El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-04
$4,000 MEN IN
PARADE FOR
WILSON
Is a Gay Picture of Color as
It Marches Through the
National Capital.
HALTS WHILE TAFT
SAYS HIS FAREWELL

/ KW ASHlNGIONs D. c, March A
| w An army OF Inauguration. "
10000 strong, swinging with
/ military tread to the bIare Of a brigade
I Of bands, stretched in review today
from the capitol to the white house a
| magnificent tribute Of welcome to the
( administration OF woodrow Wilson.
Historic Pennsylvania avenue, the
path Of other armies Of peace and war,
| was like a valley between hills in a
! glory OF coIor-With the simplicity of
/ natures green and white dominating
/ the COlOr Scneme along the line of
I march, while the dazzle of uniforms
I the flash Of guns, sabers, gold lace
I ana brass buttons, and the confused
I roar OF bands, bugles, numbering ar
| ullery and tramping thousands added
ElEldneSS and stirring activity to the
DrlIIlant scene. High on either side of
the avenue Its buildings and review
| ing stands were packed with humanity
rising from the solid masses along the
I curDs, 10 the dense thrOngs in bal
/ tnTougn this valley of humanity and
/ color a martial host undulated and
rolled along with the steady sweep of
Climax TO Capitol Ceremany.
me street pageant was the climax
70 the inauguration ceremonies at the
SS SI 81 addlng the outward spectacu-
IaE. features 10 the formal exercises
which had just taken place at the sem
ATE chamber and the east front of the
capitol Since early in the morning the
ranks of the rnarShers had been wing
In FESTIVE division waiting for the
word to advance.
While president Wilson was solemn
y repeating MS oath OF office. TO the
SLOW measures set by the chief Justice
me troops at parade rest were com
ing to attention and long lines were
( stralg htening into columns.
with the last word OF swearing IN
Z me new president the commands rang
out and were echoed along the lines
mere was rattle Of arms, a clatter
OF hoofs, and the great parade was in
motion behind the carriages of presf-
| dent wilson and vice president Mar
tramp, tramp, tramp" of marching
LeeJ, the stream Of color wound down
from Capitol hill and breasted its way
Z lOWard the white house, to which the
presidential party had driven briskly
ahead to take places for the review.
Gen. Wood in Command.
The chief officers and divisions Of
the parade were as follows:
Grand marshal-8Iaj.-Gen Leonard
Wood.
First division. regular army. navy
ana marine corps-ATai.- ". w
Notherspoon, commanding
second division. STAKE militia-Brig--
Gen Albert L Mills. commanding.
Third division. veteran and patriotic
organZauons-Gen- James +. Stuart
OF Chicago. commanding
Fourth division. CIVIC organizations
-ltobert y. Harper, commanding.
As the procession took up the march.
the noted Essex troop" ofsNew Jersey,
swung in behind the carriage in which
president Wilson and former president
IsIt rode Then came vice president
IarShalIs carriage and behind that
the BACK Horse troop Of Culver Mill
tary academy, pranCinE and bowling to
Ihe uVeiy music a roar of welcome
II started along behind it.
Cadets and lIidshlDnen.
Inen came Maj-Gen. Wood. chief Of
starr OF the army, and grand marshal
pine SL the procession, heading the military
DodleS, handsomely mounted and with
the snowy uniform of his high rank.
1nen the army contingent, headed by
Lne west Point cadets; long straight
ZINES OF gray facing the avenue, each
line stepping as one man. heads up
chests nigh, plumes aflutter, rifle bar
rels glistening. An ovation greeted
Tramping close behind came the first
Ddtta4Ion OF army engineers. the 18th
=. ; infantry and band from Fort
alcF nerson, Ca, and a regiment of coast
artillery from Fort Monroe. The crack
18th, IN full marching order a solid
column Of fun dress service blue
swinging easily to the lively music of
tnelr band, made a splendid appear
Commanding no less interest than
the West Point cadets came the mid
Shtpmen from AnnapOlis In their
regulation short navy-blue packets and
tan leggins, the young sailors were
4 ~N~-NNA Win waves OF GnEGE.
Regulars and Militia.
But now the assembled thousands /
sent up new roar. A regiment Of I
blue jackets turns into the avenue-
rolling quickstep Of men who are not Z
strangers TO the sea. A squadron Of /
the 10Th cavalry, a battalion Of the /
81 IlSLd arJlIlery and detachment OF /
the signal corps brought up the rear I
OF the division Of regulars.
Ihen marched the second division. !
TnaNn mo -1.Her
led, headed by the governor and his
statL New JerSey-president Wilson's I
own state-sent its entire militia es-
-abIlShmenI, including Its battalion of I
naval reserves In line came the state
troops or Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,
Maryland. Georgia, Connecticut. Vir-
GINA, North Carolina. Rhode island Z
Maine, Michigan, Ohio and other states. !
Militia representation from the states ]
vas not SO great this year as at pre-
nous lnaugurals, but there was a
greater representation of regular
rooPs. Indlana-vice president Mar
ihalIs state-was totally unrepre-
which did not send troops because OF
he long distance to be Travelled were
represented BY their governors and
taffs in the fourth grand division.
Indians in Line
Cadets from the Carlisle indian
chool In their uniforms Of cadet blue,
we're a subject OF remark in contrast |
With the remnant of their ancestors
Who marched wrapped in multf-cOIored /
'ldnhelS ana IN Iull feathers and war /
'a1nt cadet battaliOns from the Vir- !
.inia Military institute and culver ! ]
liIltary ac2a,demy brought up the rear
The third division, made up OF vet
ran and patriotic organizations was I
Uggestiye of the fast diminishing
anks OF the veterans Of the north I I
nd south Both sections were re1re- ;
ented,. the nearby northern states and {
he District OF Columbia furnishing
he larger number of men in blue win
ere and there the men in gray ming =
ing with their former adversarfes
The Civic BODIES.
The fourth grand division connose5
iverse of all. -'Os'
TammaHy hall, 1900 strong. headed
y two bands, each brave topped 1
18th pure white silk beaver. and
arriving a red, white and blue UNI q
rella. accompanied by So real in ! =
ians" in fun tribal regalia. was march 4
ne at the inauguration of the first y
emOcrallG president In 20 years. :
Wilson's Home People. ?
Foremost In this civic division came
ne woodrow Wilson club of Trenton.
nd then came fully 5000 college stu
d d Fa = "a ]