The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-03-06
7TH REGIMENT
BACK, HAD A FINE
TIME IN CAPITAL
Didn't Even Get Their Shoes
Wet and Had Plenty
to Eat.
MISSED THE PARADE.
But They Made a Fine Show
ing Before President
Taft.

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day and disbanded at their Sixty-sxtl
street and Park avenue armory, declar.
Ing they had had the time Of their lives
notwithstanding billiards. and delays
that had prevented them from march
Ing In snow-pied, hurricane-swept
streets
OF many tens Of thousands who went
down to the Nations Capital to see
William Howard Taft take his oath Of
office and hang up his name tag where
that OF 7. Roosevelt has hung for seven
years. Col, Appetons mlitiamen seem
to have had the least discomfort and
the jollest party
They didn't even get the soes Of their
shoes wet on March 1, arriving in Wash.
inston at SD 7. NJ, after the bcdrnS-
gled and chllbaIncd parade was over.
The great freight shed OF the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, which Col Ap.
pleton engaged two weeks ago was
costly ready for them, with vast, in.
exhaustible supplies OF food and drink.
Made the Best OF It.
Naturally, the men were disappointed
at missing the parade, but their delay
OF twelve hours on the road had saved
them from manifold dlscomforts. They
appreciated this and made the best OF
their situation.
During the night OF the Inauguration,
with the blizzard blown out, the men
went about the city and enjoyed them
selves to the full. The officers were
put up at the various hotels, and made
much or Then Col Appleton saw Gov.
Hughes, and through him arranged for
the private parade which President
Taft reviewed Yesterday.
The weather could not have smiled
more benlgniy than It did upon the
spick and span Seventh as it marched.
with colors flying and vast throngs
cheering. down Pennsylvania avenue.
Even greater than on that awful In
sugural day were the crowds that
turned out 10 see New York's crack
regiment march for the special enter
talnment Of the Chief Executive. They
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selves.
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