The Washington herald., 1913-03-05

OF their militia or leading their political
marching clubs. were next-door to be
coming commonplace. And along toward
the final part of the last part of the
end part the college boys from most oi
the big Eastern colleges whooped their
wav out Of the darkness, through the
light and on to outward darkness again
wearing either broad bands of their col
ieCa Colors or collegiate caps and gowns
| And there were thousands OF the stu
dents too.
The crowds had begun to melt away
with thoughts of. belated dinner by the
time the collcgers came into sight. Blu,
the President and Vice President hung
on to the bitter end. and then President
Wilson went across the dark lawn into
his new home.
| Police In the Lead.
| Led by Mai Richard Sylvester. a
force OF mounted police were in the van
guard of the parade. Following were
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood. Chief OF STAN.
| u s. A, and his staff. troop of
negro cavalry followed the Army Off
| GERS.
| In gorgeous navy-blue uniforms liter
afly covered with gold lace, came the
Essex troop of New Jersey, President
Wilson's personal bodyguard.
Among the plaudits of the thousands
then came the Presidential party. In the
p, carriage with President Wilson were
! former President Taft and Senators Ba-
con and Crane. The ride from the Cap
itol to the White House was one con-
| tinuous ovation. After traversing less
than two blocks. Mr.. Wilson removed his
! hat entirely and laid II his knee.
raising and waving 1t occasionally at the
crowds. Mr.. Taft's hat remained upon
, his head
carriage was a carriage containing Vice
| President Marshall and the members of
the Senatorial escort committee. Then.
! in a taxicah. came William Jennings
I Bryan. accompanied by Mrs. Bryan. Ire
! mendous salvos of applause greeted the
| Peerless Leader on his trip up the
Avenue He was forced to raise his hat
| in reply repeatedly.
Upon reaching the White House the
President and his party drove imme-
diately up to the portico, where they
alighted and went in to luncheon.
| The BLACK Horse Troop" Of Culver
Military Academy cadets who served as
| personal escort to Vice-President Mar
shall. and who followed the Presidential
| party. forming the real head of the
parade. halted a block away from the
White House. and the entire parade
stopped with orders to rest until the
| PRESIDENT should rnlSn IunCN.
| The other Culver cadets, on foot.
shared honors with the West Point and
Virginia Military Institute cadets. All
three, in similar uniform. seemed TO he
vieinE for drill honors. The future Of
| ficers held to the best marching order
eyer seen in an inaugural parade. plac-
ing the regulars and militia completely
in the shade Clad in gray uniforms
with black stripes down tho leg and
white sashes. the cadets could be told
from each other. All three were chccrcd
I" the echo.
Parade fn Four Divisions.
The parade proper started immedi-
ately back of the Black Horse Troop.
1t was in four grand divisions-regu-
lar. militia. veteran, and civic organ
| izations. In II were some OF the most
famous military organizations in the
country. The number of regulars was
comparatively small. The militia made
up for any deficiency in the regular
forces, however, and the civic organi-
cations marched until long after the
festoons OF lights stretched across
Pennsylvania Avenue had been lighted
to Danish the darkness. The veterans,
both of the Union and the Confederacy,
the last survivors of the war between
the States, were well represented, tax
ing into consideration their rapidly di-
miniShing numbers. The Spanish war
veterans were represented by the local
camps.
Led by Brig. Gen. Wotherspoon, U.
S. A. and staff, all in full-dress uni
fern. the first grand division followed
Immediately behind the Presidential
party. The West Point Cadets led the
line.
In their gray uniforms. straight as
rafTrods. :, - future generals drew lunc