Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1913-03-06

to the rest of the days celebration,
the great military and civic pageant
in the afternoon held the public's in
terest. Considered purely from a
spectacular viewpoint, it was not only
by far the greatest feature of the in
auguration, but in many respects sur
passed anything that Washington has
seen in a long series of Inauguration
spectacles.
The decorations were unique and
attractive in character. Pennsylvania
avenue from end to end Of the line OF
march cleaned with green and white,
the color scheme adopted by the city
officials.
The stand from which the presi-
dent reviewed the parade, erected on
the White House grounds, followed out
the same general decorative idea,
though here the architect had chosen
to weave into the stands design the
characteristics of Mount Vernon, the
ancient home of the first president,
and Of Monticello. the homestead OF
the patron saint of Democracy, Thorn
as Jefferson.
The luncheon at the executive man.
sion was only about half over when
the parade started.
The head of the first grand division
was almost abreast Of the White
House when President Wilson first
showed himself in the glassed-in Sec
ton of the reviewing stand that had
been reserved for him. His appear
ance was tha signal for a wave of APP
plause that swept all before It, drown
ing the music OF the bands as IL
rolled toward the capitol.
General Wood Grand Marshal.
According TO Major General Leonard
Wood, u. s. A., chief OF staff and
grand marshal of the parade, the reg
ular army section OF it was model
| for other nations to copy. Certainly,
| It was one Of the most impressive fea-
lures Of the whole spectacle, IL regard
ed from the standpoint Of military eff
fciency and smartness.
The first grand division Of the pa
rade, which included this section, was
composed OF the regular naval and
military forces and was under the d.
rect command Of Major General w
w. Wotherspoon. L. S. A. In It
marched picked men of the army,
navy and marine corps.
The West Point cadets, In their
smart gray uniforms. and the middies
/ from, tho Naval 600 danny Of Apnanolia
the best drilled corps in the country,
from whence will come our future
generals and admirals, were also
feature CT this division.
Next in line came the militia divi
sion, headed by the national guard OF
the District Of Columbia, Brigadier
General Albert d. Mills, U. S. A., com.
handing. Practically the entire ma
tional guard of New Jersey was In
line in this division.
Other states that were represented
were Pennsylvania Massachusetts,
Maryland. Virginia. Georgia, Maine
and North Carolina.
| Military Schools Represented.
| Here also the cadets of the various
military schools of the country march
ed, among them the cadets from the
Virginia Military Institute, the Culver
Military academy, the Carlisle Indian
school, Purdue university, the Citadel
cadets and the Georgia Military acad-
envy
The third division was made up OF
the veterans OF the Grand Army Of the
Republic, the Union Veteran union, the
Spanish War Veterans and various
other patriotic organizations. In COM
mand was General James z. Stuart OF
Chicago, a veteran Of both the civil
and Spanish wars.
Chief Marshal Robert N. Harper,
chairman of the committee on civic
organizations, led the fourth grand
division, which was composed Of va
rious civic organizations, mostly po-
litical, from all parts Of the country.
One feature OF this division was a
band of American Indians dressed In
the costume Of their ancestors. Anoth-
er was the Princeton students, who es-
corted the president from his home
TO this city. They headed the college
mems section Of the parade.
| I. night the civ was illuminated
and there was great fireworks display