El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-01
INAUGURAL TUH
CROWD To Be
REG0RD0NE
More than 100000 Visitors
Expected in Washington
For Wilson Inaugural.
WILL BE COSTLY DAY
FOR THE DEMOCRATS

Vt
M Advices received from every
section of the country today
indicate that the greatest crowd ever
known to the history of this city wiz
gather Tuesday to witness the inaugU-
ration Of Woodrow Wilson and Thomas
Riley Marshall, as president and vice
president Of the United States.
The elimination Of the inaugural ball
and reception, so far from affecting the
enthusiasm OF the Democrats, seems TO
have made them all the more intenE
upon eclipsing any Inauguration cere--
mOny in recent years in point Of at
tendance.
1t was estimated by the local com
mittee in charge of the inauguration
ceremonies today. that close upon 800
600 people would journey to Washing
ton to see the new president indicted
into office.
These, together with almost the en-
tire population Of the capital viii
swarm into the plaza and adjacent
streets facing the east porticO Of the
capitol to watch the actual ceremony
Members Of the vast assemblage, vino
cannot get close enough to the plat
form where chief justice White, Of The
Supreme court will administer the
oath to Mr.. Wilson, viii line both sides
Of Pennsylvania avenue from the cap
itOl far past the reviewing stand in
front Of the White House to watch
the inaugural parade The reviewing
stand is a reproduction Of Thomas J ef-
fersons home. Monticello In case OF
bad weather the presidential party VIII
review the parade from behind large
plate glass windows.
The Monster Parade
It was expected today that over 50,-s
600 marchers would be in line in the
parade
The procession will be in charge OF
major general Wood, chief OF staff OF
the army. MajOr-general Wood as
grand marshal will have as assistants
general William WWnf6ar-
spoon, gadier-general Albert L Mills
u S. A, general James r. Stewart, OF
Chicago veteran OF the Civil war
and Spanish-American war, and colonel
Robert n Harper, Of the citizens com
mittee OF Washington Each OF these
men viii command a division Of the
great procession
Major-ge WOtherspOon viii
head the soldiers and sailors Of Uncle
Sam, the Annapolis naval academy ca
diets and the cadets from West Point
n Y
Brigadier-general Mills will com
mand the National guard Of New Jer-
sey, together with militia men from
Maryland Massachusetts, Pennsyl-
Vania, Virginia Georgia, Maine, North
Carolina and the District of Columbia
In this division viii also march cadets
from a dozen military schools The d.
vision under the command Of general
Stewart viii be composed OF veterans
Of the Grand Army of the Republic,
ish War veterans and other patriotic
bodies.
The fourth division. under command
OF colonel Harper. viii include scores
of civic OrcaDizafious and political md
marching clubs Every Democratic in
stitutiOn IN every city OF any size IN
the United States viii be represented
in this division
So great. has been the demand for
accommodations that Washington hO-
tells and lodging houses have found
themselves unable to satisfy the re-
quirements and empty offices and resi-
dences have been leased by SPECTATORS
for the purpose Of taking care Of the
overflow
visitors Must Have Money
He who journeys TO Washington
therefore, must fOrtify himself with q
fat purse Everywhere he viii be
asked to spend money and the rates
demanded for food, lodging and trans
pOrtatiOn viii have arisen TO dizzy
height This despite al efforts on tho
part Of the citizens committee to elm
mate such graft
As an instance Of what the TisftOr
may be up against, the prices that Wiz
be demanded for seats from which to
view the auguratiOn, and the reason
for their rise in price may be quoted.
Heretofore the inauguration commits
tee, which is comprised OF WashingtOM
men has erected reviewing stands on
parkings and in front OF buildings all
along the line Of parade, with a fee OF
so cents to 81 for seats Previously
the government gave over the use Ot
the pension office building for the
holding OF the Inauguration ball. con%
cert and supper
The price of the tickets for the BAH
was IS for each person attending and
50 additional for supper During the
week of inauguration g concert was
held in the ballroom and an admission
price of 50 was charged to enjoy the
music and view the decorations. The
money received from these sources
went to the business men Of Washing
ton to reimburse them for their SUBJ
No Inaugural Ball
In view Of the fact that there via
be no official ball this year. the inaugu-
raj committee has decided to increase
the charge for seats along the line OF
parade Seats costing on an average
II 81 during former inauguratiOnS viii
bring on March all the way from So
10 SO, the average being IS.
Window space for reviewing the pa
go for the exclusive use Of the win
lows Rooms will bring from $500 to
$500 and upwards, depending on the
location on Pennsylvania avenue me
number of these indoor viewpoints IS
exceedingly limited and generally they
are bought up by the Weather class
IF visitors and local residents
The grandstand erected in front OF
he capitol where the president takes
MS oath of office and delivers his IN
augural address. will be limited Tor
The occupancy Of cabinet officers, the
diplomatic corps. members Of the SEN
ate and house of representatives anu
heir families, officers Of the house ana