Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-02-17
BIG PREPARATIONS
FOR TAFT INAUGURAL
Ceremonies VIII be of an Inn
posing Character.
Army and Navy VIII Cut Quite Figure
In the Demonstrations Big
Fireworks Display.

Washington, February 12.-The big
features of the Inauguration of
William Howard Taft and James S.
Sherman on March were painted in
word pictures and illustrated by
colored pictures at recent meeting
of the inaugural Committee. The
prospective pictures were presented to
inaugural Chairman Stellwagen by
the chairmen of the twenty five sub
committees. who are busily engaged
in shaping up the programme OF
events.
The broad boulevard so familiar to
visltors-historic Pennsylvania avenue
will on March be bower of flags
and bunting. with the official colors
of the inaugural committee, green
and white. pledominating in the day
light hours. At night tie avenue
will present a 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 gar
lands. Massive gateways will be
erected at jackson place and Madison
place.
MILITARY AND NAVY ON PARADE.
Within this space on March 4 will
be presented some of the most impos-
ing and striking pictures of the
inaugural. The West Point cadets,
in perfect alignment for which they
are famous, marching past with the
snappy 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 recent wars OF
American history; nearly 5000 sailors,
fresh from their wonderful cruise
around the world; the splendid Tegi-
ments of the picked national guards
men from the states, tramping with
the precision of regulars, and the end
less variety of organizations, novel
and otherwise, composing the civic
division of the immense pageant.
Not the least interesting picture in
the panorama will be the forenoon
parade of the grim veterans of the
civil war-units 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
Office. The veterans will carry at
the head of their faltering column the
short-riven and faded banners that
futtered in their newness over many
a battlefield. Scores of brass bands
and dozens of triumphant Republican
organizations will fill the air with
music and noise. and the promenad-
ing crowds thronging the streets of
Washington will be cosmopolitan.
FIREWORKS WILL BE A FEATURE,
The fireworks will be a gorgeous
feature. Paine will present his best
and latest programme of pyrotechnics.
The sky Will be painted in thu most
brilliant hues that can be reproduced
in fire. Three volleys of bombs ex-
plodipg high up in the heavens and
shwoering downward masses of stars,
snakes and other blazing innovations.
A feature will be the magic city. /"
a single stupendous piece, which will
cost more than $1,000. 1t will be 100
feet high and 400 feet long. Two
great airships with cargo of fire
works will float over the magic city
dischargIng pyrotechnics in their flight
by means of electricity. Then the
city will be burned, tie confagra
ton lasting about five minutes and
presenting thrill ing spectacle. The
words Taft and Sherman" will be
written on the sky in fiery characters
and there will be suggestions of
earthquake and volcanic eruptions.
Gen. John A. Johnston, chief OF
staff to Gen. Franklin Bell, the
grand marshal, is arranging the de-
tails of the participation of the
military bodies. He has issued the
following general order, giving the
disposition of the state troops in the
parade.
One, Delware; 2, Pennsylvania; 3,
New Jersey; 4, Georgia; ., Con-
necticut; IS Massachusetts,; 2, Mary
land; 5, South Carolina; 8 New
Hampshire; 10. Virginia; IL. New
York; -, North Carolina 10, Rhode
Island; IA, Vermont: 10. Kentucky
16, Tennessee; Il, Ohio; Is, Louis
lana 10, Indiana 90 MississiDpi: 81,