Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-04
GREATEST INAUGURAL
PAGEANT WASHINGTON
HAS EVER EXPERIENCED
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| smile, as of old, was in evidence as
he heard Democratic exuberance but
| lil-concealed in the shouts of tri-
umph with which they acclaimed a
President of their faith.
Behind carriages carrying Presi-
dent Wilson and Vice President Mar
shall came vehicles carrying Mrs
wllson and the three Wilson daugh-
ters, Following thpt Of tho "''~Nn
family was the Marshall family.
Then came the a~utomo...~S a4u 49,
riages of other distinguished partici-
pants.
Slowly the professional to the
White House began. Ane carriages
proceeded at q walk. to afford a good
view of the President to the crowds
in the stands and windows. Sol
diers stood at attention" all along
the avenue, spaced every few feet,
in front of faulty stretched ropes
holding back the sidewalk crows.
Green and white was the official
color scheme of the decorations.
Lining the streets we're tall pennants
of those colors. their stats support
ing festoons of electric bulbs for the
Examinations tonight.
When the march from the Peace
Monument began a salvo Of 101 guns
the national salute-was fired by
a battery of artillery on the White
House Ellipse. 1t was followed by
the Presidential salute Of twentv-
one guns and the Vice Presidential
saIule OF eIgnteen guns.
The Parade Itself.
The post OF honor In the parade
wa ,;Non tho nodptG haft1hnn tram
West Point Military Academy. Their
band OF fifty pieces headed the 500
gray-coated, black-plumed cadets,
with stiffly-starched white sashes-
the personiication of military "spick
and span" neatness. A futtering OF
feminine hearts and shrill cheers
and loud hand clapping from femi-
nine throats and hands marked the
progress of the West Pointers,
Following the cadets were troops
and bands of infantry.
BY the time President Wilson
reached the White House the avenue
was filed with swarms of b~lue-coat-
ed soldiers and sailors, artillery
troops and cavalry.
While the Presidential ana official
carriages flowed through the Court
! of Honor" and into the White House
! grounds to deliver their occupants
for the formal luncheon to the new
executives, the parade was halted at
the north side of the Treasury De-
partment building, at Fifteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue.
"Close ranks were the order sent
down the avenue by madly, scurry-
ing mounted aides. The various
sections of the parade, forming into
line from side streets near the CAPT
tol, extending for a dozen blocks in
all directions, were then marched to
mass tightly. They waited an hour
while luncheon was served in the
White House 10 the new President
and his party.
When President Wilson, at 2:45,
assembled into the Presidential re-
viewing stand in front of the White
House the parade was started again.
Hail to the Chief" were the
strains Of the opening march, played
by the famous Marine Band-the
presidents own Grand Marshal
Wood and his staff first passed by
the Presidents box, with swords in
salute and ''eyes LETT to view the
new Commander-in-chief. The music
of the West Pointers swelled louder
as the cadet battalion approached,
with their guns at port and their
"eyes to the left"
Every member Of the military
branches in line presented arms as
they passed through the Court OF
Honor and under the ewes of the
new President and his staff.
By careful advance orders use OF
Hail to the Chief played by almost
every band in past inaugurals upon
passing the President, was limited
today to the Marine Band. Mary
land, My Maryland" vas played by
the Fifth Regiment Band of the
Maryland militia; "Tammany' by
the New York bands, and other dis
tinctive State airs, including some
ragtime, furnished a musical medley.
First Division.
With thunderous tramp, the thou
sands of military marchers proceed
ed up the avenue. This first grand"
division, beaded by Major General
w. w. Wotherspoon, U. s. A, in
cluded the following:
West Point Cadets and band-500
men.
First Battalion of Engineers and
band-500 men.
Seventeeth United States Infantry
and band-700 men.
Provisional Regiment, Coast Ar
tillery, and band-1. 600 e
Brigade of Naval Academy mid
shipmen and band--1, 900 men.
Regiment United States Marines
and band-1,000 men.
Regiment navy "bluejackets" and
band 900 men.
First squadron Fifteenth United
States Cavalry and band-300 men.
Second Battalion. Third Field Ar
tillery-30O men.
The first brigade, of army march
ers, was headed by Col. James Gar
rard. of the Fifteenth Cavalry. at
Fort Myer. The naval contingent
was commanded by Captain Charles
C. Marsh, U. S. M. c., and the auxil-
iary brigade by Col. John T. Van
Os1ale. Major Fred ~Slayden headed
the West Point cadets. e"d Com
mander McNulton the "middies."
About 5000 militia. infantry.
cavalry. and artillery were in line.
Their commander was Brigadier
General A. L. Mills.
Heading this division were e-ery
: militia company and the naval re-
sapvas of the District or CoIumbia