Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-02-10
| / !. IF|:'II|N||IAI|UGURAlS.
Taft's Induction nj! Into g Office )| to Be g.
q Most imposing.
SUPERB MILITARY |, !',' DISPLAY La !:

SUfEhb MILITANT UIoFLAI::
General Bell Planning to Excel For.
NOR inausurations In Showing Of
Treeps-Fan,eus Black Horse Troop
4 to Escort incoming PRECEDENT !: as33
!: If the plans now under way for the
Inauguration at Washington Of VIII
liam a. Taft ON March 4 are all
realized the new president will be In
Quoted" into office with ceremonies
such d. have never been eclipsed Oh q
like occasion. Indeed, It is probable
that the forthcoming Inauguration
win BE- the most attractive that Wash
fington has ever witnessed. t'T
The inaugural Of Tour years ago was
marked by striking and conspicuous
military features, but the Taft inat1.
Suration promises to excel it In chat
regard ~. we'll as in some other Tea
lures, ~ 80 :.@sH%}i
|. General J. Franklin Bell, chief Of
star Of the army and grand marshal
sof the parade, is ambitious, Of course,
10 have the military make dne show
Ing. He will be favored by the fact
that the troops now in Cuba will be
returning from the island shout that.
time. It, IL the intention to have an
the available troops In the region at
the time to take part In the parade.
The Cuban troops will be brought on
transports to Hampton Roads and
from there shipped to Washington by
ran. It Is expected these, veterans
from Cuba win make an especially
6ne showing. ~
a powerful force Of the national
guard win be in line. National guard
troops have been invited from every
state. Not to exceed a brigade Is to
be allowed from any state. Pennsyl-
;vania win send brigade. Maryland,
too, will be represented by brigade.
New York win have a powerful force
Of guardsmen. The District guard
VIII be In line. Then there win be
cadets from various schools and the
battalions from West Point and An
napolis.
-. The. famous black, horse troop Of,
Cleveland win act az escort for the in
coming president. The military will
head the parade, and when tbs east
front ofsthe capitol IL reached the mill
tary organizations win be drawn up
about tie Inauguration platform, thus
holding back the tremendous crush of
spectators that throng the capitol
grounds to see the new president sworn
In. and. this whether the weather
brings rain Or shine, snow, hail or sleet.!
This is one occasion when the Ameri-:
can citizen takes no thought OF COM
fort. a.,..>si
All the Indications are that the civic.
side Of the parade viii be more inter
esting than usual. The efforts OF the
inaugural committee are being directed.
to quality rather than quantity. Those
organizations that are given permission
to march will be distinguished by their
smartness and. ,attractivneess. About
thirty civic organizations have thus
far arranged to appear in line. In pre-
vious inaugurations 1t has not always
been possible for the parade to pass
the reviewing stand before dark. This
parade is being arranged with a view
to enabling it to pass the reviewing
stand before night falls. One Of the
civic organizations will be the Negro
Republican club. Of Richmond, with
800 members. Il IT, =
Thers will be many other innova-
lions. A political club which attended
the Roosevelt inaugural carrying big
sticks" which they thumped loudly on
the asphalt as they marched. viii at
tend the Taft fisherman ceremonies, and
the members promise striking now
elty-they will not say what It will be
to take the place Of the big sticks.
Then there viii be. 'possum" club
from Georgia and also an alligator
from, Louisiana. ~ The
rough riders, who were very much in
evidence four years ago, will be sue
ceeded In this years parade by a corps
Of gentlemen riders from the fox hunt
ing districts of Virginia and Maryland,
wearing the pink coats and white rid
ing trousers and all the other Access
sories Of the regulation five barred
gate costumes. ~ -
Another feature Of the big parade is
to be ''prosperity division composed
Of business men and organizations
from throughout the country. The
plan is being worked out by the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers association
Of Washington.
Still another innovation is found in
an order issued the other day by Brig
adler General J. Franklin Bell to the
effect that but one band will be per-
mitted to play Hail to the Chief"
That honor is reserved for the first
band in the, line. the famous marine
..3.s92 ls.s$yYE :
OF course there will be the usual
plethora OF bands, Of glee clubs and
The like. III :s " ~ y. b:
The inaugural ball this year viii be
marked by some departures, and one
Df the most interesting Of them will
be to have prominent citizen Of each
Btate on the committee on arrange
ments. staid governors, sylphlike
state senators. graceful politicians
I0fm north sanuffa east AMI vtSlaf VIII