Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-04

ate galleries were crowded to over
flowing with women. Mrs. Marshall,
wife of the vice, president, clad in a
dark blue dress entered the executive
gallery shortly before II o'clock. Fiji
teen minutes later Mrs. Woodrow Will
son and her three daughters took seats
in the front row. They were surround
ed by a brilliant company of diplomats,
government officials and officers of the
army and navy.
Mrs. Wilson was dressed in gray,
Miss Jessie Wilson wore a white and
blue gown and the Misses Eleanor and
Margaret Wilson were garbed in blue.
AS she took her seat, Mrs. Wilson
smiled invitngly at Mrs Marshall
Upon reaching the senate wing of the
capitol, the president and the president
elect were shown to the presidents
room, where they We're attended by the
congressional committee on arrange
nlents. The vice president elect re-
paired to the room of the vice president.
where he was met by Senator Jacob H.
Gallinger the president pro tenn of the
senate. Meanwhile the two houses OF
congress were still in session, and the
people who held admission tickets to
the senate galleries were pouring into
the senate end of the building. Other
thousands filled the seats in the big
amphitheater which surrounds the plat
form at the east front of the capitol
when the new executive took the oath
Of office and delivered his inaugural ad-
dress. Both the senate and house were
rushed to the last moment in finishing
up the details of their business for the
session.
Some measures were so late in get
ting through, due to belated arguments
on conference reports. that President
Taft was required to attach his sigma
ture to several bills while he waited
with his successor in the presidents
room.
Chief Justice Appears.
Fifteen minutes before noon an at
tendant, "A colored messenger who has
been in the service for nearly half a
century. opened the door leading to the
robing room of the justices of the su-
preme court. Through the portals
emerged the nine jurists of the highest
court in the land. all clad in long black
gowns and led by Chief Justice White.
They proceeded to the main entrance
Of the senate chamber, where the SER
geant at arms formally announced
them after which they took their places
in the arena in front of the vice presi-
dents rostrum at the left.
At 12:0S o'clock Speaker Clark let
fall his gavel in the hall of the house
and declared that body adjourned sine
die Phen, walking with the Hon.
South Tribbe, the clerk of the house,
he headed the march through the long
capitol corridor to the senate chamber.
The retiring members and members
elect of the house followed and they
also were formally announced and oc-
cupied seats assigned to them, the
regular senate seats having been re-
moved and smaller chairs placed upon
the floor in their stead
Then followed heads Of departments,
lesser officials members Of inferior
courts and persons In various official
capacities, until the floor of the senate
was filled to its limitation, The gal
leries also were crowded, but there was
no crush, for tickets had been issued
only for as many as the galleries would
accommodate. Most of the occupants
Of the galleries were women members
Of the families of those who were par
ticipants in the events Of the day.
Taft and Wilson in Senate.
One minute before II o'clock by the
senate clock, which had been set back,
President elect Wilson. with President
Taft walking by his side and followed
by members of the retiring cabinet and
the members Of the committee on ar
rangements was escorted into the
chamber. The retiring and the incom-
ing president occupied chairs immedi-
ately in front Of the vice presidents
rostrum. At their right, in brilliant uni
forms embroidered with silk and gold
and wearing many insignias, sat the
members of the diplomatic corps, the
amba ssadors and ministers plenipoten-