The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-04
INAUGURATION
OF EXECUTIVES
Wilson and Marshall Assume the
Duties Of Office
Continued From Page One.

and vice president TO the white house
for formal greetings with President
Taft, followed by the drive of the
presidential party to the capitol. Mrs.
Wilson and family. and Mrs. Marshall
remained AZ the hotel to be escorted
10 the capitol later by military aide
One Thousand Princeton Men.
Meantime tho escort for the presi-
dental party was assembling in the
parkways adjoining the white house.
Foremost in this escort was the EsseX
troop from Mr.. Wilson's own state.
With them. from Mr.. Marshall's state
rode the Black Horse troop of Indiana
one thousand Princeton men with
touches of their college colors, We'd
with the mounted escort in number
and activity.
Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Wilson occupied
carriages with members of the inaug-
ural committee; Mr.. Marshall and
Senator Gallinger, president pro tenn
of the Senate, following Immediately
IN another carriage with other MEM
bers of the committee; carriages fol-
lowing with members of Mr.. Tafts
retiring cabinet.
PENNSYLVANIA avenue and the main
thoroughiares converging at the capt.
tol were packed from an early hour
of the day TO witness this move of the
presidential party to the capitol. From
the white house to the capitol steel
cables strung along the curb held back
the spectators and traffic was sus
pended.
At the capitol the committee of ar
rangements was ready to conduct Mr.
Taft and Mr.. Wilson To the marble
chamber known as the presidents
room, just off the lobby leading to the
Senate chamber. Others of the COM
mittee waited to conduct Mr.. Mar
shall and Senator Gallinger To the
vice presidents room, at the opposite
END of the Senate lobby
CONGRESS Concludes BUSINESS.
The arrival of the presidential party
was timed To bring it to the capitol
full hour before the opening of the
actual Inauguration ceremony at noon.
This was to give sufficient time To- Mr..
Taft to sign bills being passed in the
last hour Of the expiring SiXty-seconi
Congress. The cabinet of the outgo-
Ing, president accompanied him. to in
spect the newly passed bills pertain
ing TO ;hcir departments and To advise
the president as to his signature or
veto
Meanwhile the Senate and House IF
Representatives We're pressing mat
tere to a final conclusion, In the hurry
To have Ill legislative business cleared
we'll before noon. In the House there
werc the usual closing exercises, with
resolutions Of thanks To the speaker.
II was the aim of the leaders To close
the proceedings sufficiently before
noon to permit the membership of the
House to march in "A body to the Sen
ate wing Of the capitol, there to take
the seats set apart for them in tn"
Senate chamber for the inauguration
ceremonies Of the vice president.
Senate galleries were thronged early
with "A brilliant assmblagc in which
women largely predominatcd, thcr
gowns and hats giving a gala appear
ance to the upper portion of the cham
Der. The diplomatic galleries were
strictly reserved for the families &C
the representatives of foreign govern
ments, and the president and vice
presidents galleries for the families
of the incoming ana outgoing eXecu-
tives. Until the ceremonies of inaug-
urating the new vice president began
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