The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-02-19
AaARsf1ALL's CAVALRY TROOP TO
EQUAL WILSON'S IN PARADE
OF INAUGURAL DAY.
BLACK HORSE FROM INDIANA
elimination OF the Grand Ball Really
5iessine-Pians Are Announced
for the Elaborate illumination OF
the Capital City.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.


augurating the chief executive of the
United States, a vfce-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 yice-presi-
dent OF this country. will be the pre-
cedent smasher. his escort consisting
OF 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.. Marshalls friends to make sec
ond place. equal to first place, but
woodrow Wilson. hearing OF the op-
position. said his partner on the ticket
aud in Office should be allowed any
thing and everything In honors that
his friends saw fit, and so il was that
the parade managers withdrew all OBJ
tections to the appearance of the
Hoosier black horse squadron which
will do honor toz Marshall OF indiana,
The vicepresident-elect~ ordinarily
rides from the White House to the
capitol with the outgoing svfce-presi-
dent or the president pro TEN of the
senate, as the case may be, in car
rage following the one occupied by
the president-elect. but with sufficient
distance and enough people In be-
tween the two to make IL known that
the escort of honor is for the chief
and not for the subordinate. This
year. however. there will be two es-l
| corts of honor and a division Of the
acclaim OF the people along the route
The melted chargers which Will pre-
cede. flank and take up the rear of Mr.
Marshall's carriage are the property
Of a private military school Ia tine
Hoosier state and they viii 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
engagements for the Wilson and Mar
shall doings seem to have reconciled
| themselves to the loss ofthe 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 blessing This
might appear to be simply matter
| OF putting good face on disappoint-
ment. but while the loss OF the ball
! may be disappointment to the mem
bers of the committee personally. they
I are telling the truth when they say it
! Is q blessing.
! Perry Belmont who is member OF
| the inaugural committee. has said:
| The figures which | have compiled
after digging out the statistics since
Harrlson's inauguration in 1883 con-
vinces me that an inaugural ball is
vastly over-rated function. About 12.-
| 900 persons attended the ball when
Harrison was inaugurated. and since
that time Nthe attendance mas de-
creased steadily At the Taft affair
I little more 1han 5000 people went
to the ball and Of these only 500
bought supper tickets. The decrease
ia attendance at the balls has gone
4 hand in hand with an Increase In the
size Of the crowds which have come
&c Washington"
Parade Cavalry Affair.
The evident intention is TO make the
an extent as possible, a cavalry az
fair The Essex troops OF New
| Jersey and the black squadron from
Indiana will have places of honor. but
] they lwindle away to the proportions
OF a cavalry corporafs guard when
compared to the>Qverfowing ranks OF
the other mounted organizations
which viii follow the leader from the
white House to capitol.
1 There are to, be 1000 mounted fox
hunters in the parade drawn from
/ try all OF which the proponents of
Democratic simplicity tell US in the
| typewriting OF the press agents are
exclusive organizations. Aristocracy,
therefore. on horseback and wearing
sred coats and shining silk hats" will
precede the boys of Tammany il 1t can,
and follow them il 1t must. ).
The governors ''colonels," or at any
rate the Democratic governors col
oneis,I are to he*e chance to ride.
The governors are coming and with
them their stats. The word is that
several of the states chief magistrates
have ordered their subordinates to APP
pear in brand new uniforms. AS for
the governors. they will ride frock-
4 coated and siik-hatted.sN
The inaugural committee promises
thai during the four days which cover
the period of the visitation !. of
strangers Washington will be tae
best lighted c.ty in the world. The
seu.i-southern sun will do Its duty by
day. but at night between dusk and
midnight. which is supposed TO be
Washingtons turning in time. 10000
mu.ti-coiored incand scent lamps
strung in festoons between the capitol
and the treasury Will iiluminate the
broad tsoroughfare $ OF Pennsylvania
aveEae. The capitol is to be Nlumi-
mated One search light win throw
r fffa rays upon. the dome bringing Oiit