Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-04
CAPITAL IS READY
FOR INAUGURATION

aSuiustVu, nuTs osA uFlpV'hh,
foggy day. pcrvaded with gloom OF
the sort that only Washington inau-
sural weather can bring. dawned to-
day to greet the thousands Of AM
ericans who came to town TO SEQ the
president inaugurated. Regiments OF
tanned troops. fresh from the border;
regiments OF marching clubs from
every town big enough to support a
cornet band: regiments Of children
under care OF mothers and fathers
rumbled into the union station on
regiments OF trains and stopped up
Pennsylvania avenue In the cold.
clinging rain to hotels and boarding
houses. which already were filled
with earlier birds,
Mingled with the music OF tho
bands OF soldiers and marching clubs
and the walls OF infant children. were
the taps Of the thousands Of ham
mers humping necessarily up and
down the avenue from the capitol to
the White House. putting finishing
touches to the parade stands. the
parade decorations and the court OF
honor before the white House.
Every "Sousa" In this part OF the
country some In red uniforms ana
some In marched In from the
station at the head OF his putting
bandsmen, marched through the
streets. defying the rain. playing
marches. and stopping at one or all
OF the leading hotels to 20 through
It's repertoire.
The weather report said laconic-
ally. Rain or snow" The weather
man was to say this afternoon what
Monday would bring. He would do
II earlier. remembering the fatal day
In 1909. when. In the face OF a
clear and warm" prediction. Wash
ington greeted visitors with north
pole weather. including u foot OF
slush and almost certain pneumonia.
A hint. though. early today. that II
wouldn't get any more cloudy"
raised spirits. only until II was found
that It could not be any more cloudy,
Marching clubs--that ran the
gamut from the exclusive political
clubs. from big-town districts that
maintain the principles Of the de-
mocracy by force OF free meals and
fists were parading into town with
high hats and fancy umbrellas.
The spectators greeted the soldiers
regulars. militiamen. military
school cadets and Boy Scouts, each
contingent beaded 10y the usual band
Many OF the crack military organi-
cations OF the country were here to-
day. or were to be here tonight. in
cluding the Culver Black Horse troop
that will escort the Vice president and
the cadets from the military and
naval academies.
In addition to the bad weather.
there was another rift in the inaugu-
raj lute--the host OF sure-thlng gamb-
lers and plckpockets who came to
town without any bands to meet the
visitors. They we're met by almost
as many police from big cities.
Public buildings will be lighted to-
night and the parade course will be
bright with heavy lines OF colored
lights.
At noon Sunday Presiden, Wilson
will take the formal oath OF ONCE.
officially launching him upon his sec
ond term as president OF the United
States.
Chief Justice White will administer
the oath In the presidents room In
the capitol.
Members Of the cabinet and the
immediate families OF President and
Mrs. Wilson will be present. There
have been few especially invited to
attend as the president desires to
have the function extremely simple.
He will take the oath the second time
on Monday In public when he will de-
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