The Washington herald., 1913-02-18
NO Change IN
PARADEPLANS
Civic Section and Old Soldiers
to Start from West Side
Of Capitol
ROOM FOR ALL VISITORS
Chairman Weller, Of Public Comfort
Committee, Replies to Charges Of
Out-of-town Newspapers.

1t was decided yesterday afternoon Al
a conference in the Office OF the SER
geant-at-arms of the Senate between n
Sergeant-at-Arms Cornelius and Lieut.
Lee. OF the office Of Gen. Wood. grand
marshal. that the general plans of the
inaugural parade will be the same as
heretofore and that the civic sections
and old soldiers divisions will start from
the west side OF the Capitol and not
from the east side. as suggested by the
Joint Congressional committee.
| When the details of the parade were
laid out by Gen. Wood it was decided
that the business men and old soldiers,
being unused to the hardship OF long
march, should be spared as much as
possible and therefore should start at
the west end OF the Capitol.
Some of the members Of the Congress
sional committee felt that this was an
! imposition on those occupying the stands
at the east side II would mean that
they would miss a large part of the
procession. 1t was suggested that the
matter might be taken on to the floor
of Congress for settlement. but at the
conference yesterday II was finally de-
cided that the plans shall remain as they
| were.
| Weller Answers Charges.
The members OF tho inaugural commit
| tee. and especially those Of the public
| comfort committee. are chagrined at the
| critical stories Of the preparations being
made for visitors that have appeared in
some of the out-of-town papers. II has
been stated that there would he plenty
OF room for visitors-in the parks only
that the hotels were preparing to fleece
/ ,baf, b.. s'aar kl
been conspicuous in many OF the press
dispatches
/ Chairman Weller. Of the public COM
| fot committee. says in answer to these
charges that he will be able to lodge
every applicant that applies through let
tor and that when all these are provided
for he will have more than 5000 places
for the last army of stragglers that come
in at the last minute. He says that from
the advices that are coming in from tn.
railroads, il seems that there will be
crowd in Washington this year that will
make high mark in inauguration
crowds. The largest crowd heretofore
was in 1875. when there were Isl 90 Wis
itors in Washington.
Plans for Civic Section.
The unusual spectacle Of citizens OF sew
eral States being led in the inaugural
other than their own will be witnessed
in Washington March I. if the present
plans Of Col. Robert ". Harper, chair
man OF the civic committee. are carried
out. Col. Harper yesterday submitted to
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood. Chief of Staf,
who is chairman Of the committee on
military organizations a tentative plan
Tor the formation Of the civic section Of
the parade. The plan will be adopted
with only few changes and announced
the latter part OF this week
Because several Governors are TO march
in the military division, Col Harper has
discovered that il will he necessary To
place the executives of certain States
at til" head Of sections composed OF
citizens of other CommonweaIths The
Governor of Nebraska Will lead New
JERSEYS citizens in the parade while the |
civic delegation from Pennsylvania will |
be led by the executive OF some other
State. as Governor Tener is to be at the |
mead of the PENNSYLVANIA troops in the |
division. 1t has been determined |
that the Governor of Mississippi will lead |
the several thousand business men Of all |
the principal cities OF the South who are
coming as the representatives OF the
Southern Commercial Congress.
District Citizens to Lead.
The civic section of the parade, il is
Will be led by citizens of
The District Of Columbia. Of whom there
will he 3nO on horseback. Alvin G. Belt.
# Washington. has been named as chief
Il staff of this section. There will be
twenty-five assistant chiefs of staff
final call to the Democratic civic
ORGANIZATIONS TO participate in the parade
was sent out last night by Chairman
Harper.
Among new organizations heard from
o-day that are coming to Washington
-or the inaugural ceremonies are the
8ayonne Democratic Club. of Rayonne.
Y. j.. and the Indiana Democratic Club.
If Indianapolis. Ind.