The Washington herald., 1909-02-14
PACKING At WHITE HOUSE
President and His Family Preparing for Their
Departure to Oyster Bay Home.

tained this announcement: "The friends (
of the present administration are re-
uuested 10 meet al lfr. SemmeS Tav- !
ern on next Monday evening at s O'Clock, /
TO take into consideration the propTiety /
OF addressing 8Ir- Jefferson before he
leaves the District The Madison inau-
gurarion fell on Saturday, and subse-
quently the InteIligencer informed its
readers that the exchange OF addresses
al Mr. Semme's Tavern actually occur
red on the afternoon OF Inauguration
day, and was sn affair Of great formal
ity. This IS one Inauguration custom
long fallen into disuse, which viii not be
revived for Mr. RoOsevelt's benefit
Every inaugural committee tries 10
make the inauguration ceremonies under
its control more brilliant. more cOnspic-
uOus. bigger and better" in every way
than preceding ones A One-time Wash
ington correspondent has resurrected a
hle OF the National Intelligence Of 1863.
and from il was drawn this account Of
the simple Madison Inaugural:
The inauguration of Madison.
Mr.. Jefferson arrived In the Repre-
sentatives' Hail that day at y o'clock
M Madison had left his own house g
short time before. escorted by troops Of
cavalry. and promptly AZ u O'Clock en-
tered the Hall. attended by several Cab
met officers and by Mr. Coles. the sec
retary Of the retiring President AS this
group was introduced by a committee
OF the Senate, Mr. 5Iiliedge. the Presi-
dent pro TEN. left his chair, conducting
Mr.. Madison 70 Il. and then Sat at the
right Of the new President. After Mad
I ison had delivered his speech the oath
Iof Office was administered BIZ Chief JUS
I tiCe Marshall
on leaving the Capitol. Madison found
+ the volunteer militia companies Of the
District. nine in number. drawn up be-
( fore him Their lines he passed in re-
view, and on entering his carriage, was
/ escorted home Ia the same way as he
came. It does not appear that he went
20 the White House or that Jefferson
had left it. Nor does it appear that
there was any parade down the Avenue
such as now constitutes the great feature
+ Of an inauguration. a large coacourse
tof ladies' and gentlemen, It is said. JEFF
ferson among the number, waited upon
the new President. and refreshments
were literally distributed. The company
[ then called on Mr. Jefferson 10 take q
j last farewell before his departure This
was presumably at the White House.
Most Brilliant Function.
In the evening a great inaugural ball
was held in Longs Hotel described by
the InteIllgencer as the most brilliant
and crowded function ever seen IN Wash
ington. To it the late President. as well
as the newly installed one. and the for
eign ministers were invited. those pres
ent reaching. according to the veractous
Intelligence, the terrible number Of 400.
THAT enterprising journal recorded that
Mr.. Madison was dressed in full suit
made of the wool Of merinos raised in
this country his coat was from the
mandatory CT Col Humphreys, and his
waistcoat and small clothes from that
Of Chancellor Livingstone, the clothes
being. We understand, severally presented
by these gentlemen Here Is another
inaugural custom which has passed out.
The old Presidents received inaugural
gifts.
The carriage in which Van Buren,
in 1897 was driven was made out Of the
old frigate Constitution, and presented
by the Democrats OF New York At VIII
: liam Henry HarrisoR's Inauguration, in
= 1sz, the general insisted upon rtding
7 on his own white charger. instead OF
/ using an elegant coach which had beer
presented to him BY the Wings OF Bal
r 1imore Il IS doubtful II any article o.
! Mr. Taft's will be the gift Of anybody
The public Is very much more sensitive
= regarding such things nov than It wa.
, in the DAYS when Daniel Webster profiteC
' so greatly from the benefacti0Rs OF bis
: friend Coreoran.