Evening star., 1913-02-18
HEADS THE MILITIA
District National Guards Place
in Inaugural Parade.
OFFICIAL ORDERS ISSUED
Plans Under Way for Entertaining
Party With President-E Elect.
REVIEWING STAND FOR FAMILY
REVIEWING STAND FOR FAMILY
Out-of-Town Newspapers Charged
With Printing Incorrect State
ments Regarding Hotel Rates.

patton of the National Guard of the
District of Columbia in the inaugural
parade were issued today from District
militia headquarters. The local brf-
gade will head the militia division of
the parade. The orders provide that
Companies. separate organizations.
battalions and regiments will assemble
in or near their armories in the follow
ing order at time and place to be des-
ignated later: Brigade commander and
staff, Signal Corps Company; 1st In
fantry; I'd Infantry. 1st Separate Bat
talon. Hospital Corps. Naval Battalion.
Dress uniform will be worn.
Each organization will be inspected by
its commander before the general assem-
bly,, and any officer or man not in proper
uniform or not presenting a cred1table ap-
pearance will not be permitted to parade.
All commanding officers will report at
brigade headquarters at o'clock the
evening Of March 3, to receive any spe-
cial orders that may be given. Organiza-
ton commanders will make the necessary
arrangements with the quartermaster. N
G. d. c., for drawing and turning In
oiive-drab overcoats. Overcoats will be
worn If the weather requires, but instruc-
tions covering same will be issued later
Plans for Wilson Party.
Word was received here from Princeton.
n. J., today to the effect that there would
be gathering Of the clans Of Wilson in
the capital March 3, at the Shoreham
Hotel. where Woodrow Wilson is to be
the guest Of his cousin, John E. Wilson
of Franklin, Pa, until he is inaugurated.
Col. Thomas H. Birch. personal aid
ton tomorrow to arrange details for
the family party. They will probably
be grouped together In the ,preslden73
parade. Thirty-five people will com
pose the party, about twenty Of whom
are relatives. Members Of the new
be added later All will be present at
the White House at luncheon just
after the Inauguration ceremonies:
Besides Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and her
three daughters, there will be the gov
ernor's brother and sister, Joseph r. Will
son of Nashville Tenn, and Mrs. Annie
w. Howe of Philadelphia: Wilson Howe
Of Washington. d. c.. son OF Mrs.
George Howe Of Columbia. 8. c.. and
Mrs. Perrin G. Cothran. son and daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Annie W. Howe; Prof. Stock
ton Axson Of Princeton University, broth
er Of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson; John Wilson
Of Franklin, Pa, cousin of the Presi-
dent-e elect. and Mrs. John Wilson; Mrs.
Thomas w. Woodrow Of Denver, Col.
aunt OF Gov. Wilson: Mrs. James Wood
row Of Columbia, s. c.. cousin OF the
governor; her two sons, James Woodrow,
jr. and Fitzwilliam McMasters Woodrow,
and her daughter: also Miss Helen Wood
row Bones of Rome, Ga, cousin Of Gov.
Wilson.
President-elect Wilson and his relatives
will be entertained at dinner the night Of
March 3 at the Shoreham by Mr. and
Mrs. John E. Wilson. The President
elect will go later to attend the reception
given at the New Willard Hotel in his
ton of Washington.
Newspaper Reports Criticised.
Vigorous criticism Of the stories which
are being sent to some out-of-town news
papers by their correspondents here were
made today by Chairman NJ. I. Weller
of the public comfort committee and E:
H. Droop. president of the Board of
Trade. The stories to which they have
reference charge that Washington is pre-
pairing to fleece the inaugural visitors,
and that prices Of board and lodging will
go soaring to figures which mean robbery.
Mr.. Weller said that the stories are
being sent out without regard to the
real facts in the case. He declared that
the public comfort committee has listed
with it the names Of householders by
the thousand who are willing to rent
rooms to inaugural visitors and to
furnish them with board at reasonable
rates He said that 1t had been called
to his attention that newspaper corre-
spondents were taking this means OF
getting even" with the inaugural COM
mtttee because 1t had failed to provide
them with all the seats on the review
ing stands which the correspondents
considered necessary.
He said that he was 10th to believe that
anv newspaper correspondent would send
ont stories without first learning whether
the statements contained in the stories
were founded on fact.
Mr. Droop declared that such stories
ware unfair to Washington and to Wash
tn9ton people and that they would neces-
sarily result in marring the success OF
the first inauguration of democratic
president that has taken place in years.
He declared this kind Of warfare ought
10 cease. and that he would bring the
matter up at the meeting Of the inaugu-
raj committee Thursday, in the hope that
some means could be adopted to settle
the grievances Of the correspondents.
Marines May Miss Parade.
Marines probably will not take part in
| the inaugural parade owing to the orders
! issued yesterday evening for the mobi-
lization of 1900 marines at Guantanamo
| under Col Joseph HI. Pendleton, who was
| TO have commanded the paraders here.
| Brig Gen. Albert L. Mills, chief marshal
| of the second grand division Of the inau-
gural parade. which is to be composed
! entirely OF organized militia and cadets