The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-01-16
The Inaugural Ceremonies.

Chief Justice Steele administered the
oath of ONCE to Governor Henry A.
Buchtel at the Trinity Methodist
church Tuesday and instantly the artil-
lery fired a governors salute of sew
enteen guns. Lieutenant Governor
Harper was also sworn in at the same
time in the presence of a concourse
that filled the building to its utmost ca
pacity.
At 1920 In the morning carriages
for the representatives were drawn up
in front of the capitol. and half an
hour later the senators took their seats
in carriages in readiness for the pa.
rade to Trinity.
Gen. Buckley Wells, and the long line
of carriages containing the state Off
GERS was escorted by troops of the Col
orado National Guard, commanded by
Gen. John Chase.
The First Regiment Band played ma
tional airs on the march from the capt.
toll to the church.
Crowds of cheering people lined the
way, and the new governor was obliged
to bow again and again to the plaudits
accorded him as his carriage passed.
The order of the parade was:
One Platoon OF Mounted Police.
FIRST infantry Band, National Gudru
of Colorado.
Gen. John Chase, First Brigade, Ma
tional Guard of Colorado, Com
handing, and Staff.
Col. Edward Verdeckberg, First In
try, National Guard of Colorado,
Commanding. and Staff.
Company A, First Infantry. N. G. c.
Capt l.. NJ. Mcbride, Commanding.
Company B, First Infantry, N. G. c.,
Capt. Gus E. Hartung, Commanding.
Company c., First Infantry, N. G. c.,
Capt Ray NJ. Gale. Commanding.
Company d. First Infantry. N. G. c.,
Capt. A. C. Drake, Commanding.
Company E, First Infantry, n. G. c.,
Capt. E. p. Riddell. Commanding.
Company l., First Infantry. n. g. C.,
Capt. r. /. Hammock, 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. r. E.
Quirles, Commanding.
Governors Escort, Troop b. First
Squadron Cavalry, n. G. c.. Capt.
ID. W. Strickland, Com
manding.
Governors carriage: Gov. Henry A.
Buchtel, exGov. Jesse F. Mcdonald,
Brig. Gen. Charles l.. Cooper, United
States army, retired; Gen. Bulkeley
Wells. Governors carriage was fur
Their escorted in the parade by the
thirty members of the senior class,
Denver University. marching on foot
nm aithar eide Of the carriage
Carriage No. Senator w. NJ. Rob
ertson. Senator ID. S. Jones. Senator
B. l.. Jefferson, Rev. b. b. Tyler.
Carriage No. 3-Representative c.
w. Dolph, Representative &. ID. Dulin,
Representative b. j. O'Connell, very
Rev. H. Martyr Hart.
Carriage No. AIRS. Henry A. Buch'
tel. the Misses Buchtef, DR.. F. &. Buch'
tel.
Carriage No. 5-Mrs. Jesse F. Nc
Donald, Mrs. Williams. Mrs. Perry
Miss Nichols.
Carriage No. C-Lieut. Gov. Z. X
Harper and family.
Carriage No. Chief Justice VIII
liam II. Gabbert. Justice Robert w.
Steele. Justice John Campbell, Justice
julius c. Gunter.
Carriage NO S-Justice Luther NJ.
Goddard, Justice John NJ. Maxwell Jus
tice George w. Bailey, Justice Charles
F. Caswell.
Carriage No. 9-Ex-Secretary oil
State James Cowie. Secretary oil
State Timothy O'Connor, State Treas
urer A. E. Bent, State Auditor George
ID. Statler.
Carriage No. 10-Hon. John A. Holm
berg. ex-state treasurer: Hon. N. T.
Miller, ex-attorney general; Hon. w.
II. Dickson, attorney general; MISS
Katherine l.. Craig, superintendent oil
public instruction.
Carriage No. 11-Hon. NJ. E. Lewis,
president of the Senate; Hon. X. Il.
breckenridge. speaker of the House;
Hon. l.. b. Straight, secretary OF the
Senate: Hon. n. c. Blair, chief clerk
| of the House.
Eight carriages with the chaplain oil
the Senate, Rev. Jacob r. RAIDER, and
the remaining thirty-one members oil
the Senate.
Sixteen carriages with the chaplain
of the House of Representatives, Rev
Fred w. Whitman. and the remaining
sixty-one members of the House oil
Representative.
Wanted to Investigate.