Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-17
Crowd Packs the Taylor
Opera HouSe to Wit
ness Ceremonies.
EX.GOV. HANDS OVER THE
GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE
Review of the Parade and Re-
ception Follows the Set
Exercises.
rrronn $ staT correspoadsnt.i

| from 3 Bfdn Correspondent-1
TRENTON, Jan. 17.--At noon today
Woodrow Wilson WAS inaugurated az
governor OF the State In Taylor Opera
House in the presence of as large an
audience as ever attended any similar
ceremony.
AS customary the Legislature which
had met at the State House at the
usual hour adjourned shortly before
noon and assembled at that hour on
the opera house stage. There the ses-
sion was presided over by President
Ernest r. Alderman, who occupied a
seat adjoining Edward Kenny. Assist
ant Secretary of State J. 3. r. Smith
produced the result of the Board OF
; Canvassers, which showed that Wood
, row Wilson had been elected governor
; of the State on November 8 of last
year.
: Rev. DR.. MInton Makes Prayer.
. An opening prayer by the Rev.
Henry Colin Minton, D. D., pastor Of
. the First Presbyterian Church, of this
> city, followed, and then the oath OF
; office was administered by Chief Jus
. tice William s. Gummere.
OONbInOT pOil LllSh NOllNFt 81
to his successor the great seal of the
. State, with the following remarks:
; Governor Wilson:
by long custom It has been the part
! of the retiring governor, IN these cere-
: monies, to transfer to his SUCCESSOR
Z the great seal OF the State. the symbol
/. of executive authority. In so doing let
me first congratulate the people of New
1 Jersey upon the elevation to tho office
\ of chief executive of ono SO courageous
Z independent and able as yourself, -tfffd
secondly, let me congratulate you per-
! sonally on the high honor the people
have conferred upon you, and the spirit
! OF fidelity to them with which you are
about TO enter upon the discharge of
your duties.
Personally. nothing could give me
greater pleasure than TO be the medium
Of the loyal and patriotic people of the
state. for conveying this seal
; you have commenced right The
! people already acclaim you as their
tribune for civic advance, and as the
: foe of every baneful and corrupt in
. fiuence in our public life
THAT you may achieve the very
: highest success in the years to come
TO which you may aspire is my earnest
hope.
1.-The people of New Jersey are true
to the officials who are loyal to them.
One who does his duty need not count
the cost the people will do that. and
they will repay.
Seal Is Passed.
81 hand you this great seal, free from
blemish. as 1t came to me, feeling cure
that in committing its future keeping
into your hands the people of New
Jersey have made no mistake"
Benediction was then pronounced by
! Monsignor John II Fox, LII. D., OF
st. Mary's Cathedral. of this city.
Governor Wilson then delivered his
inaugural address, which appears in
full in another column. The Legisla-
ture then arose and the gubernatorlal
party, az 1t had previously left the
State House, was returned to a small
reviewing stand arranged for the gov
ernor and inaugural COMMITTEES TO re-
view the marching military and civic
. paraders.
, After luncheon at the Hotel Sterling
E a general reception followed in the
executive reception room az the State
, House. The decorations were as usual
elaborate. After the Legislature ad-
1ourned further reception was held
Governor Wilson Arrives.
Governor -elect Wilson arrived at the
State House accompanied by the i'm
mediate members of his family shortly
before 10 o'clock. He was oloseted with
] Governor Fort for about an hour, and
I then held an informal reception until
the hour to start for the scene OF the
= inaugural arrived.
At l1:45 the two governors, accom-
, panied by the inaugural committee, =
military escort. Chief Justice William
S. Gummere and Secretary of State
Samuel S. Dickinson proceeded to the
+, opera house, where the party arrived
shortly before II o'clock.
The stage and all the house were
: comfortably filed, as well as the au-
ditorium. and the house arose as the
band played the national anthem
+, About 1905 Chairman Allan &. Walsh
OF the inaugural committee, introduced
the Rev. Dr. Minton, who opened the
session with prayer.
1t was long and fervent appeal for
divine blessing on the retiring and
incoming governors, and for ali the
public officers of the State and ma
: tion. AT its conclusion Secretary Edge.
of the Senate, and Clerk Daniel A
g Dugan, of the House, called the roll
e showing all members of both branches
a TO be present.
The oath was then administered by
the chief justice, who wore his of
ficlal robes and spoke in loud, im-
pressive tone, while the response OF
the governor was mild but firm. The