Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-04
RIGHT OF LINE SOUGHT
Many Applications for Honor
Perturb Chairman Morgan.
WELLER PREDICTS CROWDS
Biggest Inaugural Ceremony of All
Time. His Forecast.
COMMITTEE MEETS THURSDAY
Progress of Work and Unprecedent-
ed Success in Raising Funds
to Be Reported.
COMMITTEE MEETS THURSDAY

A knotty military problem for solution
is up to Maj. Thomas P: Morgan. chair
man of the committee on civic organiza-
tons that are to take part in the big
parade In this city March f. How he
can assign about a bakers dozen asso-
Citations to the right of the line he has not
yet found out
Up, to the present time many organiza-
lions that have written to him respecting
their proposed appearance in the inaug-
uration pageant have asked for the posi-
ton of honor in the marching columns.
Maj. Morgan, almost in despair of oblig-
ing all applicants, has gone into consulta-
ton with military friends. One soldier
man suggests that the only way the as
sociations could be suited was to form
them in long line of battle, then all could
be in front. and advance on the Capitol
in that formation. This would require
nearly the leveling Of about one-third of
the city's buildings
Another suggestion was that there might
be a number of columns approac ching
the Capitol on the streets running east
and west. Then there would be as many
rights of the line as there are streets.
Would Escort Sherman.
rather formidable communication was
received by Chairman Morgan today
from the Republican Club of the city Of
New York. 1t is signed by Leavftt ].
Hunt and a long list of names, desig-
mated as the clubs Inauguration COM
mittee. The club requests that it be
assigned to act as the personal escort of
James S. Sherman, the next Vice Presi-
dent. The organization promises to be
on hand March with several hundred
members
The Young Mems Republican Tariff
Club of Pittsburg, Pa. with Frank Nc
Comb as major commander, will remain
in Washington two days. It will parade
Regiment Band of fifty pieces. This is
one club that would appreciate the right
of line.
Requests for quarters are flooding into
the headquarters of NJ. 1. Weller, chair
man of the public comfort committee, in
the building of the Merchants and Me-
chanics' Bank 10th street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue. Mr.. Weller says indica
tons are that the Inauguration Of Taft
and Sherman will outstrip any preceding
event in point Of numbers of persons
coming to Washington.
An important session of the inaugural
committee will be held at headquarters
in the New Willard Thursday forenoon.
The chairmen of the subcommittee will
make reports of the progress of the
work. Mr.. Allies will report his unpre-
cedented success in raising the big in
auguration guarantee fund
Entertainment for Press.
With the view to adequate facilities for
the entertainment of visiting newspaper
committee of the National Press Club has
arranged for certain improvements in the
arrangement Of the clubrooms.
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approved by the board of governors. The
clubhouse of the newspaper men, 1905 F
street, promises to be a busy busting
place about March A.
The twenty-three vereins forming the
United German Societies of Washington
will more than likely form one of the
features of the inaugural parade on
March 4, If efforts now being made to
to that end are successful. The announce
ment was made at the quarterly meeting
of the Washington Saengerbund last night
that eight of the societies had already
signified their intention. of participating.
All Societies in Parade.
Paul Brandstedt. the delegate of the
Saengerbund to the Central Verein, said
last night that 1t was the present inten-
ton of the central organization to have
all the societies represented in the parade
and to have a color bearer section, in
which the flag Of each society would be
shown.
In urging the Saengerbund to join the
movement he made 1t clear that the mat
ter Of politics was in nowise involved, the
demonstration being purely a patriotic
one. in which the Germans desired to
participate and thus show their senti-
ment for their adopted country
President John Waldman also spoke in
favor of the proposition. and, after some
further discussion. 1t was decided to in
struct Delegate Brandstedt to ascertain
what societies will turn out and the num-
Der Of members who will probably go
with them, and to report the result to the
board of directors. A final decision will
be reached at a special meeting.