The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-02-26

where established. and tTansportation
by car line will be furnished TO such
outlying posts, and reward viii be made
for specially meritorious work
On Inauguration day the different sec
tons of the parade and all of the down
town section of the city from the White
House to the Capitol will be divided
into districts. with police officers and
a large detail of men in charge OF each
section or district.
The instructions are as follows:
In order to facilitate the movement on
that dav the entire route OF parade VIII
be rOped with cable, and shall be cleared
of all vehicles, street cars and pedeS-
TRANS at 9 O'Clock a m, and again be
cleared of all pedestrians, except that
vehicles going north or south OF PennS-
SylVania avenue may cross at Third,
Sixth, and Seventh streets up TO !
o'clock %. m, at Ninth street up TO 1:10
o clock .. m. at Eleventh street up to
1-15 o'clock p. m, at Fourteenth street
Up 10 l.2J O'Clock =. m, at seventeenth
street up TO o clock D. m, and at 2-l0
clock d. m, the Court Of Honor that
space between Fifteenth street and Sew
enteenth street, shall be cleared and
closed, aud members of the force de
tailed 10 the route of parade shall IA
cilitate the passage of carriages and We
hlcles where the drivers are provided
With circular pass, displayed by the
driver, bearing the imprint OF the White
House on a white card. and signed by
the superintendent of Police.
With a circular pass of red, white,
and blue COlOTs, bearing the signature
OF the Superintendent of Police
VIII Have Stand.
Through the efforts Of Commissioner
West the employees Of the District
Government are to have reviewing
stand from which they may witness the
inaugural parade with ease and com
fort Several days ago the Commits
sioners gave their approval TO the cree
ton Of the stand at Thirteen-and-a-
half street and Pennsylvania avenue
part Of which will project on the small
triangle at that point. The proposition,
however, did not meet with favor VITA
the inaugural committee objection being
made On the ground that the stand
would mar the appearance Of the Dis
tTiCt Building.
Commissioner West appeared before
the committee in person and 50 elO-
qUently urged the cause o? the clerks
as to overcome the objections Of the
committee with the result that the
stand will he erected Seats will be
sold at Sl.25 and to employees of the Dis
tTiCt only.
II was originally planned to issue
passes to the District Building on
March 4. but in view of the new turn
of affairs the building viii probably be
closed on that day
Music VIII Excel.
There is no question but that an ex-
ceptionally fine program OF dance mu-
sic VIII be provided for the inaugural
ball and that the musical program
throughout will be unusual in many
ways. While the arrangement Of the
ball program, which has just been com
pleted, is Of the utmost Importance,
nevertheless Chairman Percy :. Foster.
OF the committee on music, believes that
the main feature OF the work OF his COM
mittee will be the concerts that will be
given IN the Pension building the nights
following the ball.
The inaugural chorus this year will
probably be ihe largest and best of
any previous occasion The last re
hearFai. held Wednesday evening, was
attended by 700 singers. and their work
was magnificent MI Foster. states. The
program for the chorus win include
compositions especially effective with
great choruses- The singers have been
secured, ia large measure, from choirs
and chorus clubs throughout the city
that devoted several weeks to the study
Of these particular compositions before