The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-03-02

President Harrison viii be Informally
notified Of Mr.. Clevelands arrival, so
that he may be prepared to receive him
when he calls at the White House, which
he will probably do about IL o'clock.
The visit will be purely formal and is
likely to be of not more than ten minutes
duration. Mr.. Cleveland will then re-
turn to the Arlington and await visit
OF ceremony from President Harrison,
which will be made before an hour has
expired. The president elect will prob
ably dine with President Harrison, al
though the dinner will be very private,
and probably an informal one in view Of
the recent affection which has befallen
General Harrison. These formalities
will end the ceremonials so far as the
president and president elect are con-
cerned.
Other details have been arranged very
much as is the case in all inaugural cere-
monies. A committee Of congress spe-
cially appointed will upon the morning
Of Inauguration Day an hour or so before
noon call at the Arlington for Mr.. Cleve-
land, and in an open carriage, unless
the weather be very stormy, drawn
by four as handsome horses as
can be found. will escort the presi-
dent elect to the White House. Presi-
dent Harrison will be ready, and seated
beside his successor upon the rear seat
of the carriage, two senators facing
them upon the front seat, they will be
driven to the Capitol. President Harri.
son will be followed by tho members OF
his cabinet, but it is not at all likely, as
has been reported. that Mr.. Cleveland's
prospective cabinet will be also in the
procession, since the public is not sup.
posed to know formally that he has a
cabinet in view.
While these ceremonies are going on
the vice president elect will be sworn in
to the Office for which he was chosen last
November, and Immediately after that
ceremony. the house of representatives
having adjourned sine die at 12 o'clock,
both houses Of congress will proceed to
the platform erected over the steps in
front of the eastern entrance to the Cap
itol. The chief justice of the United
States and the associate justices and such
distinguished men as may be specially
invited will be also provided with seats
upon this platform.
Custom has varied somewhat the pro.
ceedings which take place after the dis.
tinguished company reaches the plat.
form. Sometimes the president elect first
receives the oath from the chief justice
and then delivers his inaugural. Presi
dent Garfield read his inaugural message
first, and then, turning to Chief Justice
Waite, said. II am now ready to receive
the oath" Mr.. Cleveland when he was
first inaugurated departed from the prec.
edent set by his predecessors. Every
one of those who had held the Office OF
president before him read the inaugural
message from manuscript, and Garfield
had some difficulty in so doing, since the
wind was so strong that he could not
keep the sheets in place. Mr.. Cleveland
however, discarded manuscript, and il
was with something of surprise that
the distinguished company behind him
many Of whom had seen every president
inaugurated since Buchanan's time, say,
the young president elect step forwart
without manuscript and proceed in {
clear, skillfully modulated but not very
strong voice to address the vast thronl
before him. Mr.. Cleveland has the fac
ulty Of committing an address to memory
by the mental operation required in writ
ing it. His address was shorter thar
any other inaugural excepting the second
one of Lincoln.
After the oath has been administered
the military and civic display will b.
seen. During the forenoon the military
companies will at their convenIenc,
march to the plaza beyond the eastern
front Of the Capitol, and there will b.
assigned to their various positions il
line. They will be drawn up in line il
front Of the vast throng which usual,
occupies that part on Inaugural Day
The civic societies will also be assigned
places there, and as soon as the oath i
administered Mr.. Cleveland will be es
corted to his carriage and will take hi
place in the line. The procession will
then start, returning to the White Hous
by way Of Pennsylvania avenue. ant
when the White House has been reached
Mr.. Cleveland and those whom he ha
invited will from q reviewing stant
honor the military and civic organiza
lions by saluting and being saluted il
return as they pass by.