The Washington herald., 1913-02-09
10000 GUARDS
TOBE INPARADE
Guardsmen from Many States
Coming to Participate m
the Inaugural.
MAPPING OUT PARADE
Thirteen Governors Write They Will
Be Here and Take Part
in Exercises.

With several States arranging to sen1
additional troops of militia to partci-
nate in the inaugural ceremonies, the IN
augural committee yesterday estimated
that fully 2n.OO0 National Guardsmen
will be in line March as part OF the
escort to President-elect Wilson. Thir-
teen Governors Of States and the mem
bers of their staffs will ride in the pa
rade, according to definite assurances re-
ceived by the committee, while the ex-
ecutives &C at least three Common
wealths have the matter under advise
ment.
Pennsylvania and Georgia will send
additional troops. In addition to the
First and Second Infantries of the Geor-
Efa militia, that State will be represent
ed by the Fifth Infantry, of Atlanta,
numbering about 800 men and command
ed by Col. E. E. Pomeroy. The First
and Second Infantrics will be composed
of 400 men each, SO that Georgia will
have 1,300 men in line
The additional Pennsylvania entries in
dicate that that Commonwealth will be
represented IN the parade by about 200
miIitiamen. Nothing definite has been
heard from New Jersey, but IT Is ex-
pected that Gov. Wilson's State will send
all Of its National Guardsmen to Wash
ington for the inaugural ceremonies. In
this event New Jersey will have the
largest representation of militiamen in
the parade. Pennsylvania probably will
send the second largest body of State
troops, with Massachusetts, ranking a
close third. Virginia and Maryland will
be represented by from 1,0O to 1000
militiamcn each.
Mapping Out Parade.
The Governors who have given definite
t. 4, do
are those Of Virginia, Nebraska, Penn
sylvania, Illinois. New York, Massachu-
setts, North Carolina. Rhode Island,
louisiana Maryland, Mississippi. Mis-
souri,, AMI Delaware. The State execu-
tives OF New Mexico, Arkansas, and Ala
hama also may be in Washington for
the inauguration, according to the ad-
vices received by the inaugural COM
mittee.
Under the direction of Maj. Gen
Leonard Wood, U. S. A. Chief OF Star,
who is chairman OF the committee on
military organizations, maps are now be-
ing prepared in the War Department
designating the places where the various
companies Of soldiers, sailors, and citi-
zens who are to participate in the parade
will be assigned prior to the formation
of the parade. The mammoth escort,
after passing in review before the Presi-
dent, will proceed along Pennsylvania
Avenue to Washington Circle, where 1t
will disband. The various companies,
sections, and divisions CT the parade will
return to the central part of the city
by streets running parallel to Pennsyl-
Yania Avenue.
"Thomas Woodrow WILSON,"
Thomas woodrow wilson, is the way
the name OF the incoming President will
appear on all the commissions issued by
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, as grand mar
shal of the inaugural parade.
That fact was disclosed in a letter re-
ceived by Gen. Wood yesterday from
Philadelphia firm, which has the con-
tract for engraving these official COM
missions.
That firm expressed regret at the delay
in the delivery of the commissions, and
explained that 1t was due to the fact
that they were not aware that the nams
Of the President-elect is Thomas Wood
row Wilson until after they had en-
Eraved his name on the plate as Wood
row Wilson. The error has been cor
rected, the company says, and the COM
missions will be delivered to the grand
marshal early next week.