the inaugural cere-
monies. 1t is admitted that much work
would attach to obtaining more legislation
from Congress along these lines, and some
of the members of the committee are in
clined to believe Congress would not grant
the use of the War State and Navy build
ing, the Washington city post office the
patent Office building any other build
ings for the accommodation of visiting
troops.
Too Cold for Tents.
1.-The weather in all probability Will be
too cold to allow the quartering of the
troops in Tents said one of the military
members of the committee today, land we
must either procure quarters for the men
in public buildings, in buildings where
no charge Will be made for accommoda-
tions, or we will have to leave the troops
at home. The men cannot be expected to
pay for their own lodgings, and the states
have no way to pay for it, unless by spe-
cial acts of their respective legislatures,
and to obtain this in many states would
mean an extra session of their legislature
Congress is composed of representatives
of the people, and of the states; the ma
tional guards are composed of the people
and represent the states; surely Congress
should be willing to permit the constituents
of its various members to sleep in the build
ing owned by the government of the people.
No congressman would vote to let his
friends and those who voted for him sleep
on the curb stone | am in favor of putting
the question up to Congress, and doing so
without delay
Capt. John A. Hagberg of Company A. Sd
Infantry, Connecticut National Guard has
informed the inaugural committee that his
organization will participate in the parade
but the same difficulty is encountered in
his case, with the other national guard
delegations. General HarrieS, chairman of
the committee military affairs, does not
feel that he reply favorably to these
applications until something definite has
been accomplished in the matter.
Indian Chiefs in Parade.
Chairman B. II. Warner of the committee
on civic organizations today received let
ter from Francis E. Leupp, commissioner
of Indian affairs, stating that encoura giDg
progress is being made looking to the par
ticpation in the inaugural parade of some
of the old Indian chiefs who were formerly
terrors on Uncle Sans frontier. 1t is prob
able that Geronimo the renegade Apache,
and Long Sioux, six feet five inches in
height and straight as arrow, will head
the delegation.
Mr.. Warner also announced that the Car
Isle Indian School will be represented in
line by about 500 Indian cadets and band,
in charge of Captain Mercer, u. S. A. The
cadets win follow the old chieftains in the
parade, showing the development of the
race under the tuteiage of the United States
government.
The Union League Club of Baltimore has
expressed a desire to have about 800 mem
bers in line for the inaugural, and Capt.
Adoiph Van Reuth has informed Chairman
Warner that the Roosevelt Club OF Spanish.
War Veterans will participate with 100 men
in uniform and Aand.
Proposed Amphitheater.
Mr.. John B. Larner. chairman of the