Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-23
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Buckeye State Prominent in
Inaugural Ceremonies.
HONOR TO VICE PRESIDENT
New York State Will Also Have
Large Representation.
MANY BEEHIvES OF BUSTLE
Headquarters of the Several Commit
tee Present Scenes Of Activity.
Public Comfort Plans.

William Howard Taft's home state.
Ohio. will make an imposing showing in
the inaugural parade March A. Two crack
Ohio regiments-the eth and Sth 1nfan-
try-wil represent the Buckeye state.
Troop A of Cleveland noted for its fine
black horses and brilliant uniform, will
be the personal escort of Mr.. Taft.
Some of the civic and political organ
zations from Ohio that will pay honor to
the new President are the Citizens Taft
Club of Cincinnati, with nearly 500 men
in line; the Stamina Republican Club of
the same city. with 200 men; from 300 to
500 knights of the Maccabees of CIeve-
land the Republican Glee Club of Colum-
bus, 100 men, and the Buckeye Republican
Club of Columbus, about 200 strong.
New York state will similarly honor
James S. Sherman, Vice President-elec
by sending a full complement of it's Ma
tional Guard and number of organiZa-
tons, including the Sherman Scouts of
Utica, named in honor of Mr.. Sherman,
which body will carry large oil painting
of their patron
Beehives of Bustle.
The fact that Washington is making
ready for the great quadrennial event is
in evidence on all sides. The headquar-
tiers of the several committees are verit-
able beehives of hustle. The sound of
hammer and saw can be heard on all
sides, and decorators are as busy as
beavers beautifying the downtown dis
trictS.
The interior of the pension bureau is
being put in readiness for the big ball
and promenade, which will be one of the
principal features of the inauguration
period. A large room on the G street side
of the building has been placed at the
disposal of the inaugural committee for
use as an emergency hospital. and ar
rangements for the care of sick and in
jured there and along the route of the
parade are being completed by a sub
committee of the committee on public
order. under the direction of Maj. Rich
ard Sylvester and his medical assistant,
DR.. d. Percy Hickling. The committee.
of which Maj. Sylvester is the head, will
Willard Hotel, when report of all the
arrangements for policing the District
and caring for those who are unable to
care. for~themselves will be made.
Applications for Quarters.
Applications for quarters are being re-
ceived in large numbers by, Chairman NJ.
/. Weller of the public comfort commit
tee. Referring to the prospective rush
March J and 4, Mr.. Weller said today:
THE headquarters Of this committee,
at 10th street and Pennsylvania avenue,
will he kept open all night March g. Our
station at the union railroad station will
be opened. March /, and information fur-
nished to strangers Immediately upon
their arrival
- TO Clear 18th Street.
The 18th street side OF the Treasury
Department building will be unobstructed
Inauguration. day. The work on the new
granite columns will not then be finished,
but the street will be cleared.
The work has been pushed recently,
and all of the columns would have been
in place, but 1t developed that there was
a. flaw in the last one, and the quarry
was notified some time ago that it would
not he accepted. The firm that furnished
the granite was very anxious to use the
column. and said 1t would be willing to
put il in place and be penalized in any
reasonable amount. The contractors were
notified, however, that the Treasury
would not have the column, and an in
spector was sent to the quarry to con-
firm the decision Of the department. In
spite Of this the stone was shipped and
finally rejected as it lay in the railroad
yard.
In the meantime 1t was plain that sew
eral months must elapse before the col
umn could be satisfactorily replaced, and
the firm was notified in writing by the
department that the hosting plant and
the debris would have to be removed from
the east front before the 4th Of March.
This will be done, and the work will be
viewed by the inauguration visitors I'M
completed to the extent Of one column
or course, there will not be time either
to carve the caps of the columns or to
remove the projections that have been
for shipping. But the work will be prac-
dcally completed and the side Of the
building cleared for the parade.
Hospitals and Ambulances.
Maj. Sylvester. superintendent of DO
lice and chairman OF the committee on
public order, has had number of con-
ferences with DIR. D. Percy Hicklng,
chairman Of the subcommittee on hos
pitfalls and ambulances. Recently he adj
dressed DR.. Hickling a letter containing
an outline Of the work of the committee,
as follows:
Acting on your expressed Willingness
to accept the Craftsmanship Of the hos
pital and ambulance service division of
the committee on public order for the
inaugural period Of 1909. I have the
pleasure of confirming such designations
with the further information that you
have been selected as the vice chairman
of the executive committee on order.
In exercising the duties incumbent
upon your division of the work. 1 beg
leave to inform you Of the preliminary
requirements to which you and your
corps Of medical assistants will give at
tention. you to arrange the details and
report to the chairman Of the executive
committee for approval:
Relief Tent Near Fireworks Grounds.
ITO arrange for the locating of ambu-
lanceS on the evening Of the fireworkS
and in this connection Miss Boardman
of the Red Cross is authorized to locate
a temporary relief tent near the fire
works grounds for the occasion, provided
the superintendent of public buildings
and grounds gives a permit for the oc-
cupancy; this, however. to in no wise in
terfere with such hospital arrangements
as you may make for the occasion.
The Red Cross will have a small room
near the platform inside the gate of the
Union station, but arrangements should
he had for an ambulance at the depot.
with surgeons and equipment for hospital
patients, as the depot will be a congested
place March / TO q.