Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-29
PLANS FOR INAUGURAL PARADE
VETERAN SOLDIERS AND SAIL
oRs TO HAVE HONOR POSITION.
Gen. o. o. Howard Accepts Marshal
ship Of Division-New England
States to Send Many Marchers.

IL having been 0ennltely determined Oy
Chairman Edward ]. Stellwagen of the
Inauguration committee that the veteran
soldier and sailor organizations shall have
the position of honor in the parade of
March 4personal escort to the President
elect and Vice Observation-Disclosures
tives of the G. A. R., Union Veteran Lee
gion, the United Spanish War Veterans
and the Army and Navy Union were to-
day added to the committee on civic or
CARNATIONS. Gen. o. o. Howard has also
accepted the appointment as marshal OF
the veteran division, which will escort
Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Sherman from the
White House to the Capitol. where they
will take the oath of Office.
The addition of veteran soldiers and
sailors to the civic organizations commit
tee was announced today by Maj. Thorn
as P. Morgan. chairman, as follows:
John S. Walker, commander Depart
ment Of the Potomac, G. A. r.; Thomas
j. Shannon, national commander Union
Veteran Legion: J. Walter Mitchell, ma
tional historian United Spanish War vet
Grams; DIR. Charles v. Petteys and George
l.. Snider, national aids, Army and Navy
Union.
Other appointments on the committee on
civic organizations announced today are
John c. Moore of the Rechabites, lnoe-
pendent Jonadabs and Good Tempiars'
William w. Bride and N. E. Vowles.
An Air Of Patriotism.
An air Of patriotism pervades the neigh
borhood Of the rooms of the conl"'.'ee
on public comfort, of which Michaei l.
Weller is chairman. The apartments
which front on Pennsylvania avenue a.
10th street are decorated OUTSIDE ana III
with American flags. Among Mr. WEI
ler's callers today was Gen. Brigham OF
the national guard of Massachusetts, VINO
ia seeking suitable quarters for Gov.
Draper Of the Bay state and his stan.
Gen. Brigham said Massachusetts Will De
represented in the military pageant by
at least $500 troops, including the heaVy
artillery of its national guard. rms COZ
umn of soldiers will be headed by GOV.
Draper.
Mr., Weller is informed that the New
England states will be largely represent
ed by both national guardsmen and civic
organiza tons March 4.
the Second Corps. Salem Cadets of Massa-
chusetts. This bonton organization has
secured the magnificent banquet hall OF
the new Masonic Temple for use as sleep
ing quarters during the Inauguration. The
cadets are commanded by Col. John
Spencer Of Salem, Mass.
They will come to this city $50 strong
wearing their attractive uniforms and
accompanied by the aged veterans Of the
corps, who have heard the whistle of the
mimic ball and the swish Of the Mausei
missile on the firing line. The cadets will
arrive the evening of March 3, and headed
by full military band will march to the
temple.
Committee on Fireworks.
Cuno II. Rudolph. chairman of the
committee on fireworks. has called a
meeting of that body for 8 o'clock this
evening at headquarters in the New Will
lard Hotel, F. street entrance. Mr.. Ru-
dolph said today that the purpose of the
meeting will he principally to organize
receive suggestions from the committee.
men as to novelties in pyrotechnics for
the big display the night of March and
for general discussion. He has received
many communications from manufacture
ers of fireworks and to these he has re-
sent in SO they may be given considers
tion at a meeting of the committee to be
held the evening Of January -. He has
also informed the manufacturers that the
limit of expenditure for the pyrotechni-
cal display will be $500. the amount ap-
propriated by the general inauguration
committee.
A meeting of the committee on souve-
Mrs and tickets, of which Thomas j. D.
afternoon and the preliminaries discussed
1t is expected some definite conclusion
will be reached by the time the commit
tee meets next Monday afternoon.