The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-15
BRILLIANT DA Y
 AT THE CAPITAL


 to approval. When the new governor
 took his seat they gave him clapping and yells that should have made his heart
 swell with pride and his consciousness
 touch him with the weight of responsi-
 bility. Everybody was happy and every-
 body felt that the day was suspicious in
 history of the commonwealth.
 When the new governor called for the
 support in the most liberal way of the
 schools the men who have long stood for
 higher education and more education
 gave him expression of approval and the
 friends of the University heard his words
 of commendation and call for ample sup
 port with a new feeling of pride. All
 felt that they had in him friend
 The Parade Moves.
 The parade fin charge of Grand Marshal
 Bibb Graves, formed at Catoma and
 Church streets at 11:45 this being in front of the home of J. Craig Smith, son. in-law of the new governor, and at whose home the latter will be located during his
 stay in the city. The governors carriage
 had gone to the capitol for Governor Will liam D. Jelks, the retiring chief executive,
 and had come through the city under es- cort of Troop A of Montgomery, the gov ernorS guard.
 Governor Conner left the home of Mir. Smith and walked with his predecessor to the carriage in which the two rode to- gether to the state house on the hill Be- hind them rode the lieutenant governor, Henry B. Gray, in the same carriage with | Speaker of the House w. l.. Martin. These two carriages were personally con- voyed by Marshal Abercrombie. | IL. fl,a 1e 4t,a supreme court in carriages, the new and | the retiring state officers, members of the I City Council and of the Commercial club and many others, forming an imposing array of citizens.
 The carriages, however, were preceded J by a troop of mounted police, the grand marshal and staff. the Auburn cadet band
 and the troop escort of the governors. Order of Procession. 1 In the order named came the following l sections of the body:
 l Confederate veterans in command of | Col. ]. B. Fuller
 l Gen. l.. " Clark. brigadier general in l command. and staff.
 l First infantry. commanded by Col. R. | B. DuMont; Second infantry, by Col. C. | R. Bricken: Third infantry, by Lieut.. :, Col H. B. Kennedy.
 l Artillery commanded by Maj. s. T.. Wescott of Montgomery, and the cavalry, | by Maj. " B. Atkins.
 l Cadets of Howard college of the Mo- | bile Military institute, and of Auburn. l There were four bands. one of the First resigent, one of the Second. one from the | Boys Industrial school at East Lake and ! one of local musicians.
 | The inaugural parade marshal, Col. Bibt | Graves, was surrounded by the followine assistants: J. A. Thompson, N. J. Grie I w. H. Seymour, Noble J. Wiley. c. S | Merriam. C. Burnett, l.. Strauss, J. B I Fuller. c. c. Abercrombie, w. w Pear. ] son. A. l.. Tyson, w. A. Gunter, Jr. c I T.. Gay R. s. Teague, T. w. Martin, S. F | Washburne and Edward Lyle. ! Troops Reviewed. | After the parade had moved to the capi | tol and the governor had been sworn ir and he had delivered his inaugural ad dress, printed in full elsewhere, the gov ernor entered his carriage, and was driver l to the corner of Dexter avenue and Perry 1 street, where the governor reviewed tn, | troops, standing by the side of Genera | Clark There were POGO members of tho | National Guard in line and they made z l fine apeparance as they filed through tho | streets of the city. The governor compli mented them on the neatness of their ap. pearance and their splendid military bear ing.