Show TAFT AND SHERMAN INAUGURA WHILE FIERCE BLIZZARD RAGES Weather Conditions Caused Change of Program the Inaugural Ceremonies Cere-monies Being Held in the Senate Chamber But Great Parade Took Place According to Schedule With Inaugural Ball and Magnificent Fireworks Display at Night I Washington blizzard sweeping I over Washington on Thursday March < Ii 4 canned an abandonment of tho sot I program for tlio Inauguration of Wlll I I ham Howard Taft as president of the I I I I 1 J1It i 4 I Pt 1 3 t ilp v 4u I t c r4IFi 1 t 1 S 7 t 47 U d if rya It vu t u + p I4 1 4 t Mi tgth tpl + tl r Y3t Y Il1i r Yt 4 l1 t fl Dt f P t i art C i 1 y Yi 1 Y wIY1 afnt hltaamll ° 41 + 4tp f J 6na4 t1a f 5r t st1ll Crt Cr-t I I ettt d aI k Wt ft t tll t + t VMt If if MN tiiiuii r isi PRESIDENT TAFT United States and for the first time In seventysix years tho oath of oflico was administered to tho Incoming president in tho senate chamber To i effect tho change In ceremonies from the great stand erected along the east front of the capitol to the senate chamber t cham-ber It was necessary to rush a SilO clal resolution through tho house and senate I Ihe alorm threatened to cause n total abandonment of tho hrllliant jiagennt of tho afternoon but a pus eagoway was cleared along tho center of Pennsylvania avenue and for nearly near-ly I three hours President Taft and VlcoPrcsldent Sherman reviewed a t passing column which wa replete with martini splendor and plclmesnne with civic display Following the Inaugural ceremonies in tho senate Theodore Roosevelt again a private citizen bade an affectionate affec-tionate adieu to his successor while all In the historic chamber looked on in silence id then ho hurried away through a side door to take tho train 1 for New York As ho passed out of the chamber Mr Roosevelt was given an ovation quito tho equal to that tendered ten-dered the now president As President Uoosovolt accompanied Mr Taft down the alslo of tho senate chamber to chairs placed In front of t the clerk desk every ono In tho great assemblage rose and remained standing until Mr Taft and Mr Jloosovelt were seated On tho floor of the chamber were ranged tho mom bers of tho diplomatic corps Justices of tho supremo court members of tlio house old senate the admiral of the a navy tho chief of staff of tho army nnd scores of other officials and Ills tlngulshed visitors c The ceremonies of tho Inaugural formally for-mally began when VlcoPresldont Fairbanks Fair-banks In a farewell address which called out for him a spontaneous tribute of applause declared tho Sixtieth Six-tieth congress at an end Turning then to Mr Sherman who had been escorted to a place beside him ho administered ad-ministered to his successor the oath I = co = = of office and turned over to him tho gavol Mr Sherman In rapping tho senate to order In special session of the Six tyfirst t congress made a brief address 1 Irrl qtr wya 1 I I t 1 i y r wif htr + Y F 4tt x r1 lN l4SS itti + l VJh + i 3t H e St v ttikhll 211 r y r f t f r r r L ry i 4S rFf I 4j it y n151 ri L 1 vw r u y 1 + 1 ili M d rf i + 4 A It t a t Y P 7 t vy W 1S vii + illiy ° r u = dn fai i IILr a s11 9 l t + j ys hfr4vixi i7 li fts i I 4 iy t qdfgfA t Ymvl rirtl j JI r4 4 li Jly I I ll QN4 t y LS 4 ri i l I Then followed the sweating In of many new senators This completed Piesldont I I Shei man salt I The chief justice will now administer adminis-ter tho oath of office to the picsldont elect I Tho sudden announcement came asa as-a surprise and a solemn hush foil I j upon tho assemblage Mr Tart arose took the aim of Senator Knox chair I man of tho Joint committee on arrangements ar-rangements and walked around to a position in the rear of the presiding officers desk lIe was followed by Chief Justice Fuller who was officiating II officiat-ing for tho fifth tune at this historic ceremony I Mr Taft took up a position facing i the members of his fanillj grouped In tho gallery Tho chief Justice begun tho administration II adminis-tration of the oath In a low tone Mr Taft repeated the words in a blow dls met voice When hi at last had kissed the lllblo