Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-03-10
ROOSEVELT INAUGURATEO
SPLENDID MILITARY PARADE
NEARLY FOUR HOURS LONG.
Perfect Spring acknowledgements
Satisfactory Representation - Pro.
gram of Gov. Bells Party-Gor-
aeous Display OF Fireworks.
Especial TO the ReformerD

hoof beats of marching legions, afoot
and ahorse, have died away, the
shouting of the vast multitude is only
an echoing memory and white winged
peace looks benignly upon the relics
and breathes a big sigh of relief. 1t
was strenuous while 1t lasted, this in
auguration business, but 1t is well
over at last.
"Rooseyet's luck" has kept with
him right up to date. The only fear
of anything disastrous to the pro-
gram was the extreme liability of the
worst kind of weather, but the luck
still held, and Saturday was per-
feet spring day, barring rather
strong, cold wind But this only
served to render the program lively
by adding briskness to the movements
of all participating. Everyone en-
dured the very unusual and extreme
exertion the better for the bite" in
| the air, and this served to make of
/ the parade the unparalleled success
which 1t was.
! As a parade of a largely military
character, nothing like 1t was ever
/ known in the history of the country.
! Large bodies of all branches of the
regular service participated, and also
most creditable representatives of the
national guard of many of the states.
In many cases the latter were headed
by the governor and staff of the state
in question. Gov. Bell and staff were
the whole thing" as representing
Vermont, and they left nothing to be |
desired by any citizen of the state |
except perhaps more of the same ex-
cellent quality
The governor and party came in
Thursday evening and after a brief
rest and refreshments went at once
to the capitol where they were most
cordially welcomed by the state dele
CATION, the two senators and members
of the house, as well as by other rep
resentatives of the state around the
building. Friday they spent in visit
ing the various objects of interest
around the city and in calling on the
president by whom they were all mos,
cordially welcomed. Friday evening
they We're given an enthusiastic infor-
NAL reception by the Vermont assoc
citation at the rooms of the Washing !
ton club and where they We're enter
tanned most royalty until a late hour. )
of course, was practically !,
entirely devoted to the official duties ,
Of the party as forming a conspicuous
part of the program, and from early
morn till the grand inaugural ball
wound up late at night, the party was
the victim of the prepared
They all made countless S
friends, went everywhere and saw j
possible in the compare fl
lively brief time and had an awful C
good time" without an accident or in T
,ident to mar the pleasure of the "
risit. The many Vermonters in town a
we're glad to see any and all the folks c.
rom home, and tried with some sue a
.ess to make them fully realize It. Sc
sunday was largely a day of rest, and II
vas sadly needed for that purpose re
ust about then Everybody was about h;
aged out from being continuously fir
on the CO." and what little sight. in
eeing and visiting was done was very CT
eisurely and entirely informal All al
4 all, it was an outing which only wi
ONES about once in an ordinary life 81
me, and it will always be remem-
cred by those participating with
leasure, pride and profit.
From start to finish the carefully
repaired official program was fully N
lrried out without a hitch. Every ~,
ling moved like clockwork, every po- -.
&c and sanitary precaution was taken N,
II the protection of visitors and the Do
larter of a million of visitors were o.,
well housed and fed and given not ~
70 much to drink Though the sa- o.
ons by the hundred all did rush 10,
e business, there were no more cases
advanced intoxication than I have
tied at a Vermont county fair. The
trade was nearly four hours long,
approximately sixty thou
nd people. The president escorted 7
a large personal guard of honor of ate
oops, arrived at the capitol with the ern
binet at 1920, and signed the later thr
Is as they were brought to him ono
I'm the senate to his room adjoining der
e west end of the senate private
,by. Here he remained till exactly
on, when congress died, and he then
,k seat in the senate chamber and IT
messed the converting of the spec WI,
session of that body called by him, al
rihs Miioh we , deg
ihS ueiiNeieu ie- nc - - traN
ne" Seha'oi' a' "ei aS who
cted We're sworn in. Thereupon the COLE
" senate adjourned to Monday noon w
I the presidential party, both of I
Uses of congress and the citizens %
! dignitaries who had been admit
to the senate galleries by special
d, the foreign ministers, supreme
rt and governors with their stats
lded their way to the grand stand Sc
the capitol east front where the Wal
sident had the oath administered ernr
Chief Justice Fuller He then de- Oslo
red his inaugural address, re- less
rkable for its brevity, being only 101
zen minutes long. The grand tive
I'd contained about twelve hundred mer,
pie and in the vast grounds In ing.
1t and ON either side as far as the Z
could distinguish forms, were
ked a quarter of a million people
1 many mounted policemen and ;.
liant show of cavalry in gorgeous ~
-. NJ COZ, thot tho soa,,a r,as at Ia
= ,-,ifioa,t anJ indasoriI,,bIa on, il cour!
that can be said of it. VI
~ ..i.,.a.. 90 -, ~ 80. = old I
less the gorgeous display of fire. "aS
Ks in the vicinity of the white Il Ell
ie The program of pieces dis
ed was about three hours long
largely comprised works espec-
prepared for the occasion at Mr.
= cost. In the meantime and from GuirI
till the clock struck Sunday al and
light the elite and all others who selve,
/ buy or borrow dress suit and and
dollars for a ticket were busy at -rho,-