Show taic parade washington D C marcar 4 special while not as lengthy as some of its predecessors the inauguration arion parade was a brilliant affair immediately after the oath had been administered to major mckinley the new president was driven to the white house and from here to the reviewing stand which was erected on pennsylvania avenue in front of the treasury department building which was already occupied by the members of his cabinet and a large number of simultaneous with the special guests arrival of the president the head of the parade appeared a few blocks distant on pennsylvania avenue general horace porter of new york was grand marshall A N beakman of new york chief of staff and Colono lH OC orbin US A adjutant general there were but two divisions ono composed of military organizations under tho direction of general G H dodge of new york and the second composed of civil organizations with brainard H warner as marshal the military divisions consisted of two brigades one composed of united states troops and the other of militia from other states general miles rode at the head of the regulars the second division was divided into two brigades one comprising those wearing uniforms and the other those in civilian dres A feature of the civil division was a company of ex confider ates wearing gray mackintoshes mackintosh es and slouch hats of the samo color and each man displaying a bad P ath n pi arp of mckinley and hobart and bearing the inscription there shall be no north no south no east and no west but a common country washington the parade was several hours in passing the reviewing stand but the president and party as well as the crowds on the streets and on the stands that had been erected at every point of vantage held their places to the end this afternoon mr cleveland left for his new homo at princeton N J to night the inauguration will be brought to a fitting close with what is expected to prove the grandest ball ever given at the capitol it will be held in the pension building and a sum exceeding thirteen thousand dollars has been spent by the inaugural committee in decorating tho interior there are flowers and wreaths almost without number and thousands of bril biant colored electric lamps the ball is a popular affair rather than exclusive anybody being enabled to obtain admission who has the necessary five dollars for a ticket there are twenty three numbers on the dance program |