Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-29
NOVEL NAUGURAnO!
Taft's Desires for Something
Different in Ceremonies to
Be Acceded TO
a,a-,@N,a, J1.oeo-,NA ii AMNEn
NATIONAL RECEPTION PLANNED
Each State to Have Official Represen-
tative on Floor Of Pension Building
Five Big Feature. Planned, Including
Fireworks pisplay-The Program -

washington, Jan. 2s.-'T want the
very incest Inauguration in history"
That's what Judge Taft said to hall
q dozen headliners in the house of rep.
resentatives on the occasion of his las
visit to Washington, and 1t goes tt
show that folks don't know what the,
are talking about when they say tha
the president select is trying to dodge
all the frills and fuss and feathers at
tending his induction into office
Judge Taft didn't say he wanted the
most sensational Inauguration, or the
most magnificent, or the most ornate
He said he wanted the incest" an6
with that clean English word before
them, every member Of the Inaugural
committee is working to make the
ceremonies of the inaugural period OF
1909 rs nearly ideal as possible.
Those members of congress with
whom the president-elect talked on the
subject Of the inaugural. think that he
would be honestly disappointed If any
Of the essential features were lacking
and that is why. during the last couple
Of weeks, they have been doing mis-
sionary work to secure pledges for a
sufficient number OF votes to insure
the passage of the joint resolution au-
thorizing the use OF the pension office
for the inaugural ban~Tour years from
now, when this occ. n rolls around
again, Washington VII have an i'm
mense auditorium to hold the biggest
crowd that ever gathered to honor a
president and the quadrennial row over
the use of the pension building will be
a thing Of the past. But this year II
is safe proposition that the ball will
be held III the pension office, and 1t
will be wonder.
The Five Big Features.
The program Of the inaugural period
is divided into five important features
and some others of lesser degree Of in
terest
FirstThe imposing military division
of the PAGEANT. which Is being arranged
on big scale by. Major General ].
Franklin E.ell, who has been appointed
grand marshal.
Second e. The civic organization d.
vision with Major Thomas P. Morgan,
chairman of the committee In charge,
as marshal
Third-The great display Of fireworks
on the White House lot, just In front
of the White House, in combination
with the illumination Of the streets,
the dome ,of the United States capitol
and the Washington monument, and a
drill and display OF pyrotechnics by the
Republican Flambeau Club of Minne-
apolis.
F'ourth-!The inaugural ball In PEN
sion building, the biggest brick struc-
ture in the world.
Fifth-The forenoon parade Of Amer
lean veteran soldiers and sailors Of the
q. A. r., the United Spanish far vet
Grams and the army and navy union,
which will form the escort Of honor for
President-Elect Taft and Vice Presi-
dent-Elect Sherman from the White
House to the capitol, where they will
take the oath Of office, preceding the
big parade, and: other features.
The vast work Of preparing to house
and feed and entertain the multitudes
from the states has been systematized,
and the subcommittee, under the di-
rection Of the parent body, the general
committee, are now running like clock
work. The latest reports from the
chairmen indicate that the inaugura-
tion of Messrs. Taft and Sherman will
be q record breaker both as to features
and attendance, and that there will be
many innovations.
i Program at q Glance.
The details of thej big military pa
rade have been worked out by Briga-.
dier General John A. Johnson, chief Of
General Bells staff, assisted by Major
Samuel D. ,Sturgis, adjutant general,
both regular army officers on duty at
the war department. Here is the in
auguration day program In a nutshell,
as prepared by them:
Morning escort of the president from
the White House to the capitol at 10
q. m.
Exercises at the capitol, on a stand
accommodating 1000 persons, conclud-
ing with the administration Of the oath
of Office to the president and his adj
dress.
Assembly Of the military grand. di-
vision in the streets south and south
east and of the civic grand division
in the streets west and northwest of
the capitol
Afternoon escort Of the president by
the military and civic grand divisions
from the capitol to the White House
at the conclusion of his inaugural ad-
dress at about 1920 p m.
Review Of the military and civic
grand divisions by the president, from
his stand in the court of honor in
front of the White House, from about
8 to s in the afternoon, and the dis
missal of the parade
Display Of fireworks from 1880 to 9
p. m.
Inaugural ball, beginning at p. m.
Big National Reception.
In the. military division there will
be about 5000 sailors and marines from
the battleship fleet, fresh from its
cruise around the world; the famous
Philippine constabulary band, and the
and cadets from the
academies at Annapolis and West
Point.
Partially Reformed.
Police Jystice-I ought to send you
up for a year. You are hopeless case
Old Vagabond-"With all due re-
speck, y'r honor, that amt SO I'm
bad enough, but I amt as bad as / used
to be. FIR twenty-seven years, y'r hon.
Or, was a baggage smasher on rail-
road"
Serious decorations