Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-22
Now Seems Assured More Than
10000 Marchers Will Be in Line.
TAMMANY TO BE oUTNUMBERED
Mayor Preston of Baltimore to Head
Delegation Consisting of 1000
Political Workers.


Also. in order to give these ''blue-
Jackets chance to see the points of in
terest in the National Capital. they will
be kept here until the night Of March >.
and be given liberty during that day to
visit their friends and relatives in the
city and to fraternize with other regulars
in the various branches of the army serv-
ices
These men will be chosen from the
crews Of the ibattleshp Delaware at New
York. the battleship Kansas and ships in
reserve at Philadelphia. the naval yacht
Mayfower at Washington, the battleshps
New Hampshire and Louisiana at Nor
ioik and the naval training school at the
commanded by Commander NJ A. Nc
Gully, commanding the Mayfower.
Arrangements for Transportation.
Arrangements for the TRANSFORMATION
and subsistence Of the bluejackets were
completed today by Commander j. r. Y.
Blakely and Lieut.. Commander Joseph
*. Taussig of the naval bureau of navi-
cation. Originally 1t had been intended
to bring the seamen to Washington on
the army transport Sumner and the naval
transport Prairie. Subsequently 1t be-
came necessary to use those vessels for
plies to Guantanamo and Galveston for
possible service in Mexico New arrange
ments, necessitated by this change of
plans, contemplate bringing the sailors to
this city by railroad from New York and
Philadelphia and by the steamer New
port News from Norfolk.
Those making the trip by rail will ar
rive here on the morning of March and
will be quartered in the marine bar
lacks. near the navy yard, vacated by
r,,ho hn coil fy-nr
Norfolk will arrive here on the evening
of March and will be quartered on the
steamer Newport News. That delegation
will be accompanied by a naval band of
100 pices from the Norfolk naval train
ing station
three battalions. One of the companies
will be formed by men from the May
flower and the Seamen Gunners' School
at the Washington navy yard.
More Than 10000 in Line.
1t now seems assured that there will be
more than 10000 men In line March A.
The latest figures for the militia division
are u, S21 men. for the civic division, IA.
600 men, and regulars, of all branches
of the service. about 5000.
Mr.. Harper had expected to have less
than 1900 marchers in the civic division,
but word has been received that num-
Der Of additional organizations will be
here, among them A delegation from the
democratic state central committee of
Baltimore numbering 1000 marchers.
headed by Mayor Preston of Baltimore.
cation from New York, and will be the
largest of the civic organizations, ac-
cording to present information.
Arrangements for forming the militia
division will be discussed at con-
ference to be held in the War Depart
ment Sunday morning between Brig.
Gen. Albert L. Mills. grand marshal of
this division. and representatives of
the various state militia organizations
whom he has selected as aids At the
conclusion of the conference Gen. Mills
and his assistants will tour the city
in automobiles. visiting, the locations
where the various troops will be sta
toned prior to the formation of the
parade.
Guardsmen at the Conference.
In attendance at the conference will
be Maj Leroy w. Heron of the Ma
tional Guard of the District of Column
bia, Capt. Joseph c. Lawson. 1st Infan-
try Of Delaware: Lieut.. Col. Charles T.
Cresswell, Sd Infantry of Pennsylvania: !:
Col. D. Stewart Craven, assistant quar-
termaster general New Jersey: Maj.
William H. Perry. Sth Infantry. Massa-
chusetts; Maj John p. Hill, Maryland !:
Maj Harris X. Bird. 1st Brigade, New
York; Capt. Baxter Lurham, Sd In
fantry. North Carolina: Col. Gardner
Greene, Alabama: Capt. William F..
Norton, Maine, and Col. J. B. West
nedge. Michigan.
In the militia division, according to
lrn fot tivyo nj hxy xhA
War Department, the District of CO.
lumbia will have 1887 men, comma nded
by Brig. Gen. George III. Harries: Della
ware 425 men. commanded by Gov. &.
r. Miller and Brig; Gen. l. F. Wicker
J. X. Tener and Gen. T. J. Stewart;
New Jersey, 2.4S5 men. Brig. Gen. w.
+. Sadler, jr.; Massachusetts, 1868
men. Brig. Commander Col. e. Leroy
Sweetser; Virginia, 2,57S men, Gov.
W. w. Sale: New York. 2,106 men, Gov.
William Sulzer; Alabama, $50 men.
Gov E. O'Neal and Brig. Gen. J. B.
Minnesota, 500 men. Col. Erie
d. Luce; Maryland. 1915 men; Michi-
gan. $50 men; Maine. 48 men; North
men.
In all 1877 militiamen will march
in the parade, according to the latest
estimate. In the militia division also
Virginia Military Institute Cadets, 300
Culver Cadets and $50 Washington
High School Cadets. in addition to the
Carlisle Indian School representatives.
300. The total marching
strength of the cadets and Indians will
be a.O9O, which will swell the size of
the militia division to 21,S27 men.
Details Nearly Completed.
Days and nights of labor by the joint
committee, of which Sena-
tor Crane is chairman, and E. L. Corne-
Illus. sergeant t-at-arms Of the Senate: Ell
liott Woods. superintendent of the Capt.
tol and army officers. representing the
inaugural committee. have result
ed in the arrangement of most of the de-
tails for the event still ten days away.
Under the reading stand at which Presi-
dent Wilson will stand TO address the
crowd after he takes the oath OF Office is
a concealed gate that Will swing open to
allow him to descend to his carriage for
the return 10 the White House without
passing through the crowd on the
stand.
President Taft and President-elect Will
son will pass into the Capitol up the
broad steps of the Senate wing and will