Show WILLIN hill TV nw A lr THE HELM inaugural ceremonies held la in the chamber for first time in seventy six sm years new ch ef cf execute ve escorted to sen cen ate chamber by Pres deit roose valt oa ca h of offee off ce be ng ad min by ch ef jus tice fuller aa hington A buzzard blizzard sweeping over washington on thursday march match 4 caused an abandonment ot of the set i lor for the inauguration at of wil ilam howard taft as president pies ident of the united states and for the first time la six tears bears the oath of office nas ft as administered to the incoming I 1 re hi in the senate clamber to effect the change in ceremonies from ta 1 I e great stand erected along the east front of the capitol ca pitol to the f senate cham ber if it aas necessary to rush a c I 1 on through though the bouse luse and canate ahe storm threatened to ca ise a total abandonment of the brilliant lage I 1 int of the afternoon bit b it a pas sages sagen ay was cleared along the centea of jetam aa avenue and for fox near ly three hours president taft and vice Nice president sherman je viewed a passing column which va a replete with martial splenda and picturesque ith civic display follow n I 1 the il ceremonies cere monie in the senate theodore roosevelt agan a private citizen bade an affect adieu to his or chilo all in the historic chamber looked on in silence sid jd then he hurried avay a through a ide door to take the train taft repeated the words nords in a slow dis vo ce when he at last had kissed the bible there was an outburst of applause a grasp of the hand by the chief justice ans ana pres dent taft begin immediately the inaugural ad dress he I 1 lead cad from typewritten man u mr air laft won non applause at the very outset by announcing his adherence to the roosevelt pol cies and of his intention to carry them out by meane of t arther legislation which would also have tor for its purpose the freeing treeing tax from alarm ot of those p irs ling proper and progressive business methods when mr air tatt taft had concluded mr air poosevelt immediately made his way to the rostrum president taft laft ad danced to gibet him the two shook hands warmly and with hands on each others she shoil deis they conversed I 1 ear bestil nesti tor for a few n foments during the leave taking 0 every one in the senate chamber looked on with keenest interest at the unusual plo pie ture at last the friends barted and mi ii poosevelt roosevelt barted out a ide door leading into the senate lobba he was followed by resounding cheers cheen president taft was escorted out through th the main doli amid an ova tion the great crowds outside caught up the cheer ng rig of those who A he hal forced their way within mr air tatt taft en the presidential carriage with mrs taft the escort cort began to move the ceremonies were at an end the troops and civic bodies compos ing the notable parade of the after noon mobilized in snow and blush N aich in i laces was deel deeper er than their legging tops down pennsylvania a avenue denue walled in wi wt h spectators they four d dry foot ng but faced a lively gale the parade was aas replete with in terest the 1 blue jackets from the bently returned atlantic beet heet shared honors among amon the military with the cuban army of pacification ahe I 1 he trim trim cadets from west pont po nt attracted im asual interest and made a characteristically fine showing the midshipmen from onnal olis snow bound within twenty miles of wash ington shared the fate of thousands JI 7 t ae NE t F q f JA P N for new york As he passed out of the chamber mr air roosevelt vas m as g ven an ovation quite the equal to that ten dered tiered tae new president As president roosevelt accompanied mr air taft down the aisle of the senate chamber to chairs placed in front of the clerk desk every one in the great assemblage lose and remained s anding until mr air taft and mr roosevelt were seated on the floor of the chamber ranged the mem bers of the diplomatic corps justices 0 of the supreme court mem member berEk of the house and senate the admiral of the navy the ch eh ef e of staff of the army and scores of other officials and dis tin visitors the ceremonies of the inaugural for r mall mail began when allen vice president fair air banks in a farewell address which called out for him a spontaneous tribute of applause declared the six bieth congles con gres at an end turning then to mr air sherman who had been escorted to a place beside him he be ad ministered to his successor the oath of office and turned over to him the gave gavel mr air sherman in rapping the senate to order in special session of the six ty first congress made a brief address then follone fol lowel I 1 the sv swearing earing in of many new senators this completed vice president sherman said the chief justice will now adminis ter the oath of office to the president elect the sudden announcement came as a surprise and a solemn hush fell upon the assemblage mr taft arose took the arm of senator knox chair man of the joint committee on ar range ments and walked around to a position in the rear of the presiding officer s desk he ile was followed by chief jestice fuller who was at ing for the fifth time at this historic ceremony mr taft took tool i p a i os tion facing the members of his family gro ped in the gallery the chief justice began the adminis ration of the oath in a low tone mr air of sightsee is who were unable to reach the city on account of the storm president and mrs tatt taft were the centers of intel est at the c ng feature of the day the inaugural ball in the pension bu iding the scene la iii the great build ng rig which had bad been transformed into a canopied court of ivory and wh te was another of the brilliant p coures ly paint ed here by the gathering of a vast and brilliant assemblage from every section of the country while the ball was in progress in doors a display of fireworks on the monument lot in the rear of the white house marked the end of the outdoor celebration for hours the thinly clouded heavens were alight with rockets prior to his visit to the ball prest dent taft had entertainer entertain ei at tea la in the white house the members ol 01 on the yale club had dined with mra mrs tatt taft at 7 0 clock and had stopped in at the metropolitan club to say a few words at the dinner of the class of 78 at yale mr air taft s day was one of bontin i ing cheers and plaudits from the moment m 0 he first api eared on the e 0 house portice to go to his inaugural a tion until he returned late thursday night an unwilling lede lease taker from the inaugural ball mr and mrs taft were the gueste guests of the ts at the white house wednesday night setting a new precedent in the courtesies of the execl tive mansion as they did again thure thurs day when mrs taft accompanied the newly made president and mr sher man the new vice pres dent from the capitol at the head of the imposing parade to the white house the pres identical ident ial carriage drawn by four bay horses which had been closed against the storm as president roosevelt and mr air taft made their way to the cap itol was thrown open is the return retura jou ney began and P resident tatt taft quickly recognized by the crowd wh ch stood enthus asti cally inmond ful of the snow and slush about them was vas acclaimed all along the great dis tance of the avenue |