Ihoie was an a outburst lof applause a grasp of tho hand by the chief Justice and President Taft I began immediately tho Inaugural ad I dress lie rend from typewritten man uscrlpt j i Mr Taft won applause at tho ver i j outset by announcing his adherence to the Roosevelt policies and of h i i i hli I j I Intention to entry thorn out by moans I lof I further legislation which would j 1 also have for Its purpose tho freeing I from alarm of those puisulng proper and progressive business methods When Mr Taft had concluded Mr Roosevelt Immediately made his wax1 < i I to tho rostrum President Taft id vnnced to greet him The two shook I hands warmly and with hands on each l others shoulders they conversed earnestly ear-nestly for a few moments I During the leavetaking every one f In tho senate chamber looked on with keenest interest at the nntibtuil picture pic-ture At last the friends parted and Mr Roosevelt dinted nut ij side loot leading Into tho senate lobby He was followed by resounding cheers j President Taft was escorted out I through the main door amid nn ovation 1 ova-tion Tho great crowds outside caught up tho cheering of those who had forced their way within Mr Tuft en tered tho presidential carriage with Mrs Taft Tho oKcort began to move thn ceremonies were at an end Thin troops and civic bodies com posing pos-ing the notablo parade of the afternoon after-noon mobilized In snow nnd slush which In places was deeper than their logging tops Down Pennsylvania avenue walled In with spectators they found dry footliig but faced a lively I gale galeTho parade was replete with Interest i In-terest The 3000 bluejackets from the I irconlly returned Atlantic Hoot shared I honors among tho military with the Cuban army of pacification lho trim cadets from West Point attracted unusual Interest and made a 1 characteristically duo showing The midshipmen from Annapolis snowbound snow-bound within twenty miles of Washington Wash-ington shared the fate of thousands of sightseers who were unable to reach i the city on account of the storm President and Mrs Tuft were the eenteis of Interest at the culminating feature of tho 11aytho Inaugural ball In the 1 Pension building I The scene In the girut building which had boon transformed Into a canopied court of Ivory and white was another of the brilliant pictures qundrlennlnlly painted paint-ed hero by the gathering of a vast and brilliant assemblage from every hoction of the country While the ball was In progress Indoors In-doors a display of fireworks on the monument lot In tho rear of till White House marked the end of tho outdoor celebration For hours the thinly clouded heavens were alight with rockets Pi lor to his visit to tho ball President Presi-dent Tnft had entertained at Ceti In the White House the members of the Yale club had dined with Mrs Taft at 7 oclock and had stopped In at Iho Metropolitan club to nay a few weeds at he dinner of the cass of 78 at Yale I Mr Tufts day was one of continuing continu-ing cheers and plaudits from the mom mo-m en t he fltht appeared on tho White House portico to go to his Innugura Ion until he returned lato Thursday night tin unwilling leave taker from tho Inaugural l ball Mr and Mrs Tutt were tho guests of the Koopevoltb at the White House Wednesday night beltlin a now prece draft in the com lesion of the executive execu-tive mansion us they did again Thurs dirt when Mis i Taft accompanied the newly made president and 1111 Shier man the new icepiesldent from the capltol at the bend of tho imposing parade to the White House The presidential pres-idential carriage drawn by four bay horses which had been closed against the storm us President Hoosovelt and Mr Tuft made their way to the capItol cap-Itol was thrown open as the r turn Journey began and President Taft quickly recognized by tho crdltjh which stood enthusiastically nninfnd rill of the snow and slush about then was acclaimed nil along the great dls tnnce of the avenue Wearing his broadest of smiles he bowed right and left iu acknowledgment acknowledg-ment of the succeeding ovation that I marked Ms projrr to the wilts house |