The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-02-01
OF The Presidential Inaugural
Are Shown in a Big Pic
ture.
SOME GRAND SIGHTS
Indeed the event is tobe One
I. continual Big And Pleas
ing Show.
az LIVING Q. NormoolI. !

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big features Of the inauguration q,
William Howard Taft, and James S
Sherman on March 4. were painted
in word pictures and Illustrated by
colored photographs at recent mee..
ing OF the inauguaral committee. The
prospective pictures were presented to
Inaugural Chairman stelwagen by the
8chnlrmen Of the twenty-five sub
committees who are busily engaged
in swapping up the program of events
and the discussion resulted in a scenic
panoramic confusion of colors. night
iiluminatipns and others schemes for
beaatiacadon, with marching columns
OF reguars militia and jaclxies In the
foreground.
The broad boulevard so familiar to
Visitors historic Pennsylvania avenue
will, on March 4. be veritaole
bower of flags and bunting. with the
Official colors of the inaugural com
mlttee green and white. predominating
in the day light hours At night the
i avenue viii present picture of Won
derland, with millions Of electric bulbs
bathing the thoroughfare in verl-
table daylight OF electricity. A Court
OF Honor will be erected on Pennsyl-
vania avenue in front of the White
House, and extending rom 18th street
colonades ut avcn spaces on either side
of The avenue. connected at the top
with green garlands. Massive pylons
pr gateways will be erected at Jack
son place and Madison place. Within
this space on March 4. will be pre-
sentea some OF the most imposing
and striking pictures OF the lnau-
gural. Tho West Point cadets in per-
: feet alignment for which they are fam
GUS. marching past with the snappy
step OF youth; the solid columns
of Uncle SANS regulars walking with
the swinging stride that carried them
from. tirelessly to the front in the sew
etal recent wars of American history;
nearly 5000 sailors fresh from their
wonderful cruise around the world;
the splendid regiments Of the picked
national guardsmen from the states.
tramping with the precision of re-
gulars and the endless variety Of or
ganizations. novel and otherwise. COM
posing the civic division of the i'm
nense pageant. There Will be some
thing interesting every minute. Peo.
Pic from all quarters Of the globe will
congrcgate here ITO see the big show
9and: the free show and to pay their
Arespccts 10 the next president and vice
president Of these United states.
Not the least interesting picture in
the panoroma viii be the forenoon
parade OF the grim old veterans of the
civil war-units in the vanishing army
who, with the Spanish War veterans
and the army and navy union. will
escort tho president and vice president
elect 10 the capitol, where they will
take the oath of office. The veterans
will cary at the head of their faltering
column the shot riven and faded BAN
ners that fiuttered in their newness
over many sangulnary battlefield.
Hundreds OF brass bands and dozens
of triumphant and Republican organi-
cations viii fill the air with music and
noise and the promenading crowds
thronging the streets in Washington
win be cosmopolitan to degree.
The foregoing pictures and more were
painted by the men who are laboring
hard TO make the ceremonies of more
interest than any inaugural exercises
that have preceded them from the
days when "oId Hickory Jackson
rode from the capitol to the White
House in his homely and ancient cdseh
escorted by cheering delegations of his
fellow citizens.
The fireworks will he gorgeous
feature. Pain VIII present his best and
latest program OF pyrotcchnIcs. The
sky VIII be painted in the most bril-
liant hues that can he reproduced in
FIRE. There will he volleys of bombs
exploding high up in the heavens and
showcring downward masses OF stars
snakes and other blazing innovations
A feature will be the Magic City !
single ,stupendous piece which will cost
more than 100000. 1t will be lOC
feet high and 800 feet long.
Two great airships with cargo oi
fireworks will float over the Magi'
CITY diseharGing pyrotechnics in thei
aph+ by means Of electricity. The'
4he city viii be burned. the coniiara'
tion lasting about Eve minutes an,
nresentjng a thrilling spectacle. Tn
words Taft and sherman viii il
written on thctslsy-in fiery characters
ana there viii be suggestions Of earth
Quake and volcanic eruption
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