Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-03
"NE|GHBORS' IN LINE
Another Feature Added for
Inaugural Parade.
MAINE TO BE REPRESENTED
Chief of Police Planning for Care Of
the Public.
EMERGENCY RELIEF STATIONS
Sick and Injured to Receive AIDE
quate Care-Comfort OF the
Colored Visitors.

A feature Of the inaugural parade prom
Uses to be the appearance in line OF
marching bodies of ''neighbors" and COM
mercial associations. George Cromwell OF
New Brighton, N. Y, personal friend OF
Judge Taft and Representative Sherman,
writes to Maj. Thomas p. Morgan. mar
shall of the civic division, that large
delegation Of the citizens ofthe borough
of Richmond will come to this city In a
special train do luxe to take part in the
pa Reant and the other Inauguration cere-
monies.
Through Rev. Father Fitzpatrick OF
the Mount Loretta Institute" he adds,
I'VE will bring with us the band of that
institution. composed of about 100 boys
hetween the ages of ten and fourteen
years.
'SThe neighbors will number approx
mateIy 200 men. making our party some
thing over 300 strong" -,
The citizens and their boy band VIII
leave New Brighton the morning OF March
!; and will be quartered in their cars IN
the Baltimore and Ohio freight yards.
Maine to Be Represented.
It is the expectation that Maine will be
represented in the military division OF the
parade by Companies and b OF the ISL
Maine Infantry Of Portland. officers or
the companies have written to NJ. l. well
Ter. chairman of the public comfort COM
mittee, to engage quarters for the troops.
BERNARD r. Green has added to his COM
mittee on illumination the follOWins n.
G, Wheeler. D. Frazier. Joseph Auerpach;
Arthur E. Randle, John Mitchell IT, anu
F. D. Travers. ,.
In connection with the plans of MAI.
Sylvester for caring for the public during
the inauguration 1t Is proposed 10 estAo
fish a place Of confinement Tor persons
who may imbibe too freely OF intoxlcants;;
1t is stated that because of the CROWDED
and tnsanitary condition of the station
houses the chief of police believes tnat
ordinary inebriates should have place
where they car, be taken care or until
sober.
Caring for the 1ncapacitated.
During the week Of the last Inaugural
ton the first precinct station was over
crowded with DRINKS and petty OF
tenders, and a canvas tent was erected on
the White Lot, but it was not much OF
success.
An emergency hospital is to be estab-
lished at the Union station. while rene.
stations for persons taken Ill or injured
in the crowds will be established along
the line of march. Twenty ambulances
will be added to such vehicles already In
A meeting of the division of hospitals
and ambulances of the inaugural com
mittee will be held Friday at the VII
lard Hotel. to discuss the best methods
CT caring for the injured. More than
one hundred physicians are members OF
the committee.
Visit Of the "Middies."
Capt. Badger, superintendent of the
Naval Academy, was at the Navy Depart
ment today comforting with Rear Adj
miral Pillsbury, chief Of the bureau of
navigation, in regard to the trip OF the
500 midshipmen to this city March to
take mart In the inaugural parade. 1t is
settled that the midshipmen Will leave
Annapolis in the morning and return
there in the evening. and that Wnlie IN
this city they will be entertained at
luncheon by Mrs John r. mclean a.
The question now under consideration
is how the expenses OF transportation
shall be met, whether by the Navy De-
partment or by the midshipnen 1nd!vid-
between the two cities will cost 81. % per
capita. The Naval Academy band VII!
accompany the embryonic admirals and
will head their column in the parade.
Music and Fireworks.
A meeting of the committee on music,
Percy S. Foster. chairman, was held
last night, and the matter of contracts
was discussed 1t is understood the
orchestra will be composed OF $50
players, who will play the accompani-
ments to the vocal program and furnish
the dance music the night Of the ball.
Rudolph, chairman. has been granted
the use of the ellipse of the White Lot
for the pyrotechnic display the night OF
March a.
Military Institute will arrive in Wash
ington March 3. to participate in the
Inauguration. Gen. e. w. Nichols has
arranged to quarter them in the New
Masonic Temple.
All ex-cadets in Washington have
be held tomorrow evening, at 1:30
o'clock, at 14O7 + street, to make ar
rangements to properly receive the Vir-
ginia cadets, whose predecessors won
fame at the battle Of New Market, Va,
in 1864.
Care of Colored Visitors.
A statement issued last evening APP
proximates that 100000 visitors will be in
Washington by noon March 4. and Of that
number probably hundred Thousand
will have to be provided for through the
agency Of the committee on public COM
fort, Of which NJ. I. Weller is chairman.
In this work the needs of the colored Wis
itors have not been overlooked, but am
ple provision has been made for their
comfort through a subcommittee. with
the following officers: Daniel Murray,
chairman: r. r. Horner. first Vice chair
man: L. NJ King, second vice chairman;
George II. Murray, secretary. Headquarters
of the subcommittee have been estab-
lished at 600 F street.
The work of this committee OF fifty
members in Washington is supplemented
by go auxiliary committees in $50 prin-
cipaI cities. the chairman of which selects
ten assistants, making an organization of
$50 committeeman, who find out In their
several localities who among the colored
population intend visiting this city dur
ing the inauguration and wish provision
made for their entertainment. The ar
raneement was first brought into opera
ton in 1896, when John Joy Edison. at
the instance of the late Senator Hanna
created the subcommittee on public COM
fort for colored visitors and appointed
Daniel Murray chairman. with power to
select his associates.
The first meeting Of the subcommittee
was held last evening at 934 street. NJ