The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-02-16
BIG PARADE
For the Inauguration Of
President Taft is Outlined
BY the Committee.

(By Irving 9. Nolwood9

WASHlNGTON. ID. Cs, Feb. ! g.
An outline of the great parade on.
March 4, one of the big features Of
| the inauguration of Taft and sher-
man. was presented at the meeting
of the general inaugural committee
yesterday.
First behind the mounted police
guard and full military band VIII
be Major General j. Franklin. Bell.
chief OF stan, U. s. A., grand. mar
shall. and his stan. made up of
many officers of the regular army,
the national, guard of the states and
independent military organizations.
At the head of the military diyls-
On will march the West Point ca
diets, followed by the mfdshipmen
IiSrom Annapolis.
At the head of the United States
regulars, will be the Cuban army of
pacification, $500 strong. followed
by infantry. cavalry and artillery
from various army posts In the uni.
ted States.
The tackles from the battleship
fleet, fresh from It's world encir-
cling voyage of peace, will head the
naval division. They will number
about 5000. Just behind them will
march full regiment of Uncle
Sans sea soldiers, the marines VINO
have taken the initiative in almost
every war-llke affair in which this
country has been engaged since the
revolution.
Then win come the national
guard Of the several states. arranged
in the order in which the statesswere
admitted into the Union. In. this
division will be between 1900 and
5000 guardsmen from the old Bay
State of Massachusetts. with the
governor and star and the head of
the column; the governor Of Penn
sylvania with about 1900 OF the
national guard of the keystone
State; the New York division of
Guardsmeu headed by Governor
Hughes and including the famous.
Seventh Regiment OF New York.
City In its distinctive uniform of
gray, very similar to that worn by
the young soldiers from. the West
Point academy.
Maryland will be represented by
a full brigade, including the noted
9Th regiment of Baltimore. There
will be regiment from virginia and.
the historic Richmond Light Infantry
Blues. whose record dates back
many years, covering several wars,
including the Civil conflict and the
scrap with Spain.
There will also be military bodies
from Georgia. including the Rich
mond Hussars, a cavalary command
of Augusta; infantry from Florida
and guardsmen from Mississippi and
other points in the, South.
Following the military division
will come the civic organizations. In
Guiding more than hundred clubs
and political associations, many Of
them in fancy and unique uniforms.
The personal escort of Chairman
Thomas P. Morgan of the civil or
CARNATIONS committee viii be the
Americas Club OF Pittsburg. IN
this division will be the famous
Pickanlnny band, composed of coli
ored orphans from South Carolina.
And there will be camps of confeder-.
ate veterans, wearing their old-time1
war-worr Jackets and carrying
shot riddled flags.
The forenoon parade, preceding
veteran soldiers and sailors OF the
G. A. R., the United Spanish war
Veterans and the Army and Navy
Union. acting as escort Of honor 10
the President and vice-president-I
elect from the White House to the
Capitol, where both viii take the
oath OF Office. The Sons of Union
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