The Washington times., 1917-03-05

the Fourth Division. Fifty strong tn
members heralded the Presidents vir
tues and sang songs In his honor a
they passed up the avenue. led b!
i President NJ. Sch:esinger and Con
ductor Schwartz.
! Gov. Theodore G. Bilbo OF Mis-
sippi. was at the head Of the thirC
brigade Of the fourth division. and oc
cupied with his staff Of twelve mem
bers. three Of the seven carriages
which took part in the division.
| Gov. r. G. Pleasant Of Louisiana
with his staff and the mayor and offi
cials Of New Orleans headed the sec
/ ond brigade. Gov. Richard ]. Manning
accompanied by his adjutant. Gen
John d. Frost, rode at the head Of the
first brigade, and Gov. Frederick B
| Carmen, with his stall Of eighteen
members. was in front Of the fourth
brigade.
BersaElleri Unique.
Following Gov. Frederick B. Gard
ner, of Missouri, and his stan came
the Cook County Democratic Club OF
Ilinpis, the Spring Garden, Pa, band,
and the Young Mems Democratic So
ciety OF York, Pa.
After these came one OF the strong
est and most impressive features of
the inaugural, the foreign born citi-
zens.
The dozen new citizens organiza-
tions, 500 strong, marched under the
patronage of Bureau of Naturaliza-
tion. At the head of the column Ray
mond F. Crist. Deputy Commissioner
of Naturalization. led a delegation
of employees of the bureau and at their
head they carried a banner inscribed:
characterization Division, Bureau of
Naturalization, U. S. Department OF
Labor"
Four examiners of naturalization
OF the Labor Department, including o.
T. Moore, N. ]. Sturgeon, William NJ.
Ragsdale and Thomas b. Shoemaker,
and fifteen clerks of the department,
marched with Mr.. Crist.
There were three uniformed bands
made up of new citizens in the for
eign-born element OF the parade. One
was with the Polish contingent, one
with the Syrian-Americans, and one
with the Sons OF Italy.
The foreign-born citizens came from
Ohio. Maryland, New York, PennsyI-
vania, and the District, principally,
but there were a number from other
States in the East.
The italian Bersaglieri, in the uni
form of the Alpine fighters of their
former, country, we're the most at
tractive of the foreign born as to
appearance. With their cooked hats
and zouave uniforms, more than $50
Sons OF Italy Joined in the demonstra-
tion.
Many CoIored BANDS.
With banners bearing the legends,
America Can Always Depend Upon
Her New Citizens" I'VE Are Devoted
to America" and eve Are All Ameri-
can," the foreign-born created a pro-
found impression on the watching
multitudes as they nled past, bearing
their expressions of devotion and pa
triotism.
The rear of the parade was brought
up by the colored citizens of the Dis
trict, accompanied by colored patri-
otic and political organizations from
out Of town. A predominating note,
and one which attracted a great deal
of attention and enthusiasm from
the onlookers, was the preponderance
of bands in the colored contingent.
OF the eleven organizations taking
part in the last division five were
bands, which played with q step and
snap that set the nerves of the list
eners tinging.
The brigade was headed by A. H.
Underdown, assisted by ]. Clay Smith,
as his chief OF staff. Immediately be-
hind them came the colored inau-
ural committee of the District In
frock coats and high hats
The Colored Democratic Club of
New York, the Colored Democratic
League OF Chicago. and the Hamilton
Democratic Club OF Brooklyn, N. Y,
followed the committee, and, with
their own band, the colored Knights
of Pythias and the colored Elks of
the District of Columbia brought up
the rear of the parade.