Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-03-05
TAFT IS NOW PRESIDENT
Takes Oath of Office at Capitol In Presence
of Assembled Thousands Sherman
Sworn In Senate Chamber-The
Inaugural Parade.
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some task 20 watch marching bodies
of men pass for several hours and -.ac-
knowledge their sautes, but President
Taft displayed as few signs OF fatigue
as did his rough riding" predeces-
hor four years ago.
The taking of the oath is the only
really essential part of the Inaugural
ton ceremonies, but only 'compar-
atively 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 were the great feat
ures of the occasion. For four hours
the soldiers, sailors and civilians
marched down Pennsylvania avenue
and past the presidential reviewing
stand in front of the White House.
President Tafts escort from the cap
itol to the executive mansion was the
famous Troop A of Cleveland, o.,
known in Washington and elsewhere
! as the black horse troop
Parade curtaiIed.
At the White House President Taft
/ and his escort partook of luncheon
( before proceeding to the grand stand,
| at the court of honor, to review the
/ inaugural parade.
While President Taft and his guests
had luncheon in the White House the
| parade waited. As soon as he had
made his appearance on the reviewing
stand the grand marshal OF the parade,
General ]. Franklin Bell. chief OF staff
I tata the
command TO march, and the procession
began to move past the stand.
Leading inaugural 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 circum-
navigated the world. After them came
the militia organizations, and the civil
ian bodies wound up the procession.
For several days the paraders nae
been pouring into town by the thou
sands.
The men behind the guns fur
nished merely one of the interesting
features of the parade. Eighteen go
errors of as many states, who MAD
ioumeyed to Washington to do honor
TO the nations chief executive, ap-
reared in the pageant surrounded by
/ handsomely caparsoned staffs. SILK
halted. frock-coated and digniifed,
these men. chosen beyond their fell
low ftzens. were accorded every
where a cordial reception by the cheer
ing crowds.
Taft's Texas Trousers.
On behalf of Texas goat and cattle
raisers Colonel Cecil A. Lyon, the
well known Republican of that state.
presented President Taft his inaugu-
raj trousers, the wool of which was
furnished by Togo" a three-year-old
Angora goat, owned by Frank Ian
drum of Montell. Uvalde county. The
garments. which represent the high
est type of the knights of the shears.
are of striped pattern, woven in spe-
cial design and with lining and pock'
cts of pure silk A black double
breasted frock coat and a black sin
ale-breasted vest, with the Texas trou-
sers, comprised the new chief exec
utive's inaugural attire.
This is the second time Togo has
Icu pOuiiuo VI 'hN
mohair for the purpose of clothing the
lower limbs of President Taft. In
each instance two and half yards,
double width, were required, as it
takes fully five yards of cloth to make
pair of pants for the present head
: of the nation.
"Togo's" first clip was woven into
pair of these indispensable garments,
! and Colonel Lyon carried them to the
] Republican national convention at Chi
cago with the intention Of presenting
, them to the presidential nominee.
The trousers were carried around the
vast Coliseum during the memorable
parade on top Of pole. creating great
enthusiasm and might admiration and
wonder They were then consigned
for safe keeping to the custody Of a
policeman The latter happened to
p be man of extreme girth, also, and
Colonel Lyon has never again cast
: his eyes upon them. So the Lone Star
, goat was the second time clipped for
, this purpose.