The Washington herald., 1909-03-04
WHITE HOUSE, 1907.

erwsra took the cath OF Office After
| the mad reception et the White House
and the populsce had dispersed. Presi-
/ dent Jackson sat down 10 dinner with
| Vice President Calhoun and a party Of
! personal friends The chief dish was q
steak from prize OK sent by one Of his
l admirers II was during JacksOn's first
I term OF Office that the once OF Postmas-
/ ter General became Cabinet position
! At the second Inauguration Of President
: Jackson the ceremonies were very sim
/ PIE There was no military display at all.
{ The President went quietly 10 the Capitol.
made his inaugural address, and after
ward took the oath. thus reversing the
order Of his previous procedure. This
was the last occasion the Presidential
oath was administered by Chief Justice
/ Marshall. Again an inaugural ball was
I held this tine ar the Central Union
/ Mission han. 30 and 541 Pennsylvania
/ avenue northwest
Not Born American Citizen.
The next important 4,h OF March was
I that OF 1897. which saw the Inauguration
/ OF Martin Van Buren. OF New York. the
offlce OF Chief Executive Of the nation
taken for the first time BY one who had
not been born an American citizen. There
had not been many preparations for the
! Inauguration, though it was an imposing
array OF citizens that escorted the Presi-
dent-elect 10 the Capitol. Mr Van Buren,
/ accompanied by President Jackson. rode
20 the Capitol IN = beautiful phaeton,
which was constructed out Of wood taken
! from the old frigate Constitution. It had
{ been manufactured at Amherst and pre-
jsented as a surprise to The President
elect by a body OF his New York sup
porters. The oath OF Office vas admin
istered 10 President Van Buren by Chief
Justice fancy. Afterward President Van
Burer delivered his Inaugural address
from the east portico OF the Capitol. and
was escorted back to the White House by
civic and military organizations
Once more. as IN Jackson's time the
arrival OF the President at the White
House wds made the scene Of riotous dis
order. No warning had been taken from
the disgracefUl scores at President Jack
sons inauguration. and there were no
preparations to keep the throng in order
The crowds forced aside all efforts at
restraint, and practically took possession
Of the lower rooms of the White House.
doing considerable damage. In the even
ing there were two inaugural balls. the
official one. attended by the President,
Vice President, and number OF the Sen
ators and Representatives was held in
what was known as Carusi's Hall, now
the Lyceum Theater.
The Inauguration OF William Henry
Harrison. Of Ohio. in 1871. was the first
in which the weather was so bad as seri-
ously to inconvenience those taking part
in the inauguration ceremonies. It is be-
leved that the exposure on that 4th OF
March was largely responsible for the
untimely death Of the President, and II
has been used since then as one Of the
most powerful arguments by those who
believe that the date OF inauguration
should be changed TO some time later in
the year, when more favorable weather
might be hoped for. The ceremonies in
eident TO President Harrison's Inaugural
tion we're unique The day was cold and
cloudy and damp. though no rain fell.
But, in spite Of this. the President-elect
insisted upon riding upon horseback to
the Capitol from his quarters Promi-
nent Wings Of Baltimore had presented
him with handsome carriage. which
was ready for his use. with four horses
attached TO It. but Mr. Harrison declin-
q ~ AiAt Al l4lASs GL-A GtcilDtu dtCQ 10
wear an OVercOat. rough strongly urged
to do so by his fssds. II was to the
exposure incident 10 this horseback ride
that the illness Is attributed which re-
suited in his death.
The city Of Washington was given I'd
wholly, for the first time. TO the inaugu-
ration ceremonies. and IN the evening
three separate inauguration balls were
held. President Harrison visited all
three Of them. and in the bell held IN
the assembly room In Louisiana avenue
between Fifth and Sixth streets. he join-
ed the dance, taking as his partner a
Mss Gales. daughter Of the editor OF the
National Intelligencer.
Tyler Succeeds Harrison.
It was barely a month afterward that
Viee President Tyler. on his estate n
Virginia. received the news Of the dea1h
OF President Harrison. On April s. IS4f.
two days after the death Of the PresI-