Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-03-06
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Mr.. Taft back to the White House. In.
accordance with his previously an
nounced plans, after the inauguration
ceremonies he left the capitol for the
railroad station, where he and Mrs.
Roosevelt took an early train for New
York. II is his intention to devote his
time TO the preparations for his com
ing trip TO the African wilds.
Protection For New President.
Custom requires the president OF the
United States to take the oath of Office
and deliver his inaugural address In
the open air. and Mr.. Taft did not de-
.part from the custom. However, In
Difference to the protests OF those who
believed that his health should not be
endangered by the March air more
than was absolutely necessary. the
stand upon which he reviewed the pa
rade was partly inclosed In glass. thus
affording him considerable protection.
The taking of the oath Is the only
really essential part OF the Inaugural
tion ceremonies, but only compara-
lively small portion OF the thousands
visiting Washington can assemble be-
fore the capitol within seeing distance
For the rest the inaugural parade and
the inaugural ball are the great fea.
lures of the occasion. For more than
four hours the soldiers. sailors and
civilians marched down Pennsylvania
avenue and past the presidential
reviewing stand in front of the While
the capitol to the executive mansion
was the famous Troop A. of Cleveland.
o.. known in Washington and else
where as "the black horse troop"
While President Taft and his guests
had luncheon In the White House the
parade waited. AS soon as he MS
his appearance on the reviewing stand
the grand marshal of the parade. Cen
eral j. Franklin Bell, chief of staff OF
the United States army. gave the COM
mand to march. and the procession
began to move past the stand.
Leading the great parade were the
regular troops. including the West
Point cadets. Then came In turn the
marine corps and the jackies OF the
navy. the latter including the men Of
the battleship fleet which circumnavi-
gated the world. After them came the
militia organizations. and the civilian
bodies wound up the procession. The
parade was declared to be by all odds
the biggest that ever marched up
Pennsylvania avenue Every feature
of II received generous applause from
the people who packed the sidewalks
Of Pennsylvania avenue and filed ev.
cry window on that historic thorough.
fare.
The eliminating feature of the In
augural ceremonies was the ball in
the pension Office. President Taft and
Mrs. Taft. Vice President Sherman
and Mrs. Sherman and every one else
attended the ball. and the presidents
RECEPTION was one OF the leading fea.
lures. He was on public inspection.
for the ball was open to all who were
able to pay S. apiece for tickets. The
reception committee. composed of
prominent citizens of all the states.
presented to Mr. and Mrs. Taft the
visitors from their respective states.
The cabinet is as follows:
Secretary of state-Philander @.
Knox. OF Pennsylvania.
Secretary OF the treasury-Franklin
MacVeagh. of Illinois.
Secretary OF war-Jacob NJ. Dickin.
son. OF Tennessee.
Attorney general-George w. Wick
ersham. of New York
! Postmaster general Frank H
| Hitchcock, OF Massachusetts,.
Secretary of the navy-George Won
!. Meyer. OF Massachusetts.
Secretary OF the interior-Richard
| A. Ballinger. of Washington.
Secretary OF agriculture - James
| Wilson. OF Iowa
| Secretary OF commerce and labor