The record-union., 1899-01-10
Sacramento's Tribute to the
New Executive.
Guests Present From Many Parts
of the State.

of the black and driving rain winch
was sending down its showers OF golo
upon twice-blessed California, into the
radiant halls of the Capitol, where light
and color and wide spaces filled win
warmth and the perfume OF flowers
greeted them, came hundreds OF repre-
sentative men and women OF CaliIor-
MIA last night to celebrate with dancing
and Teasing. with music and laughter
and the babble of merry voices the in
augural of the States Chief Executive,
Henry T. Gage.
The whole Capitol was thrown open
to the guests of the State. Beautiful
women in brilliant gowns, men whose
names are known from Oregon to Baja
California and whose fame has reached
far beyond the barrier of the Sierras,
came in and took peaceable possession
of the legislative halls, transformed
now, by their festival array, into diff
ferent aspect from that Of the every
day home Of the States lawmakers.
From the lower entrance the guests
mounted the staircases on either side
of the main hall, to find members Of
the Reception Committee awaiting
them They were ushered at once to
the dressing rooms and from the chrys-
ais Of storm cloak and macintosh
emerged the butterfly garb of the worn-
en- and the sombre but correct evening
clothes of the men. Soon the upper
rotunda, where the Militant Band was
playing it's best music, began to fill with
sauntering couples; the State Library
was sought by many; then down the
corridors toward the Senate and As
sembly chambers streamed the overflow
of the growing crowd. Jewels flashed
and scarcely less brilliant was the
CLEAN of the spangles and the bright
enlbroideries with which it is now the
fashion for the women to garnish their
gowns.
Then Master of Ceremonies George
H. Clark began to mashal his forces
and to find that it was simply the long
est and biggest line of merry makers
that he had ever had to bring down
into shape, but everybody was CHEEKY,
the corridors, unlike the wind-swept
streets outside, were warm and pleas
ant, and the rather long wait in line
gave ample time for the study of the
frocks, the faces and the jewels Of the
women.
In the Assembly chamber the lobby
made charming balcony for a small
er throng of lookers-on in Vienna, who
were comfortably seated in the velvet
chairs awaiting the coming of the Gov
ernor and party The musicians await
ed them too, with instruments ready for
the grand march and the dancing pro-
gram.
The music for the Assembly cham
Der was furnished by C. A. Neale's ex-
cellent orchestra Of ten pieces, all
trained performers, and directed by
Mr.. Neale in person. A special feature
Of the program was the opening 'lanc-
ers," following the grand march, the
selection being entirely composed of
patriotic and national airs According
to arrangements the grand march took
place at o'clock p. m, and the must
clans remained at their post until $3.50
o'clock this morning, at which time the
guests retired and the Inaugural Ball
given in honor of Governor Henry T.
Gage was over. The concert program
given by Neale's Orchestra follows:
Grand March, "Our Executive" (3en-
nett)-
Overture. Concert (Ch. Bach).
Intermezzo, 'I Pagliachi' (Mascagni).
Caprice. why Not" (Charminade)
Selection, "Sextette from Lucia" (Den-
izettD-
Potpourri from the '.Geisha"
At the first burst of the strains of
the Grand March there appeared "at
the bar of the house" the head of the
brilliant procession, led by Floor Dr.
rector Clark and Mrs. Clark Then
came Governor and Mrs Gage, Lieu
tenant Governor Neff escorting Miss
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William Johnston, Mr.. and Mrs. w. r.
Davis, Senator Thomas Flint, Jr., and
Mrs. Flint
Following closely as the procession
wound slowly around the room were
noted Speaker Wright and Mrs. Wright,
Major and Mrs. Frank Mclaughlin,
Miss Mclaughlin, escorted by ex-Mayor
Sam Rucker of San Jose, Mayor Land,
escorting Mrs. w. L. Flanagan, Speaker
pro tenn Anderson and Mrs. Anderson,
members of the Governors staff, and
so on through hundreds of couples of
notable men and women, who, after
once or twice around the big chamber
paused and formed into sets for the
State quadrille. At the head Of the hall
Governor and Mrs. Gage faced Lieu
tenant Governor Jacob Neff and Miss
Johnston, and on either hand stood
Senator and Mrs. Tom Flint and Exc
cutive Secretary Davis and wife. We
are bound to say that the court quad
rifle" did very little dancing, neither
the Governor nor the Lieutenant Gov
ernor being addicted to tripping that
kind of toe. but they were very social
and lively. and afterward held quite an