Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-04
PRECEDENT RULES
ceremony
TODAY
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& shy HaHSufHi III Inc HISTORY OF I1e
republic The fact that Wilson had
4 set his face againLt the inaugural ball
/ gave opportunity for a display thai in
| rome respects las never beer
equaiied Even with the experience Of
past inaugurals to warn the commit
tees that bad weather might Interfere,
/ the preraarotsni for the ceremonies
We're elaborate. w.. .~=. i
Part of the ceremony was exceed
| ingly simEle-that wherein the new
1 president had pers onal participa-
/ tion-his own movements and his TAX
/ ing OF the inaugural oath. ......
Left Home Yesterday. f.. ...
/ Woodrow Wilson, the imam of the
hour" and his family left Princeton
| the morning of March 3 on his mo
mentous journey to Washing on. a
special escort of 1000 Princeton stu
| dents accompanied the presidant-elect.
/ They chartered two special trains. and
| 4 cyar in one of the trains was turned
| over TO Mr.. Wilson and his party. At
| the Union station in WASHINGTON tbr
president-elect was welcomed by 4
subcommittee Of the reception COM
! mittee, of which DIR. Thomas Nelson
Faye. the famous author. is chairman
and bv the special joint congressional
committee in charge of the inaugural
ceremonies. He. was taken to the
, Shoreham Hotel. where he was the
guest of his cousin John e. Wilson Of
Franklin. Pa, for the night of MarchS.
l. The Princeton Alumni Association
of Washington gave a hlg recention
and smoker in honor Of the president
elect last night at thu New Willard
Hotel. to which the $500 Princeton
graduates now living in this country
! we're invited.
Underurads Not Invited.
Owing to the. lack Of space the nm
dergraduates' of thu New Jersey uni
versi9y were not included in the invi-
teton. This reception recalls that
given bv the Yale Alumni Association
of Was hington in honor Of President
Taft four wears ago. the night before
he took the oath Of office. For two
hours or more the president-elect was
Princeton man, nothing more. sur
rounded nv m7nv of his own class
mates. large Number of whom at
tended the reception.
The part which the presidensaect
ard the vice pres ident-elect are ~
take in the ceremonies inauguration
dav has been carefully prescribed &C
cording to etiquette and the preco-
dents established for years. At lo:o9
O'Clock this morning members OF the
congressional committee waited unoa
Mr.. Wilson at the Shoreham Hotel to
escort him to the White House. =
similar party waited upon Mr.. Mar
shall who also is stopDing at thn
Shoreham Hoeel. In fact. Mr.. Mr.
shall expects TO MAXI his home at the
hotel during the months following his
inauguration and has already engaged
quarters there.
President Taft Greets Them.
The incoming president end vice.
president we're greeted hy president
Taft and in ? few minutes began the
trim to the CADi'ol The. president |
elect had az n snecinl guard Of honof
the Essex County Trcon Of NowHrk
n T. and the yice-prnsident-elert h1a |
n similar escort consisting OF tho Gnl-
yer Black Horse Troop from tnflaaa. |
This is the first TIM in the history |
of inaugural ceremonies that GUARD, |
of honor has escorted vice nresfHnf /
to and from the Capitol. President |
Taft. the nresident-elect and two mem
bers Of the congressional committee
on ARRANGEMENTS occuDied the first
carriage, and as there is no vice presi-
dent. the vice prei ident-elect had three
members of the commi'tee in his car
rage.
Neither Mrs. Wilson nor Mrs. Mar.
shall take part in the parade either to
or from the Capitol for the inaugural
ceremonies A special military a'd
was designated to go to the Shoroham I
Ho.el and escort Mrs Wilson and her
three daughters to the Capitol. and a
similar attention was acocrded Mrs. I
Marshall. After the ceremonies were
over the laliar acre escorted immedi-
atty TO the White House. where they
Joined the new president and vice
president. "
Exchange Seats. FRS
Going to the Capitol President Taft
sat on the right-hand side of the car
rage. and on the return trip the seat f
of honor was given the.new president
and Mr.. Taft had the seat on the left
side. -"
Once arrived at the senate wing Of
the Capitol, the president and presi,I
dent-elect went immediately to the
presidents room and the vice Dresi-
dinet-elect to the vice president:
room. e.. ~
Presently the committee on arrange,
ments waited mon tie president and
the president-elect and escor ed then
to the senate thamber and were
given seats reserved for them in front
of the vice presidents desk. Tho
committee escorted the yice nTesiaont Il
elect to the senate chamber. The i
members OF the honse and Of the SIT /!
nrsme court were in the Senate cham
Der. too. HI !.
A few minutes before the adjourn :
mont of the present senate the rFes'- I
dent nro te,npora of the senate adj
to the rina-prpsident-elect
the oath of office. When this impress
sive ceremony was COMPLETED she
chaplain of the senate Offered pray
Tboy, ho N Woo nrneidanf d. | .