Evening star., 1917-03-05

moved and the restrlctiono hiteu.
Shortly before midnight the work OF
the equipment arranged to
handle the crowds was begun.
The trains continued to como In hours
behind time. due. according to station
officials, to heavy SHOWS. The traffic,
1t was said. has been light as not
in any way to cause any Of the delay.
Bad Weather Is Blamed.
Railroad men attributed tho small
amount OF trafnc to tho very bad
weather which has been general in
the country for week or more. and to
the war scare
Few of the trains coming in last
night were specials" There were
long intervals between the train arri-
walls. and trainmen said they brought
average loads.
The only thing approaching excite
ment at the station was caused by a
wedding party. which was ushered
through under shower of confetti
The Indiana Democratic CLUB ar
rived on a special shortly before
o'clock.
Three companies of Virginia Coast
Artillery from Lynchburg came
ponchos to shelter them from the
The Goth New York Infantry. fresh
from border service, one of the two
day as the President passed along. ar
rived at O O'Clock last evening. ana
was detrained at the New York avenue
freight yards.
Presidents Neighbors Here.
The Democratic Club OF Mercer
county, n. j., President Wilson's homo
county. arrived last night and took
part in the parade today. The party OF
$50 was headed by Harry Heher.
chairman of the democratic county
committee The headquarters is at the
Raleigh Hotel.
The mother and sister OF Vance Nc
Cormick arrived yesterday. They were
met by Mr.. Mccormick and were taken
to the White House In one OF the OF
flcial cars.
The National Creation Society of the
United States OF America. the head
quarters Of which Is at Pittsburgh, was
represented in the parade by sixty OF
hers of seven OF the branch societies Q.
night and was headed by Joseph
Marohnich, supreme president.
A party Of five Indians Of the Chero-
kee TRIBE from southern Oklahoma ar
rived yesterday afternoon. The party
will stop at the Capitol Hotel.
The Columbus (Ohio) Democratic
Glee Club, with forty members, VINO are
| to sing through megaphones AT tne
band concert before the fireworks 70,
night, came in yesterday ana registereo
at the National Hotel.
The Indiana Democratic Club or IN :
dianapolis. with 165 members. arrived
at 12:45 this morning. The club is lea
| is stopping at the New Ebbitt Hotel:
The indianapolis Military Band or
| forty-eight pieces accompanied the
club.
Bow Scouts Arrive.
| A troop of Boy Scouts from Phila-
delphia, under the command OF Scout
master S. G. Friedman. arrived early
yesterday morning. The troop is housed
in Peck Memorial Chapel. 2sth and N
streets northwest.
| A company of National Guard from
North Carolina, Capt. J. b. Lynch com
manding got in about 10 O'CLOCK
| The Supervisor -McKiernan Drum and
Fife Corps, from Newark, N j., arrived
few minutes later. They are making
peck Memorial Chapel their headquar-
ters.
the United States Rumanian Society
reached the city about 1880 This sec
tion was in charge of National Secre-
tarv Efrem Urcan. The rest of this
delegation arrived late in the after
Headed by Mayor Asa G. Gambler OF
Atlanta. Ca, delegation OF the LoSa,
| Legion of that city got In about
O'Clock. The delegation numbers apout
| $50 and is at the Raleigh. with thenl
is the Atlanta Drum Corps. which Is
| command by Drum Mai DR.. c. Z, VII
| son. There are about fifty musicians
| in the corps.
| About 1890 a company from the Ten
nessee Military institute. Maj Charles
n. Hulvey. U. S. A. commanding, got
in. The command is esta abllsned at tle
| Ebbitt House.
| About 100 Baltimore policemen de-
tailed here on special duty reached the
city about noon: Marshal Hooert -;
easier, Capt. Harvey Moheiser and
Round Sergts. James Smith and Stew
| art s. Hobbs were in command The
! Monumental city policemen are assem-
| bled at the sixth precinct police station.
There were about twenty Boy Scouts
| in a troop which arrived from Martins
burgh, w. Va, shortly after noon The
| boys, who are in charge of Scoutmaster
A. NJ. Staubly and Assistant Scoutmas-
| ter william Alery, are housed at the
| Epiphany Church. G street northwest
near 18th.
Minute Men Are Here.
A color guard of the Lexington Min
ute Men of Lexington. Mass, got in
early in the afternoon. Maj. William
| F. Young was in command. This con-
| tingent is established at the New Win
ston Hotel A delegation of eighty
four young women from the Tennessee
College for Women. at Murfreesboro,
reached here about 1880. The young
women are guests of the Hotel Nen-
dome.
A battalion of cadets from the
Sewanee Military Academy arrived q
little later The cadets are to be guests
of the Ebbit House.
Under the command of Col. r. Nj. h.
Bailey, U. S A, company of cadets
from the Bailey Military Institute.
Greenwood, S. c., reached here about
o'clock They are established at the
Crosby House.
The Virginia Polytechnic Institute Ca
dets, commanded by Capt S. w. Ardind,
T. s A. arrived few minutes before
3 o'clock and are Quartered in the old
city hall.
A detail of Maine coast artillery from
the 18th Maine Company of National
Guard came under command of Capt
IS A Hermann. This outfit is from
Westbrook and is housed at the Bliss
building. A number of friends of the
company were with the men and are
staying at the Driscoll Hotel
Gov. and Mrs. X. G. Pleasant OF
Louisiana reached the city the middle
of the afternoon. The governor was
accompanied by his staff and estab-
lished headquarters at Hotel Powhatan
Rosemary, n. C., were also afternoon
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