The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-05
BRILLIANT, IMPOSING
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 eight hundred. the Senate, after a dull roll call and duller reading of the Presidents proclamation assembling the body began its work. Packed like sardines in the restricted space of the little chamber were the official visitors. the President and Cabinet, in plain clothes, the Ambassadors and Ministers, gorgeous in gilt braid and decorations; the Supreme Court in deep black. the army and navy in silver and gold, and swords; and last of all, the members of dead House of Represen- tatives banked about the walls or crowded into cloak rooms. Each of these grand divisions of official life. or official death. was announced and saluted by the Senate rising. All this prolonged form, with it's solemn prog ress and weighty dignity was prelimi- nary to the ceremonies outside and the march at once began to the immense platform, where the President was to deliver his inaugural address and take the oath of office.
 Here the great pageant for the bene- fit, of the public began to unfold it. self and the people were on hand to see. For the day long winter had given way, and the never more wei come sun blessed the occasion.
 With the appearance of the Presi- dent from the Senate chamber, the shouting began swelling into a roar like Niagara, rising to cyclonic effects and continuing while the Senate and members of the House, the Cabinet the supreme Court, the heads of the army and navy. Ambassadors and Ministers. representatives of every subordinate branch of the Government and a great company of guests filed out of the Senate doors and filled the immense platform.
 At length all was ready for the crowning ceremony The sea of ou- manity was stilled. The President ad- vanced to take the oath of office. With his hand upon tho Bible held by the chief justice. he reverently repeated the oath, kissed the book at the end and Theodore Roosevelt a soldier of the republic, became President by tho votes or the people. following the un- broken line of soldier presidents which hls party has installed since the close of the Civil War. He then delivered his inaugural. which surprised his hearers by its brevity
 Perfect Column.
 Accompanied by his escort and fol- lowed by troops and civilian paraders, he started for the White House. It was the most perfect column that ever marched in an iaugural parade, though It's numbers were less. General Chaf- fee had insisted that a brigade of the national guard from each State should De the maximum representation. This obviated such an imposing but weari- some and finally monotonous sight as when Pennsylvania's l2,00O finely equipped State troops marched in the Mckinley inaugural. Everywhere, as the column passed, the skill of Gen. eral Chaffee's supervision was appar- ent to every practiced eye. Nothing was left to chance. The regulars. the national guard and the civic grand di- vision had their order of formation for each unit of the column, and con- formed to them
 Never has there been SO perfect a regular army column in any previous national pageant. Cavalry infantry. artillery. engineers. marines. seamen and, properly classed with all these, the Annapolis and West Point cadets. thrilled all the soldiers with this ex- ponent Of the perfection of our mili- tary arm.
 The national guards of States and those of the District showed the marked improvement which the prac- tical summer encampments and ma nouvres, supervised by regular off, cers, have accomplished by the aboli- tio nof the former military picnics. While the whole military column was marvel and delight. as indica- ted by the continuing tornado of cheers. there were clements of special interest. The 9th Cavalry, tfnlt splen- did colored regiment, the heroes of many Indian battles and known to