Evening star., 1909-03-02
INFLUX Of VISITORS
Union Station a VeritabIe Bee
hive of Industry.
ARRIVING BY THOUSANDS
Freight Employees Utilized for Pas.
senger Service.
TROOPS IN SPECIAL TRAINS
Gov. Draper of Massachusetts,, Ac-
companied by 5th Regiment, and
Cleveland Troop A Here.

All the regular freight employees that
can possibly be spared at the Union sta
ton and the outlying yards have been
utilized for the passenger service, so great
is the influx Of visitors to Washington.
The Union station today was thorough
fare for thousands upon thousands of
strangers, and many military organiza-
tions and civic marching clubs.
The public comfort station and its
active staff of helpers have taken care of
a great number of people, and before noon
had filled up all the boarding houses on
their lists: but have since made up new
lists. so that they can accommodate
total of $1,000 people.
Early Morning Arrivals.
Before dawn this morning the first in
augural visitors of the day arrived on the
train from Springfield, Mass, carrying the
cadet corps of the Springfield High School.
1t was shivering cold and the boys were
very glad to get the steaming cups Of hot
coffee that welcomed them. Their special
cars are parked near I'd street and Vir-
ginia avenue.
Gov Noel of Mississippi was also an
early morning visitor. He and his STAN
reached her at 7:20 o'clock.
Gov Draper of Massachusetts came at
IL :45 O'Clock and with his staff went i'm
mediately to the Raleigh.
Gov Deneen of Illinois arrived at 1910.
Largest Arrival Today.
Gov. Draper's escort is the 9th Massa-
chusetts Regiment, which arrived at 3
o'clock in train composed of two long
sections. This was the largest organiza-
ton to reach Washington today. 1t made
La DIV ctoto hwy or
and rail, and paid a visit to the Baltimore
National Guard en- route. The 5th Regi-
ment Band came along with the troops
and made things lively around the sta
ton by playing the new Fifth Regiment
March," composed by one of the members
and dedicated to Col. William Oakes, In
command.
The officers Of the regiment brought
with them great pile Of trunks. contain
ing full dress uniforms and other articles
of wearing apparel, which they Will need
for the ball and other social functions.
Crowd Disappointed.
There was much disappointment among
the people who flocked to the station to
see the arrival of the military organiza-
tions when the news got abroad that the
cars containing the crack Cleveland
Troop A had been shunted around to their
regular parking at 14th street and Mary
land avenue southwest. They reached
there shortly before noon. The St Paul
Roosevelt Club arrived about that time at
the same place. Their trains were all
part Of the big Pennsylvania train No.
315 from Chicago, which carried thou
sands Of passengers today, and which ran
in four sections.
Drum Corps Surprises Crowd.
Along about noon today, when the sta
ton was filled with an expectant crowd
of Washingtonians waiting for friends.
there was a sudden scurrying of feet at
the mere sound Of a fife and drum, which
came from an unpretentlous commuta-
tiol train track.
Presently the full martial sound of a
drum corps banging drums and blowing
for dear life smote the air. and the null
titude rushed madly forward to see.
Women forgot their poise and men leap
ed into the air and crowded % .sa. ioiRs ou.
two regiments or three regiments, or
whatever it might be. Meantime the
noise Of the drumming Increased In
power 1t reverberated under the arch
ed roof and sounded If fully 100 men
were doing their best to crowd all the
noise in the world into five minutes.
Then marching proudly up the walk by
the side of train composed OF smoker
and an ordinary car. the cause OF the
commotion was revealed, and two thou
sand eager people had laugh on them
selves. The tremendous racket was made
by the Frederick (Md) Drum Corps, CON-
prisng only eight young colored boys.
Seminary Girls From Nashville.
The Ward Seminary Of Nashvilles spe-
cial Baltimore and Ohio train, with over
200 young woman students. arrived short
ly after 9 O clock. President Blanton OF
the seminary was in charge and was per-
haps the busiest man about the station.
Groups of young ladies besieeeo MIN Win
all sorts of questions.
Mr., Blanton is always at home in WASH
ington, r. he has piloted large parties or
young Ndy students through the city
many times heretofore. AS the young
women came through the station they
It was a pleasing departure from the
ordinary hustle of station life and the
sight of soldiery and the arrival or SO
many charming young representatives OF
the southland's fair sex provoked many
pleasing compliments.
The members OF the party left the sta
ton at once for their quarters at the
Ebbitt House, where they will be quar-
tered during the inaugural days.
Buena Vista Girls Delighted.
A company of eight girls of the south
ern seminary Of Buena Vista. Va, were
delighted last night when informed that
they would probably be permitted to re-
main long enough in the city to attend the
inaugural parade.
The young ladies are Miss Ethel Oats,
Georgia.; Miss Hannah Beard, Kentucky;
Miss Helen Henly, Illinois; Miss Emma
Partridge, South America; Miss Evelyn
Wilson, Miss Fanny Wilson. Miss Ruth
Engle, Virginia. and Miss Helen Weston.
New York city, and they are being
chaperoned by Rev. and Mrs. E. II. Rowe,
principals Of the school
Delegation Of Tennessee Girls.
delegation Of sixty Tennessee school
girls from Ward College of that state are
expected here this afternoon, to be To-
Gated at the Ebbitt House. They will
be under the chaperonage of Mr.. Blan-
ton.
The nine successful candidates of the
recent inaugural contest of the ST. Louis
Post-Dispatch will arrive in Washington
this afternoon under the chaperonage of
Rev. w. ]. Williamson and a representa-
tive of the paper. They will occupy their
time seeing the sights of the city, includ-
ing Mount Vernon. The party consists of
the following boys and girls:
Anna Beggah. Floy May Johnson. Mag
Reitter Ernest Menestrina, LIE Roy Wat
son. Bernard O'Brien. Maude Keys and
Brooks Summers.
Hotels Filling UP Fast.
The hotels are filing up fast and it is
thought by tonight that all OF the rooms
will be engaged. Many Of the guests
ordered rooms several days ago and the
late comers of tomorrow and tomorrow
night, who failed to do so. may have
some difficulty in securing accommoda-