Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-04

| guard, while most of them were repre-
scented by regiments, and Maryland ano
| Pennsylvania by brigades.
Famous Troop A in Line.
The famous troop A, of Cleveland
Ohio, Il National Guard organization
constituted the special guard of honor
to President Taft, as it had to the late
President Mckinley. Marylands rep
resentation included the historic Fifth
Regiment of Baltimore, and Virginia
had in line the Richmond Blues, light
infantry organization that rendered
conspicuous service on many occasions
During the civil war it rendered ser
vice to Lee and Stonewall Jackson for
the confederacy. 1t was mustered IN
for the Spanish war, but did not get
to the front
Among other noted military organl-
cations in the parade We're the Rich
mond Hussars, ii cavalry command OF
Augusta Ca, 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 the
confederate army in the civil war
Civic Divisions Win Applause.
| Following the military divisions,
marched the civic organizations, with
the Americus Club of Pittsburg-a uni
formed club noted in a score of cans
paigns-asl the special escort of Major
/ Thomas p. Morgan, marshal of the
civic division. This part OF the pageant
was heralded as the Prosperity Bri-
gade' and included III 1t We're many
organizations which for years have
been regular attendants upon national
/ conventions and inaugural ceremonies.
Some organizations We're in line, HOY
lever. that never before had visited
/ Washington and their clever marching
/ and attractive uniforms caught and
held the fancy of the throngs. Among
these were the "Pickmlinny Band
| composed of colored orphan boys Of
! South Carolina; the sherman Scouts
of Utica, n. Y, carrying at the head
| of their line q huge painting of their
neighbor, Vice President Sherman, and
leading at the rear a gaily caparisoned
Billy goat" an alligator Band" from
Louisiana; u "'Possum Club from
/ Georgia and a TAFT Club. five hundred
strong, from the same state: the New
| York republican county committee, L.
900 strong; the Columbus, o., Glee
1 Club, 100 men, probably the best
political musical organization in the
country; an Uncle Sam Club of
Buffalo. each of its 106 members at
| tired in the conventional Uncle Sam
costume: the Bug House Hose COM
pany, of Long Island: President
Roosevelts neighbors, and many 9TH
ers.
Confederate Vets There.
The Minneapolis Flambeau Club. one
| of the most spectacular organizations
in the country, also appeared in this
division of the parade; and not the
least important feature of the civic di-
eral camps of confederate veterans,
now grim and gray, some of whom
wore their old time uniforms and cur
ried their sflot-riddled flags.
-Four years ago, a conspicuous feat
ure of the inaugural parade was made
up of rough riders. Today their place
was taken in the pageant by coming
ent of gentlemen riders from the fox
hunting districts of Maryland and Viz
ginia. all clad in regulation pink coats
and black caps. They We're mounted on
the finest horses that We're shown in
the parade, all thoroughbreds, satin
coated and handsome.
The Morning Parade.
Preceding the great parade this af-
ternoon. 1.-The pageant of the morning
which conducted President Taft and
Vice President Sherman to the capitol,
the former accompanied by President
Roosevelt, while not so brilliant-not
so speetacular-was swift to arouse in
the minds of the great crowds the stir
ring events Of nearly half a century
ago President Taft had as his personal
escort and guard of honor. the Troop
A, the black horse troop, of Cleveland.
but as special escort of honor he had
the veteran soldiers and sailors OF the
Grand Army of the Republic, the men
who fought the nations battles when
to do so tried mems souls. Accompa-
nying them was that contingent of
younger soldiers, the Spanish war vet
Grams. In the division, too, were the
organizations of the army and navy
union.
1t was tumultuous reception which
the tllrongs gave the incoming and
outgoing presidents, and it was q cor
dial and heartfelt greeting which they
reverently accorded to that too-rapidly
diminishing band of men who in time
of war were willing to lay down their
lives for the nation and in time OF
peace join with the country in honor