The Washington times., 1913-01-13
WOOD ORDERS SNAP
TO FEATURE PARADE
ON INAUGURAL DAY
Major General Wants Marchers
to Avoid Tiresome Waits
of Former Events.

Major General Leonard Wood. chie1 !
marshal of the inaugural parade, mas
siH cn orders that this years paraqe
must be "snappy.' His views were
given to Chairman r. N Harper To-
SAY in a conference with Lieutenant
Colonel Allen, chief assistant OF the
general.
Considering the plan to have the
District civic organizations at the
head of the parade too revolutionary a
change. General Wood has decided
AGAINST the plan, but has arranged
tor a good location and Cor such man
tRement as will avoid tedious waits
The divisions of Mr.. Harper's sec
lion will be so manipulated that they
win not assemble until nearly mid
aay on March and then only in time
10 swing directly into the parade.
General Wood promised tc give
GOOD position to the civic organlza-
lions branch. and placed his approvai
on the plans for a division OF lnoians
and uniformed fraternal orGaniZa-
lions
Marking Historic Sites.
Chairman w P. Van Wickie, OF the
historic sites committee, announced
today that a better and larger plan
If marking would be followed TINS
vear. Thousands Of booklets and sew
,raI hundred markers of points VIII
he distributed under the committees
now headed by DR.. Marcus BENJAMIN
Frederick d. owen, Henry w. Samson
ana John C. Proctor. In the meeting
AZ the general sites committee. hlstorlS
information was given concefns ~. ~.
public schools, Suter A.
raves of revolutionary soldiers IN AT
Tneton. the old subdivision OF tns
District known as Haarlem, Whea
Row. and old Tuncliffe Tavern
All these spots will be marked ane
.atslorued with many others, not mere
one Of the features of the commit
lees work will be the marking OF an,
tpots with which President-elect WI
.on has been connected There are ON.
n.- to get all the data concernin'
them.
Contract for Badges
Despite the Retail Merchants Asso
station protest, the contract Tor mccain
ana badges for Inauguration mas oeei
awarded to an out-of-town concern
Chairman Brooke. Of the medals an'
badges committee, explained today
however, that the brevity Of time com
aeiled his committees action.
NV comH1fttee refuses to be draw
into any controversy on the suo1ec
sf an 'out-of-town' award, said al
erooke today. 1--WE found that oecaus
n the short time from now until inau
surztion il would be necessary to nav
iirect relations with the meas S 49, NE
facturer. rather than through tne me :
si,im OF Washington dealers acung =
nsddlemen. Consequently we nay
awarded the contract 10 a NeMaa.
concern, and are now golng rto snto
with the manufacture WasnineIo
seaIers submitted bics, put We Ioun
hat the terms were not as II sans !. ~ !
as direct contract, nor wouio II ~ ~
been possible to Obtain the heoa
within the desired time limit
Bill Is Held Up.
The bill granting use Of the Pensie
building for the inaugural oan
scheduled for action today In the hou
AZ Representatives, but at the openii
AZ tho House this forenoon 1t was u
ser,tood that the postoffice appropri
uon. hill would have the right OF wa
"a that District bills would come
for consideration later in the week
Many matters before the sub-comm
To-. of the inaugural committee
subject to the action Of Congress
.be Pension hall, so the leaders IN I
Inauguration movement are urging
early action as possible
chairman r. n. Harper, OF the el'
arosnizations committee, today receiS
word that several oeiesaeions ;ii ~ Nc,
raeo and Harrisburg, Pa, wii MAJ
~ the parade He has had no ansv
from his communication TO Ianma %
Hall asking whether this big Den
fFa
cratic organization plans 70 sShd Si,a.;on e
ZION into the political clubs, DIVISION;
From several places in Virginia :
Harper today received assurances M u
He will have assistance IN ms Lie
against horse speculatoIs: nS no Sin
nromise OF a number of virginia IN
steeds. SO now he feels that there
he mounts enough for all goverho
their staffs. and for the Indians
others requiring them. T., ,ra5,,
The fireworks committee Is scneou
10 meet today to discuss contracts
the pyrotechnic display OF ihaug
Week Chairman Cans expects TO N
one OF the finest displays ever gwen
this country.
Committees Named.
The floor committee, composed
nearly 800 prominent Washingtonians
as follows: BENJAMIN s. Minor, ch;
man. william c. Marrow, vice CHI
man; Hugh B. Rowland, secretary.
Aides TO the chairman: Arthur
Addison. Perry Belmont, Cornelius
RiIiings, Alexander H. Britton, Fl
rrick II. Brooke. Capt Philip s. Bro
Robert Callahan, jry Frederick
Chaplin, Emery Cox, ]. Henri de Sibt
Col. George F. Downey, II. Ro
DuIany. jr. George p. Eustis, Ci
FRANK e. Evans, Preston Gibson. L.
Harlan, George HELEN, J. VIII
Henry. William F. Hit, George HI
.rd Charles z. Howe, Harry A. X
Arthur Lee, Joseph Letter, Alexan
3. Legare. Major James A. Logan,
can't. Louis NJ. c. Little, Robert f.
SON. Paymaster John III. Merriam. Il
Miles. James F. Mitchell, J. CDs
Moorhead. Charles Mulliken. p. S. p,
saII. Arthur Peter, William Harry
Rspley. Lieut. c. Raymond p. Roc
Iohn D. Seibert, Morven Thomp
lawrence Townsend, Edward II. WI
Theodore /. Weed. Horace II. Westt
i. Lee whitmore, John +. VIII
Eugene B. Willis. and Charles
woodruff.
General committee-George n. Ac
Anthony c. Addison. Charles G.. A
William E. Ambrose, Bert T. Al
walter S. Andrews, James B. Arc
rnrfstopher Armat, Eugene F. Arr
Clarence A. Aspinwall, Jesse c. Atl
George c. Aukum Edward s. Ba
Robert L. Bains, Brooke A. Ba
lanes NJ. Baker, John l.. Baker, p
j. II. Ball. H Clifford Bangs, RI
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