The Detroit times., 1913-03-04
Georgia-Two regiments.

Georgia-Two regiments
Delaware-One regiment.
Connecticut-One regiment.
| Massachusetts-Five infantry regl-
ments, two corps cadets. cavalry squad
ron, ambulance corps. and three COM
panies OF naval reserves.
Maryland-Five infantry regiments,
hospital and cavalry troops and naval
reserves brigade.
South Carolina-Twenty-f infan-
North Carolina--Wtlmingto Light
Infantry and naval reserves.
Virginia., 900 men.
Michigan-Three infantry companies
| Rhode lsland-One infantry com
Maine-Two infantry companies.
west -Sirginia--pne- battalion ana
band. JlI
! Following the militia were a half
dozen cadet corps from various mill
tary schools and high schools. There
were $50 Indians from the Carlisle
Government school and companies
from the Purdue university. citadel
cadets. the Virginia Military institute,
and the Washington, d. G., High School
cadets. white and colored
| The third grand" division was COM
posed OF aged and youthful war veter-
ans. At it's head was the civil war
veteran, Gen. James T.. Stuart.
From the local National Soldiers
home a brigade OF blue coated veterans
marched Their ffe and drum corps
was the signal for wild applause. No
section OF the parade got more recog
milton than the Boys OF '61."
Patriotic societies. including the Wo-
mems Relief Corps. Patriotic Sons OF
America. the Society OF the Cincinnati,
and other organizations. on foot and
mounted. interspersed frequently with
| bands. then marched by.
| COnfederates in Line.
| Gray-coated repre- sentatives OF the
| nf hA
were feature OF the veterans section.
Side by side with former foes, the
Dixie veterans marched. 1t was the
| first appearance in any inaugural
pageant OF Confederate soldiers. Com
pany Il, a famous Confederate veter-
ans organization. OF Nashville. Tenn,
wore battle-searred uniforms and car
He'd their ancient muskets.
! Civilian Marchers.
More spectacular than the army and
navy contingents was the fourth
grand division. composed OF civilians.
They furnished the comedy OF the
pageant. Col. Robert y. Harper. OF the
local inaugural committee was the
commander Governors Of thirteen
formed. paraded In this section. The
governors came from Virginia, New
York. Nebraska, Pennsylvania. Illinois
Massachusetts,, North Carolina, Rhode
Island. Louisiana, Maryland, Missis-
siPpi.- Missouri and Delaware.
Coiors or practically every college and
university OF the country were flashed
In the intercollegiate section Gradu-
with their college "yells.' Princeton
university was represented by 1000
men. all carrying umbrellas OF the
Orange and Black Tiger" colors
Greek letter societies. glee clubs and
marching clubs from Atty colleges Wed
with the Princetonians The college
men were all uniformed. They wore
broad shoulder sasi,es Of their respec-
Iof lNn nd
and many carried umbrellas. Despite
an official embargo against use OF
horns, the college men had bells. horns
and every conceivable noise making
device.
"OriWinnl Wilson Men,"
woodrow Wilson" clubs galore con
tributed hundreds OF marchers. Among
them were clubs from Princeton, Lex
ington. Mass. Philadelphia, Louisville,
trenton. y. j., Atlanta. Ga, Newark.
~ D., chicago, New York Boston, Buff
falo. Baltimore. Richmond, st. Louis
and dozen other cities.
One delegation was labeled "Original
Woodrow Wilson Men"
Tammany Hall sent 1000 Tammany
braves carrying red. white and blue
Green umbrellas were carried gener-
ally by the political marching clubs
from fifty cities.
wild West . Feature.
One OF the features getting instant
applause and wild war whoops was a
band OF American Indians, dressed in
native costume from Maricopa county,
cowboys were the Indians escort
forming the wild west" section OF the
parade. They represented the Demo
cratic central committee of Marcopa
county.
Crimson-coated huntsmen OF the
United Fox Hunt clubs OF America.
were another popular feature. Among
the riders were society leaders of New
York, Philadelphia baltimore, Wash
ington and Virginia.
Marching Clubs.
Others in the civic section were:
Central Democratic club OF Pennsyl- |
vania, two hundred men.
National fraternity OF Pages, Wash |
ington. five hundred.
Duckworth% club, Cincinnati. two
Lexington. Mass. Minute Men. one
hundred
Democratic club and band, Reading, |
Pa. five hundred.
Gottfried kreuger association New |
ark. N j., two hundred.
Jefferson club. Philadelphia. three |
hundred.
Princeton University club, one thou
sand.
Nose Green club. Louisville. KY, two
hundred.
Brunswick Braves. Brunswick, Ga,
Woodrow wilson club. Trenton, n. j.,
two hundred.
Tenth Ward Democratic club, Will |
mington, Del, one hundred and fifty. |
Spaldng Grays. Grftni, Ga. one hun
dred and nifty.
Democratic club, Seat Pleasant. d. c..
two hundred and fifty
Junior order American Mechanics, |
two hundred.
Bands were brought by a score OF
the civic organizations. one OF these
was the Boy Scouts band, OF Scranton.
Pa.
Bringing up the rear was the Tenn
perance Pioneer Drill Corps, OF South
Bethlehem, Pa. 1t executed fancy
drills all along the avenue.
The rear guard" Of the parade was
provisional troop Of forty mounted
men OF the Engineer Corps. to prevent
DISCRIMINATION and Struggling an un-
fortunate feature OF former ceremon-
les.
1t was nearly G o'clock before the
president and the thousands of spec
tators. eye-wearied. saw the end of
the parade approach.
Past the Court OF Honor" the entire
parade marched to Washington circle
where the marchers were relieved by
Grand Marshal Wood and disbanded.
They returned to waiting trains and
barracks by back streets, many leaving
for home at once.
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