Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-04

! and his guests were made days be
fore To this luncheon were hidden
| the members of the Democratic nation
al committee, the officers and chair
men OF the subcommittee of the in
augural committee, headed by Chair
man William Corcoran Eustis; per
senal friends and relatives or the new
President, and men who gave him
their hearty support during the siren
uous campaign last summer and fall
Review Parade.
The president and his guests did
not linger long over the luncheon
however, for he had to hurry to the
reviewing stand in front of the White
! House to review the great parade
which was marching up the avenue
! from the capitol, even while the lunch
eGn was under way. From a spectaeu-
! lar point of view this parade was the
big feature of the Inauguration. 1t
sand American citizens, as many as
could pack themselves along Pennsyl-
vania avenue, on sidewalk, in window
and i'm reviewing stand.
The reviewing stand for the presi.
dent, seating about 1900 persons, and
The larger stands across the way in
Lafayette Park, were handsomely dec
GRATED. The designs for these stands
and for the entire court of honor,
which extends the length of the White
House grounds on the Pennsylvania
avenue side, were made by the chair
man of the street decorations commit
tee, Waddy B. Wood.
OF Colonial Design.
The architect had chosen to weave
into the stands design the character
istics Of Mount Vernon, the old home
of the first president, and of Month
cello. the home of that patron saint
Of Democracy. Thomas Jefferson. The
color scheme of the decorations for
the court Of honor, and, in fact, for
the entire city, selected by the COM
mittee is green and white Huge frs
and other evergreen trees were used
TO mark off and decorate the court of
honor and as background for the
stands. -.... -~.I
The section of the stand occupied
party was inclosed in glass, as a pro-
lection for the chief executive against
the Chill March winds and Pneumonia.
Street lIIuminations.
When the last Of the marchers had
passed the presidents stand, and dusk
had come on, the street Nominations
were flashed on, Transforming Penn
sylvania avenue into veritable fairy
land Myriads of ihcandescent lights
were strung in festoons across the
avenue at intervals of a hundred feet
from the capitol to the White House.
The lighting of the court of honor was
even more elaborate. Big search
lights flash over the dome of the
capitol and the Washington monu-
mept. The plaza in front of the Union
station is illuminated also
With the abolition of the inaugural
ball, the center of attention is the |
display of fireworks the night of III !
day. which takes place on |
the big elliptical track CT ground back |
Of the White House grounds. Thou
sands of dollars have been expended |
for these fireworks. which will Guido |
any pyrotechnical display ever given
here in the past. The set pieces are
to balloons, which will carry |
them high in the air, and they will be +
fired by electricity. The Star Spangled /
banner will float across the sky and |
will be greeted by the national salute
Wilson and Marshall written in
huge letters. will be another device
spread across the heavens. Jewel
mines, thousands Of fireflieS, great Il