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Show GREAT PARADE IN HONOR OF WILSON Federal and State Troops, Men From Navy, Veterans and Civilians March. 6EIL WOOD iS GRAND MARSHAL Indians, Hunt Clubs and College Students Stu-dents Are in Line Enthusiastic Spectators Continuously Cheer the Inaugural Procession. By GEORGE CLINTON. Washington, March 4. The "Jeffer-Bonian "Jeffer-Bonian simplicity" which Woodrow Wilson requested should be observed in every detail of his inauguration as. president did not apply to the inaugural inaugu-ral parade, for it was as elaborate as such an affair usually is. The people wanted it so, and they showed their appreciation of the spectacle by turning turn-ing out by the hundred thousand and cheering wildly as the marchers passed pass-ed with bands playing loudly and flags waving bravely. The newly inaugurated president reviewed re-viewed the procession and smiled his approval as he returned the salutes of the commanding officers, for all the glittering show had been arranged in his honor. Pennsylvania avenue, from the capitol to the White House, was full of color, music and movement. People Enjoy the Sight. The inhibition of the inaugural ball and of the planned public reception at the capitol had no effect as a bar to the attendance at this ceremony of cnanging presidents. Masses were here to see, and other masses were here to march. There was a greater demonstration demon-stration while the procession was passing pass-ing than there was four years ago. Victory had come to a party which had known nothing like victory for a good many years. The joy of possession posses-sion found expression in steady and abundantly noisy acclaim. President Taft and President-elect Wilson were escorted down the avenue ave-nue by the National Guard troop of cavalry of Essex county. New Jersey. The carriage in which rode Vice-President-elect Marshall and President Presi-dent pro tempore Bacon of the United States senate was surrounded by the members of the Black Horse troop of the Culver Military academy of Indi- 1 ' it mm SMi . .1 Vi-,1- fciV- ait Vi! jl J Scene on Pennsylvania Avenue Durin g the Progress of a Typical Inauguration Inaugura-tion Parade. ana. This is the first time in the history his-tory of inaugural ceremonies that a guard of honor has escorted a vice-president vice-president to the scene of his oath taking. tak-ing. Formation of Parade. , The military and the civil parade, a huge affair which stretched its length for miles along the Washington streets, formed on the avenues radiating radiat-ing from the capitol. After Presidentelect President-elect Wilson had become President Wilson and Vice-President-elect Marshall Mar-shall had become Vice-President Marshall, they went straightway from the capitol to the White House and thence shortly to the reviewing stand in the park at the mansion's front. The parade, with Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, United States army, as its grand marshal, started from the capitol capi-tol grounds to move along the avenue to the White House, where it was to pass in review. The trumpeter sounded sound-ed "forward march" at the instant the signal was flashed from the White house that in fifteen minutes the newly new-ly elected president and commander-in-chief of the armies and navies of the United States would be ready to review "his troops." It was thought that the parade might lack some of the picturesque features which particularly appealed to the people cn former occasions. There were Indians and rough riders here not only when Roosevelt was inaugurated, inaugu-rated, but when he went out of office and was succeeded by William H. Taft. The parade, however, in honor of Mr. Wilson seemed to be picturesque pictur-esque enough in its features to appeal to the multitudes. They certainly made noise enough over it. The procession was in divisions, with General Wood as the grand marshal of the whole affair and having hav-ing a place at its head. The display, in the words invariably used on like occasions, was "impressive and brilliant." bril-liant." Wotherspoon Leads Regulars. The regulars of the country's two armed service naturally had the right of way. Maj. Gen. W. W. Wotherspoon, Wother-spoon, United States army, was in command of the first division, in which marched the soldiers and sailors and marines from the posts ana the navy yards within day's ride of Washington. The West Point cadets and the midshipmen from the naval academy at Annapolis, competent beyond be-yond other corps in manual and in evolution, the future generals and admirals ad-mirals of the army, had place in the first division. All branches of the army service were represented in the body of regulars regu-lars engineers, artillery, cavalry, infantry in-fantry and signal corps. The sailors and marines from half a dozen battleships battle-ships rolled along smartly in the wake of their landsmen brethren. The National Guard division followed follow-ed the division of regulars. It was commanded by Brig. Gen. Albert L. Mills, United States army, who wore the medal of honor given him for conspicuous con-spicuous personal gallantry at the battle bat-tle of San Juan hill. General Mills is the chief of the militia division of the United States war department. The entire National Guard of New Jersey was in line, and Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, Maine and North Carolina were represented by bodies of civilian soldiers. Cadets from many of the private and state military schools of the country had a place in the militia division. The third division of the parade was composed of Grand Army of the Republic Re-public veterans, members of the Union Veteran league and of the Spanish war organizations. Gen. James E. Stuart of Chicago, a veteran of both the Civil and the Spanish wars, was in command. I Thousands of Civilians. Robert N. Harper, chief marshal of the civic forces, commanded the fourth division. Under his charge were political po-litical organizations from all parts of the country, among them heing Tammany, Tam-many, represented by 2,000 of its braves, and Democratic clubs from Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore Balti-more and other cities. They put the American Indians into the civilian division. The fact that they were in war paint and feathers helped out in picturesqueness and did nothing to disturb the peace. Members Mem-bers of the United Hunt Clubs of America rode in this division. Their pink coats and their high hats apparently ap-parently were not' thought to jar "Jeffersonian simplicity" from its seat. Pink coats were worn on the hunting field in Jefferson's day and in Jefferson's state. There were 1,000 Princeton students in the civic section of the parade. Many of them wore orange and black sweaters and they were somewhat noisy though perfectly proper. Students Stu-dents from seventeen other colleges and universities were among the marchers. Cheering Is Continuous. All along Pennsylvania avenue, from the capitol to a point four block beyond be-yond the White House, the spectators were massed in lines ten deep. The cheering was constant and Woodrow Wilson cannot complain that the ceremonies cere-monies attending his induction into office were not accompanied by apparently ap-parently heartfelt acclaim of the people peo-ple over whom he is to rule for at least four years. Every window in every building on Pennsylvania avenue which is not occupied oc-cupied for office purposes was rented weeks ago for a good round sum of money. Every room overlooking the marching parade was taken by as many spectators as cound find a vantage vant-age point from which to peer through the window panes. The roofs of the buildings were covered with persons willing to stand for hours in a March day to see the wonders of the inaugural inaugu-ral parade, and many of them particularly partic-ularly glad of an opportunity to go home and to say that after many years waiting they had seen a Democratic president inaugurated. |