Evening star., 1925-03-01

ey. will ride behind the party. On
either side will be a detail of out
riders" cavalrymen especially picked
for the purpose, to guard the Presi-
lent to and from the Capitol. The re-
turn trip will be made in exactly the
same order. Cars for 12 newspaper
men and for secret service men will
also appear in the line.
Taft to Give Oath.
At the Capitol the President and the
Vice President will be in the hands
of the congressional joint committee.
They will be met first by Maj. Gen.
John l. Hines, grand marshal of the
parade, and his staff and escorted to
the Senate chamber. There the usual
ceremonies will be gone through, and
these over the President Will be sworn
in by Chief Justice Taft.
Immediately afterward he will de-
liver his inaugural address and lose
no time getting back to the White
House. Contrary to previous arrange
ments, the President will not be es-
corted part of the way by the inau-
gural parade. His party will hurry in
advance, snatch as much luncheon as
they can and proceed to the review
ing stand the minute the column be-
gins to approach the Treasury.
1t was announced that the Presi-
dc mt wishes the parade to sound
off, Immediately after he starts back,
so that the crowds waiting to see 1t
may not be unnecessarily delayed.
The idea of halting the procession
long enough for the President to
finish his lunch has been disapproved.
Once the parade begins its march, 1t
will halt only for possible unavotd-
able Interruptions, and Il Is expected
it will be over before o'clock.
The Grand Army of the Republic
alone is to have the privilege of act
ing as guard of honor to the Presi-
dent on the day of his succession to
office. No other veteran organiza-
ton will appear either with the Off
cial party or even in the parade as a
definite organization. Veterans of
the World War and even of the Span
ish-American War there will be ga
lore, but they Will march as soldiers
of the Nation.
Not until yesterday did the Presi-
dent relent to the pleas that poured
in upon him in behalf of the now
bent old men who once faced the fate
Of battle back in the uncertain days
of ga. He turned a deaf ear to the
argument that precedent dictated the
necessity of the appearance of the
Grand Army of the Republic in the
line-that not since the days of Lin
coin had it been slighted.
Finally he was told the story OF the
aulckening disappearance of the Grand
Army members from the Nations life.
In the last four years they have fallen
fast Four years later, when the next
inaugural date arrives, their numbers
will be far fewer. And in the face of
this certainty he agreed that the vet
Grams of the Civil War had a just
claim to a part in the ceremonies and
decided that eight of their number
should escort him as a guard OF honor.
Moulton to Choose Aides.
H B. Moulton, commander of the
Department of Washington of the
Grand Army of the Republic, was
summoned to the White House yes
terday and informed of the arrange
ments. He will select the eight men
who will escort the President, among
whom probably will be national off,
GERS of the Grand Army. Announce
ment of the guard will be made the
first of the week, after the list has
been submitted first to the White
House.
On the reviewing stand with the
President will be the members of his
official party, ranking officers of the
Army, Navy and Marine Corps and a
limited number OF invited guests. The