The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-02-25
Especial to The PreSs.)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25. - One
week from today 100000 persons are
expected to be in this city to witness
the Inauguration of Theodore Roose-
This will be the largest crowd that
has ever witnessed such an event
Tangible preparations for the great
event are now in evidence on every
hand The great grandstand along
the front of Lafayette Park, facing
the reviewing stand of the presi-
dent, Is almost completed. 1t will
seat 5000 persons. The president
stand, which will accommodate 1000
persons, is also virtually completed
Windows fronting on Pennsylvania
avenue are bringing hundreds of dol
lars for a 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-
siste of political and civic organiza-
tions-rough riders, cowboys, In
dams, etc. There will be bands in
plenty great multitude of them
The south, it is confidently stated
will be better represented at this in
auguration than at any previous in
auguration of a republican president
AS for the event 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 1890 o'clock
in the morning. Veterans of the
civil and Spanish wars will act as
escort on this 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-so to speak--in the senate
chamber. This must be done by
11:30 o'clock. The stage dignitaries
will include house members and
judges of the United States supreme
court, former speakers of the house,
and multiplicity of others who have
the floor privilege for the day. The
supreme court judges will take their
places at 1850 o'clock, and immedi-
ately afterward the president will
enter the chamber and sit Immediate
ly in front of the desk of the presi-
dent of the senate. President of the
Senate Frye will declare the senate
ed, will swear in Vice President
Charles w Fairbanks and hand the
gavel over to him. The vice president
will make short inaugural address,
after which the procession will move
to the east front of the capitol and
there, on the stand prepared, Presi-
dent Roosevelt will take the oath Of
office, administered by Chief Justice
Fuller of the supreme court The
president will give his inaugural ad-
dress. He and the congressional COM
mittee will enter carriages and head
the procession back to the White
House. About so. of the Rough Rid
ers and Squadron A of New York will
act as personal escort on this trip.
The military will come next, and ci-
villains will fall in behind. General
Chaffee will be grand marshal of the
parade.
1t is expected that the president
on his return trip will reach tho
White House at 2 o'clock He and
his committee. with possibly a friend
or two, will have a hurried luncheon
together, and they will hurry out inn
mediately afterward to the reviewing
stand, where the president will re-
view the parade. General Chaffee,
General John NJ. Wilson, chairman
of the local committee; cabinet Of
ficers, governors and their stats, II
few senator's and representatives and
personal guests of the president will
occupy the reviewing stand Only
the guests of the president will be
admitted.
1t is expected that the procession
will keen on moving until nearly 7
O'Clock in the evening. AS soon as 1t
has passed the president will ex-
change his black frock and other
morning dress for an evening suit
and will get a hurried dinner He
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