Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-05
Participated IN Great Military and
Civic Pageant.
ALL KINDS Of ORGANIZATIONS
Mos, Spectacular Feature Of iraugu-
raj Ceremonies Had Distinctive
Qualities Which No Similar Event
Ever Presented

WASHINGTON. March More
than thirty thousand marching men
participated today in TIM great mill
iary and civic pageant. which con
stitutcd the principal spectacular feat
ure of the presidential inaugural, cere-
mony Approximately twenty
Thousand Of these wer" soldiers. sail
urs and marines of the military es-
Adjustments OF the United States.
bodies of the National Guarl of many
States. With large contingents OF
Spruct. cadets and midShipnier from
the National Military and Naval
Academic. The remaining eight
thousand were citizens from all parts
OF the United States. banded togcth-
II in commercial and political or
ganizations. many of them distinctive
!, uniformed campaign clubs.
Numerically the inaugural parad"
today was not 80 large as that which
marched along historic Pennsylvania
Avenue from the Capitol to the White
House when Grover Cleveland. the
onir Democratic President OF the
United States since the Civil War.
was indicted into Office the first time.
The parade today. however. had a DIS
tinc,ive and impressive quality. which
no sin lar pageant ever possessed.
This wear. each State represented sent
the cream of its citizens soldi"ry and
the finest of its civic organizations TO
do honor to William Howard TAFT and
James Schoolcraft Sherman. the now
president and vice-rresident of III"
United States.
Immense Stands for Spectators.
Lining Pennsylvania Avenue. from
The Capitol to the White House. were
immense stands for spectators ana
every seat was occupied. Every van
;asc point in windows and on house
top wac taken when the head of tn"
magnificienr column {. thirtv-odd
thOusa and nHrn swung around the curve
at the Peace Monument and straight
en"d out Tor its mOre-t mile-lOng
march to through and beyond the
brilliant Colrt of Honor. The ave-
nue. was great lane of streaming
white and vivid green. the official
colOrs of this. the mOsi picturesque or
inaugural ceremonies.
After Major-General J. Franklin Bell.
the Grand Marshal of the parade. &C
companied by his brilliantly uniform
ed staff. had passed and been accord
ed a vociferous greeting. the crowds
settled down. with fine discrimina-
ton. to applaud those organizations
which appealed most distinctly to
them.
In previous inaugural parajes. the
Midshipmen from the Naval Academy
at Annapolis and the Cadets from the
Military Academy at West Point have
won the greatest popular approval
TOday they were no less favorites
than formerly among 10th residents
and visitors: but in heart interest
they were eclipsed by the detachment
of $500 sailors from the great fleet
of American battleships row anchored
in the waters of Hampton Roa1s.
lust returned from their wOrid-enclr-
cling. experimenting cruise of fourteen
months Tanned these men were by
tropical suns. 1.-THE. active and hard
as nails through the rigidity of their
work and discipline and as they
marched down the !ag-f!eckei lane.
with the sailOr-man's quick. active
step. TO the accompaniment OF m
Stirring music from their own bands.
the thrones became nearly hysierical
in the manifestation Of their apprecia-
ton. As they swung along in livery.
happy fashion. accustomed now as
they are to the adnlation Of thousands.
they were evidently pleased with the
dcep-chesteJ roar that greeted then,
from the open throats of hundred
tbOusani Amer icans-their fellow
I,, &C
American people. as represented In
;hc Nations Capital express their
pride in the men. who. in time OF
peace. had won undving fame in far
of countries.
Eighteen Governors.
These men behind the guns fur
nished merely ono Of the interesting
features of the parade. Eighteen GOV.
Of nors Of a. man: States. who had
iourppycd to Washington TO do honor
10 tho Na;ior's Chief Executive. ap
pcarinS in the pageant surrounded by
Handsomely caparisoncd staffs. SIN
hated frock-coatrd and dign!f"d
these men chosen beyond their fol
Iov citizens. were accorded every
where a cordial reception BY the cheer
ing crow Is
There was tremendous applause
too. for all organizations. civil and
military in the live. Among them
rcvrrai regiments Of khaki-clad sol
| ,Iicrs Of nc United states Army. only
; recently returned from Cuba. and
other regiments that hav" won homo;
in wars and in plains fishtinS with Tn
dams. attracted notable attention
Among tho state troops were detarh
mcnis " the National Guards Of Con
ucctjcnt. Florida. Georgia. Maine. Mas
sachusctts. Marl land. Missouri. Win
ncsota Now York. New jersey. ONO
| PENNSYLVANIA. and Virginia. Some N
III. moro distant States 3, Mt sevcra
companies of their Guard. while mos
Of them wcrc r"prcscnicd by r"gi
menis and Mar land aud Pcnnsyi
yauis nv brigades
Tho famo"s Troup 4. 81 Cleveland
Ohio. a National Guard organization