Show I 1 ROOSEVELT EVEtT AND FAIRBANKS choice cef of the people inducted I 1 llo to office Amid I 1 ceremony i Th The noet g brilliant and impo impugn g J n augu rutton n W aich r the 0 citizens 0 washington have ever prepared baa passed into the history of the republic and theodore e eliom osey eft 1 al an and 0 d charles warren fairbanks have been In installed stalle d as president and vice irest dent of the united states tor for the tb next tour four years it was the first national a tion since the civil ar the Thel south sent up its warriors and its ata abate to of ficiala men who fought each other for x 0 r years y ears under different flags men who b 0 fought together in the war with spain under one flag ilag executive of floors of the states who upheld the tare stars and liars bars and those who stood tor for the tag alk ot of the union marched to gether ether in review before their common president a soldier of the republic fully visitors gazed with wonder and enthusiasm at the dis tracts handiwork for honor fg its president the parade vas ft as the most magnah tent ent ever known the grand gand army ct f the ee republic as Is jr its habit insist ed ad on acting as the president presidents s escort and the presidents rate of 0 progress to the capitol was reduced to the pa pace of men who were flat fast approaching pro aching the scripture limit qa ot life but the delay had its compensations many tho thousands hsands bad opportunity to lee see and greet the president debt ht as his corb tege slowly passed along the that mile mlle from rom the white house to capitol capital hill where congress was concluding its la a bors the oath of office was administered to president roosevelt Koo sevelt by tice ilea fuller and arid after taking the oath the president delivered bis bid inaugural address which surprised his bearers e by its brevity after the conclusion of the address the president presidents accompanied by his escort and followed by troops and civilian pa started for the white house it was the most perfect col that ever marched in an inaus ural parade though its numbers were less general chaffee had insisted that a brigade of the national guard from each ea c h s state t at 0 s should h b be e t the h 0 m maxi a x I 1 from mum in m representation p r es e n a ti 0 n the th e ninth N i n th caa c a v airy alry that splendid colored regiment regi nent received marked attention the TIM crowds went wild over the section of rough riders the scouts and aud the porto rico battalion ex excited cited intense interest the brigade of cadet battal ions from many elates states organized by general chaffee attracted universal attention and received unbounded applause the civic grand irand division of eight brigades in three divisions made up of over fifty organizations was in every respect better organ lied than ever before turning from the pageant of the day the doubled population of the city disposed itself for the three im posing spectacles 11 of the night the ball the fireworks on the white lot and the dazzling street decorations in the tho presence of as many of hipfel bis art low citizens as could be crowded into the senate chamber charles warren fairbanks was at high noon inducted into the office of vice president of the united states the cenemo ceremony ny was quickly followed by the final adjourn ment of the senate of the fifty eighth congress con grees the beginning of a special session an address by the vice tice preel dent and the swearing into office of almost a third of the membership ot of the senate all these official acts tool place in the chamber just before th inauguration of the president and were in reality while themselves 01 0 great import the prelude of the mor mort important event |