The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-04
THOUSANDS HAVE
THEIR USUAL FUN
Good Humor Follows First Bitter
Disappointment All Over
the Capital
Continued from First Pase)

Seats purchased long in advance were
swept of the snow that encountered
them. Cushions We're brought into
play, dry board, a stool upon which
30 rest the feet, all had their missions.
The wet and disheveled thousands
pressed against the ropes. Everybody
was in rare good humOr-it was just
SIS well.
Drum Majors Galore.
Necessary adjunct to almost every
band is a drum major. Inauguration
bands are no exception. The drum ma
Jors, dozens Of them, are prancing this
afternoon, their maneuvers being the
wonder and delight OF an admiring and
amused populace. There are drum ma
Jors and again there are drum majors.
Some OF the latter demonstrated the
distinction today. The distinguished
parsonage who walked in front of one
OF the colored bands was particularly
impressive Even the man who had had
= crouch all day because he couldn't
get a seat forgot his troubles.
Back and forth they pranced. The
horn tooters didn't need any notes
there was rhythm enough in the drum
majors feet From the leader of the
military bands TO the visiting pride Of
rural hamlet the drum majors upheld
the dignity of their glorious estate.
Pipe the guy with the kangaroo
stride, Chimmie," yelled an irreverent
youth as the PiCkanninny Band from
Dixie blowed itself blacker I'm the face.
The drum major tried TO look uncon-
Ec1ous.
welcome TO our city. Gwendolyn,"
chirped another when a rather handsome
lad passed in review, abusing the air
with dressed-up baton
Wouldn't you rather have a ham
sandwich yelled a street faker as a
third imposing spectacle OF resplendent
importance came into view.
And so il went on. First sentiment
patriotism. honest acclaim, and eDthu-
siasm, then good-natured Jest. wee bit
OF sarcasm and little Jealousy because
somebody was in the parade and some
body on the side wasn't But the hands
didnt mind; they went right on pIayine
SNertynlng from The Star-Spangled
Banner TO Honey Bow s'Rainl1Ovy- ;, ~
Back o0Iiis
1t was the great day in four years and
nne people who had iourneyed thou
sands of miles to participates in II Sidni+
iet iormality and the Importance of the
Spool making deter them for having a
HIIie innocent fun.
Initial Parade.
For those who had the patience 10
want the day afforded two parades-the
nrst when President Roosevelt. with his
retirement from the highest Office I'm
me GIT Of the people but three hours
distant, rode down the Avenue from the
white House to the Capitol with the
PreSident-elect- The second the bip
parade when President Taft and the
FIRST Lady 0f the Land rode rriurn-
pfantly back TO the White House
greeted on all sides by an ovation never
before equaled
The carriages bearing the o1troinr
ana incoming Presidents and Vice pros
loent were escorted down the Avenue
az 10 o'clock by the guard OF honor
composed OF Troop A, National Guard
81 cleveland, Ohio, the famous Black
horse troop that escorted the marryred
President Mckinley. by General Bell
the grand marshal and his staff. and
a DIVISION composed Of veterans Of the
CIVIL ana Spanlsh-American wars and
me regular army and navy Of the Unit.
co states, commanded by Mai. Gen.
oliver Q. Howard, L. S. A
The escort was formed al q-2O 0'cIacI-
the STAFF and aides Of the grand mar
shal assembling on Fifteenth street
north Of Pennsylvania avenue. and
forming face south in column OF pla
toons OF eight files each. the special
aides leading They were.
The Escort.
Mai. Gen. o. o. Howard, L. S. y. Chiet
Marshal
Capt. Arthur + Hendricks, Chief Of STAFF
Hosea B. MOultOu, AdJutant General
Thomas s. Hopkins, Assistant
Adjutaut General
Col MyTon NJ. Parker. Assistant
AdJutant General
Major ". W. EIdridge. Assistant
Adjutautg General
Capt. a. s. Perham, Assistant Adjutant
General
Lieut. Col Jas. W. Howard Chief Aide
Aides-CSen TheO = Peck Gen J.
Edwin Browne. Gen. y. J.. stanton
Col. g. H Lyman, Col. l. q. KimbalI
Col. +. &. Irelani, Lieut. Col JeIaymcT
Cuyler, Major Frank A Butts, Major /
p Williams, Major +. :. HodgsJn
Capt. Franklin Phillips. Capt 3. r
Janney, Capt " r. Norton, Capt r
y. Millet. Capt. W. j. Proctor. Capt
q. A. Sidmau, Capt !. I. Smith, Gen
s. ". Burdett, Gen. Richard BOwernan
Gen. G ". Newton. Col l. W. stone
Col. Q. Z. knifhu, Col. IT, T. Norton
Major Z. r Campbell, Major John Nc
g O. Howard. Capt. Frederick Cham
berlin. Capt J. W. Mitchell, Capt. O
II. Oldroyd. Capt. s il. Woodrow, Capt
D. p. Entrikiu. Capt. O. G. Rounds
Lieut. V. l. Garrigus-
The Black Horse Troop ruU'uaIlC'
Nv can't. W. NJ. ScofeId. formed in lin
on the north side OF the Avenue, Wit
the head or the column ri Jackson
Place. The Veterans division fprme
on the south side - the Avenue, 81
front OF the White House, with the lin
extending east 90 Fifteenth street. th
head Of the column Of army and uav
veterans (Army and Navy luiDlJ rest
ing on Executive avenue. opposite nm
Black Horse Troop, prepared go foIIoy
the veterans Of the civil and SpaniS-
wars.
Philippines assembled On column o
Pennsylvania avenue iu the rear O
the veterans or the Army and Nav
Union. and the sons OF veterans B.
their rear. The marshal Of the veterans
division. with his staff assembled o
New York avenue, facing west, q
Fifteenth street
Promptly al 10 O'Clock tho Whit
House carriage issued from tho ives
gate, near Jackson place. and starto
down the Avenue. Immediately the cs
cOrting organizations wheeled into lin
IN proper order. me column falling !
behind the othel. The Black II0rs
Troop wheeled and formed iu column
Or platOOns (sixteeen troopers EACH !
front and the veterans executed SINH
lar movement, coming iu lmmcdiatcl
behind the carriage.
Already the sta uds in the court u
honor were well filled, and the peoDl
Rpplauded the precise and welI-execute
maneuYer. The caValcade drew cor
tinuous cheers all the way down tn
Avenue. and the President and Pres
dent-elect smiled and bowed right an
left as they proceeded. This parad
was small one, but the incoming an
retiring Presidents rode together, eac