The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-02-22
FOR EACH
MARSHAlL'S CAVALRY TROOP TO
EQUAL WILSON'S IN PARADE
OF INAUGURAL DAY.
BLACK HORSE FROM INDIANA
Elimination Of the Grand Ball Really
a Blessing-PIans Are Announced
for the Elaborate Illumination OF
the Capital City.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

BY GEORGE CLINTON.
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
is to be escorted to the capitol by
cavalry troop forming guard OF hon.
or in size and appearance the equal
of that which acts as mounted es-
cort to the president-elect. Thomas
Riley Marshall, the next vice-presi-
dent of this country, will be the pre-
cedent smasher his escort consisting
of a black horse squadron from In
diana
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
ond place equal to first place, but
Woodrow Wilson, hearing of the op-
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 so it was that
the parade managers withdrew all OBJ
!ections to the appearance OF the
Hoosier black horse squadron which
will do honor to Marshall Of Indiana.
The vice-president-elect ordinarily
rides from the White House to the
capitol with the outgoing vice-presi-
dent or the president pro TEN of the
senate, as the case may be, In a car
riage following the one occupied by
the president-elect. but with sufficient
distance and enough people in be-
tween the two to make II 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 mettled chargers which will pre-
cede. flank and take up the rear Of Mr..
Marshalls carriage are the property
of a private military school In the
Hoosier state and they will be bestrid-
den by husky cadets trained. 1t is said.
along cavalry lines like unto those
followed at West Point.
Omission Of Ball Blessing.
The members of the committee of ar
| rangements 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 is very much of a blessing. This
might appear to be simply matter
| O; putting a good face on a disappoint
ment. but while the loss OF the bal
may be q disappointment to the mem
bers of the committee personally. they
are telling the truth when they say Il
is a blessing.
Perry Belmont, who is a member o.
the inaugural committee. has said
"The figures which l have compiled
after digging out the statistics since
Harrison's Inauguration in 1889 con
yinces me that an inaugural ball Is
vastly over-rated function. About IL
600 persons attended the ball whel
Harrison was inaugurated, and sine
that time the attendance has de
creased steadily. At the Taft affai
a little more than 5000 people wen
to the ball and of these only SO
bought supper tickets. The decreas
In attendance at the balls has gon
hand in hand with an increase In tn
size of the crowds which have com
to Washington"
Parade Q Cavalry Affair.
The evident intention is to make tn
Wilson inaugural parade, to as grea
; an extent as possible, cavalry
fair" The Essex troops of Ne'
Jersey and the black squadron fror
Indiana will have places Of honor, bu
they dwindle away to the proportion
of a cavalry corporafs guard whe
. compared to the overflowing ranks {
, the other mounted organization
which will follow the leader from th
, White House to capitol.
There are to be 1000 mounted fo
hunters in the parade drawn frol
. the various hunt clubs of the coul
!. try. all of which the proponents
Democratic simplicity tell us In tn
: typewriting of the press agents al
exclusive organizations" Aristocrac
therefore, on horseback and wearin
red coats and shining silk hats" wi
precede the boys of Tammany IL it ca
a and follow them II 1t must
q The governors "colonels." or at ar
rate the Democratic governors &C
onels, are to have chance to rid
The governors are coming and vii
them their staffs The word is tn
several of the states chief magistrate
have ordered their subordinates to a
pear in brand new uniforms" AS 4
. the governors, they will ride Toc
coated and silk-hatted.
The inaugural committee promis
= that during the four days which GOV
the period Of the visitation
strangers" Washington will be 4
best lighted city in the world. II
l. serni-southern sun will do its duty
l. day, but at night between dusk al
{. midnight, which is supposed to
y Washington's turning in time, 1c,O
:, multi-colored incand scent lam
:. strung in festoons between the capt.
IL and the treasury will illuminate t
e. broad thoroughfare of Pennsylvar
1t avenue. The capitol is to be illur
Is mated. One search light will thr'
10 its rays upon the dome bringing {
a the Goddess Of Liberty into prof.
relief while another win make