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Show INAUGURAL CEREMONIES Jeffersonian Simplicity Marks Details of Great Day at Capital Washington. March 4. Woodrow Wilson was today inaugurated as i President of the United States, with Thomas R. Marsln.ll as vice piesi-denl. piesi-denl. amid scenes of stirring animation anima-tion and with impressive ceremonies, marked in the main by simplicity and yet retaining that degree of dignity, with some of the pomp, and spectacular spectac-ular display which inevitably attaches to the induction of a new chief executive exec-utive of the uation. The elaborate ceremonies of the dav followed a fixed program covering practically five hours It began In the morning with the drive of the President, President-elect and vice president-elect from tho White House to the capitol, where until noon Mr Taft was occupied with the measures meas-ures passed In tho closing hours of the 62d congress. Inauguration of Vice President. The inauguration of Vice President Marshall was fixed to occur shortly short-ly after noon, along with the assembling as-sembling of the new senate and the swearing in of new senators Following Fol-lowing this, toward 1 p. m., the chief ceremony of the day. the inauguration inaugura-tion of President Wilson occurred at the east front of the capitol Then came the return of the presidential party to the White House and the re-flew re-flew of the Inaugural parade, lasting well along Into the afternoon Mr. Wilson and Mr. Marshall had remained With their families at their hotel through the night As the hour approached for opening today's ceremonies, cer-emonies, they were joined by the inaugural in-augural committee of congress made up of Senators Crane. Bacon and Overman Ov-erman and Representatives Rucker, Garret and MrKinle. To this com-mitttee com-mitttee was assigned the first function func-tion of Importance In the day's proceedings pro-ceedings that of conducting the new President and vice president to the White House for formal greetings with President Taft, followed by the drive of the presidential party to the capitol. Mrs Wilson and family and Mrs Marshall remained at the hotel to be escorted to the capitol later by a military aide. Military Escort. Meantime the escort for the presidential presi-dential party was assembling in the parkways adjoining the White House Foremost in this escort was the Essex Es-sex troop from Mr Wilson's own tate With them, from Mr Marshall'' I state, rode the Black Horse troop of j Indiana. One thousand Princeton men with touches of their college colors, vied with the mounted escort In number num-ber and activity Mr Taft and Mr. Wilson occupied carriages with members of the inaugural in-augural committee; Mr. Marshall and Senator Galllnger, president pro tern, of the senate, followed immediately in another carriage with other members mem-bers of the committee; carriages following fol-lowing with members of Mr. Taft's retiring cabinet Pennsylvania avenue and the main thoroughfares converging at tho capitol cap-itol were packed from an early hour of the day to witness this move of the presidential party to the capitol capi-tol From the White House to the capitol steel cables 6trung along the curb held back the spectators and traffic was suspended. Conducted to President's Room. At the capitol the committee of arrangements ar-rangements was ready to conduct Mr. Taft and Mr. Wilson to the marble chamber known as tho president's i room, just off the lobby leading to the senate chamber. Others of the committee waited to conduct Mr. Marshall and Senator Galllnger to the vice president's room, at the opposite oppo-site end of the senate lobby. The arrival of the presidential par- ty was timed to bring It to the capitol capi-tol a full hour before the opening of the actual inauguration ceremony at noon This was to give sufficient time to Mr. Taft to sign bills being passed in the last hour of the expir- ing 62d congress. The cabinet of the outgoing president accompanied! blm to Insp. ct tho newlv passed bills i pertaining to their departments and to advise ihe president as to his signature sig-nature or veto. Senate and House In Rush Meanwhile ihe senate and house of represeni;,ii , , u )r0, . , matters to a final conclusion. In the hurry to have all legislative business cleared well before noon. In the house there were the usual closing exercises, with resolutions of thanks to the speaker. It was the aim of the leaders to close the proceedings sufficiently before noon to permit the membership of the house to march In a body to the senate wing of the ca pitol . i here 1 0 j take the seats set apart for them .in the senate chamber for the Inaugu-ntion Inaugu-ntion ceremonies of the vice president presi-dent Senate