The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-03-04

announced Is seated,
! Mr. Fairbanks Valedlstory,
When all the dignitarles have ar
lived tie vice president VIII dellve
his yaledictory and win then call &
the rostrum James s, sherman. Z
whom he win administer the oath o
the vice president Of the United States
after which he win declare the senat'
adjourned without day Having bees
sworn, Mr., sherman win ascend th'
rostrum and, taking the gavel, win cal
the senate to order for the new session
aud VIII ask that new members OF th'
senate come forward aud take th'
oath of Office. Presumably there vii
be sixteen new faces IN the senate
Each new senator. accompanied BY hi
colleague. win step forward and take
the cath. This done. the entire assem-
blage win proceed TO the inaugural
stand.
The sergeants.at-arms ot the senate
and the house win lead the stately
procession. This Is an innovation. az
heretofore II has been led by the mar
shals az the supreme court aud Of the
District OF Columbia. Those present u
the senate chamber win fall into llne
In the same order In which they en-
tered the senate, and the entire com
pany win march TO tho Inaugural
stand,
The troops gathered IN front OF III"
stand win present arms as the preSi
dent and the president elect appear at
the main door OF the capitol. and when
they have arrived Mt the front Of The
stand Chief Justice Fuller VIII step
forward and administer 70 MT Tnft
the oath Of office, following which the
new president win deliver his inau-
gural address, which Il understood TO
be unusually brief. From the stand
the president will descend tlight OF
steps to his carriage and drive imme'
dlately to the White House, where he
may snatch a brief luncheon before
taking his place In the stand.
There will be a slight change this
year In the order OF the progress Of the
president. the president elect and the
vice president and the vice president
elect to the capitol. In view Of the close
relations of Senator Lodge TO the pres
ldent he will ride in the carriage with
the president and the president elect
as win also Senator Knox. who ns
chairman OF the committee on ar
rancements IL the personal escort OF
the executive. The vice president will
have as escort Senator Bacon and Rep
resentatlves Burke and Gaines, while
the vice president elect VIII be accom-
panied BY Senator Frye, the president
pro tempore of the senate, and Repre-
sentative Young Heretofore only one
senator has accompanied the two chief
figures In the ceremonies.
Ball a National Function.
Always a pleasing and picturesque
feature, II Is proposed to make the In
augural ball Of 1909 something more
great national function Of supreme
interest and significance. II will take
the form Of a reception by President
Taft and Vice President Sherman 10
the country at large. Each state In
the Union will be officially represented
on the floor by one Of It's distinguished
sons. whose mission II win be to CO.
operate officially in the presentation OF
the visitors from here, there and ey.
erywhere to the st, It men Of the na-
ton who will be in attendance.
Gist Blair, whose father, Montgom-
cry Blair, was postmaster general In
the cabinet Of President Lincoln. Is
chairman of the committee In charge
Of the inaugural ball and has so plan
ned the event as to bring the entire
Union through the forty-six states into
direct and active participation in the
function.
washington Is a national city,
city belonging to the country" Chair
man Blair said in discussing the ball
arrangements. at Is our desire that
all who come TO the inauguration-and
there promises to be the biggest at
tendance in the history of these af-
fairs-should feel that In coming to
the national capital they are coming to
their own city.
"The ball will be essentially and dis
tinctlvely national. A representative
from each state has been designated
as a member Of the inaugural ball
These gentlemen will
know many Of the people who come
from their respective states and Will
see that they are properly introduced
to the statesmen aud their wives and
other distinguished visitors. Thus t
is hoped to bring the forty-six states
into close touch with the national cap.
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