The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-03-05
MILITARY AND CIVIC PARADE
is FEATURE OF CEREMONIES
More Than Thirty Thousand Persons Participate One Mos
Spectacular Demonstrations in Connection With the nstala
ton of the Nations New Chief Executive

Washington, March 4.-More than
| 10000 marching men participated to-
day in the great military and civic
pageant, which constituted the princi.
pal spectacular feature of the presi-
dental inaugural ceremony. Approx.
| mately $4,000 of these were soldiers
sailors and marines of the military es.
adjustments Of the United States
bodies Of the National guard of many
states, with large contingents OF
spruce cadets and midshipmen from
the national military and naval acad-
emies. The remaining 5000 were citi-
zens from all parts ot the United
States, banded together in CONNER.
cial and political organizations, many
of them distinctively uniformed capl-
paign clubs.
Numerically, the inaugural parade
today was not so large as that which
marched along historic Pennsylvania
avenue from the capitol to the White
House when Grover Cleveland, the
only democratic president Of the
United States since the civil war, was
inducted into office the first time.
tinctive and impressive quality, which
no similar pageant ever possessed.
This year each state represented sent
the cream of its citizen soldiery and
the finest Of it's civic organizations to
do honor to William Howard Taft and
James Schoolcraft Sherman, the new
president and vice president of the
United States.
Stands Filled.
Lining Pennsylvania avenue from
the capitol to the White House were
immense stands for spectators and
every seat was occupied. Every van
tage point in window and on house.
top was taken when the head of the
magnificent column Of thirty odd thou
sand men swung around the curve at
the Peace monument and straight
ened out for it's more than mile
long march to, through and beyond
the brilliant court of honor. The ave-
nue. was a great lane of streaming
white and vivid green, the official
colors of this, the most picturesque of
inaugural ceremonies.
Almost every person among the
scores of thousands that jammed the
sidewalks and thronged the buildings
along the route Of the parade carried
a miniature star spangled banner at
tached to a golden staff. These were
waved with right good will and no
better evidence of the patriotism Of
the American people and the popu-
larity of the new president and vice
president could have been afforded
than the reception which greeted the
organizations as the procession swept
between the throngs which lined the
great avenue on both sides.
Grand Marshal.
After Major General ]. Franklin
Bell the grand marshall of the pa
rade, accompanied by his brilliantly
uniformed staff, had passed and been
accorded vociferous greeting, the
crowds settled down with fine discrim-
ination to applaud those organizations
which appealed most distinctly to
them.
In previous inaugural parades the
midshipmen from the naval academy
at Annapolis and the cadets from the
military academy at West Point have
won the greatest popular approval.
Today they were no less favorites
than formerly among both residents
and visitors; but in heart interest
they were eclipsed by the detachment
of $500 sailors from the great fleet of
American battleships now anchored in
the waters Of Hampton Roads, just