Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-15
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Officers Hold Receptions.
Across the hall the retiring secretary
of state. Walter A. Houser with the re-
firing assistant secretary, Frederick Mi
nor. were extending the glad hand 10
their friends and the friends or the
new secretary The office force OF the
department of state had Mr.. Houser's
desk banked with American beauties,
daffodils and hyancinths. and the flre-
place was banked with California
palms.
In state Treasurer kempf, lnsur-
ance Commissioner Host, Attorney Gen
oral Sturdevant and State Superintend-
ent Cary's offices the same merrymak-
ing and farewell-saying was gong on
rs was in progress in the other parts
of the state house.
Inaugural Procession Forms.
AT II :45 o'clock the inaugural pro
cession. consisting of members OF the
LEGISLATURE. their wives and the state
emnloyes and their wives, formed III
the office of the department of state
and marched to the Senate chambers,
where the ceremonies were held. En-
actly on the stroke of II the ofhcefs
of state-elect with their escorts came
info the Senate chambers and March
mo across the front of their hall TOOK
their seats on the right hand slue
First in line was Gov James y. DaVld'
son who was accompanied by Senator
William II. Hatton, following him was
w d. Common. accompanied by L. w.
Hall, the ardent supporter OF Governor
Davidson in Dane County. Then came
tha other ofiicers-elect, James A. Frear.
Secretary of State; Andrew III. Dahl,
State Treasurer Frank l.. Gilbert, At
tornev General. and George +. Beedle,
Insurance Commissioner, accompanied
respectively by the retiring officer,
whose term had expired. State Super
intendent C. z. Cary with President
G. II. Van Hise of the State University
completed the official party at the in
auguration.
simple Ceremony.
The ceremony was simple. From
the speakers desk in the Senate, Rob
ert NJ. Bashford presided. With him
were the Chief Justice of tn Supreme
Court. ]. b. Cassidy and Joseph Schu-
hort MAYOR of Madison. In opening
tbe ceremonies Mr.. Bashford said:
Eve have assembled here to-day in
accordance with custom to inaugu-
rate those of our fellow citizens who
have been chosen to serve rs as state
officials for the next two years. Chief
Justice Cassoday Will now administer
the oath of Office
Then the presiding officer called Gov
ernor James O. Davidson to take the
oath and the Chief Justice pronounced
with soIemnity the words prescribed
nv the constitution do YOU solemn
IL swear that you will support The con-
stjtution of the United States and OF
the State OF Wisconsin and perform
vour duties as Governor of the State
of wisconsin to the best of your abili-
~. so help you God
81 do" replied the Governor. IN
round. clear tones
The other officers then took the oath.
After the ceremony, the procession
reformed and wendell its way to the
governors Office. where it disbandel
and an informal reception was held.
In the afternoon each of the new of
ficers recei-ed his friends in his de-
4 in tho
eriiar and Mrs. Davirson gave a receD-
ton at the executive residence for the
incoming and outgoing officers and
their wives
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