Evening star., 1901-02-25

| having been chronicled The day was
| ushered in by a national salute.
The few surviving officers and soldiers of
the revolution in the city, headed by Col.
| VIM. Polk, and including among the four
| teen others Capt. John Woodsides, Jacob
| Gideon and John n. Lovejoy of this city,
met at Browns Indian Queen Hotel at
| 1880 o'clock and proceeded to Gadsby's
| National Hotel, where, in a neat address
| by Colonel Polk, they asked the privilege
| of forming the escort to the President
| General Jackson accepted this offer. About
a dozen officers who had been with the old
| general at the battle of New Orleans were
| also accepted as his personal escort. Among
| these were Generals Kinds and Call. Com
| modore Paterson and Col. John Nicholson.
! AT IL O'Clock, through the immense crowd
at the hotel, the general and his escort
with difficulty reached their position in the
| procession. Jackson was foot, were
| the members of the escort party, Gen. Tow
son and Marshal Ringgold on either side
and Majors Lewis and Donelson behind
Everywhere Jackson's appearance was
| greeted with cheers. When the Capitol
| was reached the crowd dense that
| the presidential party went over the para
| pet and entered the building by the west
| door, proceeding thence to the east portico,
where the President-elect was greeted with
| cheers.
| From the portico. which We're the
| members of the two houses of Congress,
| the government officials and members of
| the diplomatic corps, and before which was
| a dense mass of people. the inaugural ad-
! dress was delivered, and Chief Justice Mar
| shall administered the oath of Office Loud
cheers rent the air and the final ceremony
| was heralded by a salute.
| On the return the President was horse
| back and there was not much order OBJ
served as the people made their way to
| the White House. Here the old hero was
| besieged. thousands pressing to take his
| hand and to obtain share of the refresh
ments, and finally the doors We're closed
A splendid ball at Carusis took place at
| night.
| The President was rainaugurated Monday
| in 1898 and the weather was as inclement
| as was the field of politics, which may be
| inferred from the Telegraph. published by
| Duff Green. appearing in mourning. Ihe
| ice had formed in the Potomac and the
| Long bridge in danger of being carried
| aWay This was to the residents a matter
| of such concern that it was the first thing
| in their thoughts. Despite the snow, whlch
was falling at the time many hundreds
went to the bridge before attending the
ceremonies at the Capitol. There was little
in the way of Il procession, but two arui-
| lery companies being out to ire the salutes
The escort to the general was composed OF
but few besides United States Marshal
Ashton and his assistants. On arriving at
the Capitol the President found an i'm
mense crowd. through which the party
made its way to the House. where the oath
was administered by Chief Justice Marshall,
and the President read his inaugural ad-
dress. then returned to the White House
Despite the weather he received many OH
cials and citizens. including the mayor and
CITY councils At night there We're two
balls one at Carusi's Assembly Rooms and
the other at the Central Masonic HAL,
now the Bradley building, at Az and ID
streets.
Little Van in 1897.
Saturday. March 4. 1897, was brilliant
day as to weather and the ceremonies
which surrounded Van Buren, when he
took the reins of office the chief magis-
frat There q much larger crowd IN
the city than ever before, the facilities for
travel being increased by the opening of
the railroad to Baltimore and the larger
number of river boats plying.
The Intelligcncer of March :; said: I'm an
ticipation of Inauguration day great con-
course Of respectable strangers from all
parts of the Union already fills the city and
is hourly increasing. At least thousand
must have arrived yesterday. Much as the
accommodations for strangers have been
extended, they fall far short of the require
ments of such an occasion as the present
We apprehend that many will find 1t diff
cult to obtain lodgings, either here or In
Georgetown. Some are indeed already de-
parting on their return home, as we hear,
on that account
On the morning of the 4th the same paper
notes that many are here to behold the
spectacle which whatever be its moral,
has externally neither splendor to attract
nor glitter to dazzle the behoders.
The fact that even BARRIERS chairs
We're in demand. and the market houses had
as sleeping tenants some disappointed
visitors.
The day was good enough for the occa-
sicn-bright and fair, but very cold-and
the display was a creditable one. Gen.
Alexander Hunter, the United States mar
shall for the District was marshal of the
day. The military escort comprised the
Potomac Dragons, Capt. John Mason the
Washington Light Infantry, Capt. John A
Blake, and the Georgetown Guards, Capt.
jeremiah Bronaugh Besides the commit
Df{ faU civ
bodies in line. The two Presidents rode in
an open carriage drawn by four gray horses
the material of the carriage being from
the old frigate Constituton-"Old Iron
sides" Little Van was seated to the left
of Gen. Jackson in going to the Capitol, and
took the right side on returning.
Arriving at the Capitol there was great
body Of humanity, estimated at eighteen to
twenty thousand, through which the party
made its way to the Senate chamber, where
the induction of the Vice President Col.
r. NJ. johnson, was witnessed The line
was then formed and proceeded to the east
portico, whore both the President and Vice
President We're greeted with cheers.
Mr.. Van Buren, though having just
emerged from a bad sickness enabled
to read his inaugural address in quite a
loud, distinct tone of voice, much to the
qualification of his friends who vociferous-
ly cheered him at the conclusion. The oath
was administered by Chief Justice Taney,
and the pOpulace again cheered, drowning
the strains of Hail to the Chief by the
Marine Band, while the salute fired on the
east grounds was being answered from the
navy yard and arsenal. 1t was observed
that General Jackson was the first to greet
his successor, and his act was cheered.
The procession reformed and escorted the
| new President to his quarters, where many
called and extended congratulations. There
was an Inauguration ball at the Assembly
Rooms, which was a recherche affair. at
| tended by the leading people of the day;
| and 1t was brilliant myriad OF can
| dies could make 1t. The managers of this
| ball included Mr.. Polk, who had served two
terms Speaker and eight years after
ward became President, and w. r. King.
| who sixteen years later qualified as Vice
! President and died soon after The at
| tendance was large, and when the Presi-
| dent entered about 10 o'clock, the pro-
! gram for a time gave way to a reception
An inaugural dinner was given at the Cen
tral Masonic Hall early in the evening
| which was well patronized by the democ-
| racy.
| English Girls of Today.
| From the Fortnightly Review
| Ten years ago very few girls rode in the