The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-02
Six Hundred Trains Are Rum
ming Into Washington Daily
Bringing in Thousands of
Visitors.
EVERYBODY PRAYING
TO THE WEATHER MAN
But He Refuses to Announce
What He Will Hand Out on
Inaugural Day-The Parade
Plans Complete.

Washington. March 2-Rain contin-
ues today, and Washington presents a
bedraggled appearance, flags and
hanging limp and lifeless. Six
hundred trains daily are bringing
thousands Of visitors. the numbers in.
creasing as Inauguration day grows
nigh. Everybody is praying for fair
weather. but the weather bureau with
holds a prediction because of the un-
certainty Of conditions. Drizzle and
unseasonably high temperature pre-
walls at noon.
Wives In Parade.
The inaugural parade on Thursday
will have one feature unknown to pre-.
vious pageants in the nations history
This will be the participation of the
wives of the two leading figures. the
president and vice president. Mrs
Taft and Mrs. Sherman will join their
husbands when they leave the capitol
after the Inauguration ceremonies and
will proceed with them to the White
House. This change of program was
decided upon by the committee of ar
j l0u5CuCulS, anu AoAAOWAn6 10 IAC o1kA-
cial announcement, made by Chairman
Senator Knox.
after the inaugural ceremonies are
finished. the president and Mrs. Taft
escorted by the joint committee on ar.
rangements, will return to the White
House in the carriage in which the
president rode to the capitol, and the
vice president and Mrs. Sherman will
Immediately follow them in the car
riage used by the vice president.
This change is made and Mrs. Tai,
and Mrs. Sherman have consented te
it in response to the urgent request Of
the committee to have them accompa
ny their respective husbands from the
time the official program is completed
at the capitol"
Arrangement Of Carriages.
The arrangement of carriages from
the white house to the capitol will
be:
No. 1, the president, the president
elect, Senator Knox and Senator
Lodge; 2, the vice president, Senator
Bacon and Representative Burke; 3
vice president elect, president pro
tempore, Representative Young anG
Representative Gaines, Tennessee.
The arrangement of carriages from
the capitol to the white house will
be:
No. 1, Senator Knox and Senator
Lodge; 2, Senator Bacon and Repre-
sentative Burke: 8, Representative
Young and Representative Gaines
(Tennessee). 4, the President and
Mrs. Taft: 5, the vice president and
Mrs. Sherman.
All Ready for Great Event.
Practically every detail of the pre-
parations for the great holiday of the
nation have been completed The
decorations are almost finished and
the police have received full instruc
tions as to the handling of the great
crowds which already have begun te
pour into the city.
Extra efforts have been put forth
during the last two days to complete
the outdoor decorations. Work on the
great court of honor, in front Of the
white house, which is the most beauti
full feature of the Inauguration. receiv
ed its finishing touches last evening
and this focal point of national func
ton produces color and decorative
scheme which eclipses all previous
efforts In that direction.
The grand stands along the line o1
the parade are practically completed: