Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-04
Forty Thousand MarcherS
Pay Tribute of Welcome
to the New Administration

to the New Administration
Forty thousand men. trained soldiers
and sailors. and enthusiastic civilians
marched in parade this afternoon. as a
tribute of welcome to the administration
of Woodrow Wilson.
Historic Pennsylvania avenue. the path
of other armies of peace and war, was
like a valley between hills in glory
Of color-with the simplicity af nature S
green and white dominating the color
scheme along the line of march. While
the dazzle of uniforms. the flash of guns
sabers gold lace and brass buttons, and
the confused blare of bands. bugles clat-
tering horses, numbering artillery and
tramping thousands, added vividness and
stirring activity to the brilliant scene
High. on either side OF the Avenue, its
buildings and reviewing stands were
packed with humanity, rising from the
solid masses along the curbs to the dense
throngs in balconies, windows and on
house tops. And through this valley OF
humanity and color martial host I'M
dulated and rolled along with the steady
sweep of a great river
The street pageant was the climax to
the inaugural ceremonies at the Capitol.
adding the outward spectacular features
10 the formal exercises which had just
taken place in the Senate chamber and
al the east front of the Capitol.
Brilliant and Impressive.
While President Wilson was making
his inaugural address, the troops, at
parade rest. were coming to attention.
and the long lines in the radiating streets
were Strengthening into columns. The
scene was brilliant and impressive. A
long line of horsemen formed a semi
circle on the Capitol plaza, with the
hal md lie Staff In he
ter. directly in front of the presidential
party. On their right were the mounted
escorts and the police squadron, and on
the left were the various division COM
manders and their stats and the mount
ed engineers.
With the last word of the inaugural
address, the commands rang out and
We're echoed along the lines; there was
a rattle of arms, clatter of hoofs and
the parade was in motion. At its head
was squadron of police. Then came
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, chief Of staff
OF the army; grand marshal of the
parade. and his staff. All were hand
somely mounted and wore the snowy uni
forms Of their rank. The noted Essex
Troop of New Jersey. the President 8
personal escort, swung In ahead or the
carriages containing the President and
former President, the Vice President and
the congressional committees. These
were followed by the Black Horse Troop
OF the Culver Military Academy, the es-
cort of the Vice President, the horses
prancing and bowling to the lively music.
A roar Of welcome opened up before the
presidential party as 1t started, and
swept along with 1t throughout the
march.
Then, with the steady, Tramp, tramp,
tramp of marching feet. the stream Of
color made by the parade proper wound
down from Capitol Hill and breasted its
way up the Avenue toward the White
House. to which the presidential party
N,.l Ir,xr hrtS To han 70, toll MI
for the review.
The column was in four divisions, as
follows:
Divisions Of Parade.
First division. regular army and navy.
Mai Gen. w. w. wotherspoon. U s. A..
commanding.
Second division, state militia and ca
dets. Brig Gen. Albert L. Mills, T. s. A.,
commanding.
Third division. veteran and patriotic or
ganizations, Gen. James E. Stuart Of
Chicago. commanding.
Fourth division. civic organizations,
Robert \: Harper. commanding.
The right of the line was held by the
West Pont cadets and Annapolis mid
shipnen headed by their respective
bands. An ovation greeted the embryo
generals. with their long. straight lines
Of gray Iacing the avenue, each line
stepping as one man, heads up, chests
high, plumes a-fiLtter. rifle barrels glis-
tening. Commanding no less interest
than the West Point cadets. came the
T.dshipmen from Annapolis. In their
tan leggins. the future admirals made a
fine showing and were received with
waves of cheers.
Tramping close behind came the first
battalion of army engineers, the 18th u S.
Infantry and band from Fort Mcpherson
Ca. and. a regiment of Coast Artillery
from Fort Monroe and Potomac posts
The crack 18th. in full marching order
solid column of full-dress service blue
swinging easily to the lively music of the
band. made good appearance
But now the assembled thousands sent
up roar. A regiment of sturdy blue
jackets, 1.OOO strong, turns into the Ave-
nue.. They tramp along briskly. with the
rolling Quickstep Of men accustomed to
action. A squadron Of the 18th Cavalry
and battalion of the Sd Field Artillery
from Fort Myer brought up the rear OF
the division OF regulars.
District of Columbia Troops.
Then marched the second division,
made UP of organized militia and stu
dents of military colleges and schools.
Troops OF the District of Columbia, COM
manded by Gen. Harries. headed the
line and compared favorably in march
ing and bearing with any other organ
ization. regulars or militia, in the line
Delaware TROOPS followed headed by
the governor and staH. New Jersey
President Wilson's own state-sent its
entire military establishment. including
Its battalion of naval reserves.
In line came the state troops of Penn
sylvania, Massachusetts,, Maryland
Georgia. Connecticut, New York. Vir.
Sinia, North Carolina, Maine. Alabama
and Michigan. Militia representation
from the states not so great this
year as at previous inaugurals. Indiana
Vice President Marshalls state-was to-
tally unrepresented. Many of the states
however. which did not send troops be
cause OF the long distance To be Travelled
were represented by their governors anC
STAINS in the fourth grand division.
The Washington High School Cadets
commanded by Col. Burton r. Ross wert
prominent in the cadet division Cadets
from the Carlisle Indian School, in thefl
uniforms of cadet blue. were a sub1ec
OF remark I'm contrast with the small
remnant OF their ancestors which march
ed farther behind, its members wrapped
in muIti-colored b,ankets and In full
feathers and war painf.>-S3adet battalion!
from the Virginia Military. Institute, thu
culver Military Academy The Georges
Military Academy, the CitadSk> Cadet.
and st. Johns School, New York. also
were in line.
Veteran Organizations. y
The third division. made up of veteran