The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-04

Princeton University was represented
by 1000 men, all carrying umbrellas
of the Orange and Black Tiger col
ors.
Greek letter societies, glee clubs and
marching clubs from fifty colleges wed
with the Princetonians. The college
men were all uniformed. They wore
broad shoulder sashes, of their respec-
tive college colors, gaudy hat bands
and many carried umbrellas Despite
an official embargo against use OF
horns, the college men had bells
horns, and every conceivable noise
making device
ORIGINAL WILSON MEN,
woodrow wilson clubs galore con-
tributed hundreds of marchers. Among
ington, Mass, Philadelphia, Louis
vile, Trenton, N. J., Atlanta, Ga,
Newark, N. J., Chicago, New York,
Boston, Buffalo,, Baltimore, Richmond,
st. Louis and a dozen other cities.
One delegation was labeled Original
Woodrow Wilson Men,
Tammany Hall sent 1000 Tammany
braves carrying red white and blue
umbrellas,
Green umbrellas were carried gener-
ally by the political marching clubs
from fifty cities.
WILD WEST A FEATURE
One of the features getting instant
applause anu WA1I SSAT- WUOOQ$ WAS q
band of American Indians, dressed in
native costume, from Maricopa, coun-
ty, Ariz. An Indian band and two
hundred cowboys were the Indians
escort, forming the wild west sec
ton OF the parade. They represented
the Democratic central committee of
Maricopa county.
Crimson-coated huntsmen of the
United Fox hunt Clubs OF America,
were another popular feature Among
the riders were society leaders of New
York. Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
ington and Virginia
MARCHING CLUBS
Others in the civic section were:
Central Democratic Club of Penn
sylvania. two hundred men.
National Fraternity Of Pages, Wash
ington, i've hundred.
Duekworth Club, Cincinnati, two
hundred / :
Lexington. Mass. Minute Men. one
hundred
Democratic Club and Band, Read
ing, Pa, ave hundred
Gottfried-Kreuger Association, New
ark. N. J., two hundred.
Jefferson Club, Philadelphia, three
hundred.
Princeton University Club. one thou
sand.
Nose Green Club, Louisville, KY,
two hundred.
Brunswick Braves, Brunswick, Ga,
two hundred.
woodrow Wilson Club. Trenton. N.
T., two hundred.
Tenth Ward Democratic Club. win
nington, Del, one aundred and fifty.
Spa1ding Grays, Griffin, Ga, one
hundred and fifty.
Democratic Club. Seat Pleasant, D.
c., two hundred and fifty.
Junior order American Mechanics.
two hundred.
Bands were brought by a score of
the civic organizations. One of these
was the Boy Scouts Band. of Seran-
ton, Pa
Bringing up the rear was the Tenn
perance Pioneer Drill Corps, of South
Bethlehem, Pa. It executed fancy
drills ali along the avenue.
The rear guard of the parade was
provisional troop of forty mounted
men Of the Engineer Corps, to prevent
disorganization and struggling, an un-
fortunate feature OF former ceremo-
nies.S
1t was nearly o'clock before the
President and the thousands of spec
tators. eye-wearied, saw the end of
the parade approach.
Past the Court of Honor the en-
tire parade marched to Washington
| circle, where the marchers were re-
viewed by Grand Marshal Wood and
disbanded. They returned to waiting
trains and barracks by back streets,
many leaving for home at once.
The carriages bearing President
Taft, President-eIect wilson and Vice
\ President-elect Marshall. reached the
foot of the steps before the main en-
trance to the Capitol at 10:45 and
amid roars of applause from the great
crowd the outgoing Chief Executive
and his successor passed through the
/ bronze doors and along the corridor
| to the Presidents room at the north
of the Senate chamber. Governor
Marshall way led to the Vice Presi-
dents room near by, waiting the com
pletion Of the business of the dying
session of Congress.
President Taft, while Governor Will
son looked on, plunged in the work
| of signing bills as they were brought
to him from the Senate A gread
heap of documents accumulated at the
end of the Lincoln table as he affixed
his signature to more and more en-
actments, until finally the signal was
given that the Senate awaited its owl
dissolution.
Hardly had the President and Pres
ident-elect been seated in the cham
Der of the Senate, facing the assembled
members of both houses. the diplo-
matte Corps, and high judicial officers
than the Vice .President-eIect was
ushered in to take the oath, recitec
| to him by Senator Gallinger of New
Hampshire. President of the Senate
/ protempore. The Senate then ad
Journe6 to Immediately resume it:
| session as part of the Sixty-thir
Congress.
Prayer by the chaplain opened the
Democratic regime in the chamber
Vice President Marshall then rose, and
in clear steady voice delivered his
inaugural address. When he had con
cluded he called upon the Senators
elect to come forward, and admins
tered the oath to them. The Senati
was organized for the coming TIVE
years.
The grand procession to the Capito
steps followed, where the formal trans
fer of authority from William Howard
Taft to woodrow Wilson-from tn
old Republican to the Democratic
party-Was to take Mace