Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-03-12

SEDEucnI at All Snut 4uS utCEA I8yY
been swept clean for an u-nhampered
| administration. with many new prob
lens confronting the executive n
congress. and some OF the old questions
stili demanding attention,
INAUGURAL PARADE
IMPOSING SPECTACLE
Washington, March 4~.-Starting at
las y. m, the inaugural parade was
carried through as arranged, In spita
of the furious gale n snow h .
| clogs the streets n holds up h car
service. The crowds on the streets
decimated and the line OF marchers waa
much shorter than had been anticf-
pated.
BY 2 .. IN. a large street cleaning
force had cleared the sno from the
central part OF Pennsylvania avenue
which. In anticipation of the parade,
had been completely choked with the
thousands who had gathered I'm spite OF
the slush.
Numerically. the inaugural parade
today was not so large az that which
marched along historic Pennsylvania
avenue from the capitol to the White
House when Grover Cleveland, the only
democratic president of the United
States since the civil war, was induct-
ed into the office the first time. Tho
parade today, however, a a distinc-
tive and impressive quality, which no
similar pageant ever possessed. n
year, each state represented sent the
cream OF It's citizen soldiery and the
finest of its civic organizations TO do
honor to William Howard Taft and
James Schoolcraft Sherman. the new
president and vice president OF thu
United States.
After Major General J. Franklin Bell.
the grand marshal OF the parade. ac-
~companied by his brilliantly uniformed
L 9fn ~ k13 rnnnAd Avx1 hAnyx nrn~An -
vociferous greeting, the crowds settled
down. with fine discrimination. TO p
plaud those organizations which APP
pealed most distinctly to them.
Jaokiss Most Popular.
In previous inaugural ~parades. thu
midshipmen from the naval academy ~
Annapolis and the cadets from the
military academy at West Point have
won the greatest popular approval. To-
day they were no less ~favorites than
formerly among both residents and Wis
itors; but I'm heart interest they were
eclipsed by the detachment OF $500 sail
ors from the great fleet OF American
battleshfps now anchored In h waters
OF Hampton Roads, just returned from
their world encircling, epoch-making
cruise OF IA months, Tanned these men
were by tropical suns, 1.-the, active and
hard as nails through the rigidity OF
their work n discipline, and as they
marched down the fiag-fiecked lane.
with the sailor mans quick. active step.
to the accompaniment OF inspiring mu-
sic from their W bands, the throngs
became nearly hystertcal In the mani
festation Of their appreciation. As they
swung along In lively, happy fashion,
accustomed now as they are to th0
%adulation OF thousands, they were evil
IDENTIFY pleased with the ~deep-chested
roar that greeted them from the open
throats of a hundred thousand Amer
~icans-their fellow countrymen. In this
way did the American people,, as repre-
sented In the nations capital, express
their pride In the men who. in time OF
peace, had won undying fame In faron
countries.
These men behind the guns furnished
merely n OF the interesting features
OF the parade. Eighteen governors OF
as many states. who had ~journeyed to
Washington to do honor TO the nations
chief executive, appeared In the pa
geant. surrounded by handsomely a
coated and dignifed. these men, chosen
beyond their fellow citizens, were ac-
corded everywhere a cordial reception
by the cheering crowds.
Governors Cheersd.
There was tremendous applause, too,
for al, organizations, civil and military.
I'm the line. Among them, several reg
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United States army. only recently re-
turned from Cuba, and other regiments
that have won honor In wars and in
plains fighting with Indians, attracted
notable attention. Among the state
| troops were detachments Of the nation
al guards of Connecticut, Florida. Geor-
gia, Maine, Massachusetts,, Maryland.
Missouri, Minnesota, New York, New
Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Vir-
ginia. Some OF the more distant states
sent several companies OF their guard,
while most OF them were represented
by regiments, and Maryland n Penn
s~ylvania by brigades.
The famous Troop A. OF Cleveland.
Ohio, a national guard organization.
constituted a special guard of honor to
President Taft, as 1t had to the late
President Mckinley. Maryland's rep
resentation included the historic Fifth
regiment, OF Baltimore. n Virginia
had in line the Richmond Blues, a light
infantry organization hat rendered
conspicuous service on man. occasions
During the civil war II rendered SER
vice TO Lee and Stonewall jackson for
the confederacy. 1t was mustered i'm
for the Spanish war. but did not get to
the front.
Richmond Hussars.
Among other noted military organi-
cations In the parade were the Rich
mond Hussars, a cavalry command OF
Augusta, Ia, and the cadet regiment
from the Virginia Military institute,
popularity known as 'the West Point OF
the South which supplied many OF
the high commissioned officers for tho
confederate army In the civil war.
Following the military divisions.
marched the civic organizations, with
the Americas club, OF Pittsburgh uni
formed club noted I'm a score OF cam
paigns-as the special escort OF Major
Thomas p. Morgan. marshal Of the CIV
ic division. This part OF the pageant
was heralded as the prosperity bril-
gade." n included in II were many
organizations which for years have
been regular attendants upon national
conventions n inaugural ceremonies
Some organizations were In line, how
| ever, that never before O. visited
Washington, and their clever marching
n attractive uniforms caught and
held the fancy OF he throngs.
Freak Clubs.
Among these were the "Pfckanninny
Band" composed OF colored orphan
boys OF South Carolina; the Sherman
Scouts" OF Utica, N. Y, carrying at
the head OF their line a huge oil paint
ing of their neighbor. Vice President
Sherman, and leading at the rear q
gaily caparisoned billy goat" an
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