Show INAUGURATIONS TIN OF i PRESIDENT PALMA PALA Oath of Office Taken With Entire Entire Entre En En- tire Absence of tre Display PUBLIC WAS NOT INVITED li et Reads Congratulatory I I tory tiit Addre- Addre on or of Dub Diplo Diplomatic 1110 I nettle matic Corp Praising Havana fay May TIme Thc 20 The s second eon In in- of oC President Pre l ent Palma which tool took place toda today when he lie succeeded himself as chief chic magistrate of the time Cuban Cu Cu- ban 1131 aiu republic l was probably the time most niost unostentatious ceremony of If so important tant ant character ever er hel lucid held on the time 1 Island There absence of display was an out utter uter or pomp of or any alt kind l-ind an and auth 1 the time oath of oC Wi was ivas administered In the large re reception ye- ye room lOUI of the palace lalace Iii 11 the presence presence pres pt-es- ence of oC the diplomatic corps members of oe congress ju judges g-es g of oC the lie courts court military mitar mill mili mi- mi tar tary representatives es of the time arlou various commercial bodies and amid most moist of ot the time mayors of oC municipalities of or the time Island Inauguration day hay dawned In a most forbidding manner manlier A strong trong northeast northeast north north- la east l wind what was urns blowing driving before it i a hav heavy rain which ma made e the he bunting bunting huntIn bunt hunt In ing and Hags flags displayed on all of the public buildings and ant many private hate houses houss pre present ent a t most bedraggled ap ap- Ear Early in the cla day a j number of or visiting delegations headed hea ed by han hands bands put lut in iii an aim appearance and marched through the time streets street paying but little he heed t to the drenching rain rin Ill I'll bill 1 Il I. I There here was wa con considerable l erable disappointment disappoint meat ment oer over the time decision of the time president president prel- prel dent not to admit the lie general public to see ce the oath administered but despite despite de de- spite this fact the square quare adjacent to the tl palace was early fl with a crowd clowd of oC the curious who endured much Inconvenience In the hope that the he president would reconsider an arid and who enjoyed the he public show o of the he gaily Irr arrayed ed officials driving dri up to the hue palace and alighting The he oath of oC ollice olce was wa n administered tere to o the pre president b by the chief ju justice of he the supreme emmie court COUll under n a canopy which had been erected In iii the lie place of he ancient throne which had hat been used in former fornier years ear b by the Spanish generals of nf tho tIme Island when audiences Seated the hwy hey gUY gave public wound the platform were the lie eight judges of or the time supreme court The TIme prel rash t entered th tie room and ai dja lB ti orm II nth tt a t. t t l r x- x th f J i I RP t 1 t J fl Mimy t hI The hanf 11 fu ed all and cannon annons boomed from IO remit the Havana for for- fol- fol or- or lOcations ns Significant AddiT a. o. 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J After AntI tho ceremony Count de tie Yala lit Spanish minister on 01 behalf of the corps read nad a n cong itula congratulatory tur tory address lN thanking President Palma Cor or hi his efforts to tn ti nt ance th time the Interests Inter I ests of all al of or th the countries enjoying di diplomatic dl- dl relations with wih Cuba and complimenting com coat him him on th the great progress made node under r hl his administration Time The Tact lint this address 1 was mas made bUu by b- bythe the he Spanish minister was freel freely commented com coin COI- COI on as us emphasizing the ito changed diplomatic policy of oC Spain President Palma lahna r responded In a 3 short hort address In which he lie thanked the time diplomats present for or their wishes and expressed the cordial feelings of all al Cubans toward towar all of IC time the powers VelS rep rep- resented H He Ic concluded by 13 declaring hat that the time prayer of time the th nation naton was that I It t should continue to hold cordial re relations re- re lations s with all al the the world oril Liberals Absent The only discordant note in the U t lays days procedure was a flue Uie 11 absence of the he Liberal leaders aw and members of con congress re who remained away r to express ex ex- press mess their disapproval of or the thc pre president l- l dent I dent The crow crowd outside the of-the palace assumed assumed as as- turned considerable ma magnitude during luring the tue ceremony and ant the time president finally stepped steppe out on ott the Ule balcony halcon and sa saluted sa- sa the people He ire lt was cheered to tolie the lie echo and stood bareheaded In iii the time rain for fOl or five flo minutes being plainly pleas pleas-ed leased with ith his reception A public reception was hel held In 11 tIme the tw afternoon and nn the tIme days day's do vs v's ceremonies ended ende with a dinner innel at at the time palace at which many Invited gu guests were wert- pres pre ent at |