Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-03

augural address. The oath or Office was an
nounced by a single gun, followed by national
| salutes at the arsenal and at the navy yard.
| The President and his lady, after his return,
received at their dwelling the visits Of their
Senators and Representatives OF ali the foreign
| ministers at the seat of government of strang-
G er psd 1ns
| Mrs. Madison. The evening concluded with q
ball at Davis hotel. reporter says of this In
1.-THE difference said to have existed between
the two houses in respect to the appropriation
OF the Representative chamber was rather for
tunate than otherwise, since 1t caused the cere-
mony of the President swearing fealty to the
Constitution to take place in the view, If not in
| the hearing of all the people of the United
States who chose to witness it, This, 1t appears
to us, is a mode far preferable to that of being
| tensive, not more than four five hundred
people can possibly have admittance."
| MIR. MONRoE'S SECOND INAUGURATION.
In 1921 the 4th of March fell upon Sunday,
and President Monroeiwas inaugurated on Mon
day, the 5th. Although the day proved very
Indictment, great deal of snoY having fallen
| the previous night, an immense crowd thronged
the doors of the Capitol. The ceremony took
place in the hall of the House of Representa-
| tives. On the entrance of the President. the
music of the Marine band enlivened the scene.
The President was placed on the platform in
front of the Speakers chair The Chief Justice
stood by his side during the delivery of his
speech. The judges of the Supreme Court
President of the Senate, Speaker of the House,
| the heads of departments, and many distin-
guished military and naval officers were near
him. The seats in the interior were principally
low were the people, who were admitted with
out discrimination after the ladies and priv
| legged persons were seated.
John Quincy Adams Inauguration.
President Adams was inaugurated on Friday
the 4th of March, 1925. with similar cere-
monies to those sanctioned by Washington and
| Madison. A military escort and cavalcade OF
citizens accompanied MIR. Adams and his pre-
decessor to the Capitol, where the marine corps
received them with martial hcnors. Entering
the hall OF the House of Representatives, Mr..
Adams assembled the steps to the Speakers
chair and took his seat. The Chief Justice was
in front of the clerk s table, having before him
another table on the floor of the hail. On the
| opposite side sat the remaining judges. with
address, which occupied about forty minutes.
| when, as soon as it was finished, a general plau-
dit commenced in the galleries, Tie President
then placed himself on the right hand side OF
| the table. and received from the Chief Justice a
volume of the laws of the United States from
which he read the oath OF office. Gen. Jack son
was present on the occasion, and was among
| the earliest who took the hand of the President.
shortly after one O'Clock the procession COM
| menced leaving the hal. The President was
val at his residence received the complim ents
OF a great many of hfs friends
Andrew JacksOn's Inauguration.
! Wednesday, March 4, 1929, Gen. Jackson
following the example of Jefferson, and sad
| dened by the recent death of his wife, declined
! an escort or a procession. and rode on horseback
| to the Capitol. At hafpast II O'Clock the
Presiden t-eect appeared in the Senate Cham
Der, attended by the Marshal of the District and
! the committee of arrangements, and took his
| seat Immediately in front of the secretary
! desk. The judges of the Supreme Court soon
| after entered and were seated on the right OF
| the Presidents chair. The foreign ministers
with their suites, in their official costume were
| on the left. y large number OF ladies were
present and occupied seats in the rear of the
senators. The western gallery was reserved
| for members of the House of Representatives.
| Al IL o clock the Senate adjourned to the east
| ern portico of the Capitol where, in the pres
| ence OF an immense cOncourse of spectators.
| hllng the portico, the steps, and the enclosure,
| the President delivered his inaugural address;
ana having concluded, the oath was admins
| tered TO him by Chief Justice Marshall. Statutes
were fired by artillery, stationed near the Capi-
navy yard. When the President retired, the
| procession was formed, and he was conducted
| to the White House.
The day of the Inauguration was one of the
brightest and balmiest of the spring. Mr.. Web
| ster wrote to a friend: 81 never saw such a
| crowd here before Persons have come five
| hundred miles to see General Jack son, and they
really seem to think that the country is rescued
| from some dreadful danger"
| PRESIDENT JACKsoNs INSTRUMENTATION.
Monday, the 4th of March, 1888 President
jackson was re-inaugurated without pomp or
Sremony. Accompanied by Martin Van
Buren,, Vice-President-elect, he repaired to the
| hall of the House of Representatives, where
| each took the oath administered to him by the
venerable Chief Justice Marshall. President
Jackson then delivered Il brief inaugural adj
dress. A ball was given in the evening at the
| Central Masonic hall.
| Van Buren's Inauguration.
Saturday, March 4, 1897, Gen. Jackson, with
his chosen successor by his side, left the White
| House in the beautiful phaeton built of the
| wood of the frigate Constitution, and presented
/ 1t H.,
preceded by splendid escort of cavalry and in
| fantry, with a fine band of music proceed ed tc
| the Capitol through Pennsylvania avenue. A
| lovely day OF the brightest sunshine gladdened
| every heart. The avenue more than mile In
extent was thronged with citizens from every
| quarter of the union. An immense crowd filled
the square on the east front of the Capitol The
| procession proceeded to the Senate Chamber
| when 1t was formed anew, and proceeded, with
| the two Presidents, members Of the Senate, Cab
| met. and the foreign ministers in their splendid
| robes, to the rostrum erected on the ascent tC
| the eastern portico. Mr.. Van Buren, then de
| livered his inaugural address in clear and i'm
pressive tones and at the close the oath of office
was administered by Chief Justice fancy. The
| procession returned to the White House, and
| three days afterwards Gen. Jackson left for the
| Hermitage.
| HarrisOn's Inauguration.
| Never before had there been such national
| representation of grateful politicians here o.
| that which congregated from every section o.
| the union to witness the Inauguration Of Prest
| dent Harrison on Friday, the 4th of March
| 1S41. At 70 o'clock the procession moved
| from the hotel where the General had rooms
| under the escort of five uniformed companies
| Then came battalion of officers and soldiers
| who had fought under "Old Tippecanoe" fol
| lowed by the General mounted on a noble white
| charger. A cavacade followed, and as the pro
cession moved down Pennsylvania avenue
| deafening cheers greeted the whig President.
| Arriving at the Capitol the President Members
| of Congress and others went to the platform
| erected at the east front of the Capitol where
| General Harrison read his long inaugural. Pre-
| vious to delivering the closing sentences the
after which the President pronounced the re.
| naming part Of his address. The cannon then
| announced to the country that it had new
| Chief Magistrate. The procession then reform
| ed, and the President was escorted to his resi-.
dence, where thousands paid their personal re.
by salutes OF artillery, and the evening by balls
several of which in the course of the evening
| the President attended.
| Tyler's Installation.
| In consequence of the decease of President
| Harrison on the 4th of April, 1871, John Tyler,
Vice President, assumed the presidential chair.
| 1S41, the heads of the departments called at
his residence, when the President took and
subscribed to the following oath Of Office:
| I do solemnly swear that will faithfully exc
cute the office of President of the United States
| protect and defend the Constitution of the
| United States. JOHN TYLER
| April e, 1S41.
District Of Columbia, city and County of Wash.