Evening star., 1909-03-03
CEREMONY At CAPITOL
Inaugural Procedure in Senate
and on Stand.
SOLEMN AND DIGNIFIED
Precedent Will Be Closely Followed
in Administering Oath.
VICE PRESIDENT SWORN FIRST
Mr.. Taft to Proceed to White House
Immediately After Delivery
of His Address. !

The joint committee OF the two houses
of Congress purposes to make the cere-
monies attending the actual inauguration
of President Taft and Vice President
Sherman tomorrow as solemn and digni.
fed as BELTS SO important an event. Joy
and music and the spirit of festivity Will
mark the inaugural parade. and the
scenes along the streets will be as brill
liant as ever, but in the Capitol and on
the inaugural stand erected on its east
front solemnity and dignity will dominate.
The details are perfected, and every OF.
fetal and every employe understands the
part he is to play.
The Senate will complete the work OF the
last session Of the Sixtieth Congress about
1890 IN. tomorrow, and will then take
recess. so that the scenery may be set
for the important act I'm the great drama
OF the republic, SO soon to take place.
Shortly before noon the Vice President
will call the Senate to order The secre-
tary of tho Senate will announce the
arrival of the Speaker and the House Of
Representatives. and they will file into
the Senate chamber and take the places
assigned to them. Next in order will come
the Supreme Court Of the United States,
headed by Chief Justice Fuller. and then
the ambassadors and ministers plenipo-
tentiary Of the foreign nations Follow
the heads of the diplomatic corps will
come the heads of the executive depart.
ments. who will take their places imme-
diately back of the seats assigned to the
chief figures in the drama.
Following the cabinet the Vice Presi-
dent-elect will be formally announced,
and will enter, accompanied by his escort,
Senator Frye. president pro tempore OF
the Senate. and Representative Young.
'Tae President-elect" will be the next
announcement. and William H. Taft, ac-
ccompanied by Senators Knox and Lodge,
will enter. and finally the President of
the United States will enter alone At
each announcement the entire assemblage
will rise and remain standing until the
person announced is seated.
Vice President First Sworn.
When all the dignitaries have arrived
the Vice President will deliver his vale
dictory and will then call to the rostrum
James S. Sherman, to whom he will adj
minister the oath of the Vice President
Of the United States. after which he will
declare the Senate adjourned without day.
Having been sworn. Mr.. Sherman will
ascend the rostrum. and, taking the CAV
ell, will call the Senate to order for the
new session. and will ask that new men,
bers of the Senate come forward and take
the oath of office. Each new senator, ac
companied by his colleague. will step
forward and take the oath. This done.
the entire 6SSemblage will proceed to the
inaugural stand.
The sergeants-at-arms of the Senate
and the House will lead the stately pro.
cession. This is an innovation, as hereto.
fore it has been led by the marshals OF
the Supreme Court and of the District OF
Columbia. Those present i'm the Senate
chamber will fall into line I'm the same
order in which they entered the Senate,
and the entire company will march to the
inaugural stand.
On the Capitol Stand.
The troops gathered in front OF the
stand will present arms as the President
and the President-elect appear at the
main door of the Capitol. and when they
have arrived at the front of the stand
Chief Justice Fuller will step forward
and administer to Mr.. Taft the oath OF
Office. following which the new President
will deliver his inaugural address. From
the stand the President will descend
flight of steps to his carriage and drive
Immediately to the White House, where
he may snatch brief luncheon before
taking his place in the reviewing stand
erected in front of the White House
grounds. from which he will view the
great parade in his honor.
The Vice President and the members OF
the Senate will return from the inaugural
stand to the Senate chamber. where Ger.
acted and adjournment taken.
Ex-President Roosevelt, on leaving the
inaugural stand. will enter his carriage
from another entrance to the Capitol. and,
escorted by the New York republican
county committee, will drive Immediately
to the Union station. whence he will start
for New York, accompanied by the mem.
bers of his family.
Escort to the Capitol.
There will be slight change this yeal
in the order of the progress of the Pres
ident, the President-elect and the Vice
President and the Vice President-elect to
the Capitol. In view of the close rela-
tions of Senator Lodge to the President
he will ride in the carriage with the
President and the President-elect, as will
also Senator Knox, who as chairman OF
the committee on arrangements Is the
personal escort of the executive. The Vice
President will have as escort Senator Ba.
con and Representatives Burke and
Gaines. while the Vice President-elect will
be accompanied by Senator Frye, the
president pro tempore OF the Senate. and
Representative Young. Heretofore only
one senator has accompanied the two
chief figures in the ceremonies.