Evening star., 1909-03-04

and Pennsylvania avenue. The army
officer prot ested.
Policemen, regulars and specials. that
quickly surrounded the big auto were
The automobile was incontinently hustled
into 11th street.
The Philippine Constabulary Bandsmen.
In their olive green army overcoats, with
scarlet-lined capes thrown back. and
fresh from their native islands, where
balm and bloom are natural features.
seemed i'll at ease in the f1urrying snow
that was driven into their faces and
trimmed their uniforms with white.
Maj. Gen. ]. Franklin Bell. grand mar
shall, riding at the head of his numerous
staff. sat his horse like centaur. Sol
dierlike. he ignored the pelting missiles
OF Dame Nature that came in silent vol
leys from the skies.
"Hurrah for Gen. Bell" shouted a
bunch of National Guardsmen in front
of The Star Office. The chief of staff
OF the United States Army looked neither
to the left nor the right. 1t was with
him eyes front. head erect after the
dictum of military tactics.
Troop Of Cleveland appeared as if it
was entering upon campaign i'll the
frigfd Land of the Midnight Sun, where
were white and black in combination.
but the Ohio troopers rode well and
looked their part.
Then came the eight carriages and a
big automobile of the presidential party,
the vehicles closed to keep out .ne drift
| ing snow. and appearing more like a
funeral party in Alaska than the main
feature Of the great inaugural cere-
monies.
The window of President. Iaft's car
riage was open. Through it the shver-
ing and dampened spectators caught a
glimpse of the man of the hour.
tall man standing under The Stars
reviewing stand let out yell for Taft.
The crowd took it up and there was a
| roar of applause Through the open
window of his barouche the President
elect smiled an acknowledgment
| Gen. 0. o. Howard, hero Of the civil
war, holding his bride in his teeth, while
he adjusted his heavy blue army coat.
received cordial greetings. In his staff
just behind were venerable veterans of
the sixties, trudging bravely along
through the storm, with the tall form OF
Department Commander Edwin H. Hol-
brook. G. A. r.. at their head.
| Their battlefags dropped in the heavy
| ed in the storm Of battle. The veterans
slipped on the ice-covered rails of the
car tracks as they proceeded slowly and
laboriously along toward the Capitol.
| hl VI, vellcQ a young SOlQler
| in the line of spectators. as Commander
in-Chief Charles w. Newton Of the United
Spanish War Veterans loOmed up at the
head OF the soldiers and sailors of 1898
| The crowds in front OF The Star building
gave the younger fighting men an un-
roarlous testimonial.
The garrisons of the Army and Navy
| Union, commanded by Col. BENJAMIN +.
| Chase. were applauded. COlored specta-
tors cheered heartily for the Thomas
J ('nlnrp6 nf C,,nv ich X-atA
and the Guy V. Henry uniformed garri-
son OF the Army and Navy Union, head
/ ed By It's own drum, fife and bugle corps.
! The Sons of Veterans Reserves, armed
with rifles and In heavy marching order,
were mistaken for both regulars and Ma
! tlOnai Guardsmen they passed along
with sOdierly tread
Passing Seventh Street.
When the carriage bearing Mr. Taft
and his party passed the corner of 7th
street and Pennsylvania avenue on the
way to the Capitol there was prolonged
, cheering from those standing on both
sides Of the thoroughfare. The Presi-
dent-elect frequently bowed his ac-
| acknowledgements.
| Senate Knox and Lodge. who sat in
! the forward seat of the vehicle. could be
plainly distinguished. There was no
sign of Mr. Roosevelt. who had leaned
! back in his seat beyond view
The straight lines maintained by the
! black horse troop of Cleveland brought
| forth cheers. The Philippine Constabu
larry marched with precision. and many
| onlookers rema rked the soldierly bear
| ing of the little brown men from the
| Tar eastern possession.
Police in Parade.
| In preparing for the parade Mai
| Sylvester. superintendent of police
selected the men for his marching
platoons because of their general appear
ance and for the further reason that their
| black horses were of size calculated t.
make a fine showing. Those who formed
the wedge were Sergt. c. III. Stevens and
Prfvates ]. T. Norris, Harvey f. Galpin. D.
W. Smith. l.. Nj. Jett. George W. Neae
John Maher. Joseph Branzell. James Cav
anaugh, L1wrence Fl. Farquhar, John L.
McLucas. Joseph l.. elliott. Robert Tap
scott and Thomas a. Lusby.
| Captains of the several precincts were
all on duty along the line of march, In
| spectors Swindells. Cross and GessfOrd
sharing the responsibilities with them
| Along the entire line were uniformed po
| licemen from the several precincts, while
| many special policemen We're also In
! evidence
| Maj. Sylvester had made six police divi-
! Sions along the route between the Capitol
and 18th street. charging those in charge
of them with responsibility for the orde,
maintained. All the officials and privatea
who participated in the work Of handling