Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05
New York Republican Com.
mittee to Be in Parade.
FORM AS TEN COMPANIES
Spanish War Veterans Object to the
Color Scheme.
TREASURY REVIEWING STANDS
Plans for Taking Moving Pictures of
Procession for Display at
Alaska Exposition.

One thousand strong the republican
county committee Of New York will march
in the inaugural parade March 4. The
will wear dark overcoats.
high silk hats, dark trousers and gray
gloves. Each will carry an American flag.
Representative Parsons, president OF the
county committee, will march at the head
of the delegation.
The foregoing information was given
today by the Inauguration committee. 1t
was also stated that the New Workers will
be formed into ten companies of 100 men
each. 1t is definitely known that Gov.
Hughes of New York and his staff will
be in this city March to participate in
the ceremonies.
Object to Color Scheme.
The Spanish War Veterans object to the
official colors-white and green-as adopt
ed by the inaugural committee on the
recommendation of Chairman Dom of the
on street decorations At a
meeting Of the officers OF the Department
Of the District of Columbia and past com
manders of the department and camps
last evening In F'lynn's Hall a resolution.
presented by Maj. Fred .. Hodgson, past
department commander, was unanimously
adopted. 1t recites that white and green
are the national colors of Persia, and re-
quests citizens in general to stand by
their colOrs" and decorate their houses
with the red, white and blue.
Gen. J. Franklin Bell. grand marshal of
the inaugural parade, has received a let
ing that state will be represented in the
parade.
Gen. Bell has been officially advised that
Gov. Judson Harmon Of Ohio and his en-
tire staff will be In Washington March 4.
They have engaged quarters at the New
Willard. Troop A of Cleveland will also
come to Washington to serve as the per-
sonal escort Of Mr.. Taft. The members
will wear hussar uniforms and will be
by Capt. W. NJ. Scofield. The
consists Of four officers and
sixty-two men.
Certain business men of Atlanta, Ga,
are considering q proposition to send a
body OF 400 cadets of that city
to Washington to participate in the in
augural parade. 1t is probable that the
ment. composed Of thirty uniformeh.men,
will also attend the inauguration.
Treasury Reviewing Stands.
Bids were opened yesterday afternoon
in the office of the chief clerk of the
Treasury Department for the erection of
three reviewing stands. The contract was
awarded to G. ]. Koch for $3.50.
In order to conform to the proposed
general scheme of decoration adopted by
the inaugural committee each stand will
be decorated at the rear with a wooden
columned effect, screen twelve feet high
draped with flags, bunting and evergreens.
Stand No. will be located In the south
east garden, No. in the northeast gar
den, and No. 3 In the northwest garden
Of the Treasury premises.
The stands will be divided into sections
and the seats numbered. Tickets will
indicate the number of tine stand. sec
ton and seats to which holders of the
tickets are entitled. The stands will &C
about $500 persons.
Each Office and bureau of the depart
ment will have its proper proportion OF
seats on each Of the three stands. the
proportion to be based upon the number
Of subscriptions. and the location as to
seats will be decided by lot. Tickets will
be ready for delivery about February
15 and not more than six tickets can
be subscribed for by any one employe.
Wants to Make Moving Pictures.
Jesse e. Wilson, chairman of the United
States government board Of managers of
the ska-Yukon-Pacific exposition. to
be held in Seattle next summer, has writ
ten to the Commissioners for the neces-
sary remission to take moving pictures
of the Inauguration Of Judge Taft as
President and Of the inaugural parade,
to be exhibited at that fair.
Wilson will be told that the operator of
the moving-picture machine will he given
permission to cross the police lines the
day Of the parade, but that permission to
use the photographers stand In front of
the inaugural stand must be obtained
from Elliott Woods. superintendent of the
Capitol.
The regulation of sightseeing automo-
biles to be brought into the District to
handle the inauguration crowd was con-
sidered by the District Commissioners this
both at a public hearing and at
an executive session afterward.
It was decided that the owners Of these
big sightseeing cars must pay a personal
tax on the machines from the time they
are brought here until the end of the fis-
cal year. July ], in addition to the cost of
a license to operate in the District. At
the public hearing Samuel Gassenheimer.
head OF the Touring washington Auto
Company, made the point that the local
sightseeing companies must pay taxes on
their machines. while the outside COM
panies send machines here at Inaugural
ton time. get the cream Of the trade and
then leave without paving the District
ANYTHING except small amount for an
automobile license and number.
The Commissioners also decided that
maximum rate of 81 should be fixed and
that for that amount the machines must
cover a prescribed route. 1t was brought
out at the hearing that at previous in
the outside companies had re-
NAMED inside the limits of price. but
gave their patrons only short rides, some
only ten minutes in duration.
Bernard r. Green. chairman OF the COM
mittee on illumination, has invited bids
for the illumination OF Pennsylvania ave-
nue. by gree nand white lights. at intervals
of 200 feet from the Treasury building to