Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-13
Executives of States Coming
to Inauguration.
MANY TO BE ON HORSEBACK
District Employees May View Parade
From Office Windows.
OFFICIALS APPROVE A PLAN
Additional Organizations Arrange
to March in Review Past the
New President.

One of the features of the ceremonies
attending the inauguration of William
Howard Taft of Ohio as President OF the
United States and James s. Sherman of
New York as Vice President March will
be the attendance of many OF the gov
ernors of states with their staffs.
Theodore w. Noyes chairman OF the
reception committee. is in correspondence
with the state executives, and has already
received word that several of them will
attend the ceremonies and take part
I'm the pageant. The latest communication
to Mr. Moves came today. 1t is from
Gov John Franklin Fort of New Jersey.
who says IL is his purpose to attend the
Inauguration exercises.
Another communication from Brig. Gen.
John A. Johnston, chief of the inaugural
staff. says he has received Information
that Gov. George III. Prouty of Vermont,
with nine members of his staff. Will ar
rive here at 3:21 O'Clock pm. March for
participation in the inaugural parade.
HEADQUARTERS of the Green Mountain state
officials will be at the Raleigh Hotel
Others Who Are Coming.
The other governors who have so far eN-
pressed their intention to come to Wash
ington are George l.. Lilley of Conneci-
cut J. H. Brady. Idaho: Charles 5. De
neen. Illinois: Augustus E. Wilson. Ken
lucky; Jared T Sanders. Louisiana; Aus
tin L. Crothers. Maryland; Eben S. ORA
per- Massachusetts; f.. F. Noel. Missis-
sippi A j. Pothier. Rhode Island; George
Curry (or the territorial secretary. New
Mexico: Charles f. Hughes. New York:
Judson Harmon, Ohio and Edwin s.
Stuart Pennsylvania
1t is understood that the foregoing gov
,,,tD
of riding in the parade. with their STATS.
at the head of the troops from their re-
spective states. 1t is said there will be
some governors who do not expect to
ride in the parade.
Announcement is made that the stu
dents of Howard University will not par
ticipate in the inaugural parade.
Use of District Building.
Arrangements are being made to allow
the employees of the District government
and their friends to view the inaugural
new District building.
Capts. E. NJ. Markham and William
Kelly. in charge of the building. have
recommended that passes to the number
of J69 be issued to the District employees,
each pass designating the room and Win
dow to which the person receiving IT is
assigned. For each room on the front
of the structure a definite number of pass
es will be issued and no more persons.
will be allowed to enter it March 4. The
plan has been approved by the Commits
sioners.
Baltimoreans Make Plans.
It is expected that fully 400 members
Of the Union League of Baltimore will
be in the parade March 4. The league
will be quartered in G. A. r. Hall. 1872
Pennsylvania avenue and a stand that
will accommodate about 125 people will
be erected. The committee in charge of
the arrangements has chartered special
train, which will leave Camden station at
o'clock the morning of the 4th- A
caterer will accompany the party.
The subcommittee of the United German
Societies of the District of Columbia hav-
ing in charge the arrangements for the
participation OF the societies in the parade
met last night. 1t was practically de-
cided that the twentythree German or
CARNATIONS in this city will be represent
ed in the pageant by approximately 300
members The German section of the
parade will be headed by the color bear
ers. attended by aids. and it is expected
that there will be about twenty-five flags
and banners. representing the various
societies. These will be followed by rep
resentatives of affiliated organiZat ions.
mounted. after which will appear the
marchers.
A military band has been engaged and
VIII pFeceue tHe 1erihdil-<AmeTicdn con-
tingent.
Extra Lights Along Avenue.
The work of stringing wires along Penn
sylvania avenue for the suspension of the
myriad electric lights to illuminate that
thoroughfare at night will be commenced
early next week.
Large forces of workmen are engaged
In erecting the stands at several points
along the line Of march. The big stand
for the ceremony at the east front of the
Captoi is being completed.
Workmen are also engaged in arranging
the trackage facilities near the Pennsyi-
vania avenue bridge southeast where the
main bodies of regular artillery and cav
airy and some of the infantry will be de-
trained.
GEN TERRAZAS WELL