The Washington times., 1917-03-05
BRONZED SOLDIERS
FEATURE PARADE
GuardSmen Home From Border
cIty Made Fine Appear
ance in Line.
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Scouts, the men and women of to-
morrow. hundreds of women ready TO
do their bit" for their country.
As the Iegions filed past the
stands, the parade was punctuated
with prolonged cheering and hand
clapping indicative of the patriotic
fervor of the multitude. The sight
Of the American flag held proudly
aIoR by erect color bearers provoked
storms of cheers.
From windows and roofs, thronged
with hundreds of persons unable 10
obtain seats in the stands or at the
vantage points along Pennsylvania
avenue. cheers and shouts of admir-
alton went out to the marchers.
The West Point Cadets in their
natty gray uniforms, the Annapolis
'Middies" alfred in somber navy blue
the District guardsmen just back
from the border. the Richmond Light
Infantry Blues. and the Culver Cadets
We'd with each other for chief honors.
Women Warmly Cheered.
All these organizations have been
seen in previous inaugurations, but
the crowd seemed to warm up" to
them more than ever today because
of their soldierly bearing, their man
illness, and the hope and admiration
they inspired.
While there may have been those
in the uniformed ranks who did not
share President Wilson's political
views, but stood with him in the
hour of stress, the large personnel
of the civic section and the enthust-
asm manifested in its ranks showed
that scores of the Executives per
sonal friends and admirers were IN
line to do him honor.
The appearance of the women IN
the parade inspired the cheering
throngs to even greater outbursts
than those which characterized the
marching of the sterner sex, for II
was of a deep and gratifying sig
niicance.
Withal, the parade, from Major
Raymond Pullman and Grand Mar
shal Hugh L. Scott, to the last man
in the civic section, was a colorful,
purposeful demonstration.
Governors Good HOrsemen.
With column after column of tanned
and bronzed national guardsmen,
graduates of months of intensive
training in the Southwest. followed
by rank on rank of clear-eyed cadets
upon whom the country may some
time call to lead her troops into bat
tle-marching with perfect step and
with guns held at exact angles, the
second grand division of the parade
was greeted with cheer upon cheer
as II passed up Pennsylvania avenue,
headed by Brig. Gen. William A.
Mann, U. s. A
There were estimated 1850 guards
men and high school and college
cadets in this division, and practically
every organization had its band
each band vieing with the others for
applause from the thousands along
the broad thoroughfare.
Organizations of eight States. with
nine governors. led by the District of
Columbia, through its national guard,
were in the procession-Delaware,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massa-
chusetts, Maryland. Virginia, New Jer-
sey. and North Carolina.
The governors either rode horses
or sat with their aides and State Of
fcials in carriages. Those who rode
rode well. and formed good leaders
for the delegations behind.
"HOme Folks, Cheer.
Thousands. of citizens of each OF
the States represented in the second
division sat together in the stands
which lined the Avenue. As each
delegation passed the "home folks"
the stands rocked with the cheering
over the national exhibition OF home
grown products.
Many of those who lined the broad
thoroughfare were heard passing
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the delegations of militia from the
various States. 1t was recalled by
hundreds who witnessed the last in
augUration that these guardsmen who
are marching today are a different
lot from those who marched up Penn !
sylvania avenue four years ago.
At that time, the militia was a
joke. they stated. Today, with every |
requisite OF a soldier. the marching
khaki-clad guardsmen with hard
drilling and constant training to
back them up. were a credit to the !
States they represented
The second division formed at noon. |
On First street. Second street and side !
streets southwest OF the Capitol, the |
troops began arriving. and were |
guided by msrshals to their allotted
positions in the parade. Every street
was filled with soldiery. Those |
standing at rest cheered long columns
as they wound past them, on the way
toward the front.
Virginia Cadets Smart.
In the rear Of the column of guards |
men from the several States were the
high school cadets and cadets of pre- |
paratory schools and colleges. They !
stretched for blocks and blocks, |
some in gray, some with the white |
cross belts and brass buttons copied |
from the West Point dress uniform, |
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