Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-03-07

to the multitudeS. They certainly
made noise enough over 1t.
The procession was in divisions,
with General Wood as the grand
marshal of the whole affair and hav-
ing place at its head. The display,
in the words invariably used on like
occasions, was impressive and bril-
liant"
Regulars Have Right of Way.
The regulars of the country's two
armed service naturally had the right
of way Mai. Gen. w. w. Wother-
spoon, United States army, was in
command of the first division, in
which marched the soldiers and sailors
and marines from the posts and the
navy yards within a days ride Of
Washington. The West Point cadets
and the midshipmen from the naval
academy at Annapolis, competent be-
yond other corps in manual and in
evolution, the future generals and adj
mirals Of the army, had place In the
first division.
All branches of the army service
were represented in the body of regu-
lars-engineers. artillery, cavalry, in
fantry and signal corps. The sailors
and marines from half dozen battle
ships rolled along smartly in the wake
Of their landsmen brethren.
The National Guard division follow
ed the division of regulars. 1t was
commanded by Brig. Gen. Albert l..
Mills, United States army, who wore
the medal of honor given him for con-
spicuous personal gallantry at the bat
| tie of San Juan hill. General Mills is
the chief of the militia division of the
United States war department.
The entire National Guard of New
Jersey was in line, and Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia,
Georgia, Maine and North Carolina
were represented by bodies of civilian
soldiers. Cadets from many of the
private and state military schools of
the country had place in the militia
division. Among them were boys from
the Virginia Military institute, the Gull
yer Military Academy of Indiana, the
Carlisle school, Purdue university, the
Citadel cadets and the Georgia Mill
tary academy.
The third division of the parade was
composed of Grand Army of the Re
public veterans, members of the Union
Veteran league and of the Spanish
war organizations. Gen. James q
Stuart of Chicago, a veteran of both
the Civil and the Spanish wars, was
in command.
Harper Leads Civilians.
Robert N. Harper, chief marshal o
the civic forces, commanded the fourti
division. Under his charge were pc
! litical organizations from all parts o
the country, among them being Tam
many, represented by 1000 of 1T
braves, and Democratic clubs from
Chicago. Boston, Philadelphia, Bait
more and other cities.
They put the American Indians int
/ the civilian division. The fact tina
| they were in war paint and feather
, helped out in picturesqueness and di
{ nothing to disturb the peace. Men
. bers of the United Hunt Clubs o
) America rode in this division. Thei
i. pink coats and their high hats al
! parently were not thought to ia
}. "Jeffersonian simplicity from ii
b seat. Pink coats were worn on tn
a hunting field in Jefferson's day and
j. Jefferson's state.
d There were 1000 Princeton student
in the civic section of the parad
It Many of them wore orange and blac
| h
# noisy though perfectly proper. st,
y dents from seventeen other college
3 and universities were among ii
l. marchers.
ID There was music enough for ar
.e democratic occasion. The judiciol
,f distribution of the bands prevente
IL the clashing of tunes. There wei
s. fifty bands in line, but only one
a them, the Marine band, was allowed
e. play "hail to the Chief" tune whit
k. every band on an occasion like tn
hitherto has insisted on playing almo
necessarily, to the routing of ever
a thing else known to the composers
ts the past.
IN Great Enthusiasm Shown.
IL All along pennsylvania avenue, fro
It, the capitol to a point four block /
mt You'd the White House, the spectacle
lr- were massed in lines ten deep. T
Mt cheering was constant and Woodrc
m Wilson cannot complain that the Gel
nd monies attending his induction in
nd office were not accompanied by {
parently heartfelt acclaim of the p,
I'd pie over whom he is to rule for
It's least four years.
pi- Every window in every building
ue Pennsylvania avenue which is not
to cupied for Office purposes was rent
Id weeks ago for a good round sum
he money. Every room overlooking I
tie marching parade was taken by
W. many spectators as cound find va
err age point from which to peer throu
of the window panes. The roofs of
to buildings were covered with persC
willing to stand for hours in MAJ
,ht day to see the wonders of the inau
res raj parade. and many of them par
The ularly glad of an opportunity to