Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-03-11
THE INAUGURAL PARADE.
Over 10000 Men in Iine-Some Fn'
NOUS Organisations.

sN
marching men participated TODAY In
the great military and civic pageant.
which constituted the principal spectacu-
lar feature OF the presidential Inaugural!
ceremony. Approximately @.WO OF these
we're soldiers. sailors and marines OF the
military establishments Of tho United
States. bodies OF the National Guard or
many States. with large contingents OF
spruce cadets and mldshpmen from the
national military and naval academies
The remaining So0o were citizens from
all parts OF tie United States. banded
together in commercial and political or
ganizations, many OF them distinc,'vely
uniformed campaign clubs.
Numerically the inaugural parade to-
day was not SO large as that which
marched along historic Pennsylvania
avenue from the capitol TO the White
House when Grover Cleveland. the only
democratic President o, the United
states since the Civil War. was indicted
TITO the Office the first time. Tho par
ade to-day. however. had distinctive
and impressive quality. which no similar
pageant ever possessed. This year. each
State represented sent the cream OF It's
citizen soldiery and the finest OF It's civic
organizations tn do honor to William
Howard Taft and James SchoolcTaft
Sherman. the new President and Vice
President Of the United States.
GREAT CROWD OF SPECTATORS.
Lining Pennsylvania avenue. from the
capitol to the White House. We're immense
stands for spectators and every seat was
I ted MT window
and on house-top was taken when the
! head Of the magnificent column Of thirty
/ odd thousand men swung around the
| curve at the peace monument and
! straightcned out for its mo; e-than-a mile
long march to. through and beyond the
brilliant court Of honor. The avenue was
n great lane of streaming white and vivid
green. the ONO colors Of this. the most
picturesque OF inaugural ceremonies.
Almost every person among the scores
OF thousands that damned the sidewalks
and thronged tho buildings along the
route of the parade carried miniature
| Star Spangled banner. attached to
golden staff These were waved with
right good will and no better evidence OF
the patriotism of the American people
and the popularity OF the new President
md Vtce-P President could have been az
forded than the reception which greet
ed the organizations ns the procession
swept between the thrcngs which lined
the great avenue on both sides
After Major-Ceneral J. Franklin Boil
the grand marshal OF the parade nc
corlpan!ed by his brilliantly uniformed
staff. had passed and peen accorded
vociferous greeting. the crowds settled
down. with fine discrimination to ap
plaud those organizations which Appealed
most distinctly 20 them.
,NDsUrPME:N AND CADETS.
.;>,s ;r,uc,,,, .arndes Tn,
:" p'o no naval Academy n
.,;s and ,,o cadets from th
. .,n'"po"' "no',,,. ot v-c.t Point hay,
wo ,,n' ths sreotest popular approval. To
day they were no less favorites thai
formerly among both residents and v's'
tors; but In heart interest they wer
ecipsed by the detachment OF $500 san
ors from the great fleet of american pa'
/ teships now anchored In the waters o
Hampton Roads. lust returned from .ne'
wo''d-encircln''' enoch-makihs cruz
oflfourteen months Tanned 'hese NV
were by tropical SUNS hlhe' hc,'v. al
, hard as nails through 'he r.s'u''
their WORK ana uis''p'i'e ~" nd,
g marchoa down .he ""s o",ive sten ,
q the sa'ior-'nun ,',.,,,a,o r,us
+ the ac'ompah.In1n ,ho thronas b.