Evening journal., 1913-03-04

0OlOneI IOhn I. van OSddlc. Major
Fred Slayden headed the West Point
cadets. and Commander McNulton the
"middies
About 5000 militia, infantry, cavalry,
aud artillery were in line. Their com.
mander was Brig General A. l.. Mills.
Heading this division were every
militia company and the naval re-
serves OF the District Of Columbia. The
entire national guard and naval re.
serves Of New Jersey Will
sons native State-were also in line
The Militia.
Following we're other militia compa-
nies In line
Pennsylvania 900 men,
Georgia-Two regiments.
Delaware-One regiment
Connecticut-One regimen1
Massachusetts Five infantry regi-
ments. two corps cadets, calvary
squadron, ambulance corps and three
companies OF naval reserves.
Maryland Five infantry regiments
hospital and cavalry troops and naval
/ reserves brigade.
South Carolina-Twentyrfour infsn-
( try companies.
North Carolina Wilmington Light
Infantry and naval reserves
Virginia. 600 men
Michigan-Three infantry com
panes
Rhode Island One infantry com
pany
Maine-Two infantry companies.
West Vlrginia-One battalion and
band
Following the militia we're a half
dozen cadet corps from various mill.
tary schools and high schools. There
were $50 Indians from the Carlisle
Government School. and companies
from the Purdue University, Citadel
Cadets. the Virginia Military lnstl-
tute and the Washington. ID. c. High
School cadets, white and coiored
Veterans March.
The third grand division was
composed of aged and youthful war
veterans. AZ It's head was the Civil
War veteran, General James E.
/ Stuart
From the local National Soldiers
Home a brigade OF blue,coated vet
erans marched Their fife and drum
corps was the signal for wild ap-
plause. No section OF the parade got
more recognition than the Boys OF
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Patriotic societies. including the
Womens Relief Corps, Patriotic Sons
Of America. the Society of the Gin
i cinnati. and other organizations. on
foot and mounted. interspersed fire.
quently with bands. then marched
by.
COnlederates In Line.
Gray-coated representatives OF tn,
Stars and Bars" of the Confederac,
we're a feature OF the veterans sec
tion. Side by side with former foes
( the Dixie veterans marched. II wa
= the hrst appearance In any inaugura
4 pageant Of Conferedate soldiers. Com
J pany b, famous Confederate vet
Grams organization, OF Nashville
Tenn, wore battle-scarred uniform
and carried their ancient muskets.
Civilian Marchers.
More spectacular than the army an,
navy contingent was the fourth
grand division, composed of civilians
They furnished the comedy of tn,
pageant Colonel Robert n. Harper
Of the local inaugural committee, al
the commander Governors of thir
teen States and their stats. gayl,
uniformed. paraded In this section
The Governors came from Virginia
New York. Nebraska Pennsylvania
Illinois. Massachusetts, North Caro-
lima. Rhode Island. Louisiana. Mary
land, Mississippi, Missouri and Della
ware
Colors of practically every colleg,
land university Of the country wer,
flashed In the intercollegiate section
Graduates and alumni made the Ave
nue. roar with their college, wells
/, Princeton University was representa-,
, by 2O00 men. all carrying umbrella
, OF the Orange and Black "Tiger" col
ors,
Greek letter societies. glec club
and marching clubs from hfty col
leges We'd with the Princetorian
, The college men were all uniformed
They wore broad shoulder sashes O
: their respective college colors. gaud
, hat bands and many carried umbrel
las. Despite an official embarg
4 against use Of horns. the college me
had bells, horns and every conceiva
T.
''Original Wilson Men,
e Woodrow Wilson clubs galor
e. contributed hundreds Of marcheri
n Among them were clubs from Prince
S ton. Lexington, Mass. Philadelphia
Louisville, Trenton. n j.. Atlant,
y Ca. Newark, n. j.. Chicago, Ne
3 York, Boston, Buffalo. Richmond. s
lf Louis and dozen other cities.
Ie One delegation was labeled "Ori,
inal Woodrow Wilson Men"
% Iammany Hall sent 2000 Tamman
:, braves carrying red. white an
,n blue umbrellas
e. Green umbrellas were carried ger
d. orally by the political marching clul
le from fifty cities.
ID Wild West Feature.
~ One of the features getting instal
's applause and wild war whoops W,
e' a band OF American Indians. dress,
In native costume, from Maricol
county. Ariz. An Indian band and ~
u hundred cowboys were the Indian
I'd escort forming the wild west" Sc
H. ton OF the parade They represent
" the Democratic Central Committee
le Maricopa county.
Marching Clubs.
80 Others in the civic section we're:
Central Democratic Club. of Pennss
I'd vania. two hundred men
NATIONAL Fraternity Of Pages, Was
y ington. five hundred
Duckworth Club Cincinnati. I,
J. hundred.
Lexington, Mass, Minute Men, ol
D. hundred
Democratic Club and Band. Rea
IS ing, Pa. five hundred.