Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-01
GOV. TYLER TO DE INAUGURATED
WITH GREAT SIMPLICITY.
TAKE The OATH IN The HOUSE.
After This Ceremony He Will Make
n short Address-Detafis of the
Arrnngements-Tbe Family mt
Home I'm the Mansion.

as simple as they could well be made. IL
has all along been Major Tylers most
earnest wish that all approach TO osten-
tation be avoided and democratic sim
plicity will characterize every detail.
Between the hours Of 10 and IL o'clock,
Company Il, of the First Regiment, under
the command of Captain Morgan r..
Mills, will march to the Executive Man
sion and escort the Governor-elect at
once to the Capitol. Major Tyler will
enter the building by way Of the western
entrance. and will go up to the Govern
ors office, and the military Will be
deployed on the square and several SOL
diers will be stationed inside the build
ing for police purposes.
The Governor-elect and Lieutenant
Governor will remain with the re-
firing Executive until waited upon by the
Joint committee of the two houses, which
will escort them to the hall Of the House
of Delegates, where the oath Of office will
be administered.
The Senate and House Of Delegates will
convene at noon. Senator Wickham,
president pro tenn, will preside in the
Senate. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Kent not
having returned from his home in Wythe-
Vile. Speaker Ryan will call the House
of Delegates to order.
IN JOINT SESSION.
Immediately after being convened, the
Senate will adjourn to the hall of the
House. the senators being headed by the
president pro TEN. and Clerk Joseph But
TON. The members of the House will
rise TO receive the senators, and the
president pro TEN. will take his seat by
the side of Speaker Ryan, who Will pre-
side.
\ Joint committee will then be appoint
ed 10 escort the Governor Governor
elect. and Lieutenant Goyernor-elect to
the hall. and when they appear, Major
Tyler on the left arm of the outgoing Gov
ernor. the Delegates and Senators will re-
ceive them rising. They will advance to
the Clerks desk, and Rev. DIR. Moses ID.
Hoge will offer prayer
Judge II. II. Cardwell, Of the Supreme
Court will, at the close of the invoca-
ton. advance to the table and administer
the oath of office to the Governor ana
Lieutenant-Governor in turn.
THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
Governor Tyler will deliver brief ad-
dress. dealing with the general affairs Oh
the State. and suggesting needed legis-
lation.
AT the conclusion of the address, the
Governor, on the right of the ex-Goyer-
nor. will return TO the Governor ONCE
where the outgoing Executive will sign
the official Journal Of the day-his last
official act. The Governor will then re-
turn TO the Executive Mansion, the mill
tary again acting as escort.
Lieutenant-Governor Echols, and Presi-
dent Wickham will head the senators on
their return TO the chamber, ana the ne"
official will rap the body TO order Inc
session is expected to last but few
minutes. The House will also adjourn
soon after the ceremony is ended.
This will be all OF the ceremony at
tending a change of executives, dignlhec
simplicity apparent in every particular
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Hon. A. ]. Montague will assume the
obligation of office with even less cere-
monv. He will drive to the Library
building about II o'clock and, going to
his office, will take the oath as admins
tered by Judge John w. Rely, of the
Supreme Court of Appeals, a warm friend
of the Attorney General-elect.
Mr.. Montague and wife and children
came TO the city from Danvlle yesterday
and went to their home, at I'LL Grove
avenue. Later they came TO the Jeffer-
son. where they spent the night. Mr..
Montague was quite unwell yesterday
suffering from a severe cold, and said he
was going to bed as soon as he had
taken the oath Of office.
INSTALLED AT THE MANSION.
jefferson TO the Executive mansion about
II o'clock yesterday morning. The young
men of the family had spent the night
there. and with Private-Secretary Ben
p. owen. Jr, received the Governor ELECT
and the ladies.
Mrs. Tyler and the young ladies were
kent busy all day looking after household
affairs and arranging for the reception To-
night. A number of friends OF the FAMILY
called to pay their respects during the
day, and the outgoing Governor ana the
former mistress of the mansion called
last night. Major Tyler was on the
street several times during the daV' ana
spent a considerable portion of the AFTER
noon closeted with his secretary, attend
ing to some business matters.
There will not, for the present, at
least. be any change i'm the servants at
the mansion. Winston Edmunds, VINO
has been the butler since Governor Nc
Kinney's term. is still discharging the
duties of the position, and will probably
continue to do so.
THE RECEPTION TONIGHT.
The reception tonight will be held in
the double parlors, which Will be deco
rated with cut-howers and potted plants
In the receiving line assisting Mrs. Iyler
there will be, besides her daughters'
Misses Julia and Evelyn Tyler the Gov
ernor's sisters, Mrs. Edward Echols,
Mrs. A. ]. Montague. Mrs. J. Taylor Ely
SON Mrs. c. OBJ. Cowardin, Mrs George
~ Miles and Mrs. w. II. Wharton. The
two ladies last named are from Radford.
II is expected that the three members
OF the Governors staff who have been
announced--Colonel c. OBJ. Cowardin'
chief-of-staff; Colonel NJ. - Dawson, ana
Colonel King T.. Hartman. of Pulaskl-wlh
appear in uniform, which, with those OF
the commissioned officers Of the Virginia
volunteers who have been invited ana
will probably attend, will give the gathef-
ing something OF military brilhancy. Inc
reception will last from s until 10 CLOCK.
Iieutenant-G overnor-elect Echols ana
wife arrived from Staunton yesterday al
ternoon. and were driven to the JEFFERSON,
where they have taken apartments lor
the winter. 1t had been supposed that MI.
Echols would make a speech upon as
summing the oath Of office, but he says that
ne will not. as TO do so would be contrary
TO al precedent.
ARRIVAL OF SENATOR DANIEL.
Senator Daniel arrived from Washing
ton last night, and took lodgings at the
IeUerson The Senator spent some time