The Washington times., 1913-02-14
TROOPS TO ACT AS
ESCORTS ON MARCH
TO OCAP!TOL STANDS
Culver Cadets win Accompany
Wilson From White House
on March 4.

The Essex troop and the Culver Mil
i.ary School cadets, both mounted or
ganizations,. will be the only troops
taking part in the inaugural march
from the White House to the Capitol
The inaugural committee has decided
to bar patriotic organizations, who
have hitherto acted as escorts on foot,
in the procession to the Capitol. The
parade with all civic and military or
ganizations will form at the CAPITAL
and proceed to Washington circle.
The Essex troop will act President
elect wilson's personal escort to the
Capitol. and the Culver Military. School
cadets as Vice President-elect Mar
shalrs
President-elect Wilson and Vice Presi-
dent-elect s-~.n will ride in coaches,
each drawn by four horses. An abso-
lutte ban is placed on all motor vehicles,
thus shutting out the motorcycle clubs
who wanted to honor Mr.. Wilson, who
is an enthusiast Mheelrnan. The Senate
sergeant-at-arms has charge of obtain
ing the finest coaches and horses for
the use of the President-elect and the
Vice President-elect.
Liquor men today are trying to kill
the plan of the w. c. T.! U. and other
Temperance organizations for coffee
stands in front Of saloons where the
parade troops organize.
The organizers. of the parade are
sending out warnings that entries must
close within few days. All organiza-
tions that have not reported to their
respective marshals are urged 10 do
80 at once. ..-E- -
Mrs. Elmer Black, New York mil
lionaiye, has written an evasiye letter to
Chairman Eustis. of the inaugural COM
n1ittee, concerning her plans FOR the
peace conference delegation in the pa
rade. She does not plan to return here
Immediately to give her answer as to
whittier the inaugural parade Or the
suffragette pageant Will De favored by
the conference group of marchers
Minnesota and Michigan are insisting
that the public comfort committee ar
range camping grounds for their troops.
They offer to bring winter equipment,
but the committee finds that the Health
Department and the Government reser-
vations department will not permit of
any camping plans. Unless the troops
were shifted to the suburbs, no place
could be given them Hence the COM
mittee is arranging to give them regu-
lar quarters. despite their urgent pleas
for camping grounds.
The committee has decided to have a
special squad of high school cadets as
guides and assistants at the Union
Station, instead of calling on the Boy
Scouts for this service. Chairman
Weller is now working out a plan of
organisation, SO that visitors will be
quickly and politely directed to their
boarding places.
Correspondents for out-of-town news
papers have declared war on the fnaug-
ural committee and Inauguration plans
A group of the Senate and House press
gallery members last night dispatched
to their papers stories knocking" the
committee and the inauguration.
The war results from the inaugural
committees decision to give to the press
gallery members free of charge the bal
cony over the Presidential reviewing
stand. The correspondents sought a
preferred section in the Presidential
stand or the Lafayette Square review
ing stand at>S250 a seat.
Hotel men today are little disturbed
over the johnson resolution forbidding
an increase in rates for inauguration
week. The managers declare that their
contracts are made now, and that no
Congressional resolution can force the
breaking of a contract when II is agree
able to both parties. One Of the leading
hotels has doubled its rates, but at that
'fat your own price" Practically every
hotel In the city is booked up for the
whole week. The hotel men say that
extra rates are absolutely essential, be-
and then it takes some time after in
augural week to again fill the houses.
Sharp Views On Hold-Up.
The johnson resolution followed close
iy on the heels of the inaugural COM
mittee's declaration that there is no
graft nor hold-up in Washington or in
the inaugural committee. The meeting
was stormy. and a number Of members
voiced sharp views Of the widespread
reports of graft and hold-up on the part
OF Washingtonians. .-..-.
Plans for Vice President Marshall S
part. in the Inauguration have been
made When II was learned that prac-
tically no mention was made Of him ex-