The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-03-01

One March day awhile ago Thomas
Jefferson rode up to the Capitol hitchea
his nag TO the fence, and became Presi-
dent Of the United States
To-day Judge William Howard Tai. Il
IN town. waiting to be the central figure
OF the greatest inaugural pageant this
country has ever seen.
More than go newspaper men ara
watching every move he makes. II his
moves are not visible. they are watching
the door which cuts OF the view. Every
wire leading out Of Washington IS vibrat-
ing with the latest on Taft Every
newspaper in the country has its eyes on
the Boardman residence in Dupont circle.
Everything Mr. Taft does is known on
the Pacific Coast q couple Of hours be-
fore he does it. Eighty millions Of people
are talking about him.
The Latest About Taft.
There is just one thing in the co,,,.-,,
to-day that can make a jaded telegram,
operator spring into rapid action. stop
scuTrying copy boy shorr in his -rr,.els
or make a nervous editor swing around
IN iis chair It's the fve-word sentence
Here's the latest on Taft
The inaugural parade when Tbona.
Jefferson was made President vas Tbom-
as Jefferson. Thursday IT viii he Pres;-
dent Taft and some 40.008 others. JefTer-
son had 10 20 to the Capitol alone. he
cause Madison skipped town the dsv
: before Mr.. Taft viii be driven down the
Avenue lined rows deep with solid mass
! Of humanity He viii be protected bv
Secret Service men-ss he Is al this mo-
ment- Practically tie entire police force
Of the city VIII be on hand 10 maintain
order. Pennsylvania avenue VIII be a.
glitter Of gold braid, simmer OF silk
hats. sparkle OF bayonets.
The anticipation Of the measured tramp
of those thousands OF feet. mas already
set the pulses Of the people throbbing
/ The city IS agog with IL It's the ons
: topic OF conversation The love OF mill
7 tsry display that set Rome afire over the
I ''triumphs" OF returning heroes Is pound
. q 80
and child in Washington OF who expects
or hopes To be in Washington The pride
Of country that dumped a number -
/ boxes Of British tea into the harbor u
/ Boston has dumped carloads Of bunting
/ into the city 20 wave a patriotic greeting
70 q successor Of George Washington.
At the Union Station.
I ---
high G.gnity for the city 10 grow Up u
/ r. did the heaviest Ous.Eess yesterday It
! mas ever done. IRON early in the morn
! rig Until early this morning q constant
/ food Of humanity surged and seethed ua-
der its arches. At any moment I,4o9 per
I sons could have been counted in the
{ Tai1iag-room alone. If they bad remained
I motionless long enough 10 allow the
/ count. Almost an equal number al tie
/ same time we're moving toward the doors
/ from the platform outside soon 10 be-
come part OF the throng within, anG
moment lsteT ~ !3ss out 10 the street
! and be swallowed up a.oong the thou-
sands OF visitors who had preceded them.
3 u is estimated that not less than 15e9
/ persons arrived in the city Yesterday by
/ train. Mora VII come to-day. The rush
viii increase through. tomorrow and
1 Wednesday When on Thursday morn
/ ing the lines are run down Pennsylvania
/ avenue. the crowds are forced back, and
the order goes out for the street cars 10
stop. It IS probable that I5GG0 strangers
viii be within the gates
I 4oo-r, =+-e.fe a -a~nsa-f
/ an appearance approached At nothing bat
an inauguration season. The spirit Is
/ that OF holiday HaWksTs and vendeTs
are minting money on wares that would
not attract 4 passing glance al any other
time. Stands for the disbursement Of
/ refreshments have sprung into being a.
+ II by magic \ babel Of cries. announc-
ing this or that novelty. banner. Or
memento. is heard from every curb and
F! corner. Small boys dart hither and
thither Offering penns1ts for sale Stsid
/ and conservative stores have added n
their stock whatever odds and ends O.
I novelties experience has taught them q
vagrant and pleasuTe-seeking CroTd
wants TO buy
Hand on the Pulse.
Through its shops alone Washington
1 ldS ats manu- ta Nitc EAicc u CfrLs tttt
OF its size in the United states
To handle the traffic. the Capital Trsc-
ton Company and the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company viii put snte
operation about so extra cars. The rail-
roads will put every available coach into
servics. ard run special trains AZ short
intervals.
In the Court of Honor.
Pennsylvania avenue is a riot OF color.
coming to a climax In the Court OF
Honor in front of the White House.
There is the main reviewing stand. close
beside the spot where. in 1856. Gen. Grant
reviewed sne victorious Northern armies.
The decorations along the line Of march.
starting with ;he unadorned severity OF
the Capitol. Increase n hrflianee with
each succeeding block. and end with the
high. gsrland-huHg pylons Al Madison
place and Jackson place.
Down the reach before the Tres ssury.
White House. ard State, War and Navy
Building, float long red and white stream
ers. bearing in blue the monogram initials
OF Mr.. Taft and 8fr. Sherman. Overhead.
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