The Washington times., 1916-12-29
: Three Organizations In Keen
Competition for Honor Of
Accompanying President.
HARPER WILL DECIDE
confers With Maj. Gen. Hugh
L. Scott as to Military
Details Today.

keenest competition has arisen be
tween crack military organizations for
the Place OF honor in the inaugural
parade as escort to President Wilson
Three organizations now most
prominently mentioned for the honor
are:
Troop d, "the Presidents own"
Washington's new cavalry organize
tion.
The California Grays, n crack San
Francisco military organization,
brought to the front as the pride of
the state that elected wilson"
The Richmond Biuos, from the
state where the President was born,
noted military organization now
serving ms cavalry on tho Mexican
border.
VIII Discuss Details.
Col. Robert N. Harper. chairman OF
the inaugural committee, will discuss
the matter OF n military escort for
the President, together with other
questions OF military participation In
the parade, at n conference A. the
War Department this afternoon with
Maj. Gen. Hugh l.. Scott, grand mar
shall OF the parade. No decision will
be reached until the Presidents wishes
are known, however, as the inaugural
officials believe the President should
have the privilege OF naming his own
escort.
Other organizations besides the
California Grays are expected to be
brought 90 the front, ms the West IL
represented as feeling IL should have
special recognition Mt Wilson's sec.
ond inaugural.
Marked process In the campaign for
inaugural funds was reported today
by Arthur Peter, chairman OF the n
nance committee. Mr.. Peter an
nounced that 10000 In contributions
have been collected 60 date. New
contributions Acknowledged are rs
follows:
New Ce.Irfbutfsns Received
Holmes and Sons Bakery, $1,000:
cuno II. Rudolph. $500: saks a Com.
pany. $500: John ID. Larner, $3.50:
George p. Eustis. $3.50: william J.
f1ather. $500; Columbia Typography
cal Union, 500.
Commissioner Louis Brownlow,
chairman OF the committee on histori.
cal apgeants, has called a meeting OF
his full committee for this afternoon
TO discuss plans for adding historical
features TO tho parade to take the
place OF military features which the
presence OF troops on the border Will
make impossible.
One OF the objects OF the conference
between Chairman Harper and Gen
participation OF militia organizations
10 take the place OF the regulars. This
matter may be left entirely In the
hands OF General Scott. since the ma
tional guard as n federaliEed body IL
more closely under the Jurisdiction OF
the War Department.
Appointment Delayed.
Chairman Harper has delayed APP
pointment OF n military committee
until he gets General scott's views.
This committee may BIO omitted. al
though II IL believed there might be
n field for such n committee In ar
ranging II possible for mobilization
OF the Atlantic fleet In northern
waters during the inauguration so as
20 permit blueJackets TO substitute In |
the parade for the regular army con-
tingent.
Chairman Harper today announced
the personnel OF the transportation |
committee. one OF the few large COM
mittees remaining 90 be named. The |
Is as follows:
Transportation Committee.
The transportation committee for
the inaugural IL composed OF Ben l..
Prince, chairman; T. l.. Lipsett. vice
w. T. Ashby, Major George
A. Arms. John Bardon. W. l.. Beale,
w. w. Bowie. George NJ. Bond. Henry
8. Baker. T. w. Bullock, ]. II. Belier.
c, Briggs, w. q. Coleman,
w. II. Callahan, w. ID, Clark, Jr, Vic.
tor J. Evans, II. c. yesterday. and
George l.. Edmunds.
DIR. J. A. Flynn. Seth Gage. ID. Gall,
o. II. Gore, b. Hege. ]. T. Hendrick,
Paul Humphrey. w. J..HugheA, ID. X.
jackson, Harry q. Kimball, ID. Il. |
KEEPS, A. d. Leet, Luther w. Linkins,
NJ. A. Leese. DIR. s. Il. Lewis, and J,
Arthur LYMAN.
]. c. Malcolm. william Mercer. John
II. Nelson, A. j. Poston, ID. w. Robert
son. w. q. Robey s. II, Rogers. II. A.
steele. c. II. Stone, odell 8. Smith. c.
b. Stone, o. q. Staples. James y. Shea,
5. J. steinberger, and Chatham NJ.
Towers.