galleries were thronged early with a brilliant assemblage In which women largely predominated, their gowns and hats sin ing a gala appearance ap-pearance to the upper portion of the chamber. The diplomatic galleries were strictly reserved for the families fami-lies of the representatives of foreign for-eign governments, and the President and lce president's galleries for the families of the I ncoming and outgoing) oxecutne? I'ntil the ceremonies m Inauguration the new vice president began these animated galleries were the center of attraction The program provided for Hie entrance en-trance of the supreme court, the house and other bodies at specified inter-I inter-I vals. from 11:30 to noon, leading up i to the actual ceremonies While the supreme court wan being announced nnd the somber robed jurists, accompanied accom-panied by t In officers of the court, found large leather chairs place,! along the front row of ihe chamber, facing the Nice president, and at hi: right, the diplomatic corps, brilliantly brilliant-ly arrayed In full state costume, assembled as-sembled In the outside corridor pre pared to enter In a body White Leads Supreme Court When ihe supreme court was announced. an-nounced. Chief Justice White leading the procession entered the senate 'chamber, followed by Associate Justices Jus-tices Lamar. Hughes. McKenna. Holmes. Lurton. Day. Van Devantei and Pitney. The representatives of foreign na I lions came next, headed by Ambassa-! Ambassa-! dor Jusserand. of France, dean of .the diplomatic corps in the absence of the venerable Baron Hengelmuller ' the ambassador of Austria, who is an - sent from his post on leave and Is I not to return The Right Hon. James Bryce. the British ambassador, was next follow-I follow-I ed in order of seniority by Count on Bernslorff. the ambassador from I Germany; Youssouf Xia Pacha, the I ambassador from Turkey, the Mar-(Hr. Mar-(Hr. r.isani ( 'onf ilomeri. Uie ambassador ambas-sador from Italy, Senor De Gama. the ambassador from Brazil; George Bak-hmateff. Bak-hmateff. the ambassador from Russia, the VlSCOUni Chlnda, ambassador from Japan, nnd followed by the minis-tors minis-tors and their suites from Portugal, Bolhia. Salvador, Netherlands, Vene zuela, Switzerland. Greece. China, Spain, Ecuador, Norway, Nicaragua. Cuba. Argentina. Uruguay Chile. Belgium, Bel-gium, Haiti, Guatemala, the Dominican Domini-can Republic. Peru, Sweden Siam. Colombia. Honduras Denmark Pan ama and Persia. The ambassador-and ambassador-and ministers have seats immediately immediate-ly behind the space reserved for the cabinet. Clark Heads House. Meanwhile the bouse of representatives, representa-tives, formed in double line down the long corridor toward the house wing of the capitol. and accompanied by the members-elect soon to take places In the next congress, marched slowly slow-ly to the senate door and, headed by Speaker Clark, for whom a sent had bet ii placed on the rostrum at the left of Senator Gallinger. as president pro tempore of the senate found scats reserved re-served on the west side of the chamber, cham-ber, the east being held for senators sena-tors and others. Other places reserved in the chamber cham-ber were for Admiral Dewey and his aide: Major General Leonard Wood, chief of staff of the army. aid his aide, and officers of the army and navy who by name have received the thanks of congress. Among these w.-re Rear Admiral Pearv. the distinguished distin-guished arctic explorer. When this part of the program was carried out the next move was to escort the President Pres-ident President-elect and vice president' pres-ident' to the chamber. The two most conspicuous seats in the chamber were reserved for Mr. Wilson and Mr Marshall both of which faced the presiding officer. Mr Vils on s In tho front row to the right of the main aisle, and Mr Marshall s to the left Seats for tho cabinet and the committee on arrangements were close by. Taft and Wilson Enter. With the entrance of President Tart end President-elect Wilson at the main door of the sena" - on. d l the committee on arrangements, and the entrain,, of Mr MarshaH and Senator Galllnger. also escorted by the same committee, the stage was set for the Inauguration of the new vice presldeni Marshall Takes Oath. First in the order of the proceedings proceed-ings was the administering of ihe oath of office to Vice President Mar-fhall Mar-fhall Arising from his seat among the senators, the new vice presl-denl presl-denl was escorted to the senate rostrum, ros-trum, to the right of the presiding Officer The office of vice president being vacant bv the death of James s Sherman, the administration of the oath to the new vice president feu to the lot of Senator Gallinger i his was a brief ceremony, followed with Impressive