Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-02
MONDAYS PROGRAM
Regulations Governing Inaugural
Ceremonies at the Capitol.
VICE PRESIDENT FIRST SWORN IN
President to Take Oath Before the
Assembled Multitude.
A DDRESS TO FOLLOW

ADDRESS TO FOLLOW
The ceremonies of Inauguration of the
President and Vice President will take
place at the Capitol, the latter being first
sworn in. The congressional committee on
arrangements, composed of Senators Hanna,
Spooner and Jones, and Representatives
Cannon, Dalzell and McRae has announced
the following program for Monday
mo person will be admitted to the Senate
wing of the Capitol. the Senate galleries,
the floor of the Senate chamber or the in
augural platform without a ticket or card
signed by the committee Of arrangements,
except members of the Senate and elective
officers, members of the House of Repre-
sentatives and elective officers, ex-Presi-
dents and eX-Vice Presidents, the Justices
of the United State Supreme Court and
officers (the clerk, reporter and marshaD,
heads of executive departments, the lieu
tenant general commanding the army and
his aid, the admiral of the navy and his
aid.
Tickets of admission and cards Except
for members-elecD will be good only at the
Senate bronze door (at the head of the mar
BILE steps on the east front Of the Senate
wing) and at the lower door under the arch
beneath these marble steps.
Ticket holders presenting themselves at
any other than these two entrances will be
refused admission. This provision Is neces-
sary to protect the galleries for the use of
those having tickets, and to prevent persons
with or without tickets gaining admission
through the halls leading from the rotunda
and the crypt and occupying the galleries to
the exclusion of the bona fide ticket hold
ers.
"All horses and carriages. except those
used in conveying persons to the Senate
wing of the Capitol, will be excluded from
the north half of the Capitol grounds until
after the inaugural ceremonies.
The two eastern doors of the Senate
wing. as above described, will be open at 10
o'clock am to those holding tickets and
cards and entitled to admission
In the Senate Galleries.
The section of the gallery known as the
Senate reserved gallery, on the eastern side
between the ladies' gallery and the eastern
reserved gallery, will be set apart for the
guests OF the President, the President-elect
the Vice President-elect, the President Of
the Senate pro tempore and the families of
the Speaker Of the House of Representa-
tives, the Supreme Court and cabinet off,
GERS. Special tickets will be Issued for this
gallery and no one will be admitted to it
without such ticket
The diplomatic gallery will be reserved
exclusively for the use Of the families of the
members of the diplomatic corps, and tick
cts of admission thereto will be distributed
by the Secretary of State
The press gallery will be reserved ex-
clusively for the reporters of the press.
Tickets of admission thereto will be coun-
tersigned by the chairman of the press COM
mittee. and will entitle the holders to pro-
coed to the place reserved for the press on
the platform while the procession is forming
and in advance Of it.
IAN other galleries will be open to those
holding gallery tickets without distinction
reservation. The committee of arrange
ments are determined that the tickets Issued
shall not exceed the capacity of the gal
leres. and therefore 1t will be Impossible to
allot more than four to each senator and
senator-elect. or more than two to each
member, delegate and the elective officers
of the House Of Representatives.
AS seats on the aisle steps and standing
room In the galleries have to be utilized to
accommodate even this number. gentlemen
are requested to give ladies the precedence
for the chairs.
1.-The gallery tickets allotted to the House
of Representatives will be distributed by the
clerk Of the House, to whom members and
delegates should apply for their quotas on
or before March l.
Coupons will be detached from gallery
tickets at the entrances to the Senate wing
of the Capitol by the Senate doorkeepers.
"All tickets to the galleries and all cards
of admission to the floor of the Senate
chamber will also entitle holders thereof to
places on the inaugural platform, and it
will be impossible to admit any person to
the platform who has not previously been
admitted to the Senate wing of the Capitol.
Escort to the Capitol.
1.-The President. the President-elect. will
be escorted to the Capitol by the committee
Of arrangements, and will enter the Senate
wing by the bronze door. The President,
the President-elect, will go directly to the
Presidents room, where he will remain
until he enters the Senate chamber. Hav-
ing been escorted to the Senate chamber
rangements, he will occupy the seat re-
served for him In front Of the Vice Presi-
dents desk. The committee Of arrange
ments will occupy the seats on his left.
THE Vice PreSident-elect will be accom-
panied to the Senate by the committee of
arrangements, will enter the Senate wing
at the bronze door, and will go to the Vice
Presidents room. From there he will &c
to the Senate chamber, where the oath OF
office will be administered to him by the
President Of the Senate pro tempore, just
before the adjournment Of the present
Senate.
AFTER prayer by the chaplain the Vice
President will deliver his inaugural ad-
dress and will administer the oath Of office
| to the senators-elect.
Procession to Inaugural Platform.
After the organization of the Senate shall
have been completed those assembled IL
| the Senate chamber will proceed through
| the rotunda to the platform the center
portico Of the Capitol in the following or.
der, viz:
THE marshal Of the District Of Columbia
| and the marshal of the Supreme Court
| "Ex-Presidents.
| "Ex-Vice Presidents.
1.-The chief justice, associate Justices
| clerk and reporter Of the Supreme Court
| 1.-The sergeant-at-arms of the Senate.
| 1.-The committee of arrangements.
1.-THE President, the Presdent-elect
| Ambassadors to the United States.
| Ministers plenipotentiary.
| 1.-The Vice President and the secretary o.
| the Senate.
1.-The Senate of the United States and ex
| senator's.
| THE sergeant-at-arms and the clerk O
! the House of Representatives.
| Retiring members, members-elect ant
| officers Of the House of Representatives.
| Heads of the executive departments.
| Governors of states and territories.
| 1.-The lieutenant general commanding tn
army and his aid
! 1.-The admiral Of the navy and his aid
1.-The lieutenant general Of the army re
tired.
Officers Of the army and navy who, b.