The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-09
Celebrated Pennsylvania Ave-
nue., Washington, Will Be
One Great Bower of All
Kinds OF Flowers.
MILITARY AND NAVY
ARE TO PARTICIPATE
SkyWorks viii Paint the Heav-
ems the Most Brilliant Hues
And There Will Be Two Big
Airships.

AUU there VIII De TWO Dig
Airships.
Washington. Feb. 9.-The big Tea
lures OF the Inauguration of William
Howard Taft and James s. Sherman
on March were painted in word pic
lures and illustrated by colored pic
lures at recent meeting Of the jnang-
ural committee. The prospective pic
lures were presented to Inaugural
Chairman Stellwagen by the chairmen
of the twenty-five subcommittee who
are busily engaged In shaping up the
program of events.
The broad boulevard SO familiar to
visitors-historic Pennsylvania ave-
nue--will on March be bower of
flags and bunting, with the official col
ors OF the inaugural committee. green
and white predominating In the day
light hours. At night the avenue will
present picture of Wonderland, with
millions of electric bulbs. A court OF
honor will be erected on Pennsylvania
avenue in front OF the White House
and extending from Fifteenth street
to Seventeenth street. 1t will consist
of colonnades at even spaces on either
side Of the avenue connected at the top
with green garlands. Massive gateways
will be erected at Jackson Place and
Madison Place.
Military and Navy on Parade.
Within this space on March will
be presented some of the most impos-
ing and striking pictures of the fnau-
gural. The West Point cadets, in per-
feet alignment for which they are fam
step OF youth; the solid columns of
Uncle Sans regulars, walking with
the swinging stride that carried them
tirelessly to the front in the several-re-
cent wars of American history; nearly
5000 sailors fresh from their wonder
full cruise around the world; the splen-
did regiments OF the picked national
guardsmen from the states, tramping
with the precision of regulars, and the
endless variety Of organizations. novel
and otherwise composing the civic d.
vision Of the immense pageant.
Not the least interesting picture in
the panorama will be the forenoon
parade of the grim veterans of the ci-
vii variants In the vanishing army
who, with the Spanish war veterans
and the Army and Navy union, will
escort the president and vice-president
elect to the capitol, where they will
take the oath OF ONCE. The veterans
will carry at the head of their faltering
column the shot riven and faded ban
ners tina fluttered in their newness ov-
or many battle field. Scores OF brass
hands and dozens OF triumphant re-
publican organizations will I'LL the air
with music and noise, and the prone
nading crowds thronging Washington
1ill be cosmopolitan.
Fireworks Will BE Feature.
4he fireworks will be q gorgeous
feature Paine will present his best
and latest program Of pyrotechnics.
The sky will be painted in the most
brilliant hues that can be reproduced
IN fire. Three volcys OF bombs explod-
ing high up in the heavens and show
ering downward masses OF stars,
snakes and other blazing innovations.
IA feature will be the magic city,
single stupendous piece. which will
cost more than $1,000. 1t will be 100
feet high md 400 feet long. Two
great airships with cargo of fire.
works viii float over the magic city
discharging pyrotechnics in their
flight BY means Of electricity. Then
the city will be burned. the conflagra-
tion lasting about Ave minutes and
presenting thrilling spectacle. The
words Taft and Sherman will be
written on the sky in fiery characters
and there will be suggestions Of earth
quake and volcanic eruptions.
Gen. John A. Johnston, chief Of staff
% Gen. Franklin Bell. the grand mar
shall, Is arranging the details of the
of the military bodies.
He has issued the following military
order, giving the disposition Of the
state troops In the parade.
1. Delaware: 9, Pennsylvania: 3.
New Jersey; 4. Georgia: 5. Connect
cut: 6, Massachusetts,; {, Maryland; s.
South Carolina: 3, New Hampshire; 10.
Virginia; IL. New York; II. North
Carolina: IS, Rhode Island: IA. ever
mont; IL. Kentucky; 16, Tennessee; II,
Ohio; is, Louisiana: 10. Indiana; 20.
Mississippi: q, Illinois; p, Alabama;
q Maine; "A, Missouri; %, Arkansas;
q. Michigan; q, Florida: %. Texas;
20. Iowa: 80. Wisconsin; 81. California:
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