Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-02-13
NO SOCIAL ID0INGS.
INAUGURATION OF WOODROW
WILSON WILL BE STRICTLY
OFFICIAL AFFAIR.
EVEN 4 RECEPTION OMITTED
Parade, However, viii Be Unusually
Big and Brilliant, Though That OF
suffragists Probably Will Have
More Human Interest.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

sons decree that there shall be no In
augural ball puts the inauguration GER
emonies on an almost strictly official
basis. There is no chance now that
there will be SO much as a reception
in the capitol in the evening, and 1t is
virtually certain that there will be
NO reception at the White House,
! which is not large enough to accom-
modate the thousands of people who
certainly would throng to the place
to shake the hand of the incoming
ehieftain.
1t must not be understood that the
opposition to the reception in the
capitol which developed in congress
was at all a partisan affair. 1t was
not based on q wish to beIittle the in
augural affair, but it came from the
belief that the new president would
: find himself a victim, rather than a
hero, before midnight Of March A, II
strenuous reception ceremonies were
forced upon him after his hard work
OF gpeechmaking and parade-review-
Ing during the daylight hours.
No visitor who had intended to
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ceremonies should feel inclined to
stay away because there Is to be no
ball, and probably no reception. The
chances are that this will be the
scene Of spectacular doings enough to
make up for all that has been left
out Of the program. 1t must not be
forgotten that there is to be a huge
woman suffrage parade on March 8,
and 1t Is definitely known that If the
weather is at all favorable this pa
rade will oVershadow in its human
interest the display that the men are
70 get up the next day.
Weather Won't Stop Women.
The women are hoping for bright
skies and dry pavements on March 8,
but the promise of their militant lead
ers is that no matter what the wealth
or, their followers will show the cour-
age Of their convictions, and will
march In snow, sleet and rain just as
they would in sunshine. Il is under
stood that every woman who marches
will be given a distinctive garment TO
wear, weather-proof and warm. In q
way this will make the affair q uni
formly uniformed" one, but if the day
be warm these garments will be
thrown aside, and the women will ap-
pear each after her own manner Of
interpreting the fashions of the day.
It Is probable that congress before
long will take up the matter of the
inaugurations Of the future and make
some kind Of definite provision for
them. There is always q row over
whether the pension building shall be
used for the inaugural ball, and this
year 1t was the expense attached to
the use of that building which made
Mr.. Wilson enter his veto of the ball
plan.
Washington Memorial Hall.
Already there Is IN congress a bill
looking to the erection In this city
of a huge and beautiful marble build
ing to be known as the George Wash
1ngton Memorial. Congress Is not go
ing to appropriate money for this
structure, but it already has granted
q site upon which it may be erect
ed. The George Washington Memo
rial hall project originated In Massa-
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came its spokesman. The idea Is for
the people Of each state to contribute
q sum of money In order that the me-
mortal may be entirely national. The
movement has grown and 1t seems
likely that before long something will |
become of 1t.
The site which congress has set
aside for the memorial building is
that once occupied by the old Pennsyl-
vania railroad station just south of
Pennsylvania avenue near Sixth
street. The proposal is to use the
building for inaugural balls, for func-
lions of patriotic societies and for
any other use which seems suitable.
With the ball eliminated and with
the reception also done for" the
probable attempt Of the committee In
charge of the inauguration will be to
make the parade unusually great and
unusually brilliant. Definite orders
already have been issued for troops
to come here from the outlying gov
eminent posts, and some of the states
already have signif1ed their intention
to send organizations of the National
Guard. 1T is known that 1000 Prince
ton graduates and several hundreds OF
under graduates will appear in the
parade probably in academic gowns
and mortar boards.