The Washington herald., 1913-02-17
Plans Of Chief Marshal Of In
auguration May Be Changed
by Congress.
SHOELEATHER R
Committee in Charge Of the Princeton
Alumni Smoker Flooded with
Requests for Cards.

| There is a possibility that the inaugu-
ration may again be made the subject
of debate on the floor of Congress.
This time the bone of contention would
be the line OF march OF the parade. Ac-
cording to the present plan those who
occupy the stands that have been built
on the cast side of the Capitol will see
only a portion of the parade and the
joint Congressional committee on the
| inauguration feels that this detail should
| be rearranged.
| The plans for the line of march have
been in the hands of Mai. Gen. Wood.
grand marshal of The parade. and he has
decreed that the civic section of the
parade shall mobilize on the cross
streets to the west OF the Capitol and
fall into line from there. The military
will form further east, and will pass the
easternmost stands.
Maj. Gen. Wood came to this decision
| because il was felt that the business and
professional men forming the civic sec
| ton, being unused to long marching and
| standing. should be spared as much
fatigue as possible. Everyone in the line
will have to march to Washington Cir
Gle. where the parade will disband and
the business men will be saved long
' tramp by joining the parade at the west
end instead OF the east end of the Capt.
tol
But the joint committee of Congress
has taken the stand that this plan does
an injustice to the purchasers of seats
in the stands erected east of the Capitol
in that they will not see any OF the
parade except the military sections.
The matter has been taken up be-
tween Maj. Gen. Wood and the COM
mimttee. but so far nothing has come
Of it. As the plans for the parade are
entirely up to Gen. Wood it would be
necessary to take Congressional action
TO bring about any change in the present
outline unless the grand marshal decides
TO order a reversal OF the accepted plan.
Want TO Attend Smoker.
The smoker that will be given by the
Princeton Alumni Association in honor
of President-elect Wilson on the night of
March is proving a popular affair-so
much so that the committee on arrange
monts is being subjected to considerable
embarrassment through the necessity of
turning down numerous applications for
cards Of admission.
Th Sc cards are coming into the Of
flee of the committee from every direc-
ton. Many have been sent in by the
members OF Congress and By men high
in the national councils. who will be in
timately connected with the new Presi-
dent after the inauguration. and II has
been difficult to refuse such as these an
invitation to the smoker
But the crowd will be SO large with
simply the bona fde alumni and faculty
Of the college, and the President-elect's
desire for a quiet. informal evening has
been SO plainly expressed, that the COM
mittee has had to refuse every applica-
ton that does not come from An alum
rus.
II was hoped that Presidcnt-clect Will
son would make a short address to the
assembled sons of Princeton at the
smoker and the program submitted to
him was made out accordingly, but 1t
met with instant disfavor at Trenton
A request came back to the committee at
once asking that all speeches and for
malities be cut out. and the alumni
merely will gather to meet Gov. Wilson
as a member of the alumni association.