The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-02-25
INAUGURAL PLANS
ALMOST READY
Arrangements Made FOr2O,OOO
Militia.
GOVERNORS TO Be IN PARADE

Will Be Given Oath-Senators Elect
to Be Sworn In Formally.
With several states arranging to send
additional troops of militia to pGrtici-
pate in the inaugural ceremonies. the
inaugural committee recently estimated
that fully 10000 national guardsmen
would be in line March 4 as a part of
the escort to President Elect Wilson.
Thirteen governors of states and the
members of their stats will ride in the
parade, according to definite assur-
ances received by the committee, while
the executives of at least three COM
monwealths have the matter under ad-
visement.
Pennsylvania and Georgia will send
additional troops. In addition to the
First and Second infantry of the
Georgia militia that state will be rep
resented by the Fifth infantry of At
lanta, numbering about 500 men and
commanded by Colonel 2. d. Pomeroy.
The First and Second infantry will
be composed of 400 men each, so that
Georgia will have 1900 men in line.
$500 Mlitiamen From Pennsylvania.
The additional Pennsylvania entries
indicate that that commonwealth will
be represented in the parade by about
$500 militiamen. Nothing definite has
been heard from New Jersey, but it Is
expected that Governor Wilson's state
will send all of its national guardsmen
to Washington for the inaugural cere-
monies. In this event New Jersey will
have the largest representation of mi
litiamen in the parade. Pennsylvania
probably will send the second largest
body of state troops, with Massachu-
setts ranking a close third. Virginia
and Maryland will be represented by
from 1,S00 to 1000 militiamen each.
The governors who have given def
mite promise that they will ride in the
parade are those of Virginia, Nebras-
ka, Pennsylvania, Illinois, New York,
Massachusetts, North Carolina, Rhode
Island, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississip-
pi, Missouri and Delaware. The state
executives of New Mexico, Arkansas
and Alabama may also be in Washing
ton for the Inauguration, according to
advices received by the inaugural COM
mittee.
Planning Quarters For Soldiers.
Under the direction of Major Leon
ard Wood U. S. A., chief of staff, who
is chairman of the committee on mill
tary organizations, maps are now being
prepared in the war department desig-
mating the places where the various
companies of soldiers, sailors and citi-
zens who are to participate in the pa
rade will be assigned prior to the for
nation of the parade. The mammoth
escort, after passing In review before
the president, will proceed along Penn
sylvania avenue to Washington circle,
where it will disband. The various
companies, sections and divisions of
the parade will return to the central
part of the city by streets running par
allel to Pennsylvania avenue both
north and south.
Scenes of the inauguration.
Following are some of the inaugural
ceremony plans:
The doors of the senate chamber will
be thrown open at IL o'clock on the
morning of March to those entitled
to reserved seats on the floor of the
senate.
The members of the supreme court
of the United States will enter the SEN
ate chamber at 11:45 a. m. and, after
being announced, will take their seats.
The members of the house of repre-
sentatives will then follow and take
their seats in the space reserved for
them. Then will follow the members
of the diplomatic corps.
President Taft and President Elect
Wilson, escorted to the capitol by the
committee on arrangements, will enter
the senate wing at the bronze door on
the east side. They will go directly to
the presidents room, where they will
remain until the committee on arrange
ments waits upon them and escorts
them to the senate chamber. They
will occupy seats reserved for them in
front of the vice presidents desk. The
committee on arrangements will occu-
py seats Immediately on the left,
The vice president elect will be es-
corted to the room reserved for him by
the committee on arrangements. He
will then be escorted to the senate
chamber where the oath of office will
be administered to him by the presi-
dent pro TEN. of the senate After
DraVer nv the phanlain tha vfca nrasi-
dent will deliver his inaugural address
in the senate chamber and will then
administer the oath of office to the SEN
ators elect.
Following the organization of the
senate will occur the principal ceremo-
ny, that Of the formal induction of
President Wilson into office.