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Show GREAT ARMY IN REVIEW Thirty Thousand Strong in Magnificent Tribute to Woodrow Wilson Washington. March 4. The army of inauguration, 3Q,000 strong, swdng-ing swdng-ing with measured tread to the blare oT a brigade of bands, marched in review today from the capitol to the White House, a magnificent tribute of welcome to the administration of Woodrow Wllsou Historic Pennsylvania avenue, the path of other armies of peace and I war, was like a valley between bills in a glory of color with the simplicity sim-plicity ol natures green and white dominating the color scheme along the line oi march, while the dazzle ol unltorms, the flash of guns, sabers, gold lace and brass buttons, and the confused roar of bands, bugles, lumbering lum-bering artillery and tiampiug thousands, thou-sands, added vividness an stirring activity ac-tivity to the brilliant scene. High on I either side of the avenue, its buildings build-ings and reviewing stands were pack-ied pack-ied with humanity, rising from the ! solid masses along the curbs, to the dense throngs In balconies, windows and 6tore tops. And through this valley of humanity and color a martial mar-tial host undulated and rolled along with the steady sweep of a great river Street Pageant CI max. The street pageant was the climax to the inauguration ceremonies at the j capitol. adding the outward spectacu-' spectacu-' lar features to the formal exercises i which had Just taken place at tho senate chamber and the east front of the capitol. Since early in the morn-llig morn-llig the ranks of the marchers had been lying In restive division waiting for the word to advance. While President Wilson was solemnly sol-emnly repeating his oath of office, to the slow measures set by the chief Justice, the troops al parade rest wero coming to attention and long lines were straightening Into columns. W ith i he last word of swearing in the new president, the commands rang out and wero echoed along the lines, there was a rattle of arms, a (latter of hoofs, and the great parade was in motion behind the carriages of Pretid.rit Wilson and Vice President Marshall. And then with the steady "Tramp, tramp, tramp"' of marching feet, the stream of color wound down from Capitol Hill and breasted its way toward the White House, to which the presidential party had driven briskly ahead to take places for the review. Parade Officers. The chief officers and divisions of the parade were as follows: Craud Marshal Major General Leonard Wood. First division. Regular army. nav and marine corps Major General W. W. Wothersrioon. commanding. Second division, state rnlliti" Brigadier General Albert L. Mills, commanding. Third division, veteran and patriotic patrio-tic organizations General .Tames E Stuart of Chicago, commanding. Fourth division, civic organizations Robert N. Harper, commanding. As the procession took up tho ' march, the noted essex troop of New Jersey swung In behind the carnago I in which President Wilson and former for-mer President Taft rode Then came Vice President Marshall's carrlago nd behind that the Rlack Horse troop of Culver Military academy, nr inclng and bowing to the lively music mu-sic roar of welcome opened up before this whole party as it started and swept along lichlnd it Wood. Grand Marshal. Then cam.. Major General Wood chief of staff of the army, and grand marshal of the procession, beading the military bodies, handsomely mounted and' with the showy untfonj of his high rank. Then he army contingent, headed by the West Point cadets; long straight lines of Pjay lacing the avenue, each line stepping as one man. heads up. chests high, plumes aflutter, rifle barrels glisten-Ing glisten-Ing An ovation greeted them Tramping close behind came he first battalion of army eng toeers. tt 17th i: S infantry and band from For, ScPhertori. Ga.. an-1 J raiment imarchinTorder. a solid SOlumn of I J! ii-drcss service blue ; ,0 the lively music of their band. 'made a splendid WPCtfance. Midshipmen from Annapol in. Commanding no less interest than the- West Point cadets came the midshipmen mid-shipmen from Annapolis n regulation short navy-blue jackets an tan leggM the young sailors Wers received With waves o cheers. But now the assembled thousands 'sent up a uew roar. A regiment of 1,1,,. J:lck. ts turns into the avenue. TheV tramp along brisklv. with the rolling QUlok-ltep of men who are not I strangers to the sea A squadron of I the Fifteenth cavalry, a battalion of the Third field artillery and a detachment de-tachment of the signal corps brought i up the renr of the division of regulars. regu-lars. Second Division. I Then marched the second division. made up of militia. Delaware's tror.ps led. headed by the governor