The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-03-04

presidential party which consisted Of
Mrs Taft and the Taft children and
many relatives and invited friends.
the senate passed resolution of
tha,ks to It's presiding officer Charles
p. Fairbanks. and the Sixticth con
gress breathcd its last so far as any
formal transactions were concerned
Speaker Cannon at the head of the
members Of the house came next. fol
lowed by the diplomats in all their
glory OF brilliant uniforms. and the
black-robed justices Of the supreme
curt ot the United States.
Everybody on the floor rose as the
house filed in. Speaker Cannon went
up TO the presiding officers desk, but
the members were shown to the cane
seated chairs on the democratic side
OF the chamber.
Rap went the gavcl Everybody
was mp again. The diplomats burst
upon the senate like ray Of glory.
The ambassadors. being persons Of
great consequence. got leather cover.
ed seats in front Of the first row OF
right hand desks
Behind Them appeared the minis.
ters who had to be content with cane
seated chairs.
shortly after the arrival OF the jur-
ista n subdued whisper swept through
the building. The big fat statesman
who had accomplished so many big
things and was now about 20 tackle
the biggest job Of all. had arrived
He sat in the presidents room in the
senate with James $. Sherman. Of
| Utica. y Y was sworn in as vice
president of the United States.
II was a quarter after twelve when
the new president. smiling urbanely
as usual appeared before the notable
assemblage. and with hand upraised,
in the midst OF an impressive silence.
responded with a decided affirmative
10 the oath OF office administered by
Chief Justice Melville Fuller. Then
! followed the inaugural address and
the drive to the White House with
! Mrs. Taft. bowing on the way 10 the
! cheering thousands. At O'Clock he
took up his place in the reviewing
stand in front Of the White House.
while one OF the greatest cavalcades
: IN modern history filed past.
President Taft was escorted 10 the
| capitol this morning by representa-.
tives OF the Grand Army. United Con
| fcderato Veterans, and Spanish War
/ veterans In this afternoons parade
the honor position AZ the right Of the
line was accorded to the Yale class
Of IS OF which President Taft was a
member
First behind the mounted police
guard and a full military band were
Major General J. Franklin Bell. chief
Of staff L. $. \. grand marshal. and
his staff. made up Of many officers of
the regular army the national guard
OF the states and Independent military
organizations.
At the head Of the military division
marched the West Point cadets, fol.
lowed by the midshIpmen from Anna
polls
At the head Of the L. s. regulars
was the Cuban army Of pacification,
. 500 strong, followed by infantry,
cavalry and artillery from various
army posts in the United States.
The jackies from the battleship
fleet fresh from its world-encrcling
voyage OF peace. headed the naval
division. They numbered about 5000.
Just behind them marched a full regi-
mont OF Uncle Sans sea soldiers. the
marines, who have taken the intia.
tive IN almost every warlike affair in
which this country has been engaged
since the revolution
Then came the national guard ot
the severa, states, arranged in the or
der in which the states We're admit.
ted into the union.
Following the military division
came the civic organizations. includ-
ing more. than q hundred clubs and
political associations. many Of them
I'm fancy and unique uniforms.
President Taft's program for this
evening Is as follows:
p m.-First dinner at the head
OF the table IN the White House.
$50 n. m.-Watches inaugural fire /
works I'm The White lot Listens to
the noise Of enthusiastic militia and
patriots.
Q p. m-Tries 70 forget the sere-
nadlng parties in front and puts on
his white tie dreSs c'othar ord sfi,,