The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1913-03-05

before moving to his new home in
New Haven, where he is to be Kent
professor of law at Yale.
The reviewing stand in front of the
White House. to which the presiden-
tial party then repaired, seats about
1,500 persons and is crowded with
friends and relatives of the new presi-
dent and vice president. The stand
is on the general design of the home
Of the patron saints Of democracy,
Thomas Jefferson, just as the stand
across the way in Lafayette park is
after the plan OF Washington's home
at Mount Vernon. Huge frs and other
evergreen trees are placed about the
stands and the court of honor is bril-
liant with the inaugural coors, green
and white. These colors dominate
throughout the entire city.
A Model For Other Nations.
The gigantic parade is now under
way. The first division, led by the
famous Marine band, is already pass
ing the court of honor AS this band
approached the presidents stand 1t
broke out in the strains OF Hail to
the Chief amid the cheering of the
assembled thousands. The first pa
rade division consists of some of the
finest marching regiments of the Unit
ed States army and navy and the West
Point and Annapolis cadets, perhaps
the best drilled body of young men in
the world General Leonard Woods
boast that he would make this section
Of the pageant model for other ma
tions" has certainly been realized.
The scene along Pennsylvania ave-
nue. Is one never to be forgotten.
Practically every inch of space ON
both sides of the great thoroughfare
is occupied. The temporary stands,
the sidewalks, the cross streets back
for a long distance, the windows of
every building along the route and
even the trees and housetops are alive
with humanity. The decorations, not
only of this street but of the whole
inc of march and in lesser degree of
the entire city, have never been more
effective. Great arches and festoons
span the avenue at frequent intervals.
Those when lighted at night will make
of Pennsylvania avenue veritable
fairyland, and with the garlands of
green and white and the display OF the
national colors the effect will be like
that of day.
By conservative estimates there are
a quarter of a million visitors in Wash
ington today and almost an equal num-
Ner of the residents of the city who
have also turned out to see the show.
The suffragists who marched over the
same ground yesterday are still in the
city and are conspicuous in the crowds
with their yellow banners bearing the
legend of Votes For Women"
1t is estimated that the parade will
last till o'clock or later. Following
the regular army and navy and cadet
division comes the national guard
from the various states, headed in
many instances by the governor and
his staff. There are more than 10000
in this division alone. The
entire national guard of New Jersey
is out in honor of the first Jerseyman
to become president OF the United
States. Virginia, the new presidents
and Georgia, the native
state of Mrs. Wilson, are also repre-
sented by thousands of troops, while
New York, Maryland
and other nearby states swell the
great marching columns.
The third division is made up of the
Grand Army of the Republic, Spanish
War Veterans and other patriotic or
ganizations The old soldiers, who
hold an honored place In every inau-
gural procession, are growing fewer
each four years, and there were not
few suspicious Jumps in the throats Of
those who cheered them today, while
eyes grew blurred while looking on.
The last division consists of politi-
cal and civic organizations. In it are
clubs from all parts of the
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