Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-06
BradIeyites to Lead the Ken
lucky Division.
MISS0URIANS ON MULES
Show Ne Club" Another Unique
Inauguration Feature.
ATLANTA GRAYS IN LINE
North Carolina Militiamen Will Also
March in Military Division.
High School Cadets Guides.

Three hundred stalwart Bradley -hatted
kentuckians. comprising the organiza
ton known as 1.-The Bradley Special" will
march in the Inauguration parade. NJ. II.
Thatcher, chairman Of the special.
writes from Louisville to Mai. Thomas P.
Morgan, chairman OF the committee on
civic organizations. that the Bradieyites
to the number named will head the blue
grass division of the pageant Of March 4.
He also says Fred n. Weber. president
OF the kentucky Republican Association
of this city is authorized to make the
necessary arrangements for quartering
the Kentuckians.
These paraders will wear what is known
as the Bradley hat made famous in the
southwest by Senator-elect Bradley OF
Kentucky. The hat is described as a very
tall silk ha. with a wide silk band about
it and an extraordinarily broad brim.
AS a companion piece to the Bradley
hated delegation from Kentucky 1t is
said several prominent republicans in Mis-
souri, are planning to bring TO tins. city
the Observation-Disclosures Club the men,
bers TO be mounted on Missouri mules.
Quartering the Troops.
The matter of quartering the troops
from the states Of Virginia. New York.
Ohio and New Jersey has presented a
problem to Chairman NJ. I. Weller Of
the public comfort committee. Maj.
Clinton J.. Wright. adjutant general
of Virginia, called upon Mr.. Weller to-
day In reference to housing the guards
men from the Old Dominion. Maj.
Wright said the 4th Virginia Regiment.
from the tidewater section. will be
quartered on the steamer Jamestown.
yr,Hf o1 will f,rino
to the list and I'd Regiments. Mai.
Wright consulted today with the mem
bers Of the Virginia delegation in Con-
gress. with the view. II possible Of get
buildings. It was said the same action
will have to be taken as to troops from
other states.
Mr.. Weller expressed pleasure at the
manner in which the south Is preparing
to be represented at the inauguration.
His son. Frank P. Weller. now travelling
In Dixie, telegraphed that the old Con-
federate veterans are anxious to take
part in the ceremonies. Supported by the
action Of his executive committee Mr.:
Weller has replied that the presence of
the former fighting men in gray will be
welcomed.
Atlanta Grays Coming.
The Atlanta Grays. commanded by Capt.
Claude c. Smith, have written to Chair
man Weller that they will be In line
March 4, with thirty picked men. Com
pany c, I'd North Carolina Infantry. sixty
strong. will also form part Of the pa
rade. The corps Of cadets from St. John
Academy. Annapolis. Md. will come to
this city the morning OF March 4. and
leave for home late in the afternoon.
Chairman Weller has provided a hall for
the cadets to stack their guns and use
as a waiting place.
At meeting Of the executive COM
mittee Of the committee on public COM
fort. held last night in the committee
room, corner Of 10th street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue. Chairman Weller appoint
ed James l.. Parsons, William Tindall
and Daniel e. Garges a subcommittee to
have erected temporary public comfort
stations. some Of them to BIS located
near the quarters of troops and large
civic organizations. Tho funds for the
buildings will come from the appropria-
ton of 5000 recently made by Con-
gress
Prof. Percy NJ. Hughes. director of the
District high schools, was selected by
Mr.. Weller to appoint 100 uniformed High
School Cadets to act as public comfort
guides. Announcement was made that
the suboffice of the public comfort COM
mittee will be opened In the package
room of the Union railroad station. 1t
will be in charge of A. B. Copies. The
list of members Of the public comfort
committee was approved by the executive
board.
Care Of the Ill and Injured.
The subcommittee of physicians Of the
committee on public order held meet
ing last evening at the New Willard and
arranged plans for caring for the Ill and
injured in the inauguration period. DR..
d. Percy Hickling was elected chairman,
with Dr. G. Lloyd Magruder and DR..
George NJ. kober as vice chairmen, and
Dr.. Presley c. Hunt as secretary. The
subcommittee consists of eighty-five sur
geons and physicians Of the District The
decision was reached that the committee
should provide for the constant attend
ance CT q member Of the committee at the
Union station during the whole Of inau-
guration week. An emergency hospital
will be fitted Out at the station in con-
nection with the Red Cross Society. equip
ped with appliances for receiving sick per-
sons who may come to the city on rail-
road trains. These cases will be cared for
temporarily in this hospital. and when
necessary patients will be removed to per-
manent hospitals in the city or dispatched
to their homes.
First Aid Tents.
1t Is also provided that at each two
squares along Pennsylvania avenue will
be stationed an ambulance in charge OF
three members Of the committee. Each
| ambulance will be run to a Red Cross
tent in the immediate neighborhood, where
| persons taken i'll in the parade or in the
crowd Of sightseers will be taken for
| emergency treatment. Unless they soon
recover they will be removed from this
| tent to one Of the hospitals
! Besides having three physicians. the
| tent and ambulance will be provided with
a driver for the ambulance. two Red
Cross nurses and all needed appliances
| for the prompt treatment Of the sick.
| These stations will be each two squares
| from the Peace Monument to 18th street
| northwest
| At the pension Office a hospital room
will be provided and a corps Of physi-
| clans in attendance. with nurses and help
ers to care for any who may be taken i'll
at the ball.
| The hospital arrangements at the inau-
| guraton ball will be in charge Of DIR.
J Henry Reisinger. who was named last
| evening by DIR. Hickling. with DR.. NJ. P.
! Reeves in charge of the hospital corps