Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-05
THOUSANDS PASS In
PARADE OF POMP
BEFORE CHIEF
Contniued From Pafe One.

Continued From Pafe One.
necticut, Florida, Georgia. Maine. Mas
sachusetts, Maryland Missouri, Min
nesota, New York, New Jersey, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Some Of
the more distant states sent severaI
companies of their guard. while most
of them were represented by regiments,
and Maryland and Pennsylvania by
bi igades.
The famous Troop A, of Cleveland, o.,
a National Guard organization, CONSTITUTE
cd the special guard of honor to President
Taft, as it had to the late President Nc
Kinley. Maryland's representation in
cluded the historic Fifth regiment of Bal
timore and Virginia had in line the Rich
mond Blues, light infantry organization
that rendered conspicuous service on
many occasions. During the civil war 1T
rendered service to Lee and Stonewall
jackson for the Confederacy. 1t was
mustered in for the Spanish war, but did
not get to the front.
Georgians in Line
Among other noted military organiza-
tions in the parade were the Richmond
Hussars, a cavalry command of Augusta,
Ca, and the cadet regiment from the Vir-
ginia Military institute, popularity known
as 1.-The West Point of the South, which
officers for the Confederate army in the
civil war.
Following the military divisions. march
ed the civic organizations, with the
Americas club, of Pittsburg-a uniformed
club noted in a score of campaigns-as the
special escort of Major Thomas P. Nor
gan, marshal of the civic division. This
part of the pageant was heralded as the
prosperity Brigade and included in it
ina xuhf
have been regular attendants upon ma
tional conventions and inaugural cere-
monies. Some organizations were in line,
however, that never before had visited
Washington and their clever marching
and attractive uniforms caught and held
the fancy of the throngs. Among these
were the "Pickaninny Band" composed
of colored orphan boys of South Carolina:
the Sherman Scouts of Utica, n. Y,
carrying at the head Of their line a huge
oil painting of their neighbor, Vice Pres
ident Sherman, and leading at the rear
gaily caparisoned "Billy goat" an cal
ligator Band from Louisiana; " Pos
sum Club" from Georgia and a Taft club,
five hundred strong, from the same state;
the New York Republican county commit
tee, 1000 strong; the Columbus (Ohio)
Glee club, 100 men, probably the best po-
litical musical organization in the country;
an "Uncle Sam club" of Buffalo, each of
ITS LOG members attired in the conventional
Uncle Sam costume; the Bug House Hose
company Of Long Island; President
Roosevelt's neighbors, and many others.
The Minneapolis Flambeau club. one OF
the most spectacular organizations in the
country. also appeared in this division
of the parade, and not the least import
ant feature of the civic division were the
representatives of several camps of Con-
i federate veterans. now grim and gray,
some of whom wore their old-time uni
forms and carried their shot-riddled flags.
Fox Hunters in Review
| Four years ago, a conspicuous feature
of the inaugural parade was made up Of
Rough Riders. Today their place was
taken in the pageant by a contingent of
gentlemen riders from the fox hunting
districts of Maryland and Virginia, all
clad in regulation pink coats and black
caps. They were mounted on the finest
horses that were shown in the parade,
all thoroughbreds, satin-coated and hand
some.
| Preceding the great parade this after
noon, the pageant OF the morning which
ident Sherman to the capitol, the former
accompanied by President Roosevelt,
| while not so brilliant--not so spectacular
WAS swift to arouse in the minds of tho
great crowds in the stirring events OF
nearly half a century ago. President Taft
/ had as his personal escort and guard OF
honor the Troop A, the black horse troop,
of Cleveland, but as special escort OF
honor he had the veteran soldiers and
sailors of the Grand Army of the Re-
public. The men who fought the nation S
battles when to do so tried mems souls.
| Accompanying them was that contingent
of younger soldiers, the Spanish War vet
Grams. In the division. too, were the
organizations of the Army and Navy
union.
! It was a tumultuous reception which
the throngs gave the incoming and out
going presidents, and it was a cordial
and heartfelt greeting which they rev.
erently accorded to that too-rapidly d.
minishing band of men who in time of
war were willing to lay down their lives
for the nation and in time Of peace join
with the country in honoring the nation S
president.