The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-03-03
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little girl will be with him is matter
not be taken to the White House if there
be the slightest danger of contagion, of
which there is some fear, since it is
known that the germs of scarlet fever
are sometimes very difficult to kill.
President Harrison will be informally
notified of Mr.. Cleveland's arrival, so
that he may be prepared to receive him
when he calls at the White House. which
he will probably do about II o'clock.
The visit will be purely formal and is
likely to be ofnot 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 affiiction 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 senator's facing
them upon the front seat, they will be
driven to the Capitol. President Harri-
son will be followed by the members of
his cabinet, but it is not at all likely, as
has been reported, that Mr.. Ceveland'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 it
was with something Of surprise that
the distinguished company behind him,
many of whom had seen every president
inaugurated since Buchanan's time, saw
the young president elect step forward
without manuscript and proceed in Il
strong voice to address the vast throng
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 than
any other inaugural excepting the second
one of Lincoln.
After the oath has been administered
the military and civic display will be
seen. During the forenoon the military
companies will at their convenience
march to the plaza beyond the eastern
front Of the Capitol, and there will be
assigned to their various positions in
line. They will be drawn up in line in
front of the vast throng which usually
occupies that part on Inaugural Day.
The civic societies will also be assigned
! places there, and as soon as the oath is
| administered Mr.. Cleveland will be es-
corted to his carriage and will take his
place in the line. The procession will
then start, returning to the White House
by way of Pennsylvania avenue, and
when the White House has been reached
Mr.. Cleveland and those whom he has
invited will from a reviewing stand
honor the military and civic organiza-
tions by saluting and being saluted in
return as they pass by.
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