Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-01
Col. Allen Reports on Prepa-
rati0nS for March q.
GRAND MARSHAL'S AIDS
Maj. Gen. Wotherspoon to Command
First Grand Division.
MILITARY AND NAVAL FORCES
Regular Troops Will Not Be Quar-
tered in the City-At Work
on Treasury Stands

Col. Henry T. Allen. L. = Cavalry.
chief of staff to the grand marshal, ~
the inaugural parade. has submitted n
preliminary report showing the orSaniza-
ton OF the parade as completed to date
The staff Of the grand marshal and tho
organization OF the first grand division
are complete. The grand marshars staff
is composed as follows:
Chief of staff. Lieut.. Col. H. T. Allan,
cavalry, L. s A; adjutant general. Lieut.
Col III. &. Hodges. jr., infantry L. SA:
aids. Col Charles Richard. L. <. A.. NJ c.:
Lieut. Col. Chauncey L. Baker, l.. s. A..
@ NJ: Mr.. j. IL. Bloodgood. commander
Department of Potomac. G. A. H.: Mr..
Jere A. Costello, department commander.
Department OF District of Columbia.
United Spanish War Veterans; Surgeon
Ra ymond Spear. L. :. N; Mai Blanton
Winsiip. L. :. A. j. A; Mai John T.
Myers. L. s. NJ. G.: Maj. Charles Mex
Saltzman, l. :. A. $. G.; Maj. W. w.
Harris. L s. A. {. f.; Maj. Daniel u.
Devore. L. S. A. G.. s.; Maj. W. IL. Cor
don. L. :. A, L. c.: Lieut. Com Arthur
j. Hepburn, L. S. N. line: Lieut. Com
Luther NJ. Overstreet. l.. s. ~, line:
Maj. Paul S. Halloran. L. S. A.. NJ. C.:
Lieut.. Com. William +. Bgicker. L. :. ~,
line: Capt Robert o. Van Horn, L. $. A..
G. s.; Capt. George Van Orden. L. S. NJ.
c.; Paymaster Brainerd NJ Dobson.
L. S. N; Passed Asst. Paymaster Lewis
". Jennings. jr., L. 5. N: Passed Asst,
Surgeon Montgomery T.. Higgins. L. S. ".
Lieut.. George b. Wright, L. S. N, line:
Capt W. X Wilson. L. $. A., c. A. c.:
Capt. James l. Walsh. L. 8. "A, o. d.
First Lieut.: John c; II. Lee; Y: s: A.:
c. E; Cadet James Il. Cress. l.. s. NJ. A.
Midshipman Arthur W. Dunn, l.. s. y. A.
First Grand Division. :.
The first grand division. composed OF
regular military and naval forces, will
be commanded by Maj. Gen. w. w.
Wotherspoon. L. :. A, with Lieut.. Col.
John f. Mcmahon as chief of STAFF, and
Lieut.. Col. Frederick S. Foltz .as adjutant
general
The organizations TO march in this diyi-
sion and their order are:
The United States >orps OF Cadets and
band, the 1st Battalion Engineers ana
hand, the Eth United States Infantry and
band. provisional regiment coast artil-
lery and band, the United States Brigade
Mfdshipmen and band. a regiment United
States marines and band. a regiment
United States seamen and band, the lst
Squadron. 18th United States Cavalry. and
band: the I'd Battalion. Sd United States
Field Artillery: a detachment Signal
Corps and Il detachment ambulance COM
pany.
None of the other divisions are COM
pletely organized as Yet. Provision has
been made for the following corps OF
cadets To take part i'm the parade: Carlisle
Indian School. Purdue University, Citadel
Cadets. Georgia Military Academy tthree
companies and bandp. Culver Military
Academy cadets and troop ttroop TO acr
as escort to Vice President-elecD and Viz
ginia Military Institute.
Civic Organizations Coming.
Col Allen gives the following as a tenta-
tive list of the organizations which will
attend the Inauguration: Maricopa Coun-
ty. Arizona. Democratic Association, aec
men: Central Democratic Club of Penn
sylvania. .eo: National Fraternity Pages,
Washington. 800 TO go: Duckworth Club
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 200 10 800; Woodrow
Wilson Club. Princeton. n j.. 100: Lex
ington. Mass, Minute Men Association,
100; club from Reading, Pa. 3oo. with
band; Gottfried- kreuger Association.
Newark. n. j., .225: Jefferson club OF
Philadelphia. 300; Princeton University
Club, Princeton. y. j., go to l..U:
Nose Green Club OF Louisville. Ky. 10;
Woodrow Wilson Club of Trenton, y. j.,
.hl-:;oo with band): Governor OF Louis
lana and staff tparty of twelve: Tenth
Ward Democratic Club. Wilmington. Del,
of america. Democratic Club Seat Pleas
ant. Md. 30: Young Mems Democratic
Club. Washington, 80: District OF Column
bia civic organizations. 4W. and Junior
Order United American Mechanics.
The governors of Mississippi. Missouri
and Rhode Island have sienified their
intention to come.
The Governor of Nebraska today noti-
fled Chairman Robert y. Harper Of the
civic organizations committee that he
and his staff would come here for the
Inauguration and would take part in the
parade.
Quartering of Organizations.
According 10 Col Allen. the regular
troops participating ia parade Will not be
quartered in the city. but will return the
nights OF March 4 and ) to their proper
trains. Trains will not be parked. but
will move out Immediately, carrying the
troops 10 their proper stations.
The quarterins of civic organizations is
in the hands OF Mr.. Harper. chairman OF
the committee on civic organizations.
The qEartcring OF militia troops is in
the hands of Gen. Albert l.. Mills. chief OF
the division of militia affairs, general
staff. L. ). y.
Gen. Wood. the grand marshal, is in
touch with the District authorities ia re-
gard to the proper clearing OF the streets
in case of incleinent weather. Not only
The streets along tie lfle OF fDarcn are
to be cleared. but those in which the
troops will form and the streets leading
thereto will be cleared as Well.
EVERY effort has been made" saws
Col. Alien. ito reduce numbers and ex-
pense SO far as efficiency will allow. The
grand marshais stan was cut down SO
as TO include only officer from each
of the various corps. departments and or-
Ganiza TONS OF the regular establishment,
militia and veterans actually particlpat-
ing in the parade.
''The regular troops participating in tie
parade have been reduced as to give
each branch of the service one unit as
its representation. 1t is believed that a
minimum expense has been attained.
These headquarters has kept in touch
with other headquarters of committees
and every effort has been used to secure
proper coordination and cooperation
Begin Work on Treasury Stands.
Work on the inaugural stands which
are being erected at the south and north
ends of the Treasury Department has
been begun. The inaugural committee.
however, has no control over these
stands, though it may advise as To deco
rations. The stands arc being erected by
The officials and employees of the depart
olent and will be occupied by them and
heir friends.
The following additions to the commit
zee on music were announced today by
Chairman Percy ). Foster James q.