The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-03-05

ton. and Virginia men formed lane
toward the executive mansion.
Secretary TumuIty, meanwhile,
skipped across La Fayette park and
paid a short visit to the White House
Offices.
The ride to the White House was
! finished between cheering lines of the
students. The party whirled up the
drive to find President Taft waiting
to welcome the incoming president
and vice. president on the front por-
tico. The Princeton band played the
!. jungle song and the student body sang
"Old Nassau The Official party quick
~ passed into the White House to
await the beginning of the drive to the
capitol which was scheduled to begin
probably a half hour later.
ESCORTED TO EAST ROOM.
President Taft, having in mind the
incoming presidents desire for sim
plicity, escorted him to the east room
of the White House instead of the blue
room. which is the formal reception
place of dignitaries. Here Mr.. Taft
and Mr. Wilson chatted. The Taft
smile was much in evidence.
The stay in the White House was
brief. At 1917 O'Clock, the ride to the
#NdPtISt OGGdU HI IHS uISI C1ITldSS
were President Taft and Mr. Wilson,
Senators Crane and Bacon. In the
second carriage were Mr.. Marshall,
Senator Overman and Representative
Rucker. In the third rode Represent
atives Mckinley and Garrett.
The party moved briskIy down
Pennsylvania avenue. To roars of
cheers, President Taft and Mr.. Wilson
gave their acknowledgements.
Postmaster General Hitchcock and
Secretaries Macveagh, Fisher. and
Wilson were the only members of the
cabinet to accompany the party to the
capitol. Secretary Hilles rode in the
last carriage with three of the presi
dents aides.
In marked contrast to yesterdays
riotous scenes when the crowds vir-
tually mobbed women in the suffrage
parade, the carriage way today was
entirely clear.
At the president elects request the
number of secret service men assigned
to guard the carriages in the process
sion to the capitol was reduced to two.
Vice-president Marshairs carriage
followed closely and Immediately be-
hind marched the White House corFe-
spondents and the newspaper men who
have been with Mr.. Wilson in the
campaign.
The party proceeded down Pennsyl-
yania avenue slowly until it neared
the capitol and then the four black
horses drawing the presidential car
rage broke into a trot and the troop
ers escorting 1t .spurred their horses
into a canter. Thus the cavalcade gal
Hoped up Capitol hill. While the crowd
along the route was demonstratfve,
it was respectful and orderly.
Arriving at the capitol Mr.. Taft and
Mr.. Wilson were escorted to the pres
ident's room. where Mr. Taft began
signing bills. Mr.. Marshall went to
the vice-presidents room. The two
parties remained until congress had
was ready for the beginning of the
scenes of Inauguration of the vice
president in the senate chamber.
When President Taft and Mr.. Will
son approached the presidents room,
Mr.. Taft turned to the president-electI
and said:
well. Mr.. President, here's your
room"
The two men passed inside and as
they did so Mr.. Taft spied Mr.. Bryan
outside in the corridor and invited
him to enter.
MR.. BRYAN ENTERS.
OOu hnOW WHSlH0I i can COIIlS
in there or not said Mr.. Bryan. I'm
not president, you know
WELL Pm stili presideHt,' returned
Mr.. Taft, "and invite you I'M
Mr. Bryan entered.
Mrs. Wilson and her daughters,
meanwhile, entered the spaces reserved
for them in the senate galleries and
were the center OF all eyes Mrs. Will
son wore tan cloth dress with a |
silk cloak and a small
hat to match. Miss Margaret Wilson
wore blue silk popIin, Miss Jessie will
san lavender broadcloth and Miss
Eleanor Wilson bright blue cloth dress |
CONGRESS ADJoURNS.
At 1880 o'clock committees from the
house and senate waited upon Presi- |
dent Taft in the marble room and gave |
formal notification that congress was
ready to adjourn. Meanwhile those
members of the cabinet. who did not |
ride in the procession to the capitol, |
gathered In the presidents room, said
goodby to Mr.. Taft and were intro /
duced to Mr.. Wilson.