The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-03-04
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NOW CROWDED
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THOUSANDS WILL SEE w. Il. TAFT
TAKE HIS SEAT AS
PRESIDENT.
Historic Pennsylvania Avenue viii Be
veritable Bower of Flags and
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Washington, March 3-Every train
into the national capital today brings
its quota OF enthusiastic Americans,
eager to witness the ceremonies at
tendant upon the Inauguration OF
new president
Already the hotels are crowded and
the streets, which have become a YER
liable riot OF color. are througed
with visitors. Scores of military COM
panies and uniformed marching clubs.
headed by brass bands, We're among
today's arrivals. Every preparation
has been made for the delivery of
William H. Taft,s inaugural address
on the stand now erected before the
east portico of the capitol, regardless
of the kind of weather that may pre-
vail tomorrow. The section of the
stand from which Mr.. Taft will de-
liver his address viii be provided with
a canvas cover to be put in place il
necessary. Not since 1888, when An
drew Jackson was inaugurated sec
ond time within the house of repre-
sentatives has the ceremony been held
indoors.
There will be no Rough Riders in
the inaugural parade. 'Pizen Pete"
and Sure Shot Sam will not dash
down Pennsylvania avenue in the
wake of President Taft, roping inof-
fensive citizens and uttering strident
'y-i-pip- -e-e's.
instead, MIR. Taft's carriage will be
followed by cavalcade OF the best
blood of Virginia and Maryland,
mounted on their hunters and clad in
the pink coats and white trousers of
cross country riders.
A Pleasing Feature.
Another feature of the parade will
be prosperity division composed
OF business men and organizations.
Historic Pennsylvania avenue will
be a veritable bower of flags and bunt
ing on Inauguration day, with the
official colors of the inaugural COM
mittee. green and white, predominant
ing in the daylight hours. Al night
the avenue will present picture of
wonderland, with millions of electric
tulbs bathing the thoruughfare in a
glare of electricity. a court of honor
has been erected on Pennsylvania ave-
me in front of the white house, ex
tending from Fifteenth street TO Sew
en5eenth street 1t consists of colon
AIDES at even spaces on either side OF
The avenue, connected at the top with
green garlands. Massive pylons or
ga5eways have been erected al Jack
son place and Madison place,
Within this space will be presented
some Of the most imposing and stir
ring pictures of ths inauguration. The
West Point cadets, in the perfect
alignment for which they are famous,
will march past with the snappy step
OF youth the solid columns OF United
States regulars walking with the
swinging stride that carried them tire
lessly to the front in the several wars
of American history; nearly three
thousand sailors. fresh from their
wonderful cruise around the world;
the splendid regiments of the picked
national guardsmen, tramping with
the precision of regulars, and the end
and otherwise, composing the civic
division of the immense pageant.
Grim Old Veterans
Not the least interesting picture in
the panorama viii be the forenoon
parade OF the grim old veterans Of the
civil war-units in the vanishing
army-who with the Spanish war
Union. VIII escort rhe president and
vice president elect 20 the capitol,
where they will take the oath of office.
The veterans will carry at thehead OF
their faltering column the shot-riyen
and fading banners which flew In
their newness over many a sanguin-
airy field Hundreds of brass bands
and dozens of triumphant republican
organizations will fill the air with
music and with noise.
The fireworks win be a p gorgeous
feature. The sky will be painted in
the most brilliant hues that can be re-
Drodrced in fire Volleys of bombs
will explode high in the heavens,
shewsring downward masses OF stars
and snakes. A feature will be the
Ma; ic City" single stupendous
niece which alone will cost more than
$1,000 1t will be 100 feet high and
400 feet long Two great airships.
with cargo of fireworks, viii fioat
over the Magic City. discharging pyro-
technics in their fight BY means OF