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During these entrances the Senate
continued in session, and at II o'clock
noon Senator Frye, as president pro
tempore of the Senate, raped with his
gavel and announced that the Senate
| of the Fifty-eighth Congress had adj
journed sine die. Mr.. Frye then adj
ministered the oath to the Vice-Presi-
dent and stepped down from the plat
form, handing the gavel to Mr.. Fair
banks, who in turn called the assem-
blage to order, and after prayer by the
chaplain, delivered a brief address,
| which referred only to the Senate. Mr.
Fairbanks then administered the oath
of office to the new Senators, after
which the entire body proceeded to
the rotunda of the Capitol, to the tenn
| porary amphitheatre constructed at the
east entrance.
Upon coming out into the open the
party were welcomed with song by a
chorus of between 500 and 500 voices
a new departure in Inauguration pro-
grams. Two songs had been composed
by two eminent musicians especially
for this occasion.
The President's Hour.
A scene Of singular beauty presented
itself when the President and his es-
cort issued from the great bronze doors
Of the Capitol and strobe down the car
peted aisle to the stand on which he
was to take the oath of Office.
With guidons flying. sabres and bay
onets flashing and horses .champing
their bits, the flower of the military
establishment of the nation, so placed
as to constitute three sides Of a hollow
square of which the Presidential stand
made the fourth, presented arms, and
a cheer went up from the $1,000 spec
tators who surrounded the military or
CARNATIONS.
When the entire assemblage had is
sued from the Capitol, Chief Justice
Fuller stepped forward, and, the Pres
ident having Invested himself Of hat
and o%vercoat, stood and placed his
hand on the Bible. In a voice not only
audible, but marked with distinct en-
phasis, he repeated after the Chief JUS
tice the words of the oath, while all
about him stood with barred heads. 1t
was then precisely 1 o'clock.
For fifteen minutes the President adj
dressed the assembled multitude in a
voice which carried we'll considering
the intensity Of the wind. and his per-
iods were punctuated with enthusiast
tie applause. His address laid stress
upon our many bounties and our duties
as citizens to maintain our high stand
ard Of morals, courage and ideals.
Long before the cheering had died
away the President entered his car
rage, drawn by four handsome bays,
accompanied by Senators Spooner and
Lodge and Representative Dalzell, to
return to the White House. Next came
the carriage Of the Vice-President,
which was occupied by Mr.. Fairbanks.
Senator Bacon and Representatives
Crumpacker and Williams. The long
line of military and civic organizations
constituting the inaugural procession
then started down the steep hill and
along the avenue toward the White
House.
On his return the President met with
a continuous ovation, which he repeat
eddy acknowledged by rising in his car
rage and lifting his hat to the cheer
ing thousands along the line Of march.
At the White House the President
and his party found luncheon awaiting
them.
Reviewing the Parade.
The climax of the Inauguration day
ceremonies as far as the great mass OF
spectators is concerned is always the
review Of the great parade by the in
coming President.
The Presidents reviewing stand, in
which seats were provided for about
900 persons, was directly north Of the
White House on the south side Of Elk
ecutive avenue. In the middle of this
stand was the Presidents box.
The column began to move by the
reviewing stand at 2.45 o'clock and
the rear guard did not pass until &15.
The procession was made up of rep
resentative regiments, battalions, bat
teries. squadrons Of cavalry, ETC., OF
the regular army. navy and State mill
tia, leading Republican marching clubs
of the country and a number Of schools
including some men from President
Roosevelt's own college, Harvard. A
detachment of genuine Western cow
boys, under Captain Seth Bullock.
created much enthusiasm all along the
line. The President remained in the
reviewing stand until the last organi-
cation had passed by and then hurried
over to the White House to receive the