The Washington herald., 1913-03-05

mony, which he described as follows:
L was seated in the public room await
Ing friend upon whom / had made
| morning call. when an honest-lookinl
| man with gray hair. in a suit of blue
little worn and unfashionably cut. walked
In with four companions The Iattel
placed themselves respectfully about him
and one with parchment scroll in hi.
hand. in emphatic yet courteous terms
and with a graceful elocution, announced
| to him his election TO the chief magis
| tracy Of the Union-spoke Of the hard
fought battles which had endeared hin
to his country. the confidence thus awak.
ened In the people. and the freedom anG
discrimination of their choice. The ole
man listened with downcast eyes, q
thoughtful and self-possessed mien, and
when the address ended and the certifi.
cate was received, read his answer in a
tremulous but clear voice, but with o
hesitancy indicating how little he was ac-
customed to express his sentiments in
words. He spoke Of the greatness Of the
homer conferred. Of his deep sense of in
adequacy. his solemn determination to be
faithful to the duties of the Office to
the requisites of the Constitution. and
the example of Washington. The cere-
mony over, he interchanged a few natural
observations with those around. returned
the cordial grasp of such as were intro
duced. and then retired"
The Inauguration Of Taylor took place
on March 5. as the fourth fell on Sunday.
Typical March weather for Washington
prevailed. 1t was cloudy and raw. and
under foot II was moist. There was not
blink of sunshine, and now and then
the gray atmosphere was flecked with
snow.
The exercises of the day were impres
nnI hx- 81 l,f.
simplicity. At o'clock in the morning
100 men deputed to act as marshals
mounted their horses at the City Hall
and rode to Willard's Hotel to pay their
respects to Gen Taylor. At ll:30 the
procession, consisting chiefly OF a few
companies OF militia, the Rough and
Ready clubs Of Washington and neigh
boring towns. and the representatives of
several civic organizations. took UP its
line of march from f Street to Fif-
teenth, and thence down PENNSYLVANIA
Avenue to the Capitol. Al Wizards it
was Joined by the carriage of the Presi-
dent-elect. drawn by four handsome gray
horses, and carrying, besides Taylor, the
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
and the Mayor of Washington. At Irv-
fng's Hotel President Polk entered the
carriage and took a seat to the right of
the President-elect. The procession
moved slowly down the Avenue. both
sides OF which were thronged with spec
tators.
Few Volunteers ms Escort.
1t was eagerly awaited at the Capitol.
Along the steps and alleys Of the sur
grounds. on the esplanade and
the balconies" wrote the observer previ-
ously mentioned. who saw the ceremonies
from Capitol Hill. clustered an eager
multitude, the bright hues of the female
costumes giving a cheerful aspect to the
somber groups that stood in quiet con-
versation or roamed TO and fro, await
ing the procession. At length II was Seen
coming up the Avenue below. A few vol
unteer corps formed the only escort As
1t approached. the crowd gathered dense
ly around the stage erected at the eastern
point. The colossal statue Of Washing
ton rose In the far background. and i'm
before the spectators was the
elegant facade.
Scarcely half an hour elapsed, when !