Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-09
PRESIDENT TAFT
AND NOTED MEN
AID IN Ceremony
ItaIy's Ambassador. Marquis
Cusani ConfaIonieri, Draws
the Cords.
PERFECT WEATHER ADDS
TO HAPPINESS OF DAY
Monster Parade Is Reviewed by
Chief Executive After Exercises.
BEAUTIFUL NIGHT SPECTACLE
fireworks Are Displayed on Ellipse
and Pennsylvania Ave sue
Is Studded With Red
Lights.
Monster Parade Is Reviewed by
Chief Executive After Exercises,
BEAUTIFUL NIGHT SPECTACLE

J"tN sun iiSNcI SllOTe upon
more perfect day. and June skies
never bent above a more inspir-
ing spectacle than that present
ed yesterday afternoon. when. i'm
the presence of a throng of thou
sands, the Marquis Cusani Con
1alonieri, Italian ambassador to
the United States. drew the ropes
that bound two huge American
flags about the marble figure OF
Christopher Columbus, above the
memorial fountain on the Union
Station plaza, and released the
red, white and blue draping that
hid the chiseled figure of the great
explorer and revealed to the as
sembled audience Lorado Taft's
creation in marble and granite.
Perfect Weather Aids.
Had those in charge of yesterdays
events been permitted to choose for
themselves the sort of weather they wish
ed for Saturday. the great day OF the
Knights of Columbus celebration and un-
Yelling of the memorial. they could not
have chosen a more perfect day. The
few light clouds that fecked the skies in
the early morning disappeared as the sun
rose higher, and by the time for the open
ing OF the ceremonies not even cloud as
large as mans hand marred the
heavens perfect blue. The northeasterly
breeze that sprang up early yesterday
morning. and which grew brisk toward
noon. iuiied as the hour for the unveiling
dre" near, and at 3 o'clock 1t had uuieted
until II no more than sufticed TO temper
the rays of sun tnat otherwise might
nave been trifie too warm for real com
fort.
And the perfect weather made the
gorgeous fireworks display on the elipse
doupiy effective last night. Thousands
or people paraded Pennsylvania avenue
OF red fire.
Throngs Witness Parade.
The downtown section, along the line
of march of the monster parade yester-
day afternoon. was crowded shortly after
noon. spectators standing in :olid masses
the entire length of Pennsylvania avenue
from the Treasury to the Capitol, along
I'd street, on both sides of Massachusetts,
avenue, the crowd extending al the way
to Stanton Square, where the parade was
reviewed by the supreme officers of the
knights of Columbus before disbanding.
Several of the bands attracted particu-
lar attention because OF their excellent
music: others drew ripple of applause
that followed them from one end of the
long march to the other, because they
were made up of boys. Especially was
the latter true of the Junior Band Of
st. Mary's Industrial School of Baltimore
The ages of the bands members varied
from eight to fourteen years. The kid
dies marched in white duck sailor suits.
and as they marched like veteran bands
men, so did they play.
Crowds Kept In Order.
At the Columbus memorial arrange
ments for handling the big crowd were
perfect The plaza Immediately adjacent
to the fountain was roped of. as was that
portion of Massachusetts, avenue cross
ing the plaza, and scores Of regular po-
icemen, park policemen and special off1-
GERS kept the crowds in absolute order
and restraint The big stands about the
fountain, as we'll as those along
the nearby line OF march of the parade,
began filling up before l O'Clock.
The government stand. In which was
located the speakers rostrum, was buiii
ing the memorial itself. the three sides
facing inward toward the granite pedestal
with it's drapings OF American hags. The
President and official Washington occu-
,ied the south stand. the rostrum from
which the several speakers delivered their
addresses being Immediately in front %
he statue of Columbus. Ranged below
he speakers stand was the Marine Band.
directed by Lieut.. Santelmann. which fur
llshed music for the occasion
Personnel Of Ushers.
Ushers in this stand. of them
members of the Society OF Sons of the
American Revolution. with Claude y.
Bennett as usher-in-chief, were Frederick
D. owen, John E. Fenwick. Myron Jer-
main Jones. Lewis r. Clephane. John Ii.
Finney, Albert ]. Gore, Frederick W.
Graham. John Doyle Carmody. James
3errau, L. s. ]. Dunbar, Sidney I. Bes-
,eievre Fl. S. McAllister. William j..
Henry o. Hail. Earl q. Marsh.
Henry w. Samson, DR.. Edwin \. Hil.
Henry c. Gaus. J. Jerome Lightfoot, Df.
VIII am Watson Ayres. DIR. William u.
Writ Paul Brockett, Samuel Herrick.
orof Selden NJ. Ely. Philip +. Walker.
,laude " Bennett, John b. Tobert.
rowan b. Tuley. DIR. Frank l.. Biscoe.
rohn p. Healy. Thad b. Sergeant. =. q.
ciker. J. G. Dolphin. David W. He'll
frank c. Butts. Alfred B. Dent. John
Writ j. Med. Stewart. Louis j. Carmody
Richard p. Dawes. Edward L. Bates.
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