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THE INAUGURAL PARADE 4 4M M r - By ELMO SCOTT WATSON WATSONLTHOUGH WATSONLTHOUGH WATSONLTHOUGH -LTHOUGH LTHOUGH - President Elect Roosevelt has hasannounced hasannounced hasL announced bis his desire for n a simpleR simple simpleinaugurabon simpleinauguration Inauguration inaugurabon ceremony on March 4 4ar , the fact remains that the capital capitalof of the nation on thit tb'1.t tb1.t tb1t that ' . day will wl11 bethe bethe be the scene of a celebrition celebr'1.tlOn celebr1.tlOn celebr1tlOn celebration ' . which is isalways isalways Isj always Impressive , no matter how howmany howmany howmany many of the spectacular elements elementswhich elementswhich elementswhich which have characterized past Pres PresJdenbal Presidential PresIdential Jdenbal idential Inaugurations may m'1.y m1.y m1y ' . be discarded because becauseDr becausepf Dr t the demand of the present times for economy economyIn In all thingsFor thingsb'or things thingsFor For b'or bor ' whether the ceremony Is simple or elab elaIr elaIrorate elab- elab elaborate elaborate - orate and whether the weather Is fair or stormy stormyand stormyand stormyand ( and It has become almost a tradition that it'spretty itspretty It's Its It'spretty it'spretty ' pretty dayIs d'1.Y1s dayla likely I1kely to be stormy ) , inauguration d'1.Y d1.Y d1Y day ' . 1s la a red letter day for the nation and as manyof many manyof manyof of our citizens " who "ho ho can go to the National NationalCapital NationalCapital NationalCapital Capital to take taLe part In It and usually usua11y do theirbest their theirbest theirbest best to make the most of that day . . Inauguration There has been a sameness to all a11 Inaugura inaugura- - - alwaysbeen alwaysb tion day ceremonies and yet there has always b been n some new element to make mal"c malc " each one dif dif- different different dif- dif different - - ferent . , . Undoubtedly this thlS year's years ' ' ceremony ceremonv wl11 will wl11be willbe willbe be different ditrerent from the last past three In that It will wIU wIUwitness willwitness witness thousands of jubilant jubUant Democrats flock flock- flockIng flocking flocking - ing to Washington to celebrate the fact thatthey that thatthey thatthey they beingthe are the "ins ins " " after long years of being . the "outs outs " , " just as they did when Grover Cleve Cleve- Cleveland Cleve- Cleve Cleveland Cleveland - - land InauguratedBut and Woodrow Wllson Wilson were inaugurated But the outstanding fact about this year's years ' in- in inauguration inauguration In Inauguration - auguration , , so far as It Is possible posslble to character character- characterIze characterize characterize - ize It in advance ad\ance ad ance adance \ % . , Is that more Americans "ill ill w1ll "illhear w1llhear " willhear hear the new : President take the t4e tie oath of office officeand officeand officeand and delher his Inaugural address than have ever everbefore everbefore everbefore before listened hstened to those spoken spohen words In our our144 144 years of hl&tory hltory history hl&toryThe historyThe hl&toryThe & The radio hookups hook ups which " will "ill ill carry the new President's Presidents newPresident's newPresidents ' ' words to every corner of the coun coun- country coun- coun country country - - try , and perhaps even around the world ' \ orld , areresponsible are areresponsIble areresponsible responsIble for that fact . . The first Inauguration ceremony , that of ofGeorge George Washington , " was "as as held neither In the thecIty thecity thecity cIty of Wellington W'1.bhlngton W1.bhlngton W1bhlngton Washington ' . ( which WhlCh did not then existnor exIst ) nor on the traditional March 4 Instead It took tookplace tookplace tookplace place In New York city , which was then thecapital the thecapItal thecapital capItal of the nation , . on April 30 80 , , 1789 1780 In the thecase thecase thecase case of the first President there was an "In In "Inaugural " ' in- in inaugural inaugural - augural inaugurationceremony parade * ' which preceded the inauguration Inaugurationceremony becamethe bec'1methe ceremony instead of following It , , as bec'1me bec1me became ' the custom from the time of Andrew Jackson Jacksonpn Jacksonpn Jacksonpn pn down through the years . The actual Inauguration took place on a stage stagewhich whIch bad had been built on the steps of the fed fed- federal federal federal - eral building bunding ( where the present subtreasury buildIng subtreasurybuilding In Wall street now stands , and the theWashington Washington standupon statue there Is believed beIleved to stand standupon standupon upon the exact spot where Washington stoodwhen stoodwhen stood when he took oath of office ) . The first congress placeon of congressof the United States of America took Its place on LewisA the stage . Escorted scorted by Gen Morgan Lewis , a n . theman stepstheman distinguished figure ascended the steps-the steps the