Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-02-19 | Page 9 | Poincare Becomes French President

POINCARE BECOMES FRENCH Paris Feb 1 IS S.-Ra S. Raymond lond Poincare took over today the time office of president of or the French Fench republic from l who retired after serving his full ful term of seven seyen years rear Nothing more simple than th time the transfer of power pow pow- pO er from one chief chIe executive in France to his successor can be Imagined President Poincare listened while M. M I Fallieres said ald I 1 transfer to you OU the tile powers of or the state Then In iii a clear solemn voice olce ho lie 10 replied I conse consecrate myself to time the service rae of oC the tile republic The Thc ceremony took place In lh tIme the beautiful beau beau- palace of or the lie Elysce Elysee c No 0 oath of oC office was taken and no oration oraton made Just a a few rew courteous CO sentences were uttered d by M. M t. t F Fal and these uter were answered sincerely b by M. M Poincare Polo Polo- care care As President Poincare c by r hl his two predecessors ors Armand Fal- Fal leres and Emie Loubet left the pal- pal v ace aco many man thousand bouquets vero 1 thrown at them b by o working girls who took ook off th the nosegays s and tossed tosse them Into nto tile the carriage At t the same time an nn aviator with hIs hiS aeroplane freighted with fresh blossoms bIos blos Roms dropped them from great heights heights' along the tIme route to the cl city hall hail hl and and- upon the time building Itself There Ther a luncheon had been prepared by by- bythe the ct city councillors for the new neu president president President Fallieres' Fallieres aged mother and his Ills wife w were re present in the tile city hall balI hal to witness the time scene scene A beautiful and stirring effect teet wa was caused In the tile ef city hall ball hal when wh-en an im immense mense OEnse choir composed of th the full choruses chor chor- uses use from the Opera the Opera and the time Aca Academy cm ot or Music sang the thI ayd ad other oilIer sang patriotic hymns Premier Briand formally tendered th the resignation of or his cabinet to Pr President n Poincare tonight but the tho PIe president asked that the ministry remain In of or- or flee fice fee President Poincare has Imas ha received me messages mes- mes i of sages the time of world felicitation from flom th the tIld rulers I