The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-09-07


ton in the history of Washington was
staged today, when $4,000 men and
women, led by the President of the
United States, marched down Pennsyl-
vania avenue from the Capitol to the
White House in honor of the young
men Of the country chosen for the Ma
tional Army through the selectiye
draft.
Carrying a silk American flag,
President Wilson set the pace for the
thousands who followed him. He was
preceded only by an escort Of mount
ed police and the Marine Band. Mem
bers Of the Cabinet, following the ex-
ample of the Chief Executive, walked
at the head of The employees of their
respective departments.
Clark and Cannon Abreast.
Seventy members of the Senate
were directly behind the President
Following them was a goodly MAORI
ty of the House, with Speaker Champ
Clark and former Speaker Cannon at
the head of the line. Every member
of the Missouri delegation in Wash
ington was in the procession.
Senator Stone marched a mile and
then was forced to drop out because
of a weakened leg, which has given
him trouble ever since his illness three
years ago. Senator Reed was among
the absentees. He is expected here
tomorrow from a visit to Missouri.
The only Missouri members of the
House not in the procession were
Representatives Dyer of st. Louis,
Shackleford of jefferson City and
Hensley of Pennington. The two
former are out Of the city, while
Hensley is on an inspection trip with
the House Committee on Naval At
fairs.
In Confederate Gray.
President Wilson and the thousand
odd drafted men from the District of
Columbia got the bulk of the cheering
that was continuous along the line of
march. Clark and "Uncle Joe" also
received a continual ovation, as did
Senators Nelson of Minnesota and
Bankhead of Alabama, the one wear
ing the Union blue and the other the
Confederate gray.
with ceremonial affairs in this city of
military spectacles, are saying that
today's demonstration was by far the
most impressive they had ever wit
messed here.
They recalled the review of the
Grand Army of the Union Veterans
of the Civil war in 1865; they spoke
as the procession passed of presi-
dental inaugurals, they remembered
other historical parades. not forget
ting the recent receptions given the
French and British missions with Jof-
fire., Viviani and Balfour as the popu-
lar heroes. :,
But it was the general impression
that today's affair brought out more
Of the national spirit produced al
greater feeling of enthusiasm than
ANYTHING Of the kind that had gone
before, at least in the last two gene
rations. -..4---
Parade Two Hours in Passing.
All along Pennsylvania avenue, the
highway of parades, President Will
son was cheered with a vim and vigor
that showed that Washington stands
behind the Commander in Chief of the
Army and Navy.
Nearly everybody in the long line of
paraders, which took two hours to
pass the White House reviewing stand,
and most of the tens Of thousands of !
spectators along the rouse, were arm
ed with flags. and they seemed never
to tire of waving them.
President Wilson was obviously
proud and satisfied over the success
Of the demonstration. He stepped out
with a long, quick stride that made
the mounted police ahead Of MIN urge
their horses into faster pace and
brought beads of sweat to the brows of
men behind.
The Committee of Citizens, with its
German-American chairman, William
F. GUIDE. who fanked the President,
wore formal tail coats and silk hats.
The head of the nation was striking
figure in the simplicity of his attire.
A short blue coat, white flannel trou-
sers, white canvas shoes and straw
hat with stiff brim constituted his
sartorial makeup. So fast was his
pace that he reached the White House
in half an hour, something of a rec
ord for a mile and a half Of process
sion of Is divisions, which ordinarily |
would have moved slowly.
AT the White House the President
left the line, the crowds applauding,
and took his place on the reviewing
stand erected in front of the central
portion of the grounds.
Ally ENJOYS on Stand.
Surrounding the President on the
reviewing stand were many distin-
guished people. That we are allied
with foreign nations in the war for
democracy was evidenced by the pres
ence of representatives of most of the
Allied Powers. '.
The Ambassador of Great Britain,
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice; the French
M. Jusserand, and Nine
discount Ishii, head of the |
Japanese War Mission to the United
States, with the other members of the