The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-03-07
Friday, March 9TH, 1913
THE INAUGURAL

Woodrow Wilson, of New Jer-
sey, was inaugurated Tuesday as
President of the United States;
Thomas R. Marshall, of Indianna,
it's Vice-President, and Demo
cracy the vehicle of its destiny.
Under the dome in the nations
Capitol, in the presence OF count
less, cheering concourse OF his
fellow-citizens, the new Presl-
dent raised a hand toward a pro-
phetic sun that burst through
dissolving clouds and pronounc-
ed the occasion asday of dedica-
ton, not of triumph.
1t was an intensely human,
precedent-breaking Inauguration.
With members of his chosen
Cabinet surrounding him, the
Justices of the Supreme Court
before him, his wife and daugh-
tiers actually dancing for joy on
the platform below and William
Howard Taft, ex-President of the
nation, at his side. the new Presi-
dent shouted a summons to all
honest, patriotic, forward
looking men" to aid him, ex-
tending the promise that he
would not fail them in the guild
ance of their Government.
Greatest in its numbers of
marching hosts, greatest in
length, greatest in it's spectacular,
kaleidoscope features, and wit
messed by the greatest throng
ever gathered in Washington,
was the inaugural pageant which
escorted President Woodrow Will
and Vice-President Thomas Riley
Marshall from the Capitol to the
White House, and then passed
in review before the new leaders
of Democracy.
Admired and generously cheer
ed, representatives of Baltimore
and Maryland took a conspicu-
GUS part in the procession. There
were the Governor and his off
cial staff in replendent uniforms.
There were the various branches
of the State militia. There were
the leaders in the political life of
Baltimore, together with the rank
and file who worked hard for the
success of the Democratic party.
Then there were the patriotic
civic bodies whose members are
alert to the welfare of the var
ious sections of the city.
More than $4,000 men, women
and children were packed and
damned on both sides of Penn
sylvania avenue, and between
these two walls of humanity Will
son and Marshall passed, follow
ed by the inaugural pageant.
The parade was ten miles long.
For four hours President Wilson
and Vice-President Marshall,
with their friends, stood as it
passed in review.
When the last division marched
slowly by it was seven o'clock
and too dark for the President
and Vice-President to recognize
a soul in line.
President Wilson and Vice
President Marshall, with the
crack Essex Troop, of New Jer-
sey, and the Black Horse Troop,
OF Culver Military School, as
guards of honor, left the Capt.
toll at one O'Clock. Mr.. Taft, who
had gone to the Capitol with the
incoming Executive, did not
emulate the example of his pre-,
decessor. He returned TO the
White House with President
Wilson. Besides Mr.. Taft there
rode in the Presidents carriage
Senators Bacon and Crane, mem
bers OF the Congressional enter
talnment committee, Vice-Presi-
dent Marshall riding with Sena-
tor Overman and representative
Rucker, was only a short dis
lance in the rear. Then came
members of the new Cabinet and
members of the retiring Cabinet.
The appearance of President
Wilson from the moment he made
the start at the Capitol and swept
down Pennsylvania avenue until
he reached the White House was
the signal for the roar from
thousands. Volley after volley
OF applause echoed back and
forth on the avenue like the
mighty waves beating a rocky
coast. Women and children
madly waved 100000 tiny flags
and red, white and blue stream
er. The yells that greeted him at
every foot of the way ratified
like artillery and If did not onJ