The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-13
GLENN BECOMES GOVERNOR
OF NORTH CAROLINA

civilities usual on such occasions. II
looked for a little while as Il the
weather might be obliging enough to
restrain itself, and the troops formed
at the south end OF Fayetteville street,
there being fourteen companies of the
National Guard in line and six compa-
nes of cadets from the A. and NJ. col
lege, this division being in command of
General Joseph F. ArnTf1eld. The streets
were full of people and a great many
were at the capitol, waiting to see the
ceremonies take place there, but rain
began to set in, a chilly affair from
the east, with creepy feeling accompa-
nying it, which made the initiated think
of the presidential inaugurations and
the sort of weather washington puts
up on such occasions. The ladies were
out in great force, and SO were the
school children, who had been given
half-holiday. Deep was their grief when
member of the citizens committee
announced from the platform of the
Capital that the exercises would have
to be held at the Academy Of Music.
While the committee were saying this
the procession were marching and got
within a block of the Capitol when it
countermarched and went to the Acad-
emy of Music, which Of course could
not hold a tenth of the crowd. The ca
dets marched out to their college again,
and the soldiers took positions on a
street at the side of the Academy Of
Music, where without Overcoats, they
had the grim pleasure of enjoying the
weather. Despondent and disappointed
women and children tramped the streets
trying to find something to see. The
gay banners of the Capitol f1uttered
idly in the air, while big furniture vans
hustled away the chairs from the plat
form there to the Academy of Music.
Everything made Raleigh people who
think, grit their teeth as they reflected
upon the shameful lack of an auditor
ium here.
The scene in the Academy of Music
was notable one, even the aisles
were crowded and the stage was
packed, the latter being great rep
resentation of North Carolina's dis
tinguished citizens. The Legislature
occupied seats Immediately in front of
the stage. Music was furnished by
the Forest Hill band of thirty pieces
from Concord which had been des-
ignated as the official band Of the GER
emony.
Senator A. H. Eller Of Forsyth, the
chairman of the joint legislative COM
mittee on Inauguration, presided as
Master of Ceremonies, and the exer-
cises were opened by his announce
ment that Rev. DR.. J. B. Hufham, the
official chaplain would offer the open
ftar
presented in their inverse order as
to rank the various state officers, be-
ginning with Corporation Compis-
sioner Rogers, to whom Chief Justice
Clark administered the three oaths of
Office. After Mr.. Rogers, in success
sion, Labor Commissioner Warner.
Commissioner Of Agriculture Patter-
son, Attorney General Gilmer, Su-
perintendent Of Public Instruction
Joyner, Auditor Dixon, Treasurer
Lacy Secretary of State Grimes, Lieu
tenant Governor Winston. Then the
chairman presented Governor Aycock,
who introduced Governor-elect Glenn.
In all his life Governor Aycock never
received a more glorious tribute than
that audience paid him by it's ap-
plause, made with their hand and
their voices, but coming straight and
true from the heart, SO long contin-
ued was it that it required continued
efforts, repeated time and again, to
get the audience quiet. Governor Ay-
cock felt to the fullest degree the ex-
pressons of love and confidence SO
spontaneously given. His official sun
had sunk, after four years Of bright
ness, but the people cheered. the de-
clining luminary, an unusual thing,
and one which made the demonstra-
ton all the more marked and CRATE
full and noble. He made no speech,
merely saying that the oath of office
would now be administerted>to his
successor and presenting Mr. Glenn.
Governor AycCck took his seat and
as Governor Glenn rose the audience
rose with him with a burst of cheering,
acce1tuated by the fiutter of his snowy
Ibannarets on the ef1Cor and in the gal
lery and On the stage as we'll. He
bowed and smiled and the demonstra-
ton was renewed The fine band struck
up Dixie and took the audience off It's
feet. Such a burst Of cheering was in
spring to the inComer. Quiet reposed
and Chief Justi.e Clark administered
the oaths of office and as the new gov
ernor signed them, there was fresh
the governor began his inaugural ad-
dress at 2:15 O'Clock, there having been
an unexpected delay due to to weather
conditions and the confusion incident
to the change of place of holding the
ceremony.
At the conclusion: of the address the
new governor and other state officers
went to the Senate Chamber, the Senate
accompanying in n body, the House fol-
Il Spg it. and there he was formerly
inducted into office the new Lieutenant
Governor taking the place of Wilfrsd
d. Turner.
At 3:15 o'clock the exercises at the
Academy of Music ended and Gov
ernor Glenn and the other state off,
GERS and q number of ladies including
his wife. daughter and mother. Mrs.
James d. Glenn, and his niece. Miss
Annie Glenn, went to the balcony of
the Yarboro House. from which he
reviewed the troops. The marching
OF the latter was quite good. though