The Washington times., 1909-03-21
PRESIDENT HEADS
TWO BIG PARADES
Walks to and From Church,
Attended by Curious
Crowds.
Continued from First Page

mont avenue: out Vermont to I, east on
to Fifteenth up that thOrouC hfare TO
h. along X to Fourteenth, and up one
block to l.. where he entered All Souls
Church
Before he had walked those six blocks
more or less, however, the rest of the
parade had formed and was marching
after in its best style. The second di-
vision was composed Of two young wom-
EN- IN tgr coats, who followed the Presi-
dent all the way anyhow
. Other women and several men fell in
behind the second division, and quite
numDer remarked with great perspicu-
.ity that MI Taft doesn't walk nearly
so fast as Roosevelt did" At any rate,
h MT Iatt, the first grand division close
behlnd and the other score or so OF
faithful not far away, reached the
church in good time.
There they We're waiting at the
church There were about a hundred Of
they waiting, and they seemed greatly
relieved when the President came in
sight The several bluecoated police
men at the entrance said a few words
OF warning, the crowd parted respect
fully, and the President AND part of the
First Grand Division marched through
ana up the steps. The crowd lined mp
on either side of the steps lifted it's hat
or smiled as sex bade it do, and the
nrSt parade was over.
Many Of those who had waited for a
half hour or more 10 see Mr.. Taft were
SATISFIED with this one glimpse and left
the vicinity Of l. and Fourteenth streets
as soon as he entered. Another part
which felt religious entered. and still
others stood in the lobby. The rem
nant Of the First Grand Division stood
outside and told each other stories.
The President with the first part Of
the FIRST Grand Division walked up
the main aisle TO his accustomed seat.
and listened TO the sermon by the
ehurch's pastor, the Rev. L. G. y.
Pierce.
The second parade. which for glory
of raiment has not been equalled since
the last + street fine day started
shortly AFTER II O'Clock, when the Presi-
dent came out of the church.
That portion OF the fist grand di-
vision which had been telling yarns out
side in the spring sunshine. fell in be-
mind the other part-Which was, by the
way, silk-hatted. frockcOated and very
SWagger looking-and the whole vast
machinery moved almost in unison
Practically the same route was fol-
lowed this time as during the first. The
only variations were when the President
and the first grand division cut through
Mcpherson square and then again
through Lafayette square. thus ens bling
the grand division to see one OF the
great generals of the civil WIZ and a
former PreSident-Andrew Jackson
both Of whom looked nice and bronzy.
The number OF divisions on this second
parade was far greater than during the
nrSt. There were many women. several
Of them quite young in fact. and they
followed Mr.. Taft clear through Lafay-
cite square and over 10 the White
House fence They would have gone
through il II the bars had been farther
apart or possibly if their gowns had
been mOre directOire they could have
got by anyhow
The President looked neither to the
| right nor 70 the left this time. He had
given one Of the generals of the first
grand division his umbrella and thus
uuencumbered he marched straight for
ward. \ few people who passed across
! his bows or stood almost dead ahead, he
saluted with raised hat. but for the
most part he walked unseeing and UNI
! needing.
I II took the second parade about five
minutes 10 pass over the route pre-
! scribed, and the President turned into
the Executive grounds about 1870. The
| paraders then dispersed