Show ak I 1 E V r 11 rok IL N lc if ila AT 11 NN A ili 1 0 I M NA ar 3 1 ill 1 ra W calr I 1 W IL r alga zm p iff t Z 1 UA Z 21 41 T 4 4 A p J J N atrz 0 7 VW I 1 ag coolidge the oath 15 M ja I 1 I 1 4 ell v E ke M NE P ec Z 0 OVE w ag dent za na art aa coo lidge I 1 af ta ahk 4 k Z MON g 4 ag 4 HOW az W 2 west poi etca de ts inthe D OP inaugural ys S wa washington s h I 1 n ago n i in n N evv yo V foy fop hi djs 5 gnau inauguration jay ELMO SCOTT WATSON ah president hoover soon let it be known that lie desired his inauguration on march 4 to be it n as simple as possible a horde of visitors will soon be crowding into the capital t to C 1 witness I 1 the e ceremony mr hoovers request that the size sim or of the inaugural parade be limited to one requiring not more than two hours in passing ana his announcement announcement that he be would attend no inaugural ball either off official iclal or unofficial will make his induction into onlee less of an imposing event than those of other presidents in recent years but it Is pru probable bable that more americans will hear herbert hoover take the oath of 0 office and listen to tho the spoken wards of his inaugural address than has been the case of any president in the history of the united states the great radio hookups hook ups will make that possible just how many persons will be in hla his audience it is impossible to estimate b but ut tile the number will run into the millions meillon g this fact represents additional evidence of the amazing growth of ou our r nation during tile the years that it has been beed ruled by ti a president elected by the people F for or it was just years ago lacking eight weeks that georgo george washington became the first president of the united states that was on Thum thursday day april SO 30 1789 and tile the scene of the inauguration was nex new york torl city then the capital of the united states A stage had been built on the steps of the federal building where tile the present building in wall street now stands and the washington I 1 statue there la Is believed tn stand upon the exact spot where washington stood when he took oath of of office lice tile the first congreso con congress gresi 0 of f the united states of america took its place on the stage escorted by general morgan 9 an leals lew la a i distinguished figure ascended the flee s te the man who had bad led the continental armies to victory end and who had bad been chosen the first leader in pence peace gen george washington A great cheer from rom the people who were watching the scene ther then took place placa one of those curious incidents which often happen to mar the I 1 am M veness of historic occasions over the throng pame cam a mighty stillness silliness and heads were bared chancellor livingston was about to rise to administer the oath instead he kept his seat there ahre followed a ahl whimpered conference with gen jacob 11 morton orton marshal of the day at the conclusion clu cl slon general morton hurried out into the street to the old coffee house at wall and water streets the meeting place of st johns lodge of masons of which he was master the marshal was absent only a few seconds but when he returned he was carrying nn an open bible vesting resting on a cushion of crimson velvet velvety the altar of st johns lodge then it was known to I 1 those on the platform at least feast that while the other details had been curried carried out no S sacred acred book had been provided for the oath second inauguration in philadel ehla alila was waa less lesa spectacular than thil the first when Johni JohnA Adams wits was inaugurated in the same city in 1797 washington was the dominant figure he was retiring from public life end and the people had bad eyes only for him wany bany of bliem cried adams notoriously maln and nn jealous aas was much embarrassed barr assed jefferson was the first president inaugurated rt at washington despite the picturesque tradition of his bis horseback ride to the th Ca capitol vitol crit critics leni research di discloses sc loses that tle author of the declaration of independence did not cot rids ride he yent went afoot i n N V V ltv wilson and taft which was denlo democratic cratic enough the historical record shows that be was escorted by a battery of artillery and that a salute of gulls was wai fired as lie entered tile the capitol lie ile took the tha oath after making his address in the senate chamber cliame er and then walked back to his lodgings the installation of james madison in 1800 was attended by much more cero ceremony mony than a attended the inauguration of jefferson the day I 1 was ushered la in with salutes of cannon madison rode to io the capitol in a richly appointed carriage escorted by troops of militia john quincy adams refused to attend tho the inauguration of his successor andrew jackson the two men being on the worst possible terms jackson was in washington for two weeks before his inauguration but go near adams Ada inq frontiersmen indian fighters and thousands of humble citizens crowded around the capitol to see ee jackson sworn in washington had never berdd belloli such auch ja p horde of visitors jackson and van buren rode together from tho the white house to tile capitol in 1837 in a phaeton acton made from the timbers of the old frigate constitution ution it was wiit took place after the inauguration however ho weier which made this one perhaps tin most remarkable in american history it Is ill described by frederick austin ogg tn in the reign of and andrew rew jaclson jackson in the yale university press chronicles of america as follows according to custom the inaugural program cams came to an end with a reception at the tha white louse home and ar arrangements were made to entertain a large number of guests police control however proved wholly inadequate and when the throng that followed r 0 the Preal