Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1913-03-07
WOODROW WILSON BECOMES
MAGISTRATE OF THE NATION

She ran to the front rail and waved
to the throng. Her daughters follow
ed. So did Mrs. Marshall. BET ,re
the ceremonies began Miss Margaret
Marshall stood up in her chair to
view the scene to better advantage.
Isn't it beaut,ful?" asked Mrs.
Wilson, as they gazed at the gay
crowd, the West Point cadets and
naval cadets from Annapolis drawn
up i'll review before her.
Isn't it," said Miss Margaret.
Then suddenly reminded that she
was standing OH her chair. high
above the heads Of all, the magnet
for thousands OF peering eyes, she eN-
claimed: "Oh. I'm afraid am too
conspicuous NJ, here. Eleanor come
Oh up here"
And her sister seized another chair
and she too, stood up and watched.
Then Mrs. Marshall stood in her
chair. waving to the vice president.
Promptly at 1:33 when Chief
Justice White rose to administer the
oath and Woodrow Wilson stood
with hand appraised to Heaven, the
| most human touch in the picture of
/ the day asserted itself. The first
lady Of the land could not see we'll
from her seat. AS spryly as Il school
girl, Mrs. Wilson moved her chair to
! to the side Of the rOstrun and climb
nl IL 1x,ifh IlG1 St
Lieutenant Rogers. the presidents =
naval aide. Grasping the railing,
she stood there gazing at the presi-
dent rs he kissed the Bible and she
remained standing until his address
was concluded. The Misses Margar-
ct and Eleanor Joined her. but Miss
! Jessie remained sitting throughout
the address.
When the president swore to up
hold and defend the constitution he
stopped and kissed the open Bible
held in the hands Of James B. Maher,
deputy clerk of the supreme court.
His lips touched the page, turned
to at random and fell upon the humid
.dth and nineteenth psalm, 43 and
~ verses inclusive. The verses be-
ginning with the forty-tirst, are these:
LET thy mercies come also unto
me. y Lord, even thy salvation, ac-
cording to thy word.
$50 shall | have herewith to
answer reproaclieth me: for trust
in thy word.
"And take not the word Of truth
utterly out Of wy mouth; for ! have
hoped III the judgments.
$50 shall keep thy law continu-
ally forever and ever.
"And | will walk at liberty, for
seek thy precepts.
~ will speak Of thy testimonies al
SO before kings and will not be
ashamed.
"And | will delight myself in thy
commandments which have loved.
MY hands also will lift up I'LL to
thy commandments which have
loved and will mediate on thy stat
utes.''
Throughout his address President
Wilson was cheered frequently by
persons immediately III front of the
stand who could hear him. They
were permitted to crowd in the space
cleared just before he began his
speech. The applause was mrticul-
arly emphatic when President Wilson
declared:
"The scales of heedlessness have
fallen from our eyes. We have made
up our minds to square every process
of our national life again with the
standards we so proudly set up at the
beginning and have always carried
at our hearts. Our work is Il work of
restoration
When congratulations Oh his ad-
dress We're over the justices OF the SUI
preme court, members of the retiring
and incoming cabinets and others
shaking the hand of the new chief
executive, he WAS ushered to carriage
in front OF the stand. Mr.. Taft
followed him into the carriage. Ills
smile had not worn off, and it radi-
ated over the crowd as the lew presi-
dent do1fed his hat to the populace
when the procession started.
There hardly was Il minute of the
new presidents ride from the capitol
to the White house in which he did
not hear Il constantly rising chorus OF
cheers. The mass of humanity th; |
crowded It's way within seeing dis
tance OF his carriage could not be es.
timated, but there was hardly Il space
on pennsylvania avenue or Oh it's tri
butary streets whicn was not filled
The ride from the White house to