Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-03-09
President Begins His Four
Year. Term.
IMPOSING CEREMONIES.
impressive Address by the
Chief Executive on Taking
His Office Splendid Pa
rade and Ball. \

washington, d. c., March Al DO
,aolemnly swear that | will faithfully
execute the. office Of president OF the
United States, and, to the best OF my
ability, protect, preserve and defend the
constitution Of the United States"
with these words Theodore Roosevelt,
president Of the United States for the
past three years, was Saturday IN
augurated for another term to the high
est once which it is the privilege OF an
American citizen to attain.
Chief Justice Fuller, with all the
solemnity Of the three other occasions
Of like character in which he has fig
ured during his career, administered
the oath to the president. This was the
fourth and last instance in which the
chief Justice is to be the second figure
Of importance. Hardly had the presi-
dent finished his inaugural address and
disappeared within the capitol building
than the hush which had fallen upon
the spectators when he raised his hand
preparatory to taking the oath was
broken by the deafening roar Of q guns
In oficial salute to the executive, just
entering upon bis second term as presi-
: dent.
Interest at Its Height,
During the hours intervening between
the gathering Of the crowd and the
ceremony there was no letting down
Of the tension Of interest The passing
Of a uniformed horseman was sufficient
to call forth -eIfests although in some
sections the multitude showed signs Of
restlessness. This was true particu- -arly
on the outskirts of the throng where
pressed by constantly arriving recruits,
many struggled to get nearer to the
point of interest. The effect upon the
densely packed multitude was contin-
uous surgfng backward and forward
q turbulent sea of humanity.
The rendezvousing of the troops, COM
mittees and civic societies entertained
the crowd throughout the long wait in
cident to the schedule. The various or
ganizations arriving by different routes
passed into the narrow defiles which the
police kept open, the brilliant uniforms
Of the troops, the bright sashes OF the
committees and the rich caparisoning
of the horses lending themselves to
Kaleidoscope, panoramic effect. Cheers
upon cheers greeted the constantly
shifting picture
AS rapidly as the troops arrived they
took the positions assigned them. The
military escort stretched far to
the left and consisted Of all
branches Of the service-horse,
foot and artillery. To the right
were grouped division after division Of
state troops, and in different places Of
honor the other organizations took their
stand to await the signal to move.
The movements of the gathering
troops and organizations were not all
the crowd had for its entertainment.
Directly in Its front preparations were
in progress for the inauguration itself
The monster stand, in the form Of an
open .amphitheater, accommodating
1000 persons, had been erected on line
with the rotunda of the capitol and there
decorators were engaged in arranging
for the ceremony and ushers busted
themselves learning the sections to be
assigned to the various of1cials and dis
tinguished guests.
Notables Begin to Arrive.
Shortly after noon. Just following the
induction into once Of Vice President
Fairbanks, the monster stand. decorat-
cd with plants, flowers, flags and bunt-
ing, began to hll with, the people who
had Just finished witnessing the cere-
monies in the senate chamber, and
scarcely q half hour passed before this
eolgn Of vantage was filled 10 over
Aowing. Added to the color Afforded By
the plants and bunting were the brill
ilant costumes Of the women, and these
But on q touch Of variety which riValsd
the occasion- Of four xaars asns Rzsrv
iedge ABOUT tne capitol and the win
doWs were nIled to the point Of overflow
ine with their human burdens, and long
before the oficIal party appeared the
streets ware jammsd as far A. tie eve
could reach.
Several minutes before one O'Clock an
extra loud burst Of cheers from the
,multiluds Just n front Of the main
capitol door called the attention from
tha brilliant parade Of uniforms n the
strost 70 TIE oneiai party, vhieh had
tust come through the main door. '.-Ths
rrssident, thers be is." and similar
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