The Washington herald., 1917-02-01
FIREWORKS Will BE
INAUGURAL FEATURE
Pfelden, VIII View Display from the
South Portico of White House.
MILITARY STAFF IS NAMED
Courts Of State" VIII Be Erected at
Intervals Along the Avenue.

A wonderful display Of fireworks in
front of the washington Monument will
feature the evening OF Inaugural Day.
The President and his immediaee
friends will view the display from the
south portico of the White House, and
large grand stands will be erected for
the convenience of visitors. The very
latest creations in set pieces and aerial
effects will be shown.
The Inaugural Committee decided yes
terday to erect Courts of States along
Pennsylvania avenue, one between
Seventh and Ninth streets, the second at
Four~and-a-Half street, and the third at
Thirteenth street. They are to consist
of pillars and columns connected with
festoons OF eveTgreens and electric lights.
Mai. Gen. Hugh L. Scott. chief of stan
of the army, yesterday announced the
personnel OF the military stan Of the
grand marshal OF the inaugural parade,
so far as completed, as follows:
scott Grand Marshal.
Gen. Hugh L Scott. grand marshal;
Gen. Tasker H. Bliss. Chief of Stan; Gen.
Carroll A Devol adjutant general
Aids-Col. Robert e l. Niche. Capt.
n. N. Coots. Capt. Henry ]. McKenney
and Capt Philip H. Sheridan, General
stah
stan-Ffrst platoon: Col. Charles C.
waIcott, Bureau Insular Affairs; Col. A
W. Brewster, inspector general; Col.
George B. Duncan, General Stafr; Lieut..
Col Louis NJ. Gulick, Marine Corps;
Lieut.. Col. Peter c. Harris, adjutant gen.
erals department; Lieut. Col. William
g. Graves, General Stan; Maj. Thomas ].
Holcomb, Marine Corps; Maj. John ].
Kingman. Corps Of Engineers; Mai. c.
W. OtWeu, Corps of Engineers; Surg.
Charles z. Riggs, navy; Maj. Ralph II.
Van Deman. General Staff; Lieut.. Com
mander William W. Galbraith. navy: Maj.
Kyle Rrcker. judge advocate generals de-
partment; Mai. James c. Harbord. Army
. War College; Paymaster Omar d. Con-
ger, navy: Mai. Fred r. Brown, Bureau
InsuIar Affairs.
Stan-Second platoon: Maj. Douglas
Macarthur, General Staff; Maj. Dennis
+. Nolan, General Staff; Capt. Richard
B. Creecy. Marine Corps: Maj Edward
L. King, Army War College; Maj Fox
Conner, inspector generals department;
Surg. George F. Cottle, navy; Maj. Ernest
u. Scott, Army War College; Maj. Will
lam Mitchell, Signal Corps; Lieut. Charles
c. Hartigan, navy; Maj. Philip w. Hunt
ington. Medical Corps; Maj. r. D. Black,
General staff; Lieut.. John H. Hoover.
navy; Capt Frederic W. Coleman, Quar-
termaster's Corps; Postmaster Smith
Hempstone, navy. and Capt John R
Mrs. ". NJ Stoner, chairman of the
woman's subcommittee of the inaugural
= committee, yesterday announced the fol-
lowing assistants: Mrs. f. Glendowel
Evans, vice chairman; Mrs. Mary Ware
bennett, executive secretary; Mrs. W.
I. Thomas. executive secretary; Mrs. L.
:. Braadeis, Miss Mary Heyler. Mrs.
Harry Francis Cary, Mrs c. Albert
White, Mrs. F. P. Wilcox. Mrs. NJ. Par
Jessie Lane. Mrs. Y. l. SwantOn. Mrs.
. Gertrude Mackenzie, Mrs. s. A. Gentry,
Mrs. George ". kernodle. Mrs. Mary z.
D. Green, Miss Fannie P. Lamson, Miss
Elizabeth sskew. Miss Mildred KoOce,
Miss Elsie Eastment. Miss Laura ].
Graddick. Mrs. Frank Wilkes Pyle.
Guardsmen Expected.
The Inaugural committee expects that
the Washington boys at the border-the
Third Regiment of Infantry, Troop A of
Cavalry. and Battery A Of field artillery
will be brought back home in time to be
in the parade.
Mai Pullman. of the public order COM
mittee. has reported that he will have
400 or 800 citizens to assist the police on
inaugural Day. and he will give them
their first instructions at the Willard on
Saturday evening.
Chairman Arthur Peters, of the finance
committee, now has a fund of s63, 500 for
inaugural purposes.
Tom Grant, of the Chamber of Com
merce, reported to the public comfort
committee yesterday that there were
plenty Of rooms to be had for 81 a day
in good residence sections and meals for
81 a day.
The colored inaugural committee, ap-
pointed by Col. Harper to look after col
ored visitors in the city. has organized
and appointed a finance committee.
Richmond Wa) labor-forward campaign