steps - man who had led the Continental armies armles to Tlctory victory leader tovictory toTlctory and who had been chosen the first lead lead- leader leader - er greatcheer In peace peace-Gen peace Gen - - Gen . George Washington . A great cheer went up from the people who were watch watch- - ing watching the scene . . Incidents factdents Then took place pInce one of those curious fact- fact Inci inci- - dents which often happen to mar the impres 81\ 81 81eness slreness ImpresBlveness impresslreness throngcame \ eness of historic occasions oCc'lbions oCclbions ' Over the throng came a mighty stillness stll1ness and heads were hired b'1.red b1.red b1red bared ' . ; : administer Chancellor Living Livingston ton was about to rise to ad- ad administer ad administer - minister the oath Instead he seat.There seatThere kept his seat . withGen There followed a whispered vhIspercd , conference with theconclusion Gen Jacob Morton , marshal of the day . . At the conclusion theBtrect thestreet , General Morton hurried out Into the street Waterstreets to the old coffee cofl'ee coflee ' house at Wall and Water streets lodgeof , the meeting place of SL St St . . John's Johns ' lodge of Masons Mnsons , of which he was master n1acter ; . . secondsbut The marshal was ' 'is is ' absent only a few seconds , , but when he returned helS he he- , - vds w.ts wts ' \ ( . lS carrying an open opccBible openBible Bible velvetfrom resting on a cushion of crlm&on crlmon crimson crlm & on velvet velvet , , from the altar of 8t St John's Johns ' lodge Then It was known wasknown to thosp those on the platform at least that thaiwhile thatwhlle thatwhile whlle while the other othcr details detalls had been carried camed , out out , , no m 4 ' V j : ) ' \ f7Y 7Y 4 4r r f : 4 v1 r + qa qaa Us Usv1 U " a 4y 4yI ' //I I / / t tHOOVER Z ; HOOVER AND COOLIDGE COOLIDGESacred COOll COOLIDGESacred DGf . Sacred Book had been provided for the oath . Washington's Washingtons Washmkton's Washmktons Washinkton's Washinktons ' second inauguration , in Philadel Phlladel- Phlladel Philadel- Phlladelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia - phia , was "as as " less spectacular than the first . When WhenJohn WhenJohn WhenJohn John Ad Adams tms < was inaugurated maugurated In the same city In1797 in 1797 Washington " was "as as the dominant dommant figure He Hewas Hewas Hewas was retiring from public life Jlfe . , . and the people hadeyes had hadeyes hadeyes eyes only for him Many of them cried . . Adams Adamsnotoriously , notorIously vain v'1.ln v1.ln v1ln ' . and Jealous , . was s " as much em em- embarrassed embarrassed . - barrassed And just as Adams * ' Presidential Presidentl'11 Presidentl11 Presidenthil ' ca- ca career career ca career - reer began In disappointment dlsappomtment , so It ended Hewas He lie Hewas liewas was so enraged bv by his defeat In the election that thathe thathe thathe he refused to attend the Inauguration InauguratlOn of Jef Jef- Jefferson Jefferson Jef- Jef Jefferson - - ferson , but left the W White tlute % lute House and started startedfor startedfor startedfor for Massachusetts early on the morning of Inauguratlon in inauguratlon inauguration auguratlon auguration day . . Je1rersonas Jefferson Je1rerson \ was \\as as \ the first President inaugurated Inauguratedat at Washington Despite the picturesque tradition traditionof traditionof of his hlS horseback ride to the Capitol , critical re- re research research re research - - search discloses dI'5closes dI5closes ' that thatsthe thaLthe . the author R1,1thor R11thor apthor , of tlie the Declara Declara- Declaration Declaration Declaration - - tion of Independence did not ride He went afoot afoot afootwhich , , , whIch was Democratic enoughThe enoughThe enough enoughThe The Installation of James Madison Madlson In 1800 1503 1503was 1800was 1809was was attended by much more ceremony thanattended than thano thanattended o , attended the Inauguration of Jefferson The day daywas daywas daywas was ushered In with wlth salutes of cannon Madisonrode Madison Madisonrode Madisonrode rode to the Capitol In a richly appointed carriage carriageescorted , escorted by troops of militia . . The first Inauguration to be held outdoors outdoorswas outdoorswas outdoorswas was that of Monroe . Two reasons are assignedfor a assigned assignedfor sllned sllnedfor ; : for the change * . the enormous cro\\ cro crowd crod \ d that at- at attendt'd attended at attended - tended tendt'd tendtd ' , { from rom 5,000 5000 , to 8000 8 000 In ( ( In contrast , 250- 250 250000 250000 250-000 250 000 , . - - 000 are thought to hay ha\e ha e \ a attended Wllson's Wllsons Wilson's Wilsons ' In In1913 1913 , which was the largest crowd at an in- in inauguration inauguratlon In Inauguration - auguration auguratlon ) , and the fact that the house and andthe andthe andthe the senate could not agree over the dl&trlbutlon dltrlbutlon distribution distributionof dl&trlbutlonof & of seats In the house , where It 