The Washington times., 1913-02-28
MARSHALL ARRIVES
FOR INAUGURATION
Vice President-E Elect and Wife
Greeted BY Committee, and
Go to Shoreham Hotel.
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political questions, but did say that ne
Planned to live in hotel here and not
keep house. because he is not wealthy
enough to do the latter.
Il have taken apartments in the
Shoreham for the rest of the session, =
said Mr.. Marshall, 'and We shall not
keep house in Washington.
Il do not believe the 81, coo salary of
the Vice President will be sufficient to
meet the EXPENSES.
Il am a poor man, and have little be-
sides my salary. It will be the first
time in my married life that l have
not kept house. l shall feel rather
strange at first. j suppose"
Women who heard of this statement
hy Mr. Marshall added that they
thought Mrs Marshall too, probably
would notice the change. Mrs. Mar
shall is accredited IN Philadelphia
dispatch with saying that President
Wilson impressed her as, being rather
severe"
Members of Committee
The Senators who greeted Mr.. Mar
shall were John w. Kern, In
diana; Robert L. Owen, Oklahoma:
Claude A Swanson. Virginia, and
Morris sheppard. Texas The Congress
men with whom the Vice President
elect will shake hands this afternoon
are Lincoln Dixon. john ]. Fitzgerald
Johnson, Henry T. Rainey, w. R.
Smith. D. V. Stephens, Edward w.
Saunders. W. S. Hammond and William
B. Wilson.
The other members of the committee
are alexander Gral.an Bell. Louis
Bennett Z. V. Graham, William ID.
Hoover John. B. Henderson, jr., Dr.
Ralph jenkins, Gen. John A john
ston, Robert Lansing. r. V. OuIahan,
Walter S. Penfield. Henry Gleland Per-
kifs. Myron NJ. Parker, the Rev. C.
Earnest Smith, James Brown Scott. DR..
William Taylor Thoro. George Trues-
dell, Robert Woody and Simon Wolf.
Inaugural excitement took possession
of Washington today. The near ap-
proach of the fourth of March, the in
creasing number of decorations visible
the arrival of the Vice President-eSect
and the arrival of the redoubtable
General Jones and her faithful suff
rage cohorts all combined to make
is at hand.
Fears that the rain of yesterday
would damage the decorations now gen.
orally in place were alleviated today
when 1t was seen that little damage
mad been done. Other decorators went
to work today. and carpenters on be-
lated stands were hammering away for
dear life The hotel corridors are al
ready crowded. and hotel employees are
busy as can be putting the institutions
IN order for the crowds.
Advance Guard In Capital.
The advance guard Of inaugural
visitors was swelled today by a great
number of arrivals and tomorrow will
see thousands beginning to swarm in.
Special trains bearing governors and
their staffs, other specials bearing hun
dreds of national guardsmen. and still
others bringing great political marching
organizations, will all steam into Union
Station and the vast concourse of that
edifice will put on dress rehearsal for
Monday, when the swarming thousands
VIII jam the building as ii has not
been janlmed since the afternoon and
1893.
The committeeman to receive the gov
ernors are also getting ready to shake
gubeInatorial hands. Percy Belmont
Will head the committe greeting GER
tain governor who will not have to in
quire the way to the hotel. William Sui
ger, governor of New York, is coming
here as such on his first visit to Wash
ington since the former chairman of the
Foreign Affairs Committee of the
House left Washington for Albany.
Special Police Sworn In.
members of Congress. head the com
mittees to greet other governors. The
list Is as follows: Louisiana, Ernest
Wilkinson; Alabama. Benjamin Micou:
Pennsylvania, Congressman Curtis II.
Gregg; Michigan, David Fairchild: Con-
necticut, Congressman Thomas J..
Riley; Illinois, Congressman A. J..
SABBATH; Nebraska, Congressman Dan
V. Stephens: North Carolina, Congress-
man Robert y. Page; New Jersey, w.
H. Singleton; Delaware, Robert Stead;
Rhode Island, Congressman George r.
o O'Shaunessy; Missouri, Congressman
James T. Lloyd: Maryland. Jackson H.
Ralston: Massachusetts,. Samuel W.
Woodward.
the Metropolitan police, last evening
swore in the $50 business and pro-
fessional men who will be special
policemen during the inaugural peri
Cd. The $50 now have stars or
shields almost as big as shields of
armor and are as pleased with their
police whistles as a boy with a new
Gfun. Isaac Cans, chairman OF the
fireworks committee, has been noti-
Ned by Major sylvester that he will
on the night of March I. when the
fireworks are 10 be set off.
Ambulance Committee Ready.
Mr.. Cans has divided the EIlipse
into sections and appointed a COM
nittee for each section. The street |
Leading to the Ellipse, as well as that !.
place itself. will be roped off so that !
no one can get into this inclosure |
while the fireworks are being sent /
aloft
The fireworks will be checked off |
that evening by, a committee which |
includes ). J. Prescott, Louis c. VII