The Washington times., 1905-02-19
PREPARING FOR
INAUGURAL RUSH
Two Hundred Thousand
Visitors Are Expected.
$4,000 MEN WILL PARADE
Decoration Committee One of the
Busiest Now-Largest Flag
Wanted Here.
$4,000 MEN WILL PARADE

Washington is rushing preparations
to care for 100000 visitors al the inaugu-
ration, but the residents have had ample
experience, and are going about the big
job Systematically.
AT least 50, 600 men are expected to be
in line in the parade. and if the weather
will only be kind, it is believed that the
parade will be the finest in history.
In addition TO the thousands of regu-
lars, jackies and militiamen to be in
line, at least 2oo0o good Republican
voters will keep step to the music of
the bands. Pennsylvania will take the
lead IN sending political clubs for par
ticipation in the festivities, having u
representation Of twelve distinct organ
izations.
New York Will be second. with
eight, and Ohio will come close behind
with seven Maryland will send five,
New Jersey four, and Massachusetts,
Delaware, West Virginia, Indiana, and
Illinois one each.
Independent Clubs.
Then, there will be any number of
independent clubs and organizations
outside of politics who will want to
march just for the fun of the thing.
The members of the Tennessee Legis-
lature, for instance, have chartered a
L
makers will have in their train six
musicians, who viii each keep step to
the music they squeak out from six
vio1ins that are said to be each over
! 500 years old.
New York's principal political or
ganization in the list viii be the Re-
publican Club, Of New York city, one
thousand strong, led by ex-Governor
Odell.
| Pennsylvania chief feature will be
the Americus Club, of Pittsburg, while
Ohio will be represented first and
/ foremost by the famous Railsplitters, OF
! the Lincoln Club. of Toledo.
Decoration Committee Busy.
| Just at the present time the commit
/ tee on street decorations is one of the
busiest of the inaugural subcommittee
I The real hard work of this committee is
| just beginning. Starting tomorrow the
offices of Chairman Owen, at 1925 Penn
| syIvania avenue, will be open all day,
and information as to flags. and other
| decorate can be secured by calling
upon Mr.. Owen, or the secretary OF the
| committee. Edward T. Bates.
Wants Largest Flag.
| Chairman Owen is endeavoring to
secure the largest American flag in the
! world to be used on in4uS urat1On lay
| Several years ago a lady in New Jersey
made a beautiful American flag. 100x69
| feet. in the hope that she would be able
/ to sell it TO the Pan-American EXPOSE
ton held in Buffalo This she failed to
| do and died a year or TWO ago of q
| broken heart, it is said.
| The committee have finally located the
/ wferea bouts of the flag, ana will prob
! ably have it here on March i. It will
| be stretched from the Postoffice tower
| across the Avenue.
Dr. w D. Writ, chairman of the sub
| committee on publicity. has received a
| letter from the secretary of the Board
| Of Education. SAYING that every school
| teacher in the District of Columbia
| would be instructed to request the pu-
| pills and their parents to hang out flags
| on inauguration day
| 1t is now certain that there viii be no
| eviction OF tenants from the buildings in
| Senate square. Mrs. Annie Hilderbrand,
| who keeps a boarding house at 80 c
street called upon Chairman Weller yes
terday and laid her case before him
| Mr. Weller informed her that If she
could get permission from Superintend-
| ent Woods to stay in the building he
| would not take any steps to eject heF.
| Practically everybody else has already
| moved out. However. Mr. Weller has
| decided to make an exception in Mrs
| Hiiderbrand's case.