Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-25
CAPITAL CHAT,
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the crowds tia: will flock to the CITY
70 see the grand parade. Sratues ara
being erected and plaster works Of arr
ahd flags ami banners will soon cova~
ne unpaintel tree boxes and ,rr,
pennsylvania avenue into a GAL,
boulevard. All this is being done moi
for 4 week OF celebration. and cara-
mony. but for a single day. Nearly
ihre" thousand citizens OF Washington
nave been laoorinS for the three
months and expended $50 900 in order
that the events OF March 4. 1907 may
nass into history with the approval and
"o':mendation Of the American peor,Ia
The committee which has charge of
The decoration Of PENNSYLVANIA ayanna
has prescribed a scheme which is m
precedcnted. Us plan is a sort of
endless ohlil" arrangement. each
person owning or occupying house
along the lin" Of march being request
81 10 '0!l"W tn, leader in the matter
~ decoration. The oAn her or occupan:
.. the first houS" will be asked to hang
4 flag here and dra2e some bunting
there. His ncNT-duOr neighbor will ha
requested to follow suit. and decorate
~ hnur" precisely The same. Thus
maintaining uniformity and harmony
Of design calculated to please the eye
NJ The most critical. Heretofore decor
;-tiunS nave n""h arranged any cd way
IhH IT," sides nf tn avenue usually
looked IS If Il hrty Of ineb.ia ed
Apaci-e hId dug Up the Ratchet ana
gone on tn war illh. fin%ing thri..
PAINT and feathers AMI blankets in
EVERY direction. The only ambition
"-ls 10 displly HE Il jumNirtte Of red
white and blue. ana those who had
4E,,-n or yellow bunting would hang
that ont rather thIn see it packed
away n moth halls ana oblivion.
Bot while the decoration of the
houses along the line Of march will he
artistic. he color in Iie parade Will
run riot. pa:ti,.ul1rly # !; should hap
pcIl to rai,I whit IN. ! 70, cSSinn is en-
route from the Captni to the White
House reviewing stand. Every color
and comhinajio1 of color will be REPRE-
scented. One organization is scheduled
10 appear in royal purple. and another
VIII don olive green. several will wear
bright rcd. white blacks and browns
and EjnrS ana green's Will he in album
Dance The delegation Of famous
Indian chicftan3S ar not going 10 b.
particular. ANA will war all the colori
obt"ilalNe. In addition to this Their"
yi!l lr gold lace galore. silk banners.
tern and tatt"rtI ilags and leather
salts and biz sGmbrcros Of the COW
boys. the li@h,vd torches and blue
nre-als Of the minnrs from Prnnsyi-
vsnia. all of which Will 80 toward tn"
completion Of u Tage-1nt, III" equal Of
nhich has never passed down the
Gauntlet of cheerinG thousands.
Some unkind critics have been rude
cough to suggest that thH parade will
not be unlike those that Rarnum AMI
Bailey used t. send through the
streets just prior to a circus perform
lnre. ana il has been suggested that
the show will not be complete without
the appearance of Galf Il dozen ele-
rldnts. bearing the war cry of the
victorious army. 20. O. i" The MEM
bcrS of the Inaugural committee how
ever feel that such comparisons as
these are unjust. 'rhe gentlemen in
charge Of the inauguration and the
festivities in celebration thereof, have
simply cndcdyorcd to make the page
ant typicaliy Americ an. Every fea-
tire oc the parade viii portray some
feature of American citizenship.