Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-04
CEREMONIES IN
SENATE WERE
SOLEMN
VlCo-PreSldent Sherman Took
the Oath Of Office In the
Presence Of Many
Officials.
VOTE Of THANKS
| III NIX. fAIRBAkkS
Members OF Congress, Diplomats.
Army and Navy officers and
Distinguished Citizens
We're Pres.
ent.

Washington, d c., March with
simplicity and dignity in keeping with
American traditions the initial pro
cedure attending the Inauguration OF
the president of the United states
which included the swearing i'm of
the vice-president and OF all the In
coming senator's. was conducted in
senate chamber In the presence
oI distinguished company consisting
of leading officials OF the three co-or-
dinate branches OF the government
and the diplomatic representatives of
practically every nation of the world.
| In point OF interest the personality OF
| the men occupying seats on the floor
| OF the chamber was eaualed by the
| gathering in the surrounding galleries.
| which were filled with the women
who make up the social life OF the
! capital and whose names are scarcely
iuss eeHsrally known than those of
| their husbands or relatives Who took
part in the historic event.
A flood ofSlight. softened by its
| passage through the dellcately tinted
and artistic skylight i'm the lofty cell
| ing, was diffused throughout the beau
uful auditorium, an auditorium which
| has few rivals among the notable as
| sembly chambers of the world At
| IL O'Clock the gallery entrances were
| thrown open tn the holders of cards
| of admission Each senator had been
| given two and each representative
one, of these cards, without which
guests We're not permitted to enter the
Senate wing. The demands of those
! who desired to witness this grand
quadrennial event were so great that
| exclusion became necessity. Every
detail of the ceremony had been arr
| ranged in advance with the greatest
care and the Senate officials were
active in seeing that nothing occurred
to interfere with the execution of the
program. The Senate chamber which
had so recently been the scene of con-
fusion, due TO the long hours incident
to the closing of the Sixticth Congress,
had at least received superficial
overhauling, and from the housekeep-
er's point of view presented a credit
able appearance.
Big Crowd In senate.
The end of an especially trying ses-
sion of Congress, with vast amount
of Legislative work, left to be per-
formed during the last hours. had
found many OF the senators and rep
resentatives thoroughly fatigued, as
they had been able to obtain com
paratively little rest for several days
and nights But when the hour of
noon approached and found them In
the chamber there was only a slight
| indication of the strain to which they
had been subjected. The entire mem
| hership Of the senate had been seated
at the right Of the presiding officer.
and facing him. Nearly the entire
left side had been reserved for the
diplomatic corps and members of the
House Of Representatives, while spec
| ial seats i'm the front row We're set
aside for the members of the Supreme
Court Of the United states, who at
tended in a body, and for cabinet
| officers.
Every available seating space in the
| galleries was hlled. The array of
beautiful gowns worn by the ladies
presented a scene that suggested a So
cial rather than an official occasion.
and the waving of delicate fans and
the buzz Of conversation lent zest and
animation Ia the scene. In the front
row of the senator's gallery were the
families of the president and the pres
ident-elect and the vice-president and
the ce-presidcnt-elect Mrs. Taft
was there with her daughter. Miss
Helen TAFT, and her son. Robert, both
home from college, To be present on
this occasion. together with Charlie,
the youngest member Of the family.
who was boaming in anticipation Of
the great event in which his father
was the central figure of interest.
The presidents brothers, Charles F..
Henry W. and Howard. We're also
present. as were Mrs. Roosevelt Mrs.