The Washington herald., 1909-03-04
INAUGURATION NOTES.

The sWeepers went over the avenues
and bouIevards OF Washington last night.
and this morning. with fair weather. the
Hne OF parade viii be as clean and I'M
macuiate as a newly polished ballroom
floor. Commissioner West Is personally
supervising the work. and rode over the
route OF the procession TO make final a.
rangements for the nights work,
Quarters for inaugural visitors have
been opened by the National Union Fra
teruaI Order IN rooms SASS. Bond Build
ing. Fourteenth street and New York
svenue northwest An invitation is ex-
tended all visiting members and friends
to call
Thousands Of visitors inspected the
navy yard yesterday. which is elaborateiy
decorated with flags and pennants from
the battle ships. The great collection OF
foundries. machine shops, and m!scellane-
Gus workrcoms is ablaze with bunting,
ribbons. and festoons- Live 'pOssums re-
Gently purchased by vorkmen in the gun
factory are on exhibition
Every steamer coming into port brings
thousands OF visitors. and travel BY water
Is heavier 81 this time than IN twenty
years. Early yesterday morning the
steamer Anne Arundel. Of the Maryland.
Delaware and Virginia line. arrived with
hundreds Of passengers from the river
counties Of Maryland
Owing 10 the influx OF hundreds Of
newspaper men from all parts OF the
country. the telegraph companies have
redoubled their force OF operators Sto-
ries Of the Inauguration are being sent
10 all parts OF the world A cable mes
sage OF Loo words was yesterday sent to
one OF the daily papers at Manila, de-
sc-ibing the decorations about the city,
the crowds, and the events that viii occur
tomorrow.
The twin cities OF St Paul and Mime
apol.s carry their little differences and
jealousies around with them The Orig
inaI Roosevelt Club, OF ST. Paul, has been
assigned q place in the parade in ad-
vance OF the Flsmbeau Club. Of Mime
apolis. The Flembesu boys, under the
guidance OF Capt Philip Shsdewald.
wouldn't submit for the position. and so
notified Chairman Thomas P. Morgan
Rfr. Morgan couldn't change bis order
Of parade. whereupon the Fiambeau Club
decided not 70 parade. They viii give
their great fire drill on the Avenue inTne-
diately after the fireworks display
The ROYAL Arcanum has established
headquarters in the Evening Star Build
ing. Rooms s0s and 407 have been fitted
ND to make the visitors feel at home
Stationery. railroad guides. and general
information may be had there Invits-
tions were sent to 200 councils TO visit
headquarters in Washington
The committee consists Of Arthur Cook,
grand regent: George S. Britt, c. J.
James, ". ". Chase. and I. S. Ch'iGs-
TIE Toledo Ohio Newsboys' Band
serenaded The Washington Herald yes
terday. The average age OF the members
Of the band is sixteen years In their
home town these boys and their friends
have established a magnificent home
costing SIc0.cO0. The home is clear OF
debt. and the newsboys OF Toledo enjoy
its many advantages. The boys are good
musicians. and can play anything from
ragtime to William Tell" The band
win lead the Ohio civic division in the
Inaugural parade tO-dsy.
There is q man here from Minnesota,
who swears II he had II he would give
a kingdom for q horse. He Is John c.
Sherlock, and he was named as one Of the
aids for service in the civic division OF
the inaugural parade.
Up st East Grand Forks. where John
lives. he is some pumpkins as 3 horse
man He arrived here yesterday and
asked a friend TO lead him 10 2 steed- He
wanted to get a little exercise before the
activities Of the morrow. Up to s late
hour Mr.. Sherlock had been unable TO
locate an animal uHengaged for the In
augurstion.
The woman's Christian Temperance
Union and the Young Mems Christian As
sociation were visited yesterday by large
crowds At the former institution many
women congratulated the blue ribboners"
on the work they had accomplished dJr
ing the last few months IN connection
with proposed prohibition laws for the
District.
Nearly every one OF the ZOO blue
jackets IN Washington, after the round
the-world trip with the Atlantic feet.
has been a frequent visitor to the Union
Station in the hope Of getting a look at
familiar face from home. Most OF them
are boys who came from the country dis
tricts-
In preparation for Its parade to-day
several companies OF the First Regiment.
District Of Columbia National Guard. had
drills in their rooms last night az the