Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-14
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Gen. Woods PROGRAM for the Pistol Duel Between ome N
Inauguration Display. Stevens and R. L. Thomas. |
ROUTE OF PARADE GIVEN ONE DEAD OTHER WOUNDED
Princeton Students Planning for Mrs Stevens Shot by Husband end
Men n Line. Badly Injured
GUARANTEE FUND INCREASED RESULT DOMESTIC STRIFE
work Busy Fire
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Gen. Woods Program for the
Inauguration Display.
ROUTE OF PARADE GIVEN
Princeton Students Planning for
Thousand Men in Line.
GUARANTEE FUND INCREASED
Committees on Decorations and Fire
works Busy With Details-Elab-
crate Schemes Adopted.

Mai. Gen. Leonard Wood. L. S. A,
grand marshal of the inaugural parade,
today announced the general organization
and route of the parade.
The line of march will he from the east
front of the Capitol, west on Pennsyl-
vania avenue to Washington Circle. and
the column will consist of four general
divisions, as follows:
First division, commanded by Gen. w.
W. Wotherspoon, L. S. A, consisting OF
representatives of the army. navy and
Marine Corps including the corps of
cadets at West Point and the corps Of
midshipmen at Annapolis.
Second division, commanded by Gen. AL
bert L. Mills, q. S. A., consisting of or
ganized militia and cadets from schools
and colleges
Third division. consisting of veteran
and patriotic societies and organizations.
including the Grand Army of the Re-
public and Spanish War Veterans. The
marshal for this division will be a veteran
Union soldier of the civil war, who is not
yet selected.
Fourth division, Robert n. Parker, mar
shall, consisting of civic organizations,
clubs. societies, etc.
League Seeks Place in Line.
Joseph R Truesdale of New York, sec
rotary of the Woodrow Wilson College
Mems League. came to Washington to-
day to confer with Chairman Harper of
the civic organizations committee as to
the part the league will play in the
parade. Mr.. Truesdale told Mr.. Harper
that a thousand students would come
here from Princeton to march. and that
the college mems league would send
big delegation from New York. Practi-
cally every big university and college in
the country will have its representatives
in the college mems section of the pa
rade.
Mr. Truesdale pointed out that the
league was composed for the most part
of graduates-not undergraduates-of col
leges, and that the men who come here
would be representative of the best cit
izenShip of the country.
Mr.. Truesdale said that the college
mems league Is to be made permanent
president of the league and John l.. de
Saulles, the old Yale quarterback, is
treasurer. - -.
The league has enrolled more than
10000 college men as members. There
are million college graduates In the.
fort will be made to get them to join the
league.
The idea of organizing college mems
league originated with William F.. Nc
Combs, chairman of the democratic ma
tional committee. and the college vote"
Will have to be reckOned with from now
on, it is said.
MIR. Truesdale succeeded Mr.. McCombs
as editor of the Princetonian at Prince
ton University during their collage days.
He will have a conference with Wallace
Mclean of this city this afternoon in
reference to the part which the local
Princeton alumni are to play in the COM
ing celebration.
Guarantee Fund Subscriptions.
Chairman Corcoran Thorn of the finance
committee this afternoon announced that
a total of $s3, 10 has been subscribed to
the guarantee fund. The new subscrip-
tons are as follows: Thomas Armat,
$50; Jules Demonet, 500; A. G. Plant &
Co., by Arthur G. Plant, 500: Z. F.
Brooks Company (additionaD, $50; P. A.
Drury. 500: III. F. Taft, 500; Eugene S.
Cochran, 500; Joshua Evans, jr. (addi-
tionaD. SO; ]. 8. Flannery, 800; the
Western Union Telegraph Company, 500.
At a meeting OF the executive COM
terday afternoon the estimates of ten big
fireworks firmS-Were carefully considered
These firms are located in New York, New
Jersey, Long Island. Boston, Chicago.
Seattle and elsewhere. The executive
committee will. make its report to the
full committee next Monday at the New
Willard Hotel.
Isaac Cans. chairman Of the committee.
said today that the aerial display would
be very fine, as there We're to be -practt
cally no set pieces. The people will be
able to watch the fireworks. therefore,
from their own homes or from the streets
the night OF March 4, and will not be
compelled to go toythe grounds back of
the White House to view them.
Street Decorations. .-
The committee on street decorations of
which Waddy b. Wood is chairman, is
planning an active campaign to bring
about harmonious and attractive adorn-
ment of Pennsylvania avenue along the
line of march of the inaugural parade.
Personal appeals will be made to house
holders all along the Avenue to join with
the committee in bringing about har-
monious decorations.
The color scheme selected by the COM
mittee is green and white, which is con-
sidered to be simple and attractive to the
eye. Householders will be urged to use
green trees and leaves wherever possible
in decorating. The merchants of Wash
ington will be, requested to have a plen-
tiful supply of materials of green and
white on hand so that decorators may
easily obtain them.
The press committee has opened head
quarters in the Woodward building. with
John Martin press agent, in charge Ar
rangements are being made to supply the
press associations and about SaN news
papers with stories of the coming cele-
bration.