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from military institutions. has finally set
tied the vexatious question Of the order
of precedence of the various organiza-
tions in that division Of the line.
With the approval of Gen. Wood, grand
marshal and leading members of the In.
augural committee. 1t has been arranged
that the purely militia division shall be
headed by the National Guard Of the
District Of Columbia. followed In order
by the governors and militia OF the var
ious states, in accordance with the dates
Of the ratification Of the Constitution or
nal states and by the dates Of admis-
sion to the Union of the thirty-five other
states
According to this arrangement the
militia troops from the various states
will march in the parade in the follow
ing order: District Of Columbia. Della
ware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. Geor-
gia, Connecticut. Massachusetts,
Maryland. South Carolina, New Hamp-
shire, Virginia. New York, North Caro-
nals), Vermont. Kentucky, Tennessee,
Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana, Mississippi,
Illinois, Alabama, Maine. Missouri. Ar
kansas, Michigan. Florida, Texas. Iowa,
Wisconsin, California, Minnesota, Ore
gon, Kansas. West Virginia, Nevada,
Nebraska, Colorado. North Dakota,
South Dakota, Montana, Washington,
Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Oklahoma, New
Mexico and Arizona.
Place for Military College Cadets.
The cadet battalions from the various
military colleges and high schools,
which will follow the organized militia.
have been assigned positions in line in
accordance with the dates Of the es-
tablishment Of the institutions they
represent.
Col Allen. chief of STAFF Of the grand
marshal Of the inaugural parade. was
midshipmen at the U. S. Naval Acad-
emy, ordered to take part in the com
ing inaugural parade. will be I62
strong. including three officers and the
Naval Academy Band OF forty-tWo
pieces. The regiment will be headed
by Commander Louis NJ. Mutton, and
the two battalions by Lieut. Com
manders K. Earle and A. Buchanan,
respectively.
To meet possible accidents or mishaps
to horses used by officers and Others
taking part in the inaugural parade
Lieut. ]. c. Fl. Lee secretary to the
grand marshal. has arranged to have ex-
perienced horseshoers stationed at vari'
Gus points along the line Of march during
the inaugural parade. The stations Sc
lected are at the Treasury Department,
18th street, 7th street. and at the Peace
monument. A similar arrangement a,
great service The entire expense at
tending the work Of these horseshoers
will be borne by r. A. Dore or 4OS Stn
street. as his contribution to the Wilson
Inauguration fund.
Overrule Congressional Committee.
After a. conference between Sergeant-at-
Arms Cornelius of the Senate and Lieut..
Lee of the Office of Maj. Gen. wood,
grand marshal of the inaugural parade,
Il was announced that the general plans
for the parade would not be changed. and
that the civic sections and veterans
sections would form and start from a
side street to tho west OF the Capitol
and not from the east side or the Capl-
toll, as suggested by the joint congress
sional committee on arrangements Tor
the inauguration. Members of the COM
mittee feel that it would be better to
have the whole parade pass the STANDS
which are being erected on the east
font of the Capitol. which Will be niled
with distinguished visitors. but the grand
marshal of the parade and Robert n
Harper, chairman of the committee on
civic organizations, decided that it would
be wise to have as short q line OF march
for the civic organizations and the vet
Grams as possible.
There will be no increase in the taXicab
rates during inauguration, 1t was an
nounced Yesterday by the tax1caD compa-
MES.
The unusual spectacle Of citizens of sew
eral states being led in the inaugural pa
rade nv governors of commemorative
other than their own will be witnessed In
Washington March 4. If the present plans
of Col Harper, chairman OF the civic COM
mittee are carried out. Col. Harper yes
terday submitted to Maj. Gen. Wood, who
is chairman Of the committee on military
organizations, a tentative plan for the
formation Of the civic section or the pa
rade. The plan will be adopted with only
a few changes and announced probaDiy
the latter part Of this week.
Some Governors Missing.
Because several governors are to march
In the military division, Col. Harper has
discovered that it will be necessary to
place the executives Of certain states at
the head Of sections composed Of citizens
of other commonwealths. The Governor
Of Nebraska will lead New Jerseys citi-
zens In the parade, while the civic dele
cation from Pennsylvania will be led by
the executive of some other state, as Gov.
Tener Is to be at the head of the Penn
sylvania troops in the military division.
It has been determined that the Governor
of Mississippi will lead the several thou
cities of the south who are coming as the
representatives Of the Southern CONNER
cial Congress.
final call to the democratic civic or
ganizations to participate In the parade
was sent out last night by Chairman Har-
per.
Among new organizations heard from
that are coming to Washington for the in
augural ceremonies are the Bayonne Dem
ocratic Club of Bayonne, N. j., and the
Ind.
The work Of moving the cedar trees
that are to be used in the decoration of
the Avenue from 18th to 18th street for
the inaugural ceremonies, which were
brought from down river and deposited on
the wharves at the foot of 18th and 18th
streets, was started yesterday.
GUARDS AGAINST FEVER.
Surgeon General Blue Orders Inspec.