silence as the oath was slowly repeated by the new official, standing with upraised hand Vice Presldcm Marshall hud now been formalh installed as the presiding presid-ing officer of the senate This much accomplished, the senate of the BZa congress adjourned sine die to reor-g reor-g tnize immediately as the new sen-ate sen-ate of the m congress, with Its nevi presiding officer directing its affairs A pravor bv the chaplain of the sen-was sen-was ihe first formal action 01 the newlv organized senate. ysun ibis solemn function over, vice I res-Idenf res-Idenf Marshall delivered his inaugural address New Senate Organizes. remained only to complete uie organization of the new senate ny ! administering the oath to senator, re-elected or newly elected to the : body. The returning Democratic 'naor'; to take tb oaih were: Baukbead or Alabama. Bacon of Georgia. Simmons of North Carolina. Owen ol Ukiano-ima. Ukiano-ima. Tlllmau of South Carolina, BMP-pard BMP-pard of Texas and Martin of Virginia Vir-ginia The re-elected Republicans were: ' Borah of Idaho. Kenyon of Iowa. Nel son of Minnesota, and Warren of Wyoming, The new Democratic members of the body were: John T. Robiuson of Arkansas, John F. Shafroth of Colorado. Colo-rado. Wiiiard Saulshury of Delaware, William II. Thompson of Kansas, Ol-llc Ol-llc M. James of Kentucky. Joseph B. Randell of Louisiana. James K Vardaman of Mississippi, Thomas J.I Walsh of Montana William Hughes of, .w Jersey, Harry Lane of Oregon and John K Shields of Tennessee The new Republicans were: Edwin ('. Burleigh of Maine. John W Weeks of Massachusetts, George W. Norrls of Nebraska, L H Colt of Rhode. Island and Thomas Sterling of South Dakota. Outdoor Ceremonies Begin At this point the inaugural cere-monit cere-monit -ed from the stage of quiet and solemnity of the senate chamber to one full of color and animation ; the outdoor exercises of administering admin-istering the oath to the new president presi-dent began at the east front of the capitol In tho shadow of the great dome an immense stand to hold thou- i sands had been erected. At the front nr.d center of this vast stage were arranged ar-ranged the seats for President Taft and President-elect Wilson. Chief Justice White, about to administer the oath of office, was seated at the right of the President-elect. Flanking Flank-ing ibis central group were the associate asso-ciate justices of the supreme court, the vice president, senators and former for-mer senators. Back of them were ranged the members of the house of representatives and the ambassadors and ministers nf foreign nations. In groups here and there were govern-, ors of states, many of them wlth their showy staffs of military and civ- officials. Members of the retir- ing cabinet, olflcers of the army and navy, and representatives of the various va-rious branches of the federal government gov-ernment also had their places on the broad platform Dense Crowd Faces Platform Facing the inaugural platform a dense crowd of spectators packed th' wide plaza and stmggled for vantage point, while further back the long, lines of military and civic organizations organiza-tions took poaltoin to await the formation for-mation of the parade With this setting or animation, nil attention was directed to the two central figures of the assemblage the President-elect about to take the oath of office and the Chief Justice of j the supreme court, ready to ndmlnls- I i"r the oath These two. rising from their seals, stood together at the tenter ten-ter of the platform, the chief Justice Jus-tice with the Rlblo open in his hands, the President-elect with uplifted right hand. Chief Justice Repeats Oath. Slowly the chief justice repeated the oath as it Is prescribed in the constitution con-stitution . "I do solemnly swear (or afflrmil that I will faithfully execute the office of-fice of President of the l'nited States! and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the con- stitutlon of the United States." The President-elect repealed the oath word for word and kissed the open Bible It was over. A new-President new-President had come into office Presidential Salute. t the moment of conclusion of the oath a presidential salute of 21 guns boomed out the news that a new-chief new-chief executive had been inaugurated The President at once began his inaugural address. At the conclusion of the inaugural address the program called for the senate to return to Its chamber, eith- I er to confirm appointments or adjourn ad-journ to a later day, while the house stands adjourned to the date of the extra session to be called by tho new President At the head of the Inaugural In-augural procession the President rode back to the White House to review the pageant and begin the duties of bis office. |