Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-06
Brigade of Young Soldiers for
Inaugural Parade.
GEN. BELL PLANS FEATURE
Massachusetts, Troops Ask Permis-
sion to Enter District.
TO NAME AIDS FOR BIG BALL
Chairman of Floor Committee Will
Assign Representative From
Each State.

An important meeting of the general
Inauguration committee will be held to-
morrow morning in the New Willard Ho-
tel. Several matters of absorbing inter-
est viii be brought before the session
by Edward ]. Stellwagen, chairman, and
individual committeeman.
NJ L. Weller, chairman of the commit
tee on public comfort. says the southern
states are manifesting a keen interest in
the inauguration ceremonies.
Maryland will be represented in the
parade by a brigade of infantry Here
tofore the state has sent only two regi-
ments. 1t is Mr.. Weller's expectation
that Gen. Charles D. Gather, adjutant
general of the Maryland National Guard.
Will come to this city tomorrow or Fri
day TO arrange for quarters for three
regiments. A joint resolution is pend
ing in Congress granting the Maryland
troops the use Of the corridors of the
city hall as living quarters during their
stay here.
Brigade Of Cadets.
A prospective feature CT the parade will
be brigade of cadets of education in
situations in all parts of the United
States. Acting under instructions from
Maj. Gen. Bell. United States Army grand
marshal of the inaugural parade, Gen.
Johnston. chief of staff, has addressed cir
cular letters to about eighty educational
institutions maintaining cadet organiza-
lions. armed and equipped, and instructed
by officers of the regular army, requesting
to be informed if they intend to take part
m he m ~
favorable responses 1t is intended to
combine all such organizations into a
cadet brigade of one of the divisions as
was done four years ago. Brig. Gen. T.
H. Bliss of the army had command OF the
cadet brigade on that occasion.
Ten educational institutions were rep
resented in the line four years ago with
12S officers and 1,772 cadets, including the
cadets of the two local high schools. II
present plans are carried out all such
military organizations will be confined to
the proposed cadet brigade and will not
be given places elsewhere. in the line
either as escorts to governors OF states
or other officials. The order or prece-
dence in line will be governed In the case
of colleges in the thirteen original states
by the date of the ratification of the Con-
stitution and by all other colleges by the
date of the admission Of the state into
the Union. BY that rule the High School
Cadets of the District will naturally get
near the left of the line. No restrictions
will be imposed in the matter of uniform
and each organization may wear its dis
tinctive uniform, which in most cases is
modelled after the cadet gray Of the West
Point battalion.
Massachusetts, Troops Coming.
Armed troops will invade the District Of
Columbia about March l and remain here
for several days. Adjt. Gen. w. N. Brig
ham, chief of staff of the Massachusetts
state militia, has written to the Commits
sioners to ask permission for the troops
of that state, armed and equipped to
enter the District between February 26
and March S for the purpose of attend
ing the inauguration. The Commissioners
have granted the request.
Chairman Percy S. Foster of the COM
mttee on music is practically resting
on his oars" so far as the arrangement
of the details for the program of music
is concerned, until it is definitely deter
mined where the Inauguration ball will be
held. However, Mr.. Foster today named
the members Of his committee and the
list was approved by Chairman Stell-
wagon. and he is arranging other ten
tative details SO that the committee will
be ready for action when the proper time
arrives. The names of the committeeman
will be given out tomorrow, Mr.. Foster
said today.
Aids at the Ball.
Gist Blair. chairman of the floor COM
mittee of the inaugural ball, after a con-
ference with Thomas F. Walsh, vice
chairman. reached the decision to appoint
as aids at the ball one representative
from each of the states and about twenty
others from the District of Columbia.
There will also be floor committee of
about sixty members. The first appoint
ments as aids on the floor committee to
be announced by Chairman Blair are
those of Walter Denegre of Louisiana and
Henry Clarkson Scott of Missouri. Mr.
Denegre will remain in Washington until
the inaugural celebration is over.
The subcommittee on reviewing stands
held a meeting late yesterday afternoon
at headquarters in the New Willard. John
B. Larner. chairman, presiding. The de-
cision was reached that the committee
will only build and control two OF the re-
viewing stands-the Presidents stand in
front of the White House and the one OPP
posite on Lafayette Square. The remain
ing sites will be leased to the highest bid
ders but all stands are to- be erected i'll
conformity with the plans of the commit
tee.
a Red Cross division of physicians and
trained nurses will be stationed along the
line of the parade March 4. The ill and
injured will be treated in hospital tents
to be erected in convenient localities.
Committee on Historic Sites.
The committee on historic sites met last
night at the New Willard. Maj. Gilbert
Thompson, Frederick d. Owen, DIR. w. D.
Writ. Madison Davis. II. Moses, Benjamin
w. Reiss, secretary of the Association OF
Oldest Inhabitants; James Croggon. Jo-
seph l. Keefer, Benjamin Miller, Henry
w. Hendley, w. NJ Geddes, Judge a. h.
Hagner, Harry o. Hall. w. v. Cox and
Chairman Larner gave instructive talks
on points of interest in Washington and
its suburbs.
Some of the sites referred to were an
old home of Abraham Lincoln, south of
East Capitol street. at a point now occu-
pied by a portion of the Congressional
Library, and Braddock Rock, in the old
observatory grounds.
The matter of permanently marking
with bronze tablets points of particular
interest was brought up at the meeting
and it is likely that recommendation
covering this question will be submitted
by Chairman Van Wickic to the full COM