The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-01-26
AT NOON
OF THE EVENT.
JACKSON IN GALA ATTIRE
Noell's Address Was the Breifest
Ever Delivered-Will Arrive en-
Special Train-Governors Salute
to be Fired. ..

vance of the inaugural crowd reach
ed Jackson this afternoon and the
city is rapidly filling up with visitors
from ali parts OF the commonwealth. |
who are gathering here to witness |
the Inauguration of Goy-elect Noel, |
which will take place on the steps OF |
the capitol at the noon hour on |
Tuesday
All preparations have been com
pleted for the event, and if fair
weather prevails the crowd will be
a record breaker All railroads in the
state have made reduced rates for the
occasion, special trains will be run
over several roads, and it is expect
ed that nearly $1,000 people will see
the new governor take the oath of Of
fpee
Jackson is IN gala garb for the oc-
casion. The route OF the inaugural
parade, from the Union depot nip
Capitol street to State, thence on
Mississippi to the capitol grounds
has been gaily decorated, and the pa
geant promises TO be an imposing
one. Seventeen military companies
constituting the two regiments of
ehe Mississippi National Guards will
take part In the event, and several
OF bhe companies lett their homes
Monday in order to reach Jackson
in time for the event
In addition the student bodies of
the several colleges, notably the Mis-
sissippi college at Canton, will be
assigned to positions in tie line OF
march. Several municipal bodies
have been engaged, and number of
the civic bodies will also turn out
to do honor TO the new governor.
Gov-elect and Mrs. Noel, accom-
panied by--a large party OF their
friends and neighbors from Lexing
ton and Holmes county, will reach
Jackson on a special train Tuesday
morning at 10 O'Clock and will be
met at the Union depot by the re-
ception committee, headed by Chair
man K. II. Henry, ard the joint leg
is lative committee. All state Oft
Gals and the distinguished guests are
expected to assemble at the Union
station at that hour and the process
sion will move from that point in the
following order:
Mounted police.
Board of Trade band.
Fire department
Military organizations.
Civic bodies
State and city officials in CARR
ages
The last carriage in the procession
will be occupied BY Gov.-elect Noel,
Gov. James X Varda1ran, Lieut.
Gov. Luther Manship and Chief JUS
tice A. H. Whitfield
1t will take probably an hour t.
cover the line of march The mil
tary organizations, after reaching the
capitol grounds, will be placed in ba-
ttallion formation to the Sight and
lett of the main entrance, the wide
walks being reserved for the popu-
lace. A governors salute will be
fired by the Warren Light Artillery
as the new govern6r ascends the
steps of the capitol.
Ii fair weather prevails, as now
indicated, the oath will be adniniste1
ed in front of the building. but IL
event of rain ii will be necessary tt
transfer the ceremony to- the house
of representatives
Bishop 5Charles B. Galloway, oil
the Methodist church, will delive,
the opening prayer, after wiaici Gov
Noel will read his inaugural address
lasting not more than fifteen min
utes
The inaugural address will prob
ably be the briefest ever spoken by
governor of Mississippi 1t IS tn
intention of the new chief executiv
TO communicate his views on publ
questions to the Legislature in tn
form of special message. Afte
the address is delivered the oath c
office will be administered by Chic
uustice Whitfield. of the suprem.
court, which will bring the 'ceremon
TO close.
Tuesday night at 8 o'clock = ri
1 ception viii be held II the execntiv
Offices 70 which the public is cordia
81 invited. !
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