Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-13
CONFER ON PARADE
Gen. Wood, Col. Allen and
Chairman Harper Meet.
PLACE FOR CIVIC BODIES
Proposition to Put Them First in
Line Opposed.
FLOOR COMMITTEE Is NAMED
Announcement of Names of Those
Who Will Be in Charge
of the Ball.

Al a conference today between Mai.
| Gen. Leonard Wood t. S. A., grand
marshal of the inaugural parade. Col.
| Henry ID. Allen, L. S. A; OF the grand
marshars staff, and Robert N Harper.
chairman OF the civic organizat tons
committee and marshal for the civic
| divisions of the inaugural parade, ar
engagements We're made for the parade.
Mr.. Harper took up with them the pos
sibility Of bringing to Washington the
Porto Rico military band to head a
delegation of Porto Ricans in the civic
! division OF the parade, and also the
| bringing Of a party of Indians here
from the west. The army officers spoke
in favor Of both projects
Mr.. Harper discussed with them also
the possibility of having the civic or
CARNATIONS march first in the parade
on the ground that their members were
unaccustomed to paradinS and standing
| in line for hours, while the soldiers,
sailors and marines are trained and
used To such service. 1t Was explained,
however. that it was the custom in all
such paradeS to have the military
march ahead of all other organizations.
They represent. in fact, the United
States government and therefore, 1t
was cOntended, are entitled to first
place.
Consideration for Civilians.
| In order to make it as easy as pos
sible for the members of the civic or
CARNATIONS who will take part in the
parade they will not be ordered to
their place of formation for the parade
until a late hour. Special instructions
! will be issued them, however, SO that
they may be on time and in the right
positions to join the parade without
| causing a break.
| Mr.. Harper arranged to have all those
governors of states and their staffs who
come to Washington unaccompanied by
| their state militia march in the civic di-
vision of the parade
| special letter is being sent today by
| Mr.. Harper to members of his committee
urging them and their friends to take
| part in the special section for citizens OF
the District of Columbia. All who join
| this section must be mounted and
dressed uniformly Mr.. Harper is max
| ing arrangements for mounts for men
who will ride in the civic division, and
| is in communication with owners in Vir-
| ginia and Maryland, well as with
| those in Washington.
Listing the Boarding Houses.
NJ. I. Weller. chairman of the public
| comfort committee, is making every eff
| fort to prevent the charging Of very high
prices for room and board in Washington
| at inauguration time. He is listing "a
quickly possible all the rooms which
are for rent i'll the city, and he has in
spectors constantly at work looking over
! the houses where these rooms are located
Boy Scouts to Wig-Wag Messages.
Scout Commissioner Edgar S Martin
is to go to New York city tomorrow
to confer with Chief Scout Executive
| r West a ART
Boy Scouts are to take in the in
auguration 1t is expected about 1900
Boy Scouts will be in Washington at
that time.
Boy Scouts who are experts at the
art of wig wagging'' will be stationed
at intervals along the line of march
of the inaugural parade for the pur-
pose of transmitting orders and in
structions. and to summon ambulances
if the plans which Mr.. Martin now has
under consideration meet with the APP
prevail of Maj Richard sylvester, chair
man of the public order committee.
The visiting Boy Scouts will not par
ticipate in the parade. it is understood,
but will be stationed along the line of
march to render first-aid assistance.
The BOYS will be stationed between
the police, who will flank both sides
| of Pennsylvania avenue while the
parade is passing.
Ready to Give First Aid.
| They will carry their regulation first
aid kits. and, should any accidents oc-
cur, will be prepared to render as
sistance pending the arrival of an
ambulance. Boy Scouts also will be
stationed in the stands on each side
of the Avenue Mr.. Martin believes
| they will be of great assistance in re-
yiying persons who have tainted, as
all of them are well versed in this
work.
The plan for the Boy Scouts participa-
| ton i'm the inaugural ceremonies. which
| 10 IN be worked out by Mr.. Martin and
Mr. West in New York tomorrow. will be
printed and copies will be sent to the
| d. 500 scout masters throughout the coun-
try. who Will urge all the scouts who are
able to come to Washington for the big
event. There are 100000 Boy Scouts in
| the United states.
| Souvenir of the Constitution.
Heavily mounted in gold and beautiful
~ engraved and polished cane made
| from a part of the celebrated old fighting
craft Constitution will be presented to
Gov. Wilson at his Inauguration as Presi-
dent by democratic friends in the fourth
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