Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-02-26
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:klARsHALL's CAVALRY rRooP4To
EQUAL WILSON'S IN PARADE
\ OF INAUGURAL DAY. VII,
BLACK HORSE FROM INDIANA.

BLACK HORSE FROM INDIANA.
Z elimination Of the Grand Ball Really
5S$s =. eiessIn1-Plans Are Announced
2s for. the. Elaborate illumination Of
L, the Capital City. s \
HysGEoRGE CLINTON.
5S,sg Washington.-For the first time IN
the history Of the ceremonies OF In
augurating the chief executive OF the
United States, a. vice-president-elect
IL to be escorted to the capitol by
cavalry troop forming guard OF hon 'l
or in ':ize and appearance the equal
Sof that which acts as mounted es'
!, cort to the president-elect. Thomas
z Riley Marshall. the next vice-presi-
I dent.of this country, will be the pre-
cedent smasher. his escort consisting
of . black horse squadron from In.
diana s.tS &. n 81.
Some OF the members of the COM
mittee on inaugural ceremonies did
not take altogether kindly to the plans
/ of Mr.. Marshall's friends to make sec &C..
ond place equal to first place. but
\ Woodrow Wilson, hearing OF the OPP
position, said his partner on the ticket
and in Office should be allowed any
thing and everything in honors that
his friends saw fit, and no 1T was that
the parade managers withdrew all OBJ
jectiOns to the appearance OF the
Hoosier black horse squadron which
will do honor to Marshall OF Indiana.
The Observation-Disclosures ordinarily
rides from the White House to the
& capitol with the outgoing vice-presi-
dent or. the president pro tenn of the
senate, as the case may; be. in car
riage following the one occupied BY
the presid but with sufficient
distance and enough people in be-
tween the two to make 1t known that
the escort of honor. Is for the chief
and not for the subordinate. This
year. however, there will be two es,
#corts OF honor and a division OF the
acclaim OF the people along the route.
] The melted chargers which will pre-.
$cede. flank and take UP the rear Of Mr..
Marshall's I carriage are the property
of 10 private military school In the,
i Hoosier state and they will be bestrid-
den by husky cadets trained. it Is said.
along cavalry lines like unto those
followed at West Point. 81. ,t ga
;$Ss Omission o. Ball . BIesslno.
The members Of the committee Of ar
ranxements for the Wilson and Mar
shall doings seem to have reconciled
themselves to 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
ball IL very much Of q blessing. This
might appear to be simply matter
OF putting q good face on . disappoint-
ment, but while the loss, OF the ball
may be disappointment to the mem
beers Of the committee personally, they
are telling the truth when they say It
is q blessing. 4 Isl
Perry Belmont, who is a member OF
the inaugural committee, has said:
..The figures which have compiled
after digging out the statistics since
!, Harrison's Inauguration. In 1889 con-
yinces me that an inaugural ball Sc =,
vastly over.rated function. About II.
900 persons attended the ball when
Harrison was inaugurated. and since
that time the attendance has de-
creased steadily. At the Taft affair
. little more than 5000 people went
B to the BAN and Of these only 4 500;
bought supper tickets. The decrease
In attendance at the balls has gone
hand IN hand with an increase in the
size Of the crowds which have come
to Washington. S 81
S5sA Parade 4 Cavalry AFFAIR.
The evident intention Is to make the
Wilson inaugural parade. to as great
IN extent as possible. q Cavalry at
fair. The Essex troops of New
Jersey and the black squadron from
Indiana will have places OF honor, but
they sdwindle away to the proportions
Of q cavalry corporal's guard when
compared to the overlooking ranks OF
the other mounted organizations
which will follow the leader from the
White House to capitol.
There are to be 1000 mounted fox
hunters In the parade drawn from 4
the various hunt clubs of the coun.
try. all of which the proponents OF
Democratic simplicity tell US in the
typewriting Of the press agents are
Exclusive organizations. " Aristocracy,
therefore. on horseback and wearing
.'red coats and shining silk hats, !" will
,precede the boys Of Tammany II 1t can.
and follow them II 1t must.
The governors ''colonels." or at any
rate the Democratic governors col
onels, are to have q chance to ride.
The governors are coming and with
them their STATS. The word Is that
several OF the states chief magistrates
have ordered their subordinates to ap-
pear in brand new uniforms." AS for
the governors, they will ride frock-
coated and silk-hatted.
The inaugural committee promises
that during the four days which cover
the reriod of the Visitation Of
strangers Washington will be the
best lighted city In the world. The
semi-southern sun will do It's duty by
day, but at night between dusk and
midnight, which is supposed to be
Washington's turning in time, 10000
multi-colored incand ,sCent lamps
strung In festoons between the capitol
and the treasury will illuminate the
broad thoroughfare OF Pennsylvania
avenue. The capitol is to be illumi-
mated. One, search light will throw
Its rays upon the dome bringing out
the Goddess OF Liberty into proper
relief while another will make the
Only One J. Ed.
And he is advertising again In tho
Rockbrdige County (Va.) News. ITO
you and all Of your fellers, !" reads the
Advertisement. this Is one grand and
glorious country and my sincere hope
IN that Won will make the heat Of yOur