Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-03

Washington March 3.-Bands were
playing, soldiers were marching from
incoming trains and thousands of Wis
itors in holiday array were paradine
| the streets today under a brilliant sun
and cloudless sky, awaiting the arrival
! of Woodrow Wilson, who is to be-
come president of the United States
| tomorrow.
So heavy was the traffic on all rail-
4 roads 'converging into the capital tina
many trains were late, delaying the ar
| rival of thousands of visitors and par
ticipants in. the inaugural parade bu
the weather conditions augured vel
against any serious congestion and by
| tomorrow morning every organization
OF military and civic bodies that is to
join in the pageant will have arrived.
Wilson's Arrival Days Event.
The arrival Of the new president and
his family. accompanied by $50 Prince
ton students, was the magnetic event
of the day. The Wilson party was
scheduled to reach the, union station
at 3:45 o'clock this afternoon. All de-
tails for their reception were ready.
The reception committee planned to
assemble an hour before the time.
Thomas Nelson Page, che. .nan OF
the committee, expected to meet the
president t-elect and his family when
they alighted from their special train.
The Princeton students were ready to
form a lane from the train shed to the
presidents room In the union station
and between the walls of the Prceton-
,,1 hi fan
lily were to pass to meet the members
of the official committee.
The reception will be brief after
which the Wilson's will be driven to
their hotel where the committee will
leave them.
Reception at White House.
At O'Clock Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson will
be escorted by Col Spencer s. Cosby.
President Taft's aide. To the White
House, where President ard Mrs. Taft
will greet the Wilson's in the blue room.
The members of the Wilson reception
committee are Thomas Nelson Page,
Chairman: Theodore w. Noyes. vice
chairman: H Pre- scott Galley. secre
tary; Senators Charles A. Culberson
Thomas p. Gore. Thomas S. Martin,
James F. MARITIME. Lee s. Overman,
James \. O'Gcrman, Hoke Smith, John
r. Thornton and John Sharp Williams.
Representatives a. S. Burleson Henry
D. Clayton. Hfnry ID. Flood. e. S.
Henry. O. VI. James. William A. jones.
Gordon Lee A. VI. Palner Swaaer
Sher!ey, j. l.. Siayden and Edward ".
Townsend.
DR. Wallace Radcliffe Ira z. ticnnt ii.
Charles j. Bell Adds &. Browne. Will
liam V. Ccx, Henry =. Davis, Edward
II. Droop, Rear Admiral George Dewey
John Joy EGson. Charles c. Glover the
Right Rev. A. Hardin, Justice 4. b.
liasne-. Rudolph Kaufman. Frank
lin Lane, Blair Lee. Gen. Nelson a.
Miles, John A. McIlhenney. George y.
McLanhan. r. Ross Perry, Cuno Fl. Ru
loph. Arthur Peter Rev. William I.
Russell. Edward j. StelIwagen. Col. S.
E. Williams and Fred A. Walker.
At the unicn station beginning at an
carly hour the crush OF arriving thous-
ands swellod by the curious and those
on hand to welcome friends taxed the
efforts of hundreds of police.
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall to-
day met the members of the Wilson
family party who have arrived pre-
Daratory sor the family dinner this !
vcning which will precede the Prince
on alumni smoker, the last event |
.or today on the new presidents official
program.