and his Staff. New Jersey Presl-doni Presl-doni Wilson's own state sent its entire en-tire militia establishment, including Its battalion of naval reserves In line came the state troops of Pennsylvania, Penn-sylvania, Massachusetts. Maryland, Georgia, Connecticut, Virginia. North 'Carolina, Rhode Island, Maine. Michigan, Mich-igan, Ohio and other states Militia I representation from the states was , nol so great this year as at previous Inaugurals, but there was a greater ! representation of regular troops. In-Idlana In-Idlana Vice President Marshall's state was to'allv unrepresented Many of the states, however, which did not send troops because of the leng distance to be traveled were represented rep-resented by their governors nnd staffs In the Fourth grand division. Carlisle Cadets. Cadets from the Carlisle Indian school, in their uniforms of cadet blue, were a subject of remark in contrast with the remnant of their ancestors, who marched wrapped In multi-colored blankets and In full feathers and war paint. Cadet battalions bat-talions from the Virginia military institute in-stitute and Culver military' academy brought up the rear of that section. The third division, made up of veteran vet-eran and patriotic organizations, was I suggestive of the fast diminishing ' ranks of the veterans of the north and the south. Both sections were represented, the nearby northern states and the District of Columbia furnishing the larger number of men ir4 blue, with here and there the men In gray mingling with their former adversaries. The fourth grand division, composed ! of civic bodies, was probably the most diverse of all. Cowboys and Indians-Two Indians-Two hundred cowboys and Indians ! from Maricopa county, Arizona, performed per-formed a perfect wild west show along the line of march, throwing lariat6. 'giving exhibitions of trick riding ana broncho busting. Tammany Hall, 1600 strong, headed by two bands, each "bravo" topped with a pure white silk beaver, and carrying a red, white and blue umbrella um-brella .accompanied by 35 "real Indians" In-dians" in full tribal regalia, was inarching at the Inauguration of the first Democratic president In twenty years. Woodrow Wilson Club. Foremost In this civic division came the Woodrow Wilson club of Trenton Tren-ton And then came fully 3000 college col-lege students from all parts of the country Princeton, in honor of its lorimr president, had 1000 men In, line, who marched in cap and gown., each wearing a Princeton badge on his I left arm. The Dnekworthy club of Clnclnna- , U, with 500 marchers In white over-and over-and dark red umbrellas, was a noteworthy patch of color in the en-tire en-tire scheme. Jefferson club. Other notable organizations in the line were the Jefferson club of Phll-I adelphla, the Iroquois club of San) Francisco, the Mose Green cluh oi Louisville, the Berks County club of Pennsylvania, the Indlaua cldb or Indianapolis, In-dianapolis, and countless other clubs, many in showy uniforms and with striking devices. Some of the governors who rode n )the inaueural procession were wltn the military' organizations of their states and others rode with their bril-I bril-I llantly uniformed stall's in tho last division. When the head of the column came to the point where Pennsylvania avenue ave-nue swings around the treasury and continues on out past the White House, it halted briefly un"1 Prs " I dent Wilson and his party took their places In the reviewing stand. Mr Taft. according to custom, had ridden back to the White House with his successor to say farewe.l. It Is the usual custom, occasionally varied, va-ried, for the outgoing President to return re-turn to the White House and take his leave at the White House portico, but it Is not the custom for him to review the procession. He usually Joins his family at once and leaves the city. Columns Holt. The marching columns halted while rhis formal leave taking was going on and then pressed forward in review. ; To stirring marches, patriotic airs i and popular ditties, the marchers swept on past the presidential box, all military organizations coming to ' salute to their new commander-in-chief, some executing maneuvers. The new President with bared head acknowledged ac-knowledged all these formalities and kept up a running fire of commout with members of his party on tho I smart appearance of the various or- I ganlsal ions. Past the President and his party the bsssssIbssIbssssssssss procession continued out Pennsylvania Pennsylva-nia avenue to Washington circle and there disbanded. The President returned re-turned to the White House, and tho I multitude, in the absence of an in- I augural ball or a reception, looked forward to the display of illuminations I and fireworks after sundown. |