Semi-weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings Co., S.D.) 1894-1898, 1897-03-06
|TuILEY At THE HELM
Man Takes the Oath OF
~ o..,oe and Now Guides the
Ship of State.
..u,,ration Ceremonies ana
.+endant Exercises Unus-
ually Brilliant.
na+ed That Twenty Thou
.and Men Took Part in
the Big Parade.
.x,et A. Hobart of New Jer-
cav Presiding officer OF
the Senate.

WASHINGTON, March 4. - William
v.Kinley of Ohio was inaugurated
,,os,dent of the United States today
.mid scenes of splendor seldom IT ever
.uroassed on such occasions. The dec
,r.tious of the city were unusually
lavish and the inaugural parade was
.be Orandest the country has ever seen.
The official ceremonies began with
,he departure of President Cleveland,
President. elect Mckinley and Vice
nesdent.elect Hobart and the senate
committee of arrangements. with an
xcort of 5000 troops, from the White
House for the Capitol, where the oath
Of Office was to be taken.
Major Mckinley had driven over
from the Ebbitt House to the executive
mansion at 10 80 and met the president
in bis private office. The presidential
marty with its escort of United States
troops, Troop A of Cleveland and the
District National Guard, left the
White House at II o'clock and reached
the Capitol shortly before noon. Vice
President Stevenson did not accom-
pany his successor, the vice president
elect, as he was engaged in presiding
over the session Of the senate. Mr..
Hobart, instead, was accompanied by
the senate committee ON arrangements.
Scenes at the Capitol.
At the Capitol the president and
ether officials, the president and vice
resident.elect, assembled i'll the senate
chamber, the members of the supreme
court and of the senate and house be-
ing present The senate chamber was
packed to its utmost capacity with the
very elect of officialdom. On the floor
were the members of the senate and
the brilliantly attired diplomatic corps,
while scattered through the galleries
were representatives of the army and
'he navy and such visiting dignitaries
rs added grace and brilliancy to the
occasion. Vice President Stevenson
administered the oath of office to -dr.
hobart and the latter assumed the
gaVel handed over by his predecessor.
AZ tne stroke of l2 the Fifty fourth
Wngress was declared adjourned with
ou1 day, and the new vice president,
al eAsra session of the senate having
oeea called, then administered the oath
!" 'ae newly elected senators.
Moved to the Outside.
Inc ceremonies in the senate cham.
~ ,sr concluded, the president and presi-
0'u.'eiect were escorted to the central
pf.co In solemn official procession
A'a,e q, up IN the following order:
ine marshal of the District of Col.
aulOia and the marshal of the supreme
court.
The ex.vice president.
al mne supreme court.
me sergeant-at-arms Of the senate.
nj ue committee of arrangements.
=, Tne president and the president.elect.
>, ue wee president and the secretary
Members of the senate.
Inc diplomatic corps.
! neads of departments
I've major general of the army. com.
lanalng - the admiral of the navy and
- s,.'oilicefs OF the army and navy who
congress. "
| 1eiiioers and members.elect of the
i. s - VI representatives, governors of
~. s,a es ex'members of the senate, Off.
'' VI the senate and house
Most Notable Gathering
= oa reaching the portico ON the east
...a nv 'ne president and president-ele
nls,. a seats nearly in the center Of q
MON specially built for the occa.
Just next to them were the
nentO ers o. the committee of arrange.
ReunbEa 'he senate, composed of two
t;pbt ans and a Democrat. On the
asoci.m were the ex-vice president, the
e justices of the supreme court,
,arv =. ssident Hobart and the secre.
On u members of the senate.
aas Left Were the diplomatic