The Washington herald., 1909-02-13

The active work IN. preparation for the
Taft-Sherman inauguration is now go
ing on vigorously. The period Of pre-
Iiminary planning and discussion Of ways
and means has passed. and now the sound
.of the saw and hammer Is heard on the
reviewing stands.
The stands, along the Avenue. at the
Capitol and in the Court Of Honor are
all making good progress. The frame
work VIII be up and the roofs on in one
week more. and days before the first
trsinload Of inaugural visitors arrives
within the boundaries OF the District the
reviewing stands, the Court OF Honor. and
the work Of the committee on street
decoration VIII be finished
Work of Lighting Streets.
It IS expected that the special work
necessary for wiring up the street light
ing scheme viii be started next week
There is much Of this work TO De done,
and though It VIII be OF a temporary
charscteT. wires must he stretched to
carry extra current. standards must be
set up at each 100 feet along the Avenue.
wires drawn for the fest0ous OF light.
and thousands Of bulbs put in place. The
area Of special lighting covers the Union
Station plaza. the streets leading to the
/ Capitol. PENNSYLVANIA avenue. a portion
I of Fifteen street. and the Court Of Honor.
Besides. special arrangements must be
made 70 light the Washington Monument,
the Capitol dome. and the Ellipss on the
night of the fireworks.
I This work, however, with the prepars-
tiOns which must be made a. the Pen
sion once. is IN the hands of competent
contractors. and the work win all be
done within the next two weeks Il Is
planned by the committee that il shall
not be necessary 70 strike a blow after
Saturday. February q
Hope for Clear skies.
Much interest centers in the probable
weather Of Inauguration week. some
days Of the week Just passed would have
been ideal for Inauguration. but there is
no certainty that such days viii come
20 Washington the first week Ia March.
In fact. inauguration DAY in the past has
| been noted for its general discomfort and
rawness. The exposure Of March { has
been responsible for many cases OF ill-
! ness and not a few deaths. IN view Of
these facts. the Inauguration workers are
I all hoping for good weather. which would
bring q big croRd to Washington.
/ Il was announced yesterday from the
I Office OF Gen. Johnston. chief Of stan 10
1 the grand marshal that government
band would be detailed 20 head the vet
( eran division which win escort the PTesi-
dent and Ice President-elect from the
7 White House 20 the Capitol on the morn
! ing of March T. Il has not yet been de-
ternfned what hand viii he given this
duty, but the suggestion has been made
/ that the Constabulary band from the
/ Philippines be given the place OF honor
West Point Boys Coming.
Gen Bell yesterday received word from
the West Point Academy that a detail OF
40 cadets from the United States Military
/ Academy. With nine officers. viii come 70
Washington during the night OF March
! 3. arriving here about o'clock on the
morning Of March & The cadets will be
ouartered In the train which brings them
/ to this city. They VIII march from the
train TO the place assigned 10 them in
I the formation OF the parade and after
( it is over viii return 10 the train. and
! Immediately start on the return trip. The
/ cadets VIII be accompanied by the Mill
( tary Academy Band.
/ Gen. Bell also was informed yesterday
/ that a cadet CORPS from SheDherdstOVn.
". Va, will come here TO participate in
/ the parade. The cadets Of the Georgia
I Military Academy. Of College Park. Ga
! the Donald Frazier Academy. OF Decatur
I Ca. and of the Marist College. OF At
lanta. Ca. wiz come 70 Washington as
one body. They VIII number about 80
and viii be attended by the Atlanta Fife
and Drum Corps. These young men viii
wear the regulation gray uniform Of
school cadets in the South
/ It was definitely stated yesterday that
/ the police from New York. known as the
traffic squad" viii not come to Wash
lngton-