Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-03-14
FOR EACH
MARsHAIL's CAVALRY TROOP TO
EQUAL WILSON'S IN PARADE
o. INAUGURAL DAY.
BLACK HORSE FROM INDIANA
silmlnation Of the Grand BaIi Really
slesslnH-Plans Are Announced
for the Elsbsrats iIiamlastieH Of
tire Capital City.
nv GEORGE CLINTON.


Washlngton.--For the first time In
the history Of the ceremonies Of In
augurating the chief executive Of the
United States. q vice-president-elect
10 to be escorted TO the capitol By q
cavalry troop forming . guard Of hon
or In nize and appearance the equal
OF that which acts as mounted es.
eort to the president-eiect. Thomas
Riley Marshall, the next vice-presi.
Gent or this country, will be the pre-
cedent smasher. his escort consisting
OF black horse squadron from In.
diana
Some OF the members Of the com.
mittee on inaugural ceremonies did
not take altogether kindly 10 the plans
OF Mf. karsAali'a friends to make sec.
ono place equal to FIRST place. but
Woodrow Wilson, hearing Of the op-
position. said his partner on the ticket
and In once should be allowed any
thing and everything In honors that
MIS- friends saw At, and 20 Il was that
the parade managers withdrew all OBJ
jections TO the appearance Of the
Hoosier black horse squadron which
WIN DO honor 10 Marshall of Indiana.
The vice-president-eiect ordinarily
rides from the White House to the
capitol with the outgoing vics-presi-
dent or the president pro tenn OF the
senate. 30 the ease may be, In a car.
rtage following the one occupied BY
the prcstdent-sleet, but with sufficient
distance and enough people In be-
tween the two to make It known that
the escort OF honor 10 for the chief
and not for the subordinate. This
year. however. there will be tive es-
coEts Of honor and a division Of the
acclaim Of the people along the route.
The mettled chargers which will pre-.
eede, flank and take up the rear OF Mr..
Aarshaiis carriage are the property
OF q private military school IN the
Hoosier state and they will be bestrid-
zen BY husky cadets trained. Il is said. |
along cavalry lines like unto those |
followed at West Point.
Omission OF Hali q Blessing.
The members of the committee of ar. /
rangements for the Wilson. and Mar.
shall doings seem to have reconciled |
themselves 70 the loss OF the inaugural
ball and to the turning down Of the
grand public reception" plan. They
are busy now letting the country know
that the elimination OF the Inaugural
hall is very much Of blessing. This
might appear to be simpiy : matter
Of putting q good face on disappoint-
ment. but while the loss of the ball
may be disappointment to the mem.
bers Of the committee personally, they
are telling the truth when they say II
Ii q blessing.
Perry Belmont. who IL a member Of
the inaugural COMMITTEES, has said:
The figures which l have compiled
after digging out the statistics sinca
Harrison's Inauguration In 1889 con.
vinces me that an inaugural bali IL q
vastly overrated function. About H..
300 persons attended the bail when
Harrison was inaugurated. and since
hat time the attendance has de-
creased steadily. At the Taft affair
! little mare thaa 5000 people went
70 the bail and Of these only 500
bought supper tickets. The decrease
n attendance ct the balls has gone
land In hand with en- increase In the
'ize Of the crowds which have come
o washington." -sA
Parsus a.csvaIry Affair.
The evident intention 10 70 make the
Wilson inaugural parade. 10 as great
N extent - possible. . cavalry a.
air" The Essex troops Of New
efsey and the black squadron from
ndians win have places OF honor. but
hey dwlndls away to the proportions
4 cavalry corporal's guard when
ompared to the oyeriowing ranks Of
he other mounted organizations
1hich win follow the leader flem The
White House TO capitol.
There are to be 1900 mounted fox
unters In the parade drs~a from
be various hunt clubs OF the coun.
y, all OF which tha proponents Of
'smocratlc simplicity tell us In the
Fpewritlng Of the press agents are !
exclusive organizations" Aristocracy.
aersfors. On horseback and wearing Z
red coats and shining siik hsts." wilIi
recsds the boys OF Tammany II 1t can. g
nd fellow them Z It must. Ia
The governors .eolonels.s or at any 2
lts the Democratic governors col. !
nels. are 10 have chance TO ride. .
he governors are coming and with :
lem thsir stsifs. The word is that :