The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-03-08

and house, followed by the. marshal of
the supreme court and the marshal of
the District of Columbia. made up the
vanguard Of the procession Of high dig
nitaries. Behind these last came Chief
Justice Edward D. White Of the su-
preme court, whose duty 1t was to ad-
minister the oath Of Office to the presi-
dent-elect and the associate justices,
followed by the committee on arrange
ments.
Then came the president and the
president-elect, and at their rear a
distinguished following OF ambasa-
doris, governors and other dignitaries,
including the newly sworn vice pres
ident.
Chief Justice Administers Oath.
When the procession paused every
ear strained attention to catch the
words that would usher into the chair
Of Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln
the first Democrat to gain that high
place in a score Of years.
Solemnly and distinctly, though most
Of the waiting thousands hanging on
the event Of his words could not even
see the motions Of his lips, the chief
justice administered the oath Of ONCE
to the president-elect.
An instant the waiting host stood 81
lent Then 1t became a shrieking, leap
ing mob, roaring a paRdemoniac well
come to the nations new executive and
all but smothering the saluting can
non which first gave notice that a new
president had been inaugurated and
a new administration had begun.
From the crowd in the square and on
the platform the other massed multi
tudes that lined the broad sides Of
PENNSYLVANIA avenue took their cue,
and It was many minutes before Pres
ident Wilson could begin his brief In
augural address. Even then so great
was the clamor that only those nearest
to him could distinguish what he said.
Returns to Executive Mansion.
Immediately after the address was
finished President Wilson, aceompa-
MED by the ex-president. fastened to
the Pennsylvania avenue side OF the
capitol, where carriages awaited to
take the party to the luncheon in the
executive mansion.
During the drive Mr. Taft sat on the
left of his successor. In this he follow
ed established precedent, a precedent
that was broken four years ago by
Colonel Roosevelt, who went directly
from the capitol after the inaugural
exercises we're over to the Union sta
ton to take a train for Oyster Bay.
All along the route up Pennsylvania
avenue the old and the new presidents
were greeted unanimously. Indeed, 70
an observer not familiar with the stu
ation Il might have been difficult 70
determine which was the incoming and
which the outgoing chief executive, SO
veil did the genial Taft smile match
the beamfng features Of President
| Wilson.
AZ the executive mansion the two
were met by Mrs. Taft, who hitherto
had taken no part in the days cere-
monies, and subcommittee OF the OF
6ciaI reception committee. President
Wilson also saw for the brst time
since early in the day Mrs Wilson ano
their three daughters. who had been
1nder the escort of special military
aids during the ceremonies at the cap
itol.
There was a brief exchange OF COM
ailments between Mrs. Wilson ana
Mrs Taft, in which the LITTER graceiui,
- turned over the suzerainty that mao
baen hers for the past four years 10
The new mistress Of the White House;
Soon afterwsrd the ex-president anu
Ms Teft quietly left through rear
a - 70 take the sos train nom
the Union station for Augusta. "a.
Here they yin spend several weeks Dc
tore eoing to New Haven. where M iL
TAFT win take up his wors as piOie'
go ~ law IN Yale university:
WILSON'S cfFeIaI Day ses'ns~
pves,deut wilson's of1cial day oes1n
~ 1a.ae a the morning. Al thar houi
J. dslsration Of the congressional com
.,,ttes waited upon him at the snose
en ', where he stopped during me
.s-bt TO escort him to the "ni's
House. ..,,ss uuon
-. Pc p-ssiseptEeet Marshall at ne
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