The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1913-03-04
Day Was Ideal For the Ceremony, Which Was Witnessed
BY Thousands of People Who Cheered the New
Executive Repeatedly During the Simple
But Impressive Oath Taking Ceremony.
PARADE WAS WONDERFUL SIGHT
Thousands of Soldiers and Sailors and Members of Civic
Organizations Filed Past the Reviewing Stand in a
Perfect Stream-Inaugural Address of Will
Was An Impressive One.

affairs of the United States was
pledged to the people by President
! Woodrow Wilson in his inaugural ad-
dress, which he closed with an appeal
TO all patriotic men. irrespective of
party, that they aid him In carrying
out that policy.
I'VE shall restore, not destroy" said
| the president in summing up his pro-
posed alterations in legislative gov
ernmental and industrial affairs
The inaugural address concluded.
the President together with his
predecessor. proceeded TO the Presi-
Dental carriage in waiting. and under
escor. started upon the return journey
along Pennsylvania avenue TO the
White House. Only a detachment OF
mounted metropolitan police headed
by Major Richard Sylvester rode in
advance of the Presidents carriage.
President Wilson sat to the right OF
Mr.. Taft.
Streets Well PoIieed.
Ropes had been stretched on either
! side of the broad thoroughfare, from
end 10 end. and regular and special
police, station at frequent intervals,
kept the vast throng of people in re-
straint. From curb to house tops
along the line of march was on solid
mass of humanity Cheer after cheer
rang out as the presidential carriage
slowly proceeded toward the White
| House. and the new President was
kept bowling and smiling continuously.
first toward one side of the street and
then toward the other.
Banners were flying, flags waving.
bands were playing. and every build
ing on both sides of the famous high
way was brilliantly decorated.
Following the presidents carriage
came the inaugural pageant parade. in
four main divisions. The first division
was composed of regulars of the army
and navy. the second OF state militias
and military schools; the third of
patriotic organizations. and the fourth
of civic and political clubs. #..
+. Major Gen. Leonard Wood, chief of
staff of the army was grand marshal.
Under Mai. Gen. VIM. wotherspoon.
the soldiers and sailors OF Uncle Sam,
the West Point cadets in their grey
uniforms and the middies of the
Annapolis Academy. comprising the
first division. marched.
The Guards Division.
| Brig. Gen. Albert L. Mills, L. s. A.
commanded the second division made
up of the entire national guard of New
Jersey and the militiamen of PennsyI-
vania. Massachusetts. Maryland. Dis
| trict of Columbia, Virginia, Georgia.
Maine and North Carolina and cadets
| from a dozen military schools
I The third division composed OF the
Grand Army of the Republic, the
| Union Veterans Union, the Spanish
war Veterans and other patriotic
bodies was commanded by Gen James
E. Stewart of Chicago. veteran of the
Civil and Spanish American Wars.
The fourth division. under command
of Col Robert y. Harper, of the cit
| liens committee. was made up OF
scores of civic organizations and polif-
ical and marching clubs. including
1900 Tammany Braves. and Demo
cratic organizations from Chicago.
Philadelphia. Boston. Baltimore. Louis
vile, Cincinnati. Cleveland, St. Louis.
Atlanta, and other cities.
| A score of bands and fife and drum
corps We're interspersed among the
marching troopers and civic organiza-
tions.
When the President reached the
[ White Hous. there was a half hour
halt in the line while the luncheon
.arranged for by Mr.. and Mrs. Taft
was served. To this luncheon beside
the new President and Mrs. Wilson
were hidden the Vice President and
Mrs. Marshall. the members OF the
I committee on arrangements. the mem
bers of the Democratic National Com
mittee. William Corcoram Eustis,
chairman of the local committee. and
half a hundred or more others. either
personal friends or closely connected
with the inaugural ceremonies.
The luncheon was quickly over. for
the President had to review from the
I huge grand stand in front OF the White
House the long line of marchers. The
/ parade took about four hours to pass
the Presidential stand.
Taft Leaves For South.
For a time ex-President Taft stood
beside his successor. but he soon left.
in order TO catch the train for Augusta
where he will spend few weeks rest
ing before taking up his new duties
at Yale University
The first band to pass before the re-
viewing stand played Hail to the
Chief" but in order that monotony
might be avoided other bands rendered
other airs when passing in review.
Throughout the entire afternoon the
new President was kept bowling and
acknowledging the salutes of the
marchers.
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