The Springfield herald., 1907-01-18
The Inaugural Ceremonies.

Cnlet Justice steele auHinisteleu the
oath of Office to Governor Henry A.
Buchtel at the Trinity Methodist
church Tuesday and instantly the artil'
lery fired governors salute OF sew
enteen guns, Lieutenant Governor
Harper was also sworn in at the same
time in the presence of concourse
that filled the building to its utmost ca
pacity.
AT 10:30 in the morning carriages
for the representatives were drawn ull
in front of the capitol. and half an
hour later the senators took their seats
in carriages in readiness Tor the pa
rade to Trinity.
The parade was formed by Adjt
Gen. Bulkeley Wells, and the long line
of carriages containing the state OIL
GERS was escorted by troops of the COL
orado National Guard, commanded Dy
Gen. John Chase.
The First Regiment Band played ma
tional airs on the march from the capl
tol to the church.
Crowds of cheering people lined the
way, and the new governor was opiigeu
to bow again and again to the plaudlts
accorded him as his carriage passed
The order of the parade was:
One Platoon OF Mounted Police.
rirst Infantry Band, National Guard
of Colorado.
Gen. John Chase, First Brigade, Ma
tional Guard of Colorado, Com
manding, and Staff.
Col. Edward Verdeckberg. First In
try, National Guard of Colorado,
Commanding, and Staff.
Company A, First Infantry, n. G. Z.
Capt. l.. NJ. Mcbride, Commanding.
Company b, First Infantry. n. q. Z.
Capt. Gus E. Hartung, Commanding.
Company c., First Infantry, N. q. q.
Capt. Ray NJ. Gale, Commanding.
Company d. First Infantry. N. G. Z.
Capt. A. C. Drake, Commanding.
Company E, First Infantry, N. G. c.
Capt. E. r. Riddell, COMMANDING.
Company l., First Infantry. N. G. Z.
Capt. r. l. Hamrock, Commanding.
The First Field Battery, n. G. c., capt
James C. Exline. Commanding.
Troop C. First Squadron Cavalry, N
G. c., Capt. H. d. Smith,
Commanding.
Colorado Agricultural College Cadets
Capt. T. NJ Anderson. Seventh
U. S. Infantry Commanding.
Denver High School Cadets. Maj. II. Il
Quirles, Commanding.
Governors Escort, Troop b. Flrs
Squadron Cavalry, n. G. c.. Capt.
d. w. Strickland, Com
manding.
Governors carriage: Gov. Henry a
Buchtel, ex-Gov. Jesse F. Mcdonald
Brig. Gen. Charles l.. Cooper, United
States army. retired: Gen. Bulkeie!
Wells. Governors carriage was tur
ther escorted in the parade by the
thirty members of the senior class
Denver University, marching on ioo'
on either side of the carriage.
Carriage No. 2-Senatcr w. NJ. RoD
ertson Senator ID. S. Jones, Senator
b. l.. Jefferson, Rev. B. b. Tyler.
Carriage No. 3-RepresentatiVe Y
w. Dolph, Representative G. ID. Dulin
Representative B. j. OConnell, very
Rev. H. Martyr Hart.
Carriage No. AIRS. Henry A. Buch
tel. the Misses Buchtel, DR.. F. c. Buch
tel.
Carriage No. 5-Mrs. Jesse F. NC
Donald. Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Perry
Miss Nichols. ,
Carriage No. G-Lieut. GOV. L.
Harper and family.
Carriage No. Chief Justice WI
liam II. Gabbert. Justice Robert w
Steele. Justice John Campbell, Justice
Julius C. Gunter.
Carriage Nc. S-Justice Luther NJ
Goddard, Justice John NJ. Maxwell, JUS
tice George w. Bailey, Justice Charlie:
F. Caswell.
Carriage No. 9-EX-Secretary o
State James Cowie, Secretary o
State Timothy O'Connor, State Treas
urer A. E. Bent, State Auditor George
d. Statler.
Carriage No. 10-Hon. John A. Holm
berg. ex-state treasurer; Hon. N. Y
Miller. ex-attorney general: Hon. w
Fl. Dickson, attorney general; MISS
Katherine l.. Craig, superintendent
public instruction.
Carriage No. 1l-Hon. NJ. Il. Lewis
president of the Senate; Hon. X. u
breckenridge. speaker of the House
Hon. l.. B. Straight, secretary OF th'
Senate: Hon. n. C. Blair, chief cieri
of the House.
Eight carriages with the chaplain o
the Senate, Rev Jacob R. RAIDER, ah'
the remaining thirty-one members o
the Senate.
Sixteen carriages with the chaplali
of the House of Representatives, ReN
Fred w. Whitman. and the remainihi
sixty-one members of the House
Representatives.