Show W V an MADE many thousands witness his induction into office ceremonies ARE impressive SIVE now new executive of nation takes oath on east portico of capitol after I 1 marshall becomes vice i president j by EDWARD 0 CLARK washington march C 4 woodrow wilmon of now new jersey Is president ot at tho the united states and thomas riley marshall of indiana Is vice president the instant that tho the oath taking ceremonies nt at noon today in front of tho the capitol were completed tho the democrat to lo party ot at this country camo came into its own again after an absence of six teen years from the precincts of executive power A throng of many thousands of people witnessed thes the newly elected presidents induction into office nine tenths of the members of tho the crowd were enthusiastically joyful the other y fi v wi a 44 Q faw fe ai N AA N WIT president Preal dent woodrow wilson tenth cheered with them as becoming good american citizens watching a governmental chango change ordered in accordance cor dance with the law and the constitution ution tho the bible which during each successive tour four years la IF a kept as ono one ot at the treasures of 0 the supreme court was the immediate ins instrument trume nt of the oath taking of woodrow wilson wilso n edward douglass white chief justice of the united states held the book tor for ur mr wilson to rest bis big bands upon while ho he made solemn covenant to support the constitution and the laws law a of the united states and to fulfill the duties of his hie office as well and as fatt faithfully Mully as it lay within his power to do thomas riley Mar marshall swore fealty to the constitution and to the people in the senate chamber where tor for four years it will bo be his dut duty y to preside over the deliberations of the members of the upper house bouse of congress ceremonies simple and impressive both ot of the ceremonies proper were conducted in a severely simple but most impressive manner the surroundings roun dings of the scene of tho the presidents induction into office however were not so simple tor for it was an out boio r event event and the great gathering of military naval and uniformed civil organizations gave much more than a touch of splendor to the scene in the senate chamber where the the oath was taken by the man now vico vice president int of tho the untied united states there wei ceru gathered about 2000 people all that the upper house will contain without the risk of at danger because of the rush and press of the multitudes it is probable that nowhere else in the united states at any time are there gathered aa an equal num number berof of men and women whose names are so BO widely known the gathering in the senate chamber and later on the east portico of the caal tol was composed largely of those prominent for their seiT eel vices ices anamer in america and in part of foreigners who have secured places for their names in the tha current history of the worlds doings arranged by congress dihe the arrangements of the ceremonies tor for tho inauguration of woodrow wilson and thomas riley marshall were made by the joint committee on arrangements range ments of congress the senate section of 0 this committee was ruled by a majority of republicans but there is democratic testimony to tho the fact that the republican senators were willing to outdo their democratic brethren in the work of making orderly and impressive the inaugural ceremonies in honor of two chieftains of the opposition president tatt taft and president elect wilson rodo rode together from the white house to the capitol accompanied by two members of the congressional committee of at arrangements the vice president elect also rode from the white house to the capitol and in the carriage with him were the senates president pro tempore temp senator bacon of georgia and three member of the congressional committee of arrange tf tho auy lesion a to tho the senate clam her to witness the oath takane tt of th ace tee president was by ticket and 11 Is needless to say eay every seat beat wa acau occupied pled on the floor of the chamber were many former members 0 of tho the senate who because of the fact fac that they once hold held membership in that body were given the privileges of the floor after tho the hall was filled and alt all the minor officials ot of government and those privileged to witness the ceremonies were seated william 11 taft and woodrow wilson preceded by the sergeant at arms and the committee of arrangements entered tho the senate chamber they were followed immediately by vice president areol dent elect thomas R marshall leaning upon tho the arm of the president pro tempore tempers of the senate the president and the president elect sat in the first row of seats dl erectly in front and almost under tinder the desk of the presiding officer in tho the sanio same row but to their left were the vice and two former vice ice presidents of the united states levi P morton of now york and ad lat lal A Sto stevenson of illinois when tho distinguished company entered the chamber the senate was still under its old organization tho the oath of at office was immediately administered to vice president elect marshall who thereupon on became vice president marshall tho prayer of the tha day was given by the chaplain of tho senate rev ulysses G D B pierce pas past I 1 t tor of all souls unitarian church 04 of which president tatt taft has been a deml mem j her after the prayer the alce areol dent administered the oath of office to all tho the newly chosen senators andt and therewith the senate of tho the united states passed for the first time in years into the control of the demoi demo i cratto party procession to east portico immediately after the senate ceremonies a 0 procession was waa formed to march to the platform of the cast portico of the capitoli where woodrow wilson was to take the oath the procession included the president and tho the president elect members of the supreme court both houses of congress 1 all of the foreign ambassadors all ot 04 the heads of the executive departments many governors of states andi and territories admiral dewey dewcy of the navy and several high officers of at the serg sea service the chief of staff of the army and many distinguished persons from civil life they were followed by the members of tho the press and by those persons who had succeeded in securing seats in the senate galleries to witness bitne so the days proceedings when president taft and the prest dent elect emerged from the capitol on to the portico they saw in front of them reaching far back into the tha park to the east an immense concourse of citizens in the narrow line between the onlookers and the plat form on which mr wilson was to take the oath were drawn up the cadets cabets of the two greatest government schools west point and annapolis Ann apolla and flanking them wore ware bodies of regulars re 9 and of national guardsmen guardsman guards men the whole scene was charged with color and with life on reaching the platform the president and president elect took the tha seats reserved for them seats which were flanked by many rows of benches rising tier on tier for the accommodation tie of the friends and families of the officers of the tha government and a os the press mr wilson takes the oath the instant that mr taft and mr wilson came within sight of the crowd there wats waa a great outburst put burst of applause and the military bands struck quickly into the star spangled banner only a few bars of the music were played and then soldiers and civilians vIl lans became silent to witness respectfully fully the oath taking and to listen to the address which followed the chief justice of the supreme court delivered the oath to tho the prest deflect dent elect who uttering the words X x 0 eggl K ight chief justice whits white 1 I will became president of the united states As soon as this ceremony was completed woodrow wilson delivered his inaugural address his first speech to his fellow countrymen in the capacity of their chief execute 1 at the conclusion of the speech the bands played once more and william howard taft now ex president of the united states entered a carriage with the new president and the order of an hour before sat on the left hand side of the carriage while mr riison took the seat of honor on the right the crowds cheered as they ther drove away to the white house which woodrow estered as tha occupant and which william IL II taft T P f I 1 imbt dla tely lot left as aa ono one whoso choso leas had expired |