Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-01-01

DIGNITY
To be Had at Coming In
augurai of Stale
Officers
Program is Outlined and
Committees App
pointed
May Also Have Parade but
Governor Prefers
Simplicity

Madison, Dec. 20.
The ceremonies with which Gov. La
Toilette will be indicted into office fol
his second term and the other state
officers will take their positions will
be attended with greater display than
perhaps ever before in the history OF
the stale.
This has been determined to some
| extent against the wish of the govern
| or, who is for an exceedingly plain and
simple inaugural but the committee
of leading citizens of Madison, in
| charge of which the governor has
placed the entire program, desires to
make the occasion something Of gala
day. Efforts are being put forth to
attract people from all parts of the
commonwealth to be present at the
ceremony, meet the chief executive
personally and become acquainted
in measure with the capital city.
The program in detail has not been
completed, but will consist in chief of
the receptions of the retiring officials
in Their respective offices in the morn
ing, the formalities of oath-taking be-
fore Chief Justice Cassoday and an as
semblage of citizens in the assembly
chamber at noon, followed by the in
augural address of the governor, the
receptions of the new officers in their
respective departments in the after
noon and the inaugural reception and
ball at the armory at night.
A military band will be present at
the rotunda of the capital in the day
time and will furnish music for the
ball. 1t is the hope Of part of the COM
mittee that an inaugural parade may
be arranged, but this is a departure
from the custom of late years, and the
governor desires as little Ostentation as
possible, the feature may be omitted.
The committee of the Madison citi-
zens appointed to make arrangements
for the Inauguration has had a number
Of meetings, the last being Friday
night at the executive chamber in the
capitol. Plans for the Inauguration
ceremonies have been discussed fully.
Mayor Groves yesterday morning Sc
cured special rates of one fare for the
round trip from all the various rail-
ways within the state, and the rate
will be in effect a sufficient length of
time to enable parties to return home
as late as the evening of January g.
The low rate is from all stations with
in Wisconsin.
Final details as to the ceremonies
will be decided upon, probably at the
next meeting of the committee tomor-
row afternoon, when the full program
is expected to be announced
The following committees have been
appointed to take charge of the inau-
gural proceedings:
On reception at armory-Regent B.
J. Stevens, chairman, Senator George
P. Miller, DR.. e. A. Birge, Assembly
man-elect M. S. Dudgeon, George Ray
mer, Judge Siebecker, Dr.. G. A. Harper,
A. H. Kayser, DR.. w. w. Gill, Rev.
E. G. Updike, Assemblyman E. Ray
Stevens, MayorsJ. w. Groves, Assem-
blyman-elect J. S. Donald, Judge Dono-
van, Assistant Attorney General G. E.
Buell., Henry Fauerbach, DR.. Philip
Fox, Rev. P. B. Knox.
Gymnasium-Dr. S. E. Sparkling,
chairman, John T. w. Jennings, Col.
John G. Salesman, DR.. ]. G. Elsom,
George w Lewis, Col. Chas. A. Cur
It's, Andrew O'Dea, William H. Glenz.
Music-Dr. c. C. Chittenden, chair
man, M. c. Clark, E. o Kney.
Carriages and transportation
James E. Conklin, chairman, Carl J.
Hausmann, J. G. Harper.
On floor at inaugural ball-O. d.
Brandenburg, chairman, Adjutant Gen
eral Charles R. Boardman, Executive
Clerk A T. Rogers, Ralph w. Jack
man, C. F. Spensley, Ernest N. War
ner, Charles M. Dow, Jackson Reuter-,
L. B. Rowley, Earl S. Driver, Stanley
| C. Hanks, H. B. Hobbins, Allan D.
| Conover, Carl A. Johnson, Frank M.
| Cantwen, Charles G. Riley, John
| Grinde, Vroman Mason.
The general inaugural committee is
composed of A E. Proudfit, chairman,
! Mayor Groves, H. w. Chynoweth R.
NJ. Bashford, Judge Donovan, Alder
man Sparkling, George Raymer, DR.. c.
C. Chittenden, Magnus Swenson, City
Attorney Smith, Gen. George E.
Bryant, Assemblyman-elect M. S.
Dudgeon and J. M. Winterbotham.