The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1905-03-04

first accluCntal President to succeed
himself. He has served three Years and
q half OF MclNinlcy's term. and the peo-
pie know fairly well ut this time what
10 expect Of the mHn. 1t is safe to say
that he. is different frrm Any man that
set fsnt in the White House H>a the ruler
of this c~uuty. luto the nearly fc'tT-
scvcn year., az ha active life he hgls
compressed the comhined care; r. of sol
der, lHrchmHn. legislator. Statesman.
Tcforiucr ana politician. Not get he
you'd middle age. h. has w"n T'Nce in
the literary weird ~ well us thNa, of
politics and war. A. politician he ha.'
won from hostile Leaders, reluctant invi-
tatiun t., take command of their forces.
AS 4 MASON AND \ CLUBMAN.
Prru of wcHthy and distinguished
family. he had the usual handicap of Il
pro porous youth. Mr. Roosevelt is Il
Mason. having joined when he WIS ~
years old the Matinccock 1nlgr, shortly
after he was elected Nicrp President, at
Oyster Bay. He took the first three do
grccI in that lodge in 1901. Lr~t spring
he accepted hcnorarr membership in
PentrlphH TUlg". of Washington. which
WIS founded with President Garfield as
in Congress H" is also an honorary
member Of Federal Lodge. No. |. the
oldest in the District of Columbia. He
81 the first President who can lay claim
to being New York cluhman. Mr..
Roosevelt belongs to the Century and
to the University Clubs. ar well 0S To
the Union League an. st. Nicholas So
cicty. While III Washington he rctnina
his membership in the Metropolitan.
The only one Of his clubs which he has
visited since he became President is the
Century. where he has been once Al
though when Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy and afterwards Nice-PrCSidrnt he
was Il daily hHhitue of the Metropolitan,
he has not crossed its threshold since
he became President. After he left
Harvard he went to Europe and earned
membership in the Alpine Club by
climbing the Mattcrh0rn and the Jung
frau.
FEATURES OF INAUGURATIONS
The noisest Inauguration was THAT Of
Jackson, in 1899. 1t is said that one
half the men present and marching had
their trousers tucked in their boots and
carried knives and pistols Van Buren's
inauguration was noted for the recep-
ton held in the evening. during which
the guests had :; free fight for pieces Of
n monster cheese which had been pre-
scented to the President by some New
York admirers William Henry HarIi-
sons Inauguration was rotod for the
fact thar on this occasion for the first
and only time women took part in the
inaugural parade. Pierce wat1 inaugll-
rated in >r"w%torm and amid much
disorder. Buchanan alsp llrd snow.
Lincoln's first Inauguration r9,yard of
without any disturbances Ylth..1gh ARM
cd mon were on guarI everywhere. Ste
Dhcn 4. Douglas. his ouuourut M the
DollS stool hcSidn him whom En mazda his
inHurura address. and held Jiucrrn's
hat. At the fine of IincoIn's SECOND in
aucurltion detectives were stationed mt
the windows, and on the tons Of hou5es
all along the line of the PROCESSION.
ready to sho1t any one who .,+t.urknd the
''>'''''''' '''' II" "'S'"'""''''' "''"'r'''
President Grant ut his first Inaugural
ton rode to the Capitol alone. Pres-
dent johnson left the White House one
minute after the clock struck noon on
the 4th of March, and did not 20 to the
Capitr, with the President-elcct. At
Grants second Inauguration the wealth
or was 50 cold and bad that the parade
wits almost failure. President Hayes
took the cath of office first in private.
but WIS regularly inaugurated ut the
Capitol on March 9TH, the 18th coming on
Sunday.
G1rIpId'> iroururation w,s parbons
ono of tho most snowy Of all hut With
ont amy suecioI features Clcvnl,nd's
inuururotion attracted tbo l,rgost crowd
oyer NJ an inauguration while Ho,.r-
sons inauguration was domnennd NV the
bcrribI. weather The not,,hIo fn,+ura
of the second CIevclond ir.urnr,+inn
WAS the nresencn Of sever,I thon,nnd
perrsvlvoni, National Gu,rd mo last
two inouguroticns. both or MCKINLEY
were. rotod for tho immense rar,des
.hr uncertain" "'"'her "i'" 'he great en-
FAITHS OF THE PRESIDENTS.
Tn tn cate tbnrn hns mayor h,eu q
R,ntist in thn presidrnti,l chair There
has mover horu =, Lutheran rnr 81 Gath