Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-04
The NTilitin,


Delaware-0ne regiment.
Connecticut-One regiment.
Massachusetts-Fiv infantry regi-
ments, two corps cadets, cavalry
squadron, ambulance corps, and three
companies of naval reserves.
Maryland-Five infantry regiments,
hospital and cavalry troops and naval
reserves brigade.
South Carolina-Twenty-four infan-
try companies.
North Carolina-Wilmington Light
Infantry and naval reserves.
Virginia-One thousand men.
Michigan-Three infantry compa-
nies.
Rhode Island-One infantry COM
pany.
Maine-Two infantry companies.
West Virginia-One battalion and
band.
Following the militia were a half
dozen cadet corps from various mill
tary schools and high schools, There
We're $50 Indians from the Carlisle
Government School, and companies
from the Purdue University, Citadel
Cadets, the Virginia Military Institute,
and the Washington, d. c., High
School Cadets, white and colored
veterans March.
The third grand" division was COM
posed of aged and youthful war vet
erans. At its head was the civil war
veteran, General James Il. Stewart.
From the local National Soldiers
Home a brigade of blue-coated veter-
ans marched Their fife and drum
corps was the signal for wild applause
No section Of the parade got more
recognition than the Boys of 61,"
Patriotic societies, including the
Women's Relief CORPS, Patriotic Sons
of America, the Society of the Cincin.
natl, and other organizations, on foot
and mounted interspersed frequently
with bands, then marched by.
COnfederateS in Line.
Gray-coated representatives Of the
STARS and Bars" of the Confederacy
were feature of the veterans section
Side by side with former foes, the
Dixie veterans marched. 1t was the
first appearance in any inaugural
pageant Of Confederate soldiers. Com.
pany B, famous Confederate veteran
organization, of Nashville, Tenn, wore
battle SCARED 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
furnished the comedy of the pageant
Colonel Robert n Harper, of the Local
inaugural committee, was the com.
mander. Governors of thirteen states
and their staffs, gally uniformed, pa
raded in this section. The governors
came from Virginia, New York, Ne
braska, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Massa-
chusetts, North Carolina, Rhode Island
Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Mis-.
souri, and Delaware.
Colors Of practically every college
and university of the country were
flashed in the intercollegiate section
Graduates and alumni made the ave-
nue. roar with their college "yells."
I Princeton university was represented
by 1000 men, all carrying umbrellas of
the Orange and Black "Tiger" colors.
Greek letter societies, glee clubs and
marching clubs from fifty colleges
Wed with the Prlncetonians. The col
lege men were all uniformed. They
wore broad shoulder sashes Of their
respective college colors, gaudy hat
bands and many carried umbrellas.
Despite an official embargo against
use Of horns, the college men had
bells, horns and every conceivable
noise-making device
"0rlglnal Wilson Men,
Woodrow Wilson" clubs galore con-
tributed hundreds Of marchers, Among
them were clubs from Princeton. Lex
ington, Mass, Philadelphia Louisville
Trenton, N. j., Atlanta, Ca, Newark,
~ j, Chicago, New York, Boston, Buf-
falo, Baltimore, Richmond, st. Louis
and q dozen other cities.
One delegation was labeled Origin
al Woodrow Wilson Men"
Tammany Hall sent 1000 Tammany
braves" carrying red, white and blue
umbrellas.
Green umbrellas were carried gener.
ally by the political marching clubs
from fifty cities.
Wild West n Feature.
One Of the features getting instant
applause and wild war whoops was a
band Of American Indians, dressed in
native costume from Marlcopa county
Arizona. An Indian band and two hun.
dred cowboys we're the Indians escort
forming the wild west section Of the
parade, They represented tho Demo.
cratic central committee Of Maricopa
county.
Crimson coated huntsmen Of tho
United Fox Hun. clubs Of America
accompanied by yelping fox hounds
were another popular feature, Amonp
the riders were society leaders Of New
York Philadelphia, Baltimore wash
ington and Virginia
Marching Clubs.
Others In the civic section we're.
Central Democratic Club of Penn
cylvania, two hundred men.
National Fraternity Of Pages, wash
lngton, five hundred.
Duckworth Club, Cincinnati, tive
hundred.
Lexington, Mass, Minute Men, on,
hundred