president dent up the avenue reached t the 0 executive grounds it engulfed the mansion and n d poured paused in bi h windows as aa well as doors until t the h reception loh rooms were parked to suffocation other guests bidden and unbidden statesmen and stable bablo boys fine ladies ind and washerwomen washerwoman washer women white people and blacks black 9 co continued n tanu ed tor for hours to besiege the doors 1 I never saw caw such a mixture recorded judge story the reign of king mob seemed triumphant I 1 was waa glad to esq escape ape from the scene as aa moon boon an aa possible tho the pre fter after being jostled for an hour very N ulf UK ie 50 his way by a side do entrance nt rance to thi tha str r bencs to his hotel A profusion of including barrels of olance punch had bad been provided and an attempt to serve the guests led to a veritable saturnalia satur nalla walters waltera doors with loaded trays tray were borne to the floor door by the crush china and glassware gla glaas esware ware were smashed smash d gallons of punch were spilled on the carpets in their eagerness to be served men in muddy boats boata leaped upon the d damack k covered chairs overturned tables and brushed amad bric a brac from in mantles antles and walls it would have done air heart rood good writes rites a cynical observer to have seen a stout w black wench eatone eating in this tree free country it a jelly with a gold cold spoon at the presidents house only when some ome thoughtful parson directed that tubs of punch be placed place d here and there on the lawn was th the e congestion indoors rall relieved eved when it was all ov over er the white house resembled a plenty several eral thousand dollar dol larse worth of 0 broken china and cut class and many bleeding noses attested to the 11 fierceness erce neve of the struggle lt it wits was the peoples day and it WM ot of no avail for fastidious Ada adamaites Adam maltes to lift their eyebrows la ill ridicule or scorn corn william henry harrison arrison Jl rode to the capita on IL a white horse and there was a great display of ri marching arcing clubs with log cabins caban s barrels of hard elder cider and a loom la in op operation cration harrison read his address the longest on record from the eastern portico standing for an hour without hat bat or overcoat he contracted and died j a month ills his successor john tyl tyler er refused to tako take any part in tho the inauguration of president polk but left washington on the morning of march 4 1845 he intended to go by steamer but arrived at the wharf just as the boat was leaving some one called out to tile the captain cappla I 1 walt wait a minute I 1 heres president tyler wants to go with you ir I 1 but the shouted back who the Is 13 tyler I 1 dont know him A and d he steamed away without waiting tor for the ex president if tyler was waa thus insulted as he was leaving the white house polk ills his successor was vms also insulted on his way to that man mansion sign ile he was waa the farsi first dark horse in american political h history Is and throughout the campaign hla his opponents had bad raised the derisive cry of who Is james ir polk As be drove to the white house houe after his inaus inauguration he heard that same cry from loafers along the street the exceptional thing recorded for folks inauguration Is that morse brought tits his telegraph instrument to the portico of the capitol and transmitted news of the events to baltimore the roost most momentous and inaugural parade that ever moved through the streets of washington was when lincoln first took office Duc buchanan Hu chanan linnan an old man in swallow tailed coat hobbled bobbled along with lincoln Lincol nto to tho carriage lincoln was attired in a new black suit sult and a shining high hat tie ile carried a gold headed cane all the liquor tn in the city tied had been ordered clo closed sd and careful plans had bad been made to thwart a any ny attempt at assassination and prevent disorder among the thousands of hostile persons persona in washington between double tiles flies of cavalry the presidential carriage moved along pennsylvania avenue while soldiers marched in front froni and behind lemen were stationed on roofs commanding thio the thoroughfare and cavalry guarded every approach ch to the the journey was made in safety Step lien A douglas Lincol ns lifelong life long rival held the hat of the ae new president as he read the inaugural kt at Lincol ns second in inaugural au ural procession there was shown a t model of the monitor ath its tur ret r revolting evolving and its guns firing at interval A battalion of negro sold soldiers lers had an afi honorable place in the long proc procession it had been raining and the day was gloomy As lincoln was abo about to take the oath however alie ahe sun burst through 11 the clouds an omen which he be said made his heart jump grover Clev elands first inauguration marked the return of the democratic party to power after an absence of a quarter of a century and there was waa great enthusiasm the day was clear cear and the city was in gay attire an account of jf the carride said that no such pageant ever before in time of pence wa was ken on pennsylvania avenue perhaps the most impressive of all Inan inaugurations gura was that of theodore roosevelt in 1905 11 in I 1 that etwas it was a sort of super wild west show made so hy by the escort of his rough riders t alie cowboys indians and other mounted men who rode ifie up pennsylvania Pennsylva ula avenue with him more than people were in washington for the ceremony the inauguration of taft offered th he ebest best argument iff fir favor izIng tile the traditional date ot of murch march 4 to a day later inter in thi the year ear on march 4 loo 0 washington was burled buried under a snow stica storm and hundreds who were on vay to IB the capital were marooned |