The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-06
SHERMAN GOOD-BY
STARTS CLUB HOME
Vice President Sees Old
Friends OH-Exodus
Continues Strong.

The exodus OF Inauguration visitors
through the Union Station continued to-
day in undiminished volume Bur
while today's crowds were equal iu
number to those leaving washington
yesterday. they were handled with much
greater celebrity and E.uyh less con
fusion Train service, though by no
means all that could oe desired, Va
far superior 10 that OF The day before.
The congestion Of cars vas greatly re-
lieved, and, as a rule, trains got under
way with little delay
Many picturesque scenes have attend
Ell the departures Of organizations from
the terminal station The vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Sherman drove down
from tie Kew Willard in an AUTOMOBILE
TO speed The parting Of the Utica AMI
Syracuse Business Mems Club.
The Vice President went through the
special train saying sood-by 20 each on
Of his friends, and he seemed to be AS
proud of the boys" as they Of him
The John AIcCleary Marching Club O
Philadelphia went through the station
with banners flying and band PLAYING
and made a decided hit with the crowd
The departure Of the first seDarar.
company OF Rochester was DELAYED
about an hour During the wait. fne
men, headed by their bUSlars, paraded
ND and down IN lock step. emitti1-
yells that would make a C0msHche In
dian green with envy
Women friends were on hand in force
70 bid farewell TO the soldiers
Troop y 0f the ROXbuTy Horse
| Guards Of Boston came in for \ Ion s.
Z share OF attention anC the Portland
Light Infantry Of Portland, Ne, Wa
not far behind
Among the notable persons leavinz
the city today were Governor DTaper
and staff Of Nasa chUsetts, and GOveTT@r
Sanders of louisiana
Late in The afternoon the PhiliUDiEe
Constabulary Band went over 10 EsI
timOre- A the station the nnusicIs re
were rOundly applaUded by the crowd
The Toledo NeUSboys' Band started FOR
Knights Of the MaCcabees- Before the
little fellows left they played several
selections.
Others Who Departed
Prominent organizations which left
the Capital today are the Uncondi-
tfonaI Marching Club Of Jersey CITY.
the cadets of 81. John School. Man
Iius. y Y, the Rhode Island Nava'
Battalion the students Of the SprinS-
field School Springfield, Mass, the
pupils OF Miami Institute Germantown
I Ohio. Eighth Regiment MssSaChUss It's
Militia Second Cadet cops. BoSS3l
the BCghOUse Hose COm.Iau Of FRee-
port, y y the Phelps Guards, OF
Paterson. n j. the Hobart CLUB, o.
Newark, y j. the Sherman scouts, OF
Utica y. y, the Coast AVtiileFE- Of
New Haven. Conn the EepubliCa n
city committee Of Boston. and the
cUnE Mems Blaine Club OF Cincinnati
The restaurant al Union StatioH,
which Yesterday ran short OF provisions.
had supplied its laTGeT today and vas
/ prepared for another rush. For six
hours yesterday afternoon the culinary
/ department was out or commission ard
during -he time crowd stood six deep
{ at the counters
City Soon Deserted
Not until tomorrow. say the hotel
clerks. viii there be an apprecja bic thin
ming out OF the througs in the l0bbies
OF the big hostelries- Most OF the
/ guests engaged their rooms for the en-
I tire week. By Sunday evening Il IS eZ-
/ pected, only a few straEgleTs will Be
/ left in town
Thousands OF visitors however. beKa
I leaving the city yesterday, and since
1 then ali of the outgoing trains have
/ been crowded, but tomorrow night there
/ viii be the grand rush 70 get back 70
business in Philadelphia. New York
and other cities Monday morning
Esteem for Hughes.
of any one was In doubt as % the
[ esteem in which Governor Hughes is
( held by tho people OF the entire nation
that doubt would have beu dispelIed
. by watching the demonstration that was
given TO him aS ne passed in the pa
rade." said an upstate New Yorker at
the New Willard this morning
Governor Hughes ne continued. '-ln
my opinion, has 4 place in the hearts
Of everyone in the country. Just as he
has In the hearts Of. New Workers, and
four years from now 7 wouldn't he sur
+ prised TO see him holding higher posi-
zion than governor Of the Empire
F State
Disheveled But Happy.
About a dozen members of one o. the
/ Western civic organizations failed 10
board the train with their fellow-nem-
/ bers yesterday. and every one of them
/ is still having the time Of his life This
orza nizaticn wore loose box coats snd
high silk hats and there were only ?
few who brought another suit or dit
tcreut leadEear with them Tho
beavers look considerably worse for
wear. and the Coatst would be con
! pressing establishment. I'm fact, these
pubiiC-SpIrltCC citizens look like they
stood on = street corner in a blizZari
/ for several hours, bur they are still.
happy, so what's the difference
Detectives Work Done.
Practically sU OF the detectives who
came from other cities TO assist the
/ local men viii leave Washington to-
iay- They made several important ar
rests and pointed out TO the WsSriug-
/ ton sIeuthS several crooks who ar
well known I'm other cities