Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-10
TO Be IN THE PARADE
"Bughouse Firemen" Coming
to the Inauguration.
NEIGHBORS OF ROOSEVELT
Employees of Panama Canal Decide
Not to Make Trip.
NEW YORK COPS IN COLUMN
Traffic Squad Enthusiastic About
Visit to This City-Gen. Bell
Considers Route.
NEW YORK COPS IN COLUMN

| nOnOrS 10 ner IaVOrlte son, WlIHaIl HOW
ard Taft. during the Inauguration cere-
monies, New York will also show her
esteem for one of her favorite sons, James
S. Sherman, who was elected to the Sec
ond highest office within the gift of the
American people.
The New York initiative has been taken
by the Sherman Scouts of Utica. The
| organization will wear fancy uniforms
and will carry at the head Of its column
in the inaugural parade a large oil paint
ing of Mr.. Sherman. 1t will also have in
line its mascot, big billy goat. deco
rated with the national colors. The
Scouts" will serenade Vice President
Sherman the night of March 4.
President Roosevelt will not be sighted
in the matter of honors. Forgetting that
| he has entered the has been class, the
| Bughouse Hose Company of Nassau coun-
ty, n. Y, will come to this city March 3
and call on Mr.. Roosevelt at the White
| House and say nice things to him. In
the parade the following day the bugs
will parade as Roosevelt Neighbors."
and wear on their breasts badges bearing
his likeness and the inscription that the
members are his friends and neighbors.
The company will be headed by Judge
! Archer B. Wallace
Referring to these matters today an in
auguration committeeman said
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| there will be glory enough for all. "
Panama Employees Not Coming.
Considerable Disappointment is manifest
ed in Inauguration committee circles be-
cause the company of 100 Panama canal
employees cannot take part in the parade
| March t. as had been arranged. \ letter
received today by Maj. Thomas P. Nor
gan. chairman of the committee on civic
| organizations. from F. c. Boggs. captain.
| corps of engineers. of the Sthmian canal
| commission. requests that the place in
| line assigned the men from the Canal
| Zone be Cancelled. it has been found
| impossible to raise the necessary funds
| for their TRANSPORTATION and other eX-
penses to Washington.
| Norris B. Belknap of Louisville, Ky. in
a letter to the committee, asks whether
there will be a division of Yale men in
| the parade. He has been informed that
there will not be such division, as the
class OF 1878, in which Mr.. Taft gradual
ed: the Yale Taft Club of New Haven.
Conn.,. and another body of Yale gradu-
ates have notified the committee they
cannot take part in the inauguration
parade as had been intended.
Preparing the Official Program.
Scott C.. Bone chairman of the commit
tee on printing of the inaugural commit
tee, which is charged with the publication
of the official program of the inaugural
| ceremonies announced today that the
committee has not sold the privilege. as
in former years but is itself handling the
| publication.
| An executive committee consisting of
Mr. Bone, Frederick e. Chaplin. D. s..
Porter. Joseph h. Ralph and w. S. Rossi-
| ter has direct charge Of the work.
The official program will be an attract
i've booklet. with front page in colors. and
| totn fhn loft nf a
| events connected with the Inauguration,
and additional information that will give
1t an enduring value, quite apart from
| its value as a souvenir of the occasion.
| The committee wishes the business pub
| lie to understand that 1t has no solicitors
| out in quest of advertising or pictures.
| and that anything being done in that line
| has no connection whatever with the au-
tain only limited number of pages of
general advertising. secured by the COM
mittee in charge.
Route of the Parade.
All the residents of the West End and
Georgetown are deeply interested in the
question of the route of the inaugural
parade in their vicinity. Although it Is
practically settled that the parade will
not go as far west as Washington Circle
at the intersection of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and 23d street. the exact western
limit of the march is still undetermined.
1t is the desire of the authorities in
| charge to reduce the marching as much
| as possible compatible with the main idea
of having a fine display and giving every
body an opportunity to see it. With that
idea in view 1t is contemplated to have
I the column. after passing in review before
the President in front of the White House,
| cross over from Pennsylvania avenue to
| X street by the best available route and
then proceed along X street to Vermont
avenue. where it will be dismissed.
Seventeenth street is considered unsuited
for the purpose of the parade Both 18th
| and 10Th streets are deemed satisfactory
for the purpose and the authorities so far
have been unable to choose be-
tween them. The chances seem
| to favor the selection of 10Th street, but
there are several weighty reasons in ia
vor of the use of 18th street. The matter
will be definitely determined by Gen.
Bell in few days.
New York Policemen.
Gen. Bell has decided that the mounted
traffic squad of the New York police force
shall have place in the column at the
head of the civic division i'm case that
body decides TO come to Washington
for the Inauguration ceremonies. These
men are among the best horsemen in the
world and their mounts are the pride of
the metropolis. The squad would prove
an interesting feature of the parade and
would undoubtedly attract much atten-
ton. One of their number had an inter-
view with Gen. Johnston, chief of the
staff. yesterday in regard to their partici-
patton. He said that the men were en-
thusiastic over the proposition to take
part In the inaugural parade. and will
certainly come to Washington if the
necessary funds can be raised of which
he said there seems scarcely any doubt.
Efforts are being made by the citizens
of Fort Worth, Texas, to raise funds 10
send Company d. 4th Infantry. Texas
National Guard, of that city to Washing
ton to take part in the inaugural cere-
monies. The soldiers are enthusiastic
over the proposed trip and the citizens
are said to be responding literally to the
appeal for contributions.
| Gen. Bell has been informed that the
Wilmington Light Infantry of Wilmington.
n. c., is coming to the Inauguration of
Mr.. Taft il the necessary arrangements
can be made. It is explained that the
| ton of President Roosevelt and desires to
make the participation in such events a
permanent custom.
Floor Committee Members Named.
Edward ]. Stellwagen, chairman of the
Inauguration committee. has approved the
bers of the floor committee for the in
augural ball. The approximately 600 COM
mitteemen appointed are as follows:
Gist Blair. chairman; Thomas F. Walsh,
| vice chairman.
| George N. Acker, Anthony G.. Addison
Arthur D. Addison B. NJ. Allen, Joseph