The Washington herald., 1913-02-21
ANIMALS BARRED
.FR0MIHEPARADE
Democratic Donkeys and
Houn' Dogs viii Have No
Place IN Inaugural
TO INVITE INDIANS
Lighting Committee Announces Some
sf lb Plans for Illumination
Of the City.
TO INVITE INDIANS

In order that the inaugural parade
might not be lacking in dignity. the inau-
gural committee, at a meeting yesterday
afternoon. placed a ban on Democratic
donkeys and 'houn' dogs" By a unani-
nous vote the committee turned down
the proposition providing for a Demo-
cratic donkey attired in a blanket with
bull moose horns and elephant tusks,
symbolical Of the Progressive and Re
publican parties.
The action OF the committee yesterday
was a death blow to the animal plans
and caused the committee to back wa
ter" on the plan to have the Ohio dele
CATION bring a donkey and permit
the United Hunt Clubs to use a pack
of fox hounds.
The committee authorized the sending
of an invitation to the twenty-five In
dlans who are In New York for the lay
ing Of the corner stone for a monument
| erected to the American Indian in New
York Harbor. The party. under the lead
ership Of Hollow Horn Bear. a Sioux
chieftain. includes braves Of the Sioux.
Chippewas. Crows. Cheyennes. Flat
heads, Grosventres, Arickarees and Man
dams. II they consent to participate in
the parade they will be provided with
mounts and assigned to a place well up
in the civic division.
A. Miles. U. S. A. retired. will send the
invitation to the Indians to take part
in the parade. They know this old In
dian fighter and would probably accept
the invitation more readily from him
than from any other man. John T
Newbold. president OF the Merchants
Transfer and Storage Company, has vol
unteered to furnish mounts for the In
dians.
Announce Lighting Plans.
Chairman Guide. Of the illumination
committee. announced that satisfactory
progress is being made in the prepara-
tions for lighting the city on the evenings
of March 8. 4. S. and 6 The overhead
lights in Pennsylvania Avenue will be
the same as those arranged for previous
inaugurations. with the exception that
there will be drop circle lights OF the
national colors. Lines Of red. white
and blue lights will be entwined about
the nag poles in front OF the Union Sta
ton. Two hundred small electric lights
will be placed in each Of the e5-foot
cedar trees, marking the approach to the
court OF honor. Illumination Of the Cap
itol dome. Washington Monument, Peace
Monument, and that portion of the court
of honor representing Monticello, the
home of Thomas Jefferson. will be pro-
vided through the use OF spot lights
The reception committee was voted $500
to defray the expenses OF greeting Presi-
dent-elect Wilson on March Z An In
novation in Inauguration plans provides
for Mr.. Wilson's trip from his hotel. the
Shoreham. TO the White House on the
morning Of March 4. Students from
Princeton and the University of Virginia
will line up on both sides OF the street
and stand with barred heads as the Presi-
dent-elect passes through President
elect Wilson will be escorted to the
White House by the joint inaugural COM
mittee of the House and Senate. From
the White House to the Capitol the
guard OF honor will be the Essex Troop
Of New Jersey and the famous Black
Horse Troop of Culver Military Academy.
Plans OF the Y. NJ. c. A for welcom-
ing the visitors to the Inauguration were
completed yesterday, under the direction
Of William Knowles Cooper. general Sec
retary OF the local association.
At the Y. NJ. c. A. central branch there
will be a continual open house, day and
night. throughout the entire inaugural