Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-29
STANDS BEING BUILT
Taft Sees Physical Prepara-
tons for Inauguration.
SEATS FOR 1900 PERSONS
Big Sections Will Be Located in
Front of White House.
PRESIDENT MADE TO SMILE
Receives and Signs Congressional
Resolution Appropriating $23, 900
for Extra Police Protection.
PRESIDENT MADE TO SMILE

erected Tor the inaugural parade.
The work on the Presidents stand, di
rectly in front of the White Hous,
grounds, on the south side of the Ave
nue.. and the Lafayette Square stanC
across the way was begun immediatelly-
The contract for these stands has beer
awarded to James l.. Parsons. who has
erected these two stands for several in
augural parades.
The Presidents stand will seat about
loo persons. and the Lafayette Square
stand about $500. All of the work on the
stands. the committee has announced, is
To be done by union labor Special ar
rangement was made for this when the
contracts were let.
Smiles at Resolution.
Almost the first thing that met Presi-
dent Tafts eye as he entered his office
was the joint congressional resolution APP
propriating $4,000 for additional police
protection for Washington during the in
auSuration period. Mr.. Taft smiled and
signed the resolution at once.
The plans for the illumination of
Pennsylvania avenue between the Treas
ury build ng and the Capitol at Inaugural
ton time have been completed by the
7.
GUIDE is chairman, and provide for a
more brilliant display than ever before
seen here. The committee is still at work
on the illumination of the court of honor.
which will extend in front of the White
House grounds.
Ten thousand incandescent lights will
fash on Pennsylvania avenue from the
Capitol to the Treasury when the illumi-
nation begins March =. The committee
has ARRANGED for festoons of lights to
f.,t1 lot.
1.t feet.
From each feStoon there will be three
pendant colored lights. When 1T is COM
pleted, the broad Avenue will appear to
he rooted with brilliant, glowing bulbs.
Illumination Four Nights.
According TO the plans of the committee
the street illumination will be made the
nights of March 3. 4, and Is. The lights
will be turned on at dusk and will burn
until midnight
mated with hundreds of electric lights
also. and use will be made of the tall
flag staffs I'm front of the station for this
purpose. 1t is planned to have bis
searchlight play on the Capitol.
According TO information received by
Gen. Wood. grand marshal of the inau-
gural parade. the state of Massachusetts
will be represented in line by more than
2,CUD mi!itiamen, with Gov. Foss. as COM
mander-in- chief of the militia of Massa-
chusetts, at their head. These troops
will constitute provisional brigade, with
Col. T. Leroy Sweetser of the Sth Infan.
try III command
The brigade will consist of twelve com
panies of the 5th Infantry. twelve COM
panies of the Coast Artillery Corps
twelve companies of the Sth Infantry, a
provisional regiment composed of troops
from the I'd and 9th Infantry. cadets and
the naval reserves. a separate provisional
battalion from the 9th Infantry and the
Ambulance Corps.
In the orders for the formation OF the
brigade II is stated that the Officers and
men at all times will remember that they
represent the military forces OF Massa-
chusetts and must observe the strictes,
discipline and gentlemanly conduct unde,
all circumstances"
Ten Thousand to March.
Ten thousand men will march in the
civic division Of the inaugural parade, ac-
eordins to an estimate made at meet
ing OF the committee on civic organiZa
tons last night In the New Willard Hotel
Robert y. Harper. chairman Of this i'm
portant committee, laid before 1t a ten
tative list of organizations which have
asked permission to take part In the pa
rade. 1t is expected that many more or
now and March 4. and that the turnout
for the civic division Of the parade will
be greater and more brilliant than at any
previous inauguration.
Tammany Hall. the most famous demo
cratic organization of them all, has writ
ten Mr. Harper that 1t will be here with
a contingent Of marchers 2OOO strong
Much interest Is being taken In the hunts
men, members of the United Hunts OF
America, who are to ride In the parade.
IL l. H,,I ThA tto7
Hunts Of America includes all the IA
nous hunt clubs from Massachusetts to
North Carolina.
Sufragists Ask Place.
Chairman Harper told the committee
that he had received a letter from one
of the suffrage organizations asking that
woman members be allowed to ride in
automobiles. He replied that they might
ride horse back, or march afOot, II they
all wore a similar costume. He has
heard nothing further from them.
The following is a list OF some Of the
organizations. which will take part in the
parade in the civic division: Maricopa
County. Ariz, Democratic Association.
Central Democratic Club Of Harrisburg.
Pa: National Fraternity Pages. Wash
ington. d. c.: Duckworth Club. Cincin-
natl. Ohio; Woodrow Wilson Club
Princeton. n. j.: Lexington. Mass. Min
ute Men; Democratic Club from Reading
Pa; Gottfr1ed-Krueger Association, New
ark. N. j.: Jefferson Club, Philadelphia;
Princeton Woodrow Wilson Club: Cover
nor Of Mississippi and staff; Governor OF
Missouri and staff: Governor Of Rhode
Island and staff; Nose Green Club OF
Louisville. KY: Original Woodrow Viii,
| son Club. Trenton, N. j.: Governor OF
Louisiana and stan: Tenth Ward Demo.
| cratic Club. Wilmington. Del: United
| Fox Hunt Clubs Of America; Seat Plea.
| SAINT, Nd, Democratic Club; Youne
Mems Democratic Association. Washing
ton. D. c.: District Of Columbia civic
lean Mechanics Atlanta. Ga: Tammany
Hall. New York city; colored organiza
| tons.
| Commercial Section.
Mr.. Harper has delegated to DR.. c. j
Owens, member OF the committee. the
work Of getting the commercial organi
cations to participate In the great inaugu
raj parade. Dr.. Owens is actively at work
and Ia in communication with Commercial
organizations throughout the south. mos
OF whom are affiliated with the Southern
Commercial Congress.
Already commercial organizations ir
tho three principal Alabama cities. Bir.
mingham, Mobile and Montgomery. have
| arranged to send marching clubs. who
will be uniformly dressed.
1t IL believed that more than 100 south.
ern cities which have large commercial
bodies will arrange to send marching
clubs for the parade.
/ Tho Alpha Democratic Club Of the Ma
tional Colored Democratic League hello
its regular meeting Monday night at thu
league headquarters, and made arrange
ments for the club to participate In the