The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-03-06
DECORATIONS THROUGHOUT THE
CITY SURPAss ALL PREvI.
Gus EFFORTS.
BRIEFLY ADDRESSES BIG AUDIENCE
FORTY THOUSAND PERSONS IN
VIEW WHEN OATH OF OF
FlCE is TAKEN.

Washington, March 6.-Theodore
Roosevelt of New York and Charles
Warren Fairbanks of Indiana have
dent and vice president of the United
States.
The Inauguration of President
Roosevelt was made a festal ceremony
in Washington. The decorations
throughout the city were more elab-
Drate and beautiful than on the occa-
sion of any previous presidential in
auguration Twice as many flags
were used this year by the inaugural
committee as ever were used before
and the splendor OF the scheme adopt
ed for the city's adornment never has
been surpassed.
Early in the day Pennsylvania ave
nue. was thronged with people.
Hemmed In by wire ropes stretched on
both sides of the avenue the entire
length of the route of the parade the
crowd was banked ten deep on the
sidewalks. Gorgeously uniformed
bands lent splashes of color to the
somber scenes in the shifting multi
tudes.
Comparatively few in the great
crowd witnessed the ceremonies Incl
dent to the actual Inauguration of the
president or of the vice president.
Tens of thousands remained for hours
on the avenue quite content to catch
a heeting glimpse OF the two men
upon whom the attention of the nation
was centered.
President Starts for Capitol.
Soon after o'clock carriages con-
tanning members of the cabinet and
the joint inaugural committee of the
senate and house of representatives
began to arrive at the White House.
Their occupants joined President
Roosevelt within. A short time later
President Roosevelt, Vice President
Fairbanks and the members of the
congressional inaugural committee
emerged from the White House. A
great cheer went up from the watch
ing multitude, a cheer that YVES echoed
and re-echoed by the crowd far down
the avenue. President Roosevelt en-
tered a magnificent open landau,
drawn by four beautifully matched
bay horses. With the president on
the rear seat sat Senator Spooner of
Wisconsin and opposite them sat Sen
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resentative Dalzell of Pennsylvania.
President Roosevelt was smiling and
chatting animatedly with those accom-
panying him. To several friends
standing near the White House en-
trance he bowed cordially. Senator
Fairbanks entered the second carriage
accompanied by Senator Bacon of
Georgia and Representative Williams
of Mississippi and Crumpacker of In
diana, the remaining members of the
inaugural committee. Members of the
cabinet entered other carriages and
the party went directly to the Cap
itol. AS the president entered the Cap
itol the Fifty-eighth congress was in
the throes of dissolution. He entered
the presidents room in the senate
wing. Bills already were awaiting his
approval and senators and representa-
tives also were awaiting him to urge
the signing or measures ln-wnIcn tney
were interested.
Vice President Takes the Oath.
Shortly before noon Mrs. Roosevelt,
accompanied by members of the
Roosevelt family and visiting friends,
were hurried along Pennsylvania ave-
nue. to the Capitol in carriages. Mrs.
Fairbanks and her family and house
guests preceded Mrs. Roosevelt only
a short time. They reached the eXecu-
tive gallery in time to witness the
finai work of the congress.
The galleries were masses of bril-
liant colors. Shortly before noon, one
after another, the diplomatic corps, the
supreme court and the members of the
house of representatives were an
nounced. They took places reserved
for them. Then Vice President-elect
Fairbanks was announced Following
him President Roosevelt, the president
elect, was announced.
The ceremony was coldly formal
but impressive. After an expectant
hush the oath of office was admins
tered to Y President Fairbanks by
Senator Frye of Maine. president pro