1t bad had been cus customnry customary custernary tomnry tomary to hold the ceremony . John Quincy Adams refused to attend the In Inauguration In- In Inauguration inauguration - auguration of his successor , Andrew Jachson Jackson Jacksonthe , the two men being on the worst possible terms.Jackson termsJackson terms . . Jackson was In Washington for t two " 0 weeks be- be before before be before - - fore his Inauguration , but didn't didnt ' go near AdamsFrontiersmen Adams AdamsFrontiersmen AdamsFrontiersmen Frontiersmen , . Indian fighters and thousands of ofhumble ofhumble ofhumble humble citizens cltizens crowded croded cro\\ cro \ \ ded around the Capitol tosee to tosee tosee see Jackson sworn In In . . . Washington Washlngtou had never be- be beheld be beheld - . held such a horde of visitors visitorsAfter visitorsAfter visitorsAfter After Jackson's Jacksons Jachson's Jachsons ' hectic day , Van Euren Buren re- re restored restored re restored - - stored dignity to the Inauguration and It Is re- re recorded recorded re recorded - - corded that champagne lowed Howed flowed ( most bounteously bounteouslyat at the reception Jackson Jachson and Van Buron Buren rode rodetogether rodetogether rndctogether CapitolIn together from the White 1Phite House nouse to the CapItol in 1837 In a phaeton made from tlie the timbers Umbers timbefs olthe of ofthe ofthe the old frigate Constitution Constltntlon ConstitutionThe ConstltntlonThe ConstitutionThe The first elaborate parade came with WllUam William WllUamHenry WilliamHenry WilliamHenry Henry Harrlson Harrison after the colorful and famous famousTippecanoe famous"Tippecanoe famous"Tippecanoe Tippecanoe "Tippecanoe " " campaign . He rode his white whitecharger whitecharger whitecharger charger from the Capitol to the White Houselie House . , lIe Tippecanoeclubs was ft v . as preceded by captured capturpd lagb flags fh ( ; Tippecanoe Tippecanoeclubs Tippecanoeclubs clubs were everywhere e\ e eery \ ery " here ; a large log cibin c'1.bln c1.bln c1bln cabin ' . wascarried was wascarried wascarried carried on a float In tlie the parade , and a Penn- Penn Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania - sylvania admirer presented the President with witha witla a 381 884 384 pound fatted calf . , . Hanlson llarllson Hariison read r.ad rad ( . his Inaugural address-the address the address - - the long long- longest lon lonest - the eastern portico of thtCapitol th the theCapitol est on record-from record from - - Capitol Standing Standmg for an hour without hat or ortopcoat ortopcoat oxtopcoat topcoat , he contracted contr'1cted contr1cted contacted ' a cold and died withina within a month aftci aftel after he became President When John JohnT\Ier JohnT Ier JohnTyler had to toborrow toborrow toborrow In a month later he T Tyler \ ler was sworn shorn s " orn borrow money to make mahe the trip from his h1B home homein homein homeIn in Wllllamsburg WiUlamsburg Williamsburg . , where there \ \ here he was playing gameswith games gameswIth gameswith wIth his children , when the news of his succes succes- succession successlon - . slon sion to the Presidency Presldency came cameTyicr cameTyler cameTyler Tyicr Tyler refused to take any part p'1.rt p1.rt p1rt pirt ' . In the Inaugu Inauguration Inauguration Inauguration ration of President Polk Polh . , but left Wasblngtoron Washingtonon Washington on the morning of March 4 , 1845 . . Polk had the distinction distinctJon of being the first firstPresident firsPresident firstPresident ! President to take tahe the oath of office under an anumbrella anumbrella ar arumbrella umbrella . Franklin Franklln Pierce , the only President ever to todelh tdelher todeliver ( 1 deliver delh er an Inaugural address without the aid of ofnotes ofnotes o ; ' notes , , had a squad of fire engines In 1n his parade paradeBuchanan's paradeBuchanan's paradeBuchanan's paradeBuchanans Buchanan's Buchanans ' ' Inauguration inaugurabon was unlmposlng unimposing . , except exceptfor exceptfor excepfor ; for spectacular floats and a great dinner . The most momentous and Impressive inaugural inauguralparade inauguralparade Inauguraparade \ parade that ever moved movpd through the streets of ofWashington ofWashington o : Washington was when Lincoln first took office officeBuchanan officeBuchanan ofiiceBuchanan Buchanan , , an old man In swallow sw sv . allow tailed taUed coathobbled coat coat , , ' hobbled along " with "lth lth Lincoln to the carriage . . Ltn- Ltn Lin- Lin LtncoIn Lincoln Lincoin - coIn coln was attired In a new black suit and a shinIng shin shin- - shinlag . Ing lag high hat . . He carried carned a gold headed cane . . Between double files of cavalry the Presldential Preslden Presiden . tlal tial carriage moved along Pennsylvania PennsylvaDla avenue avenuewhile avenuewhile avenuiwhile ' while soldiers marched in 10 front and behindRiflemen behind behindRiflemen . Riflemen were stationed on roofs commanding commandingthe commandlnithe L the |