Evening star., 1909-03-03
FIFTY THOUSAND MEN
Fourteen Governors to March
in Inaugural Parade.
STATE TROOPS IN LINE
Soldiers From Cuba and Philippines
Here for Event.
SEAMEN FROM BATTLE FLEET
Civil War and Spanish War Veter-
ans to Conduct Retiring and In
coming Presidents to Capitol.
SEAMEN FROM BATTLE FLEET

lore the movement or the pdraue c"iu'ih
begins. These will march in rear OF the
Third Division
Four-and-a- half street south of Pennsyl-
vania avenue will be reserved for the as
Sembly, in order OF arrival. OF all unas-
signed or belated civic bodies quartered
on the south side of Pennsylvania avenue
and to the south thereof. who have not
been cannot get to assigned places be
fore movement of parade column begins.
These will march in rear OF the unas
signed and belated bodies on the north
side of Pennsylvania avenue.
Special aids will be assigned TO insure
entrance of each to the parade column AT
the proper time and place.
v. Escort From the Capitol to the
White House.
AT the conclusion of his inaugural ad-
dress the President will be received at the
speakers stand by the First Brigade,
First Division. Military Grand Division.
and the column will Immediately move in
the order designated in paragraph XVI.
each division and brigade taking up the
march its head is cleared by the Ill
vision or brigade preceding il in the col
umn.
The route will be north through the
Capitol grounds to II street north. thence
to Ist street west. thence to Pennsylvania
avenue, thence on PENNSYLVANIA avenue
to 18th street. thence north to Pennsyl-
vania avenue, where the column will he
halted while the Presidents personal es-
cort (passinc the grand marshal and his
staff, now formed in line along the east
curb of 18th street. righl at New York
avenue. will conduct the President and
party through the east gate to the White
House: during this halt every effort Will
be made to have the column closed.
vi. Review of the Military and
Civic Grand Divisions.
The parade will be reviewed by the
President from stand on the south side
| of Pennsylvania avenue opposite the
White House.
| The guide will be left throughout the
| entire march. and. for the Military Grand
| Division. salutes will be rendered accord
ing to the requirements of the drill regu-
! lalons of the respective arms: for the
| Civic Grand Division as described in para
graph xii.
| The route of the column will be west on
PENNSYLVANIA avenue TO 10Th street, where
| it will be dismissed
VII. Dismissal.
| The parade will be reviewed by the
| grand marshal at 18th street on south
side OF Pennsylvania avenue and dis
| missed under his supervision at 18th
street. Organizations quartered on south
side of and south of Pennsylvania avenue
will move south through 18th street. east
through f, d or e. streets and proceed by
the most direct route to their respective
quarters. Organizations quartered
north side of and north of Pennsylvania
avenue will move north through 18th
street to Is street and thence by the most
direct route to their respective quarters,
except that organizations marching
west will turn south until beyond 18th
street northwest. To avoid congestion in
their rear and its extension back through
cOlumn dismissed
not change their formations.
No organization will be permitted to fall
out from the column until regularly dis
missed. Commanding officers of all or
ganizations will make ample use of their
staff officers to communicate with the
organizations in their respective COM
| mands and to assist in keeping them
closed up and moving through the entire
line Of march. until they have reached
their quarters.
VIII. Formation.
All mounted escorts, and the mounted
staffs of all marshals where the numbers
permit will form in platoons of twelve
files front
Military organizations will march in
close column of subdivisions in double
rank with not less than sixteen nor more
than twenty files front. Companies will he
equalized before moving to the place Of
assembly.
Civic organizations will march i'm COM
panies of single rank with not less than
twenty files front, and at ten PAGES dis
tance
During the entire march no organization,
military or civic. will execute any change
Of formation or perform any exhibition
movements. and to avoid wavering In the
column; every commanding officer will
march directly in the middle of the
street as defined by pennant. markers
placed one pair to each block particularly
at all turning points covered by his cen-
ter file nearly the guide to the left
will permit.
Bands.
IX. The march will be in quick time,
the length of step thirty inches. and the
cadence 100 steps per minute. pre-
scribed in the drill regulations.
Drum ajors will use their batons or
,taffs only as prescribed i'm drill regula-
lens and will not throw them i'm the air
The 4th Band, Artillery Corps. L. =
Army, whose position is at the head of
the column. is the only band which VIII
play Hail to the Chief at any time. and
Maryland, My Maryland is reserved for
the leading band of the Maryland Ma
tional Guard
Bands marching in close proximity will
alternate in playing.
In each division the band of the leading
repiment will begin playing at 1st street
west. of the next regiment at I'd street
west of the third regiment at Sd street
street west: the object being to distribute
uniformly along the avenue the music OF
the bands and drum corps.
In passing the Presidents stand all
bands will play, marching in quick time
C12O steps per minute).
Carriages.
X No carriages will be allowed in the
parade except those occupied by the pres
idential party.
Rear Guard.
XI Mai. W. F. Horton. L. S. Army.
Commanding.
Capt J. A. Fem, L. S. Army
Capt. =. s. Brown, L. s. Marine Corps.
Lieut. j. c. Fremont. L.. S. Navy.
Capt. NJ. ]. Lehman, l.. S. Army.
Capt. +. J. Koester. L. S. Army.
Capt. Andrew Parker, ID. c. Militia.
Troop \. Ohio National Guard.
Capt. w. NJ. Scofield. Commanding.
Salutes.
MI. Marshals and other commanders