Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-23

| t~eO
Company Of Infantry. the LIST Company
OF Coast Artillery. Co. a, Hospital
Corps. Troop of the cavalry and six
divisions Of the Naval Battalion.
Georgia, by not less than one regi-
ment Of infantry and possibly by two.
Pennsylvania. by provisional brigade
OF three regiments Of infantry of twelve
| companies each and by the governor and
staff.
North Carolina. by from four to six
companies Of infantry.
Maine, by the 9Th and 18th Companies
Of Coast Artillery.
Rhode Island. by one company of coast
artillery.
South Carolina. by twenty-four COM
panies Of infantry.
Missouri, by the governor and personal
staff.
Connecticut. probably by the 9th Com
pany Of Coast Artillery.
Nothing definite has yet been heard
from New York. except that the 7th Regf-
ment OF National Guard has abandoned
the idea Of coming.
District Not Heard From Yet.
Columbia will certainly participate. but
so far has not given official notice to that
effect.
The Governor of Virginia has stated that
the National Guard OF that state may not
be able to participate on account of the
lack OF funds. but suggests communica-
ton with individual organizations
States considering the question of rep
resentation are Ohio. Tennessee. Florida
and Oklahoma:
States which have indicated that they
will not participate are Utah. Kentucky
Idaho. Washington. Arizona. Iowa. Kan
sas. Louisiana. Nebraska. South Dakota,
Vermont Wisconsin. Wyoming. Colorado
New Mexico. Oregon and Montana.
Plans have been made at the War De-
dvsfVx aRt a. A~rlv 49,
cadets at the West Point Military Acade-
my to this city to participate in the COM
ing inaugural parade without asking Con-
gress to make a special appropriation to
meet the expenses of the trip The trans
portation expenses will be met out Of the
regular army appropriations, and what
ever extra expenses are incurred for SUBJ
sistence will be betrayed by the cadets
themselves. 1t Is stated that the cadets
are SO DESTROYS Of being In the National
Capital on that occasion that they are
more than willing to meet the slight ad-
ditional expense involved in their subds-
tence out Of their own pockets.
| Court Of Honor Plans.
Strikingly new and original is the in
augural court of honor devised by the
committee on decorations, of which
Waddy B. Wood is chairman. AS usual.
that court will be located on Pennsyl-
vania avenue between 18th and 18th
streets, and will be occupied by the
Presidents reviewing stand in front of
the White House and the observation
stand for citizens in front of Lafayette
Park
Grace. simplicity and beauty are said
to have governed the committeeman in
the conception and treatment of the
approved design. The basic color scheme
is white and green. and is embodied
throughout in the stands and the sur
roundings.
The Presidents stand is designed to
form a reproduction of the portico of
Monticello. the home Of Jefferson. The
colonial front of Mount Vernon. the
home of Washington. will be represented
in the main front Of the Lafayette
Park stand. directly opposite. The walls
and columns Of both buildings will be
white. Both stands and their approaches
on the avenue will be given a setting of
green provided by artistically arranged
foliage. 1t is intended that these trees
shall have a nearly uniform height of
sixty. feet. They will be placed at the
rear Of each stand and along both sides
OF the Avenue from the west line Of the
Treasury building to the east line of the
State. War and Navy building
There will be a conspicuous absence of
the familiar bunting and only two flags
will be d!splayed-the Presidents official
flag being over the Presidents stand and
Elaborate arrangements are made for
Illuminating the court at night electric
lights being distributed freely among the
trees to represent firefiies. The selection
of Virginia as the motif of the decoration
of the court is intended as a special COM
pliment to the incoming Presidents BIRTH
place.
College Mems Headquarters.
Headquarters were opened today in the
Woodward building by the intercollegiate
committee in charge Of making arrange
ments for. the part which college men and
college graduates are to play in the pa
rade. J.. r. Truesdale Of New York Is in
charge of the headquarters as chairman
Of the committee. with Frank Fox, a
Princeton graduate of this city, as vice
chairman Mr.. Truesdale is graduate
of Princeton also and secretary Of the
Woodrow Wilson College Mems League.
He said today that it was expected that
about 700 college graduates would come
here from New York city to take part in
the parade Large delegations of under
graduates Of Princeton, University Of Vir-
ginia and Johns Hopkins University are
expected here also.
Quarters for Maryland Troops.
The Senate today passed the resolution
granting the use Of the corridors Of the
courthouse of the District to the 9TH
Regiment of the Maryland National
Guard at inaugural time. Senator Smith
Of Maryland reported to the Senate the
approval of the resolution on the part Of
the Senate District committee and 1t was
agreed to without dissent.
This regiment has used the same build
ing on previous visits to the inaugural
ceremonies. and 1t took such good care
of the structure that no opposition was
made to its use Of 1t this year.
Progress Of Dead Letter Sale.