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Show WOODROW IKON IIEESIDEIII Many Thousands Witness His Induction In-duction Into Office. CEREMONIES ARE IMPRESSIVE New Executive of Nation Takse Oath oft Eaat Portico of Capitol Aftar Marshall Bacomaa Vlce-Presldsnt Vlce-Presldsnt By EDWARD B. CLARK Washington, March 4. Woodrow Wllaon of New Jersey la president of the United States and Thomas Riley Marshall of Indiana la vice-president TJie Instant that the oath-taking ceremonies cere-monies at noon today In front of the capltol were completed, the Democratic Democrat-ic party of this country "came Into Its own" again after in absence of sixteen six-teen years from the precincts of executive ex-ecutive power. A throne; of many thousands of people witnessed the newly elected president's Induction Into office. Nine-tenths Nine-tenths of the members of the crowd were enthusiastically Joyful, the other ber to witness the oalti taking ot th Ice-president waa by ticket, and t la needless to say every seat wai occupied. On the floor of the chamber cham-ber were many former members ot the senato who, because of the fact that they once held membership In that body, were given tho privileges of the floor. After the hall was Cited and all the minor offlclala of government govern-ment and those privileged to witness the ceremonies were seated, William H. Taft and Woodrow Wilson, preceded preced-ed by the sergeant st-arms and the committee of arrangements, entered the senate chamber. They were followed fol-lowed Immediately by Vloe-Prealdentr elect Thomas It. Marshall, leaning upon the arm ot the president pro tempore of the senate. The president and the presidentelect president-elect sat In the first row ot seats directly di-rectly In front and almost under tha desk of the presiding officer. In tha same row, but to their left, were the vice-presldenUnlect and two former vice-presidents of the United State), Levi P. Morton of New York and Ad-lal Ad-lal A. Stevenson ot Illinois. When the distinguished company entered en-tered the chamber the senate waa still undor Its old organisation. The oath of office was Immediately administered admin-istered to Vlco-Presldent-elect Marshall, Mar-shall, who thereupon became Vice-President Vice-President Marshall. The prayer of the day was given by the chaplain of thai senate, Iter. Ulysses O. 11. Pierce, pastor pas-tor of All Souls' Unitarian church, oil which President Taft has been a member. mem-ber. After the prayer the vice-president administered the oath of office) to all the newly chosen senators, and j therewith the senate of tho United' States pasaed tor the first time tn years Into the control ot the Demo cratio party. Procession to East Portico. Immediately after the senate ceremonies cere-monies a. procession waa formed to; march to the platform of tho east portico por-tico of the capltol, where Woodrow Wllaon waa to take the oath. The procession pro-cession Included the president and the president-elect, members of the Supreme Su-preme court, both bouses of congress, all of the foreign ambassadors, all of, the heads of the executive departments, depart-ments, many governor! of states and territories, Admiral Dewey of the navy and several high officers of the sea service, the chief of staff of the army and many distinguished persons from civil life. Tbey were followed by the members of the press and by those persons who bad succeeded In securing secur-ing seats in the senate galleries to witness the day's proceedings. When President Taft and the president-elect emerged from the capltol on to the portico they saw in front of them, reaching far back Into the park to the east, an Immense concourse con-course of cltlxens. In the narrow line between the onlookers and the platform plat-form on which Mr. Wilson was to taks the oath, were drawn up the cadets of the two greatest government schools, West Point and Annapolis, and flanking them were bodies of regulars reg-ulars and of national guardomen. Tb whole scene waa charged with color and with life. On reaching the platform the president presi-dent and president-elect took the seats reserved for them, scats which were flanked by many rows of benches rising tier on tier for the accommodation accommoda-tion of the friends and families ot the officer ot the government and of the press. Mr. Wilson Takes the Oath. The Instant that Mr. Taft and Mr. Wilson came within eight ot the crowd there was a great outburst of applause, ap-plause, and the military bands struck Quickly Into "The Star Spangled Banner.' Ban-ner.' Only a few bars of the music were played and then soldiers and civilians ci-vilians became allent to wttneaa respectfully re-spectfully the osth taking and to listen to the address which followed. The chief justice of the Supreme court delivered the oath to tho president-elect, who, uttering the words, toff I S President Woodrow Wllaon. tenth cbered with them, as becoming rood American cltltcns watching a governmental change ordered In accordance ac-cordance with tha law and tha Constitution Con-stitution Tha Bible which during each successive suc-cessive four years Is kept as one of the treasures of the Supreme court, was the Immediate Instrument of the oath taking of Woodrow Wilson. Ed-ward Ed-ward Douglass White, chief justice of the United Slates, held the Hook for Mr. Wilson to rest his hands upon while be made solemn covenant to support the Constitution and the laws of the United States, and to fulfill the duties ot bis office as well and aa faithfully as it lay within bis power to do. I Thomas Riley Marshall swore fealty feal-ty to the Constitution and to the I people In the senate chamber, where for four years It will be bis duty to ! preside over the deliberations of the j members of the tipper bouse of congress. con-gress. Ceremonies Simple and Impressive. 1 Doth of the ceremonies proper were conducted In a severely simple but , most Impressive manner. The surroundings sur-roundings of the scene of the president's presi-dent's Induction Into office, however, were not so simple, for it was an out-of-door 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 ' vice-president of the United States, there were gathered about 2.000 people, all that the upper bouse will contain without the risk of danger , becauae of the rush and press ot the ' multitudes. It Is probable that nowhere no-where else In the United States at : any time are there gathered an equal number of men and women whose Dame are so widely known. The gathering In the senate chamber and later on the east portico of the capltol capl-tol was composed largely of those prominent for their services In America, Amer-ica, and In - part ot foreigners who . have secured places for their nsmes la the current history of the world's doings. Arranged by Congress. The arrangements of the ceremonies for the Inauguration of Woodrow Wilson Wil-son and Thomas Riley Msrshsll were made by tbe Joint committee on arrangements ar-rangements of congress. Tbe senate I section of this committee wss ruled j by a majority of Republicans, but there is Democratic testimony to tbe Ifsct that the Republican senators were willing to outdo th lr Democratic ; brethren In the work of making or-j or-j derly end Impressive the Ineugurs! I ceremonies la bonor of two chieftains of the opposition. President Tsft and President-elect Wilson rode together from tbe White House to the capltol, accompanied by two members of the congresslonsl ' committee of arrangements. Tbe vlcs-I vlcs-I president-elect also rode from the ' White House to the capltol and la the ' carriage with blm were tbe senate's , president pro tempore. Senator Bacon of Georgia, and three members of the congressional committee ot arraage- I Kenls. The admlsshm to tha aeaaU ctu I J Chief Justice White. "I will," became president of th United States. As soon ss this ceremony cere-mony wss completed Woodrow Wllaon delivered bis Inaugural address, bis first speech to bis fellow countrymen in the capacity of their chief executive. execu-tive. At tbe conclusion of tbe speech tbe bands played once more, and William Howard Taft. now ex president of the United States, entered a carriage with tbe new president and. reversing the order of aa hour before, sat on the left band side of tbe carriage, while Mr. Wilson took "the eeat of boner oa tbe right. The crowds cheered as they drove awsy to the White Howes, ; which Woodrow Wilson ew tared aa the i oceepaat and which William IL Taft Immediately taft aa one whose taute I bad expired. I |