The Pulaskian., 1917-03-09

his carriage and was driven slowly to
 the White House at the head of the
 procession formed in honor of the in-
 augural ceremonies.
 Luncheon Deferred for Parade.
 In years past the presidential party
 always has entered the. White House
 for luncheon prior to the review of
 the parade from the stand In front of
 the executive mansion. This invafia- bly in the pest caused such a delay that it was decided this year to do
 away with the luncheon feature. President Wilson with Mrs. Wilson, the Vice President and Mrs. Marshall, and two members of his cabinet went immediately to the little inclosed struc- ture, much like a sentry box, which
 had been built in the middle of the
 great grandstand in front of the White
 House and from which the chief exe- cutive viewed the paraders.
 It was the gravity of the situation in connection with our foreign affairs
 which gave to the inaugural ceremo- nies their serious tone and patriotic features. The parade of the day was largely military in its nature, although there were in the procession many bodies which in sense might be said to represent the spirit of industrial preparedness of the United States for any eventuality which might come. Makeup of the Procession.
 At the forefront of the parade as 1t
 left the capitol were, of course, the
 president and the vice president of the
 United States with their guards of
 honor. Major General Hugh L. Scott,
 U. S. army, was the grand marshal of
 the occasion. George R.. LinlSins was
 the marshal of the civic organizations
 which took part in the marching cere-
 monies.
 Immediately preceding the carriages
 of the presidential and vice presiden-
 tial parties and of Col. Robert N. Har-
 per, inaugural chairman, was the fa-
 nous United States Marine band The
 president had as his guard of honor the squadron of the Second United States cavalry.
 The Vice President and Mrs. Mar shall were escorted by the Black Horse troop of the Culver Military academy, Indiana, the state of which the vice president and his wife are natives The West Point cadets and the An napolis cadets took part in the process sion. In addition to these young sol dier and sailor organizations there was as large a representation of the forces of the United States as properly could
 be spared from post and garrison duty. In addition there were troops from Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, and some other states of the Union representing the National Guard.
 A patriotic and picturesque feature of the ceremonies attending the inau-
 guration was supplied by the rapidly thinning ranks of the Grand Army of the Republic. In years past the sol. diers of the war between the states have made the entire length of the line of march, but this year the distance which they tramped was shortened. They added to the picture of the pa
 rade as they moved by the presidential
 reviewing stand with their old flags above them.
 At night Washington was aglow with fireworks and with the combined effects of gas and electric light illumi' nations. In addition searehlights
 showed the heavens here and there
 and one great shaft of light iliumt hated the apex of the Washington monument while another lighted uI and brought into bold reiief the don't of the capitol.