The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-04

full feathers and war paint. Cadet battal-
ions from the Virginia Military institute
and Culver Military academy brought up
the rear of that section.
The third division, made up OF veteran
and patriotic organizations, was suggestive
of the fast diminishing ranks of the vet
Grams of the north and south Both sec
tions were represented, the nearby north
enr states and the District of Columbia
furnishing the larger number of men in
blue, with here and there the men in gray
mingling with their former adversaries.
The forth grand division, composed of
eivis bodies, was probably the most di-
verse of all Two hundred cowboys and
Indians from Maricopa county, Arizona,
perfored perfect Wild West shod along
the line of march, throwing larats, Civ
ing exhibitions of trick riding and broncho
busting.
Tammany Hall, 800 strong headed by
two bands, each brave" topped with
pure white silk beaver, and carrying a
red, white and blue umbrella. accompanied
by 30 real Indians in full tribal regalia,
was marching at the Inauguration OF the
first democratic president in 20 years.
Foremost in this civic division came the
Woodrow Wilson club of Trenton. And
then came fully 5000 college students
from all parts of the country. Princeton,
IN honor of Its former president, had L.
600 men i'll line, who marched IN cap and
gown, each wearing a Princeton badge on
his left arm. The Duckworthy club of
cincinnati, with 800 marchers in white
overcoats and dark red umbrellas, was
noteworthy patch of color in the whole
scheme
Other notable organizations in the line
We're the Jefferson club of Philadelphia
| the lroquois club of San Francisco. the
Nose Green club of Louisville, the, Berls
County club of Pennsylvania, with its
famous band enlisted during the war, the
Indiana club of Indianapolis, and countless
other clubs, many in snowy uniforms and
with striking devices.
/ Some of the governors who rode in the
/ inaugural procession We're with the mill
/ tary organizations of their state and others
rode with their brilliantly uniformed stats
/ in the last division.
When the head of the column came to
the point where Pennsylvania avenue
swings around the treasury and continues
on out past the White House it halted
briefly until President Wilson and his
party took their places in the reviewing
stand.
Mr.. Taft, according to custom. had rid.
den back to the White House with hi.
successor TO say farewell 1t Is the usua'
custom, occasionally varied. for the out
going president to return to the White
House and take his leave at the White
House portico, but it is not the custom foI
him to review the procession He usually
JOINS his family at once and leaves tn,
, city.
/. The marching columns halted while thi
formal leave-taking was going on. an,
, then pressed forward i'm review. Its stir
. ring marches, patriotic airs and popular
, ditties, the marchers swept ON past tn,
. presidential box. all military organization
: coming to salute to their new commander
m-chlef, some executing maneuyers Th
2 new president with barred head ac
I knowledged all these formahties and KEEP
: up running fire of comment with mem
e bers of his party on the smart appearance
- OF the various organizations.
Past the president and his party tn
, procession continued out Pennsylvania
avenue TO Washington circle. and ther
a dlsbanded. The president returned to tn
1 White House, and the multitude. in tn
+ absence of an inaugural ball or a reception
e looked forward to the display of illumina
tons and fireworks after shutdown.