Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-21
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the assistant marshals represented states
and territories by pink scarfs with white
rosettes. white saddle cloths with pink
trimmings and the assistant marshais
wore white scarfs with pink rosettes.
white saddle cloths with pink trimmings
The inaugural ball was advertised as
the union inauguration BALI and there
We're committees of managers on the
part of the Senate. the House of Repre-
sentatives the army. the navy and the
citizens OF the District. The list OF
city managers was a long one and a
great many of those men already men
toned as assistant marshals We're also
on the committee.
On the day and evening following the
inauguration, the Beethoven Society held
"a mammoth promenade concert at the in
auguration ballroom at which music was
furnished by AN immense orchestra under
the leadership of Charles Lensehow.'
a picture of the time is presented by
the following notice which iDcor-
porated In the order of the procession:
Banners and adornments may be borne
in the procession. but no offensive EN-
blems or devices will be permitted TO
disturb the national ceremonies.
The procession formed at City Hail
Square, marched down Louisiana avenue
to Pennsy lvania avenue. along the Ave
nue.. passed Wlllards Hotel. where Mr..
Lincoln had been stopping since his arri-
val III Washington. February u. turning
up and countermarching on 18th street
and back to the hotel. where there was
a halt until Lincoln entered the pro-
cession, when the march was taken up
to the Capitol. After the inaugural for
malities and Lincolns speech the pro-
cession reformed and escorted him TO the
Presidents House"
BY man who should know great
deal about the Inauguration of President
Lincoln the Rambler was told this:
Lincoln left Springfield February IL,
when he started his Journey to Wash
ington. He made a speech to his fellow
townsmen. in which he said 4 leave, not
knowing when or whether ever / may
return: with a task before me greater
than that which rested upon Washing
ton On the coming of the day of the
Inauguration there was so much sec
tional feeling in the country. and to an
extent in Washington, that the authori-
ties having in charge the plans FOR the
procession caused to be posted on the
roofs of buildings along the route of the
procession sharpshooters provided with
forty rounds of ball cartridges. and each
of these sharpshooters kept his post all
day.
THE plan of the procession was arranged
by Gems. Scott, Sumner and Stone. Mr..
Buchanan and Senators Baker and Pierce
rode in the carriage with Lincoln to the
Capitol and back to the White House. On
the platform. which was erected at the
east front of the Capitol, President Lin
cooln read his inaugural address before
10000 people Stephen A. Douglas, his
rival for the presidency, held Lincolns
hat during the ceremonies. Chief Justice
fancy administered the oath of Office and
the Inauguration ball was held in a tenn
porary building erected in judiciary
inn pr1r of
Lincoln the oath was administered by
Chief Justice Chase and the inaugural
ball was held in the model room Of the
patent office, that being the first occasion
when a federal building was used for the
purpose
In the National 1nteIigencer of Sat-
urday, March ., 1861, may be read list
of officers who had just sent in their
designations from the army. There are
forty-three names in the list and every
one is from a southern or a border state.
The only name In the list which Inn
pressed the Rambler as being that OF q
man who became famous in the Con-
federacy was "Beauregard, Peter G. T.,
brevet major. captain Corps Of En-
gineers."
At the bottom of the list is this note.
presumably given out at the War De-
artment:
THE designations of several of the
above officers has no connection what
ever with secession movements in the
south"
The Washington newspapers of the days
Immediately preceding and following the
Inauguration of Lincoln and the news
papers of Inauguration day itself con-
tanned accounts of the surrender of the
department of Texas to Texan secession
lists by Gen. Twiggs. In the National
Intelligencer of Inauguration week may
be read this:
Order BY direction of the President
of the United States it is ordered that
Brig. Gen. David E. Twiggs be. and is
hereby, dismissed from the army OF the
United States for his treachery to the
flag of his country in having surrendered
on the 18th of February. 1861. on the de-
mand of the authorities of Texas the
military posts and property of the United
States in his department and under his
charge. ]. Holt, Secretary of War.
BY order Secretary of War. S. Cooper,
adjutant general"
On the evening of March 4. 1861. Miss
Joey Gougenheim was billed to appear at
the Washington Theater in JEANNE
Deans or the Heart of Midlothian" to
conclude with the favorite farce, why
Don't She Marry"
At Odd Fellows Hall was advertised to
appear 'Duprez & GREEN'S Original New
Orleans and Metropolitan Double Minstrel
Troup-Charles H. Duprez, manager.