The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-05
WAS
REMARKABLE
DEMONSTRATION

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bugles blowing, bands playing, the
rumble Of artillery, the clatter of
horses hoofs and the steady tramp
Of the marchers.
The procession moved at the close
of the inaugural ceremonies at the
capitol, swinging into nne behind
President Wilson and Vice President
Marshall as they returned to the
White House, and took their places to
review the column.
The chief officers and divisions of
the parade were as follows:
Grand Marshal - Major General
Hugh L. Scott. .....
First Grand observation-disclosures,
sailors and marines Of the regular
service under command Of Major
General Tasker H. Bliss.
Second Grand Division - National
guardSmen and cadet schools under
command Of Brigadier general Will
lam A. Mann. t-,ar-
Third Grand Division-veterans OF
the Grand Army of the Republic
and navy union and patriotic societies
under Department Commander A. j.
Huntoon. g.
Fourth Grand Division-Civic and
political organizations under COM
mand of George r. Linkins.
President Wilson was escorted by
troops of the second cavalry from Fort
Myer. Immediately after the president
came Vice President Marshall, escort
ed by the Black Horse troop of Gull
yer Military academy. Then came the
er and members of the senate and
house inaugural committees. The
West Point cadets had the next place
in line. Long, straight lines of grey
they marched. These future officers
OF the American army, eyes front,
heads high, plumes aflutter, flags rip
ping. Then followed the Annapolis
midshipmen.
Detachments from the regular army
few, because most of the regulars
are on the Mexican border-sailors
from battleships. marines and coast
artillerymen and a brigade of 600 ap-
prentice seamen from the Newport, r.
l. training station completed the first
division. .,.
Then marched the second division,
guards fresh from the border, cadet
schools under arms, and other military
units. They came from many states,
some in their full dress uniform, 9TH
ers in the olive drab of field service,
all showing the hardening months Of
service. Notable in the line were the
First Brigade of the Maryland guard;
the District of Columbia guardsmen,
newly returned from the border, cad
cts from Virginia Military Institute,
Virginia Polytechnic institute Culver
military academy, Donaldson military
school at Fayetteville, N. c., Wash
ington high school, the cadet corps of
the Maryland agricultural college, and
cadet organizations or troops from
Ohio, South Carolina, Louisiana,
Georgia and other states. More than
10000 men, it was estimated, were in
the first two divisions.
Five companies of cadets from the
Carlisle Indian school, accompanied by
an Indian band of forty pieces and
thirty-nve Indian girls of the school,
marched next.
Two independent military organiza-
tions having places in the line were the
Washington infantry of Pittsburgh, one
of the oldest organizations in the coun-
try, 100 strong: and the Motor Armor
latter brought with them five motorcy-
cles, two side car machines armed with
machine guns, two side-car caissons
and one truck, all manned by about
twenty men.
& In the third division were veterans
of the civil war and the war with
Spain, and patriotic societies. Heading
this division were the Grand Army men,
a corporafs guard by comparison with
the thousands of their fellows who
have marched over the way in years
gone by. They echoed their service in
the words on the banner behind which