The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-03-08

% the rest 81 the days celebration,
the great military and civic pageant
in the afternoon held the public's in
terest Considered purely from q
spectacular viewpoint, II 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 the signal for a wave Of sp-
plause that swept all before It. drown
ing the music OF the bands as It
rolled toward the capitol.
General Wood Grand Marshal.
According to Major General Leonard
Wood, q. S. A, chief Of stan and
grand marshal of the parade, the reg
ular army section OF 1t was a model
for other nations to copy. Certainly,
II was one of the most impressive fea-
lures Of the whole spectacle, II regard
ed from the standpoint Of military ef-
hciency 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, q. 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 the Naval academy at Annapolis,
the best drilled corps in the country,
from whence will come our future
generals and admirals, were also a
feature Of this division.
Next in line came the militia divf-
sion, headed by the national guard Of
the District Of Columbia, Brigadier
General Albert D. Mills, o. S. A. COM
manding. Practically the entire ma
tional guard Of New Jersey was In
line in this division.
Other states that we're 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 md 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
organizatjons, led the fourth grand
Division, which was composed Of va
rious civic organizations. mostly 20
litical. from all parts Of the country.
One feature of this division was
band OF American Indisns dressed In
TIE costume OF their ancestors Anoth-
ar vas the Princeton students. who e.
eorted the president from his home
70 this city. They headed The college
mems section Of the parate-
Al nIehf TIE citv VAS nluHfnated
and there was great hreEorkg display.