Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-27
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INAUGURAL
PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-on,
week from today 100000 persons ar,
expected to be in this city TO witness
the inauguration Of Theodore Roose
welt as President Of the United
States. This will be the larges
crowd that has ever witnessed sucl
an event. Tangible preparations fol
the great event are now in evidence
on every hand. The great grant
stand along the front of LAafa yettt
Park, facing the reviewing stand OF
the President. is almost completed
II will seat 5000 persons. The Pres
ident's stand which will accommo
date 1000 persons, is also virtually
completed. Windows fronting on
Pennsylvania avenue are bringing
hundreds of dollars for q single day
In the great procession which will
follow President Roosevelt from the
Capitol to the White House there
will be about $4,000 persons. Seven
thousand OF these will be regular
United States troops, marines. mid,
shipmen from Annapolis and cadets
from West Point. Fifteen thousand
militia will be in line. The other
twelve or fourteen thousand will con.
sist of political land civic organiza-
tions-rough riders, cowboys. Indians
etc, There will be bands in plenty
great multitude OF them. Toe
South, 1t is confidently stated. will be
of 10 iv,a
tion than at any previous inaugura-
ton Of Republican president.
As for the even, itself it will fol.
low the lines Of other inaugurations.
The congressional committee on ar
rangements. consisting OF senators
spooner, Aldrich and Bacon and Rep
resentatives Crumpacker of Indiana
and Williams Of Mississippi, will call
at the White House early. and with
President Roosevelt will leave that
point for the Capitol at 1920 O'Clock
in the morning Veterans of the. civil
and Spanish wars will act as escort
on tais journey, The President will
be taken to the Presidents room In
the senate wing Of the Capitol. where
he will remain until the stage is set
80 to speak-in the senate cham
ber. Tnis must be done by 1880
O'Clock. The stage dignitaries will
include house members and judges
Of the United States supreme court,
former speakers of the house. and a
multiplicity of others who have the
floor privilege for the day. The gu.
prems court judges will take their
places at 1850 O'Clock. and immed-
lately afterward the President will
enter the chamber and sit immediate.
ly in front OF the desk Of the PresF
dent Of the senate President of the
senate Frye will declare the senate
OF the Fffty-eighth congress ad-
journed, will swear In Vice President
Charles W. Fairbanks and hand the
gavel over to him. The vicepresl-
dent Will make short inaugural ad-
dress. after which the procession will
move to the east front OF the Capitol,
and there. on the stand prepared.
President Roosevelt will take the
oath Of once. administered by Chief
Justice Fuller Of the supreme court.
The President will give his inaugural
addrsss. He and the congressional
\ Anommittee will enter carriages and
Gleed the procession back TO the
White House. About fifty OF rhe
rough riders and Squadron A OF New
York will act as personal escort on
this trip. The military win come
a.sxt, and civilians will fall in behind
General Chafiee will be grand mar
shal OF the parade.
1t is expected that the President on
his return trip will reach tne White
House at o'clock. He and his com
mittees, with possibly friend or two
will have hurried luncheon togeth
er and they will hurry out immed
lately afterward to the reviewing
stand, where the President will re
view the parade. General Chaffee
General John NJ. Wilson, chairman o.
the local committee, Cabinet officers
governors and their STATS, few sen
ators and representatives and person
al guests of the President will occup!
the reviewing stand Only the guest
OF the President will be admitted.
1t is expected that the procession
will keep on moving until nearly
O'Clock in the evening. AS soon as /
has passed the President will ex
change his black frock and othe
morning dress for an evening sui
and will get hurried dinner. H
will appear at the grand ball in th
Peusion once building at $3.50. Pres
ident Roosevelt will lead the gran
march, and after that 10 over will
make program for himself. Sine
It will be Saturday night the ball vii
close promptly at midnight. The
the Inaugural viii have become al.
tory.
Al the notels 1t IL stated that n
advance In rates has been made o
account Of the Inauguration, but tn
leading hostslrtes are taking gues,
for no less than week. The .,
yance Ruard of yiaitorg ia alread