Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-16


Hunts of America. will also be in line
The Princeton students. the President
elects escort from his home in the New
Jersey town. will head the college men
section of the parade. 1t is expected
that they will wear orange and black
blazers and white trousers. The conf
mittee in charge of this section has de-
cided that it will not be necessary for
the college men to wear the conventional
cap and gown. which was selected as the
costume for them. At least seventeen
colleges and universities in all parts of
the country will have contingents in the
parade. Among the other institutions
which will be represented are the Uni
versity of Virginia. Georgetown Uni
versity University of Wisconsin. Johns
Hopkins, Davidson. George Washington.
Tusculum and Dartmouth.
Many Bands to Appear.
The National Capital will have a cor
ner on the music market inauguration
day. Scores of bands and fife and drum
corps will be here to march with the
various organizations. The committee on
music has arranged that the first band
to pass the Presidents stand. which will
be the United States Marine Band. shall
play Hail to the Chief" but that the
rest of the bands shall play other airs
in order to prevent the monotony which
would arise if all the bands played the
same air.
All along the line of march will be sta
toned members of the Boy Scouts of
America, ready to render first aid to any
! of the marchers who may become id o.
to any OF the spectators AmbulanceS
and hospital attendants will be on the
scene also in case it be necessary to re-
move any of the sick or injured.
Street Illuminations.
When the last of the marchers have
passed the Presidents stand. and dusk
has come on, the street illuminations Will
be flashed on, Transforming Pennsylvania
avenue into a veritable fairy land Myri-
ads of incandescent lights will be strung
in festoons across the Avenue at inter
walls of hundred feet from the Capitol
to the White House. The lighting OF
| elaborate. Big searchlishts will flash
over the dome of the Capitol and the
Washington Monument. The plaza in
front of the Union station Will be illu-
minated also.
With the abolition OF the inaugural
ball. the center of attention will be the
display of fireworks the night of inau-
guration day. which Will take place on
the big elliptical track of ground back OF
the White House grounds. Thousands of
dollars have been expended Tor these
fireworks. which will Guido any pyro-
technical display ever given here In the
past. 1he set pieces VIII De attached 10
balloons which will carry them high in
the air, and they will be fired by cleo
tricity. The Star Spangled Banner will
I float across the sky and will he greeted
by the national salute. Wilson and
Marshall" written in huge letters, will
be another device spread over the heav-
ems Jewel mines. thousands of fire
flies great silvery falls. representing
Niagara, will be among the pieces set
off For more than two hours this dis
play will be kept up The masterpiece,
however will be a picture of President
Wilson and Vice President Marshall.
which will cover 1000 square feet as 1t
floats across the sky.
Visitors to Be Cared For.
The arrangements for the comfort and
protection of the citizens Of Washington
and their thousands of visitors have been
carefully made.
Congress has appropriated $4,000 for
the maintenance of public comfort and
for the erection of public convenience
stations.
The inaugural COMMITTEES itself has
arranged for bureaus of information, and
will distribute booklets showing the points
of interest in and about the capital.
Maj Sylvester. superintendent of police,
will have scores of chiefs of police from
other cities in Washington during the
inaugural period. and they will aid him