The citizen., 1913-02-21
WASHINGTON.
Legislative and Cen
eral Topics from
the Capital.
Washington, Febuary is, 1912.

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one of the most representative of the en-
tire country which has ever escorted
President down Pennsylvania avenue to
the Capital, according to an announce
ment of the inaugural committee.
Organizations will come from ocean TO
ocean. san Francisco will be represent
ed. so will Maine. Louisiana will send
marching club and likewise Chicago.
, From Maryland will come the Seat
1 Pleasant Democrat Club 400 strong, in
/ Guiding the Democratic Association, OF
! Riverdale, Student Club from ohns
! Hopkins. Bows Brigade, Infantry Com
pany, OF Baltimore, 100 men and 25-plece
4 band. the Hvattsville Democratic ASso-
cation. 25o men.
Governor Goldsborough it is also an
nounced. will be in the Governors sec
ton. Other Governors will be those
from Virginia Nebraska. Pennsylvania,
Illinois. New York, Massachusetts, North
Carolina. Rhode Island Louisiana, Mis-
sippi, Mssouri-and Delaware. Governor
NcCrearv. of Washington State, will be
in Washington for the inaugural ceremo-
MES, but will not participate in the pa
rade.
Some of the prominent civic organiza-
tions which have been given places in the
lines are:
Berks County (Pa.) Democratic Asso-
cation. $50 men and band; Duckworth
Club. of Cincinnati. 500 men, with Pls-
i torial Band! Go'tfried- Kruger Assocla-
ton, of Newark. 225 men; Tammany
Hall. with 800 men, two bands OF 100
men; Tenth Ward Democratic Club, OF
Wilmington; Mayor Harrison and the
Chicago Democratic Marching Club, 800
men; IroQuois Club, of San Francisco,
100 men; Jefferson Club. Philadelphia,
9 200 uniformed men, Jennings Band; Nose
Green Club. Louisville, KY, 25o men;
Woodrow Wilson Club, Trenton, POO to
e 400 men, 3o.piece band; Fourth Degree
, knights of Columbus, Washington, POO
men, band; Charleroi (Pa.) Brigade, 40
o men; Princeton Woodrow Wilson Club,
= Princeton University, 800 men, band;
National Fraternity of Pages, Washing
n ton. 300 men; Democratic Clubs, Phlla-
Y delphia uniformed, band; Mancopa
: County Ariz.) Democratic Association,
n 200 men. 100 mounted. Indian Schoo
. Band; Democratic Club, Jersey CITY, n
: /; Woodrow Wilson Club, Princeton, N.
T. T.. 100 men; Franklin County, (Colum
i bus. Ohio) Demo ratio Club; Democratic
~ Glee Club. Columbus, Ohio; Old Guarc
Of Corps Columbus, average aye OF mem
o. bers. Is years; Old Guard Drum Corps
Columbus, ONO.
In the band section will be:
lunior Order. United American Me
chancs. Atlanta Ga, drum and buglt
corps. 90 pieces; Red Mems Band, At
lanta, Ga, IS pieces; !. !. Witter'S Drum
e Fife and Bugle Corps, Fort Plains, n
!. y Y. IS pieces; Boy Scout Band, OF Lewis
town, Pa, 80 pieces; National Training
School for Boys, Washington, d. C., TIVE
$. bands, colored. 3opieces; white, 3opeces
I'd The special organizations will include
t the Southern Commercial Congress rep
le resentatives from Texas, Mississippi
n Louisiana Alabama Georgia, SoutI
y, Carolina and other States, numberln;
three or four thousand.
le All seats in the great stand fronting th
" White House already have been sold 70
Mt the inaugural parade The stand has
IS seating capacity of approximately 6,ooo
" The inaugural committee issued a state
IS ment assuring purchasers that a rigiC
al checking system had been adopted 10
IS the day of the inauguration and that nom
e. but those holding tickets for designated
Of places would be permitted to occup,
E. seats.
/ Carrying an authorization OF an add
ID tional 100000 for Baltimore's proposed
t. new immigration at on, $50, 900 tor
v site and postofice building al Salisbury
lie 10000 for a postoffice building an Fred
" erlCk and $40, 600 for a building sight A
t. Cambridge as its only Maryland items
II the Public Buildings Appropriation bill
', commonly known as the pork barrel
e bill, was reported to the House from tht
Committee on Public Buildings anC
?. Grounds.
4 Tribute was paid to the late Vice Pres
!. ident James s. Sherman by every branch
;, of the national Government. The me
a mortal was held in the Senate Chamber
= and was attended by the most notable
n gathering the capital has Witnessed in {
n decade.
y President Taft and his Cabinet Chic
a Justice White and the associate justices o
y the Supreme Court, Speaker Clark anc
{ members of the House, the members o.
a the diplomatic corps and members of the
! civil commissions of the Government
I united with the Senate in doing honor tc
the late Vice President and in eulogizins
a his life and public services.
: President Taft, Cabinet officials Chlei
q Justice White, members OF both Houses
: OF Congress, past, present and prospect
: i've, and host of other political and per
, sonal friends of Representative Joseph
, G.. Cannon, of Illinois. former Speaker OF
;. the House, featured the program and
guest list of the farewell dinner
The guests numbered about 500. 1t
was feast of fun and tribute OF affec-
tion. The program abounded with novel
features, merrly announced by the toast
master, Representative J.. Hampton
Moore, of Pennsylvania.
The dinner was the elimination OF
plans laid many weeks ago TO make 1t
one of the most notable banquetS ever
given in Washington.
Col. Jerome H. Joyce, OF Baltimore,
reelected president of the Arch diocesan
!. Union of the Holy Name Society OF Bal
timore Washington. Alexandria and
Western Maryland at its annual meeting
, in Washington. w A. Tuley, also OF
Baltimore, was elected secretary
Cardinal Gibbons was one OF the guests
of the gathering and made a short ad-
| dress, in which be commended the pur-
pose of the organization, urging cleanli-
ness in general. Representative Murray,
of Massachusetts, also addressed the
meeting.
1t was decided to change the date of
:he annual meeting to the last Sunday in
April. This was done so that large
program can be carried out.
John d. Crmmins, of New York, 1t IS
announced, will present to the Catholic
University here a painting by the Mar
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