The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-03-04
TAFT AND SHERMAN WILL TAKE
OArHS OF OFFICE TODAY
AT NOON.
RAIN AT WASHINGTON
Does Not Seem to Dampen Enthusi.
asm of 100000 Visitors, and
Original Program is Ex-
pected to be Followed.

Washington March "A vast army
of people tonight tramped the streets
70 the national capitol in a downpour
OF rain in eager expectancy of the
nations greatest of all pageants, the
presidential inauguration. The spirit
of celebration is supreme, and every
thing is in complete readiness for the
great quadrennial event.
Congress practically cleared its
decks, both houses working under
high pressure. President Roosevelt
and Presidentelect Taft tonight
slept under the same roof after a
strenuous day spent in receiving
callers. all the members of the cabi-
net resigned in accordance with the
custom and the labors of the inaug
ural committee were completed.
Numberless hosts have gathered
here from all parts of the country
awaiting the coming of tomOrrow's
spectacle, In spite of the threatening
clouds which hung overhead during
the dav and afternoon and later sub
sided into ad renching downpour OF
rain. the visiting people did not al
low their ardor to be dampened or
their interest in the spirit of the
festive occasion to be lessened by the
lisagreeable weather.
It Is believed that Taft aud Sher-
man will be indueted into office ac-
cordng to the program. The finish
ing touches in the decorative scheme
of the magnificent court of honor was
finished today and the final rehearsal
of the orchestra for the inaugural
ball at the pension office building was
held
The rush of visitors from all parts
of the country continued unabat I'd
today and the city is in the usual pro-
inaugural state of congestion. 1t is
estimated that fully two hundred
Thousand people are already here and
each incoming train and boat adds
its quota to the visiting throng.
Numerous military and civic or.
ganizations arrived during the day,
among them the famous Troop A
Cleveland, Ohio, which will act as
Taft's escort
The familiar figure of tho com
manderin-chief of the Grand Army of
the Republic will be missing in the
parade tomorrow, as Henry NJ
N'evious, present head of that or
ganization, today telegralihyd that he
would be unable to attend because of
an accident which caused him to lose
his arm.
The Program.
The detailed program of the inaug.
ural ceremonies for tomorrow pro-
vides that the president and president
elect and vice president and vice pres
ident-elect, accompanied by the joint
committee of congress will proceed
from the White House to the Capitol
in carriages at 10 a. m.
They will be followed in carriages
by the members of the cabinet, secrc-
tary to the president and the presi.
dents aides.
Arriving at the capitol at 1920 the
president and president-elect will be
escorted to the presidents private
room in the senate and the vice pres
ident and vice president-elect to the
vice presidents room also on the sen
ate side, to await the inaugural cere
monies.
Promptly at noon Vice President.
elect Sherman will take the oath oil
office in the senate chamber, and
then address that body, whereupon
the senate will organize. The oath OF
office will be administered to Taft by
Chief Justice Fuller of the Supreme
Court of the United States, at 12:24C
p. m. on the stand at the east front
of the capitol. President Taft will
then deliver his inaugural address.
Following this ceremony, Taft head
ing the inaugural parade will leave
the capitol at 1:25 for the White
House, Roosevelt will immediately
be escorted to Union Station where ht
will board train for New York Be
tween $50 and $50 D. m. Taft will
review the parade from the stand ir
front of the White House. A grea
fireworks display will occur on the
Washington monument lot from 7:3t
to p. m. The eliminating feature
the inaugural ball will be opened a
the pension building OF p. m.
RAIN TURNS TO SNOW.
Washington, March 4-As nigh
wore on the storm showed no signs o
abating and the precipitation became
more of snow and less of rain. Penn
sylvania avenue down which the in
augural parade will march was NOR,
than an inch deep in slush at 2:3i
This morning Thursday and snow
still falling.