The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-04
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Me formal luncheon to the new execu-
tive, the parade was halted at the
north side of the Treasury Depart
ment building, at Fifteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue.
tsClose ranks were the order sent
down the avenue by madly, scurryins
mounted aid. The various sections OF
the parade. forming into line from side
streets near the Capitol, extending for
a dozen blocks in all directions, were
then marched to mass tightly. They
waited an hour while luncheon was
served in the White House to the new
President and his party.
When President Wilson, at 2:45, as
cended into the Presidential reviewing
stand in front Of the White House the
parade was started again.
Hail to the Chief were the strains
of the opening march, played by the
famous Maxine Band-the Presidents
own Grand Marshal Wood and his
star ffr-Dt passed by the cFreside 8
box. with swords in salute and "eyes
lsze' to view the new Commander-in-
chief, The music OF the West Point
ere swe1led louder as the cadet bat
TALON approached. with their guns at
port and their "eyes to the left"
Every member Of the military
branches in line presented arms as
they passed through the Court OF
Honor and under the eyes of the new
President and his staff
1fy careful advance orders use OF
Hall to the CHER played by almost
every band in past inaugurals upon
passing the PRECEDENT, was limited to-
day to the Marine Band. Maryland,
NY Maryland" was played by the
Fifth Reginnent Band of the Maryland
militia: 'tTammany' by the New York
bands, and other distinctive State airs,
including some rag time furnished a
musical medley.
FIRST DIVISION.
With thunderous tramp, the thou
sands of military marchers proceeded
ND the avenue This first grand d.
vision,s ~headed by Maj Gen. w. W.
Wftherepoon, u. 8. A, included the
following:
west Point cadets and band-b5O
men
First Battalion of Engineers and
band-5Oo men.
Seventeenth United States Infantry
and band-700 men,
Provisional Regiment Coast Artil-
leryycandr band-z4, 600 men, ss.-
Brigade of Naval Academy n1idship-
men and band-,OOo men.
Regiment United States Marines and
band-1,000 men.
Regiment navy 'fb1uejac1zets'' and
band-1,OOO men
First SQUADRON Fifteenth United
States Cavalry and band-SO0 men.
Second Battalion, Third Field Arti1-
1ery-300 men,
The first brigade, of army marchere.
was headed by Col. James GaTrard, OF
the Fifteenth Cavalry, at Fort Myer.
The naval contingent was commended
by Capt. Charles c. Marsh, u S. M.
c., and the auxiliary brigade by Col.
John T. Van Osdale. Major Fred
S1ayden headed the West Point ca
diets, and Commander McNulton the
'sn11ddfes-"
About 5000 militia, infantry caval-
nv. and artillery were In line Their
commander was Brig. Gen. A. L.
Mills.
Heading this division were every
militia company and the naval re-
serves of the District of Columbia
The entire national guard and naval
reserves of New Jersey-Presidene
Wilson's native State-were also in
line.
THE MILITIA
Following were other militia compa-
mics in line:
900 men.
Georgia-Two regiments.
De1aware-One regimen
Connecticut-tOne regiment.
MassachusettE-E1ve infantry regi-
meats. two corps cadets. cavalry
sczadron, ambulance corps and three
couapanfeg of naval rexerves.
Mary1and-BAvo infantry regiments,
hospital and cavalry troops and naval
reserves brigade.
South Carolina-Twenty-fo 1nfan-
try companies.
North Carolina-wilnningto Light
Infantry and naval reserves.
VIrginia-1,o0o men.
M1chigan-Three infantry compa-
MES.
Rhode Island-one infantry COM
Maine-rwo infantry companies.
West V1rginia-One battalion and
band
WaI,~~r,sr-r +ha voJ1i+ia ware hale
dozen cadet corps from various mill
tary schools and high schools. There
were ESQ Indians from the Carlisle
Government School, and companies
from the Purdue University. Cltadel
Cadets, the Virginia Military 1nst1-
tute, and the Washington, D. c.. High
school cadets, white and colored.
VETERANS MARCH
The third grand division was
composed of aged and youthful war
veterans at it's head was the civil
war veteran, Gen. James f. Stuart.
From the local National Soldiers
Home brigade of biue-coated vet
Grams marched. Their fife and drum
corps was the signal for wild ap-
p1ause. No section of the parade got
more recognition than the Boys OF
81"
Patriotic societies, including the wo-
mems Relief Sorps, Patriotic Sons of
America. esSociety of the Cincinnati,
and other organizations, on foot and
mounted, then marched by.
CONFEDERATEs IN LINE.
Gray-coated representatives of the
tsStars and Bars of the ConfeAsracy
were a feature of the veterans sec
ton Side by side with former foes
the Dixie veterans marched. 1t was
the first appearance in any inaugural
pageant of Confederate soldiers. Com
pany 3, a famous Confederate vet
Of Nos oh vii Ia
Tenn, wore battle-scarred uniforms
and carried their ancient muSkets.
CIVILIAN MARCHERS.
More spectacular than the army and
navy contingents was the fourth grand
division, composed of civilians. They