Evening star., 1909-03-05
MARCH BY IN PARADE
State Executives and Orqani-
cations Pass President.
|CHEERS FOR GOV. HUGHES
Crowds Applaud Sailors From the
Battleship Fleet.
JOKERS PRESENT ON STANDS
Scenes and Incidents Along the Line
of March--Praise for Vir-
ginia Cadets.

Notwithstanding the cold wind that
whistled through the court Of honor and
frequently threatened to blow the BAN
ncrs of the various marching clubs out
| of the hands of their bearers. there was
| plenty of fun on the Presidents review
| ing stand yesterday.
When the President and Vice President
and their parties arrived on the stand
| the crowd cheered. the signal was given
for the parade to move forward. and the
great public feature of the inauguration
that had threatened to be conspicuous by
its absence was In progress.
| Just as it started the usual Joking be-
gan. AS George X. McLanahan. score
| tarv of the Washington Yale Alumni AS
sociation, started up the steps OF the
! Presidents stand Frederick L. Huide
koper, member of one of the inaugural
committees, who is Harvard man, re-
marked:
You might have arranged to have a
| better day for the inauguration OF your
| first President
"Oh, we don't need a good day." Nc
| Lanahan retorted. Harvard knows Yale
can put man across the line In any old
weather..
Taft and Sherman Relax.
Put her there. Jim." commanded
President Taft. and the good right hands
of the chief executive and Vice Presi-
dent of the nation met in a hearty hand
clasp
Relaxing for the first time since the
ceremonies in the Senate chamber Mr..
Taft thus permitted his complete and
wholesouled joy to bubble forth unrestrain-
ed just as this distinguished pair took
their places in the reviewing stand while
the head of the inaugural parade passed
into the court of honor. He then BEAM
ed in review. lifting his hat to 'Old
Glory whenever it was displayed. bowing
to persons here and there and exuding
rare good nature from every pore. For
three hours he stood thus. Mr. sherman
by his side. receiving the homage that
was his due. unmindful of the sharp
northwest wind which blew chilly through
the stand.
Both Mrs. Taft and Mrs. Sherman join
ed them and remained until the parade
was almost passed. Even Miss Bonney,
the Presidents aunt. braved the chill air,
too, for time and had the honor of oc-
cupying the Presidents big armchair.
Hard Work for Banner Bearers.
The men that carried banners had
rough time of it. The wind was dead
against them, and by the time they
reached the court of honor where they
expected to make their best appearance,
they were tagged out. One big man was
blown almost over va sudden gust that
struck him and his banner right in front
of the Presidents stand. But he Draced
himself and laid his 200 pounds against
the bafner staff, beating his way against
the wind in great style.
All sorts Of airs were played by the
various bands as they passed through the
court Of honor, but. strange TO say, 1e"
of them were particularly appropriate.
The "Maryland My Maryland" of the
band that headed the National Guard OF
MARYLAND: the Dixie of the Virg1n1ans
sounded natural. but 1t remained Tor the
! bands Of the Cincinnati Republican Club
to furnish the most, original music heard
in the court Of honor.
Band Plays "Home, Sweet Home"
| AS the band at the head of the men
| of Cincinnati reached the Presidents
| stand they marked time and played
Home, Sweet Home" softly. The rem
dering of the great old song had double
meaning in that it showed where the
| club was from and also that it was the
| feeling of the men from Taft's town that
| Taft had at last reached his rightful
| home in the White House.
| immediately behind this band was an
other from Cincinnati which frightened
the situation. which threatened to be-
| come a little affecting, by playing Hon
ey Boy. We Hate to See You Leaving"
| The eyes of the President and Mrs.
Taft. grown misty at the sound Of Home
Sweet Home" frightened up at the lively
| air which followed.
| One man in Pennsylvania marching
| club appeared to think it up to him
| to entertain the crowds that filled the
stands on both sidesof the court of honor.
| With a very feeble imitation of cake
| walk he pranced all the way along but
| the only ones who paid any attention to