Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-04
National Capital Thronged
by Thousands Arriving
Hourly to Attend Big
Event of Tomorrow.
BRYAN QUIZZED BY
THE INTERVIEWERS
Nebraskan Not Inclined to
Admit Cabinet Informa-
tin; is Watching Papers
for Definite News.

Washington, d. c., March 3.--Bands
were playing, soldiers were marching
from incoming trains and thousands
OF visitors in holiday array were parad-
ing the streets today under brilliant
sun and cloudless sky. awaiting the
arrival of Woodrow Wilson. who is to
become president of the United States
tomorrow.
So heavy was the traffic on all rail-
roads converging into the capital that
many trains were late, delaying the
arrival Of thousands OF visitors and
participants in the inaugural parade,
but weather conditions augured well
against any serious congestion and by
tomorrow morning every organization
of military and civic bodies which isto
join the inaugural pageant will have
arrived
49, Due This Afternoon.
The arrival Of the new president and
his family attended by eco students
from Princeton university and the
Essex troop OF New Jersey, was the
magnetic event Of the day. The VIII
son party was scheduled to reach tho
union station at 3:45 o'clock this after
noon. All details for their reception
were ready. The reception committee
planned to assemble an hour before
the time.
Thomas Nelson Page, chairman OF
the committee expected to meet the
pres1dent-elect and his family when
they alighted from their special train.
The Princeton students were ready to
form lane from the train shed to the
presidents room in the union station,
and between the walls OF Princcton-
ians, Mr.. Wilson and his family were
to pass to meet the members OF the
ofi cial committee. The reception will
be brief after which, without military
escort. the Wilson's will be driven to
their hotel, where the committee will
leave them
To Meet the Tafts.
At 6 o'clock Mr.. and Mrs. wilson
will be escorted by Col. Spencer 3.
Cosby. President Taft's aid, to the
white house, where President and Mrs.
Taft will greet the Wilson's In the
blue room
The members Of the Wil,on recep.
ton committee are:
Thomas Nelson Page, chairman:
Theodore w. Noyes, vice chairman;
H. Prescott Gattley, secretary.
Senators Charles A. Culberson, Thos.
P. Gore, Thos. S. Martin, James e.
MARITIME, Lee S. Overman, James "a.
O'Gorman, Hoke Smith John r. Thorn
ton and John Sharp Williams.
Representatives A. s. Burleson.
Henry D. Clayton. Henry d. Flood. e.
s. Henry, o. M. James, VIM. IA. Jones.
Gordon Lee, A. M. Palmer, S. Wager
Sherley, J. l.. Slayden and Edward w.
Townsend. "
DR.. Wallace Radcliffe, Ira 7. Ben.
nett, Charles Bell. Adds B. Browne.
VIM. v. Cox, Henry E. Davis, Edward
H. Droop, Rear Admiral George
Dewey, John Joy Edison, Charles q.
Glover, The Right Rev. A. Hardin.
Justice A. B. Hagner, Rudolph Kauf-
man. Franklin Lane, Blair Lee, Cen.
eral Nelson A. Miles, John "A. McIlhen-
ney, Geo. X. McLanahan, r. Ross Per.
ry, Cuno H. Rudolph, Arthur Peter.
the Rev. William r. Russell, EdEard
J.. Stellwagen, Col. s. E. Williams and
Fred A. Walker.
Thousands at Station.
At the union station beginning at an
early hour the crush OF arriving thou
sands, swelled by the curious and those
on hand to welcome friends, taxed the
efforts of hundreds of police. Among
the delegations arriving during the day
were those from Illinois, headed BY
Gov. Edward F. Dunno and his staff;
Delaware Gov. Miller; Pennsylvania.
Gov. Tener; New Jersey, Gov. Fielder;
North Carolia, Gov. Craig; Alabama.
Gov. O.Neal and large delegation
from Maine, Michigan and Minnesota.
Other military which reached the city
were Maryland national guard, Fifth
Massachusetts regiment and a score
OF smaller military bodies.
Vice president and Mrs. Marshall to-
day met the members of the Wilson
family party who have arrived prepare
tory for the family dinner this even.
ing, which will precede the Princeton
alumni smoker, the last event for to-
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