Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-01-04 | Page 3 | Six Thousand Attend Idaho Capitol Opening

SIX THOUSAND ATTEND IDAhu CaniOl OPENING Bl USE. Idaho. Jan. 3. Six thousand persons attended the houscwarming of Idaho : capital today, when the newly completed 1. 000. 000 building was j thrown open to the people of the stall fOT the first time Gov. D. W. Davis 'and his staff reviewed troops of the! state cavalry, office IS reserve training corps and fcd Korah Shrine patrol, from the steps ol tho capital. A reception re-ception with picsent and former state Officials in the receiving tine followed the military review. A ball closed the 04 lebration. Immediately after members of the two houses and state officials posed for the camera, following which the former returned to the house and or-ganlaed or-ganlaed for Hie session. Peter G. Johnston or lungnam county was elected speaker of the house and K. W. Whltoomb president pro tern, of the senate. Colonel L. V. Patch was in charge of the inauguration ceremonies, while members-elect to both houses stood. State olflcials and Justice of the su-preme su-preme court moved in aroccssion to the rostrum of the house. Retiring Chief Justice W. vV. Morgan Intro-j duced Chief Justice John C. Rice, who succeeded him to that office today. In a few words Judge Morgan announced an-nounced this met, nnd Justice Rice administered the oath Governor D. W. Davis, ro-elected, was Introduced by; John W. Hurt, Republican national : committeeman for Idaho Justice- Alfred Budge introduced the, three new Justices of the supiomo ' court Robert N, Dunn, who succeeds to the regular long term; William A.' Lee, elected for a six-year term, and : Charles P. McCarthy, elected to the j new four-year term. In the order j given, Colonel Patch Introduced Lleu-H tenant Governor C. C. Moore, Secretary!' of State Ft, O. Jones, State Auditor E. 1 H. GaUctt, State Treasurer D. F. ' Banks, Attorney General Roy L. Black and Miss Uthel E. Red field, state su- 1 perintend'ent of public Instruction. oo