The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-04
lMPRESSVENESS Marks
ceremony Of INAUGURATION
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iyenate chamber. Others of the COM
mittee waited to conduct MIR. Marshall
and Senator Galliger to the vice presi>
dents room. at the opposite end of the
senate lobby.
Gave Taft Plenty of Time.
The arrival of the presidential party
was timed to bring 1t to h capitol
q full honr before the opening of the
actual inauguration ceremony at noon.
This was to give sufficient time to
MIR. Taft to sign bills being passed
IN the last hour of the expiring con-
gress. The cabinet Of the outgoing
president accompanied him. to inspect
the newly passed bills pertaining to
their departments n to advise tho
president as. to his signature or veto.
Meanwhile the senate inc house of
representatives were pressing matters
to a tinal conclusion, in the hurry to
have all legislative business cleared
we'll before noon. In the house there
were the usual closing exercises. with
resolutions Of thanks to the speaker.
1t was h aim of the leaders TO close
the proceedings sufficiently before
moor to permit the membership OF
the house to march in a body to the
senate wing of the capitol. there to
take the seats set apart for them in
the senate chamber for the Inaugural
tion ceremonies of the vice president.
Senate galleries were %thronged car
~ with a brilliant assemblage in which
women largely predominated. their
gowns and hats giving a gala appear
ance to the upper portion of the cham
her. The diplomatic galleries We're
strictly reserved for the families OF
the representatives of foreign govern
ments. and the president and vice
presidents galleries for the families of
the incoming n outgoing executives.
Until the ceremonies of inaugurating
the new vice president began these
animated galleries were the center of
attraction.
Supreme Court First.
The program provided for the en-
trance of h supreme court, the house
and other bodies at specified intervals.
from 1880 TO noon. leading UP to the
actual ceremonies. While the supreme
court was being announced and the
sombre rohed justices, accompanied i;
by the officers of the court. found
front row of the chamber. facing the
vice president, and at his right. the
diplomatic corps. brilliantly arrayed
in full state costume. assembled in
the outside corridor prepared to en-
ter in a body.
nounced. Chief Justice White leading
the procession entered the senate
chamber, followed by Associate JUS
tees Lamar, Hughes, McKenna.
Holmes, Lurton, Day, Van Devanter
and Pitney.
The representatives of foreign ma
tions came next. headed by Ambassa-
dor Jusserand of France. dean of the
diplomatic corps in the absence Of the
venerable Baron Hengelmuller, the
ambassador of Austria. who Is absent
from his post on leave and is not to
return.
Ambassadors Followed.
The Rt. Hon. James Bryce, the
British ambassador. was next, fol-
lowed in order of seniority by Count
Won Bernstorff, the ambassador from
Germany: Youssouf Zia Pacha, the
ambassador from Turkey: the Marquis
Cusani Confalomeri. the ambassador
from Italy; Senior De Cana. the am
hassador from Brazil: George Bakh-
mateff, the ambassador from Russia:
the Viscount Chinda. ambassador
from Japan, and followed by the min
listers and their suites from Portugal,
Bolivia. Salvador. Netherlands, Vene-
zuela. Switzerland. Greece, China,
Spain. Ecuador. Norway. Nicaragua.
Cuba. Guatemala, h Dominican Re-
public. Peru, Sweden, Siam, Colombia, !
Honduras, Denmark, Panama and
Persia. The ambassadors n minis
tiers have seats Immediately behind
the space reserved for the cabinet.
Meanwhile the house of represent
tativs. formed in double line down the
long corridor toward the house wing
of the capitol. n accompanied by
the members-elect soon to tax places
In the next congress-, marched slowly
to the senate door. and. headed by
Speaker Clark, for whom a seat had
been placed on the rostrum at the left
OF Senator Galliger, as president pro
tempore of the senate, found seats
reserved on the west side Of the cham
Der. the east being held for senators
n others.
Military Officers There.
Other places reserved in the cham
her were for Admiral Dewey and his
aide: Major General Leonard Wood,
chief Of staff Of the army, and his
aide, and officers Of the army and
navy, who by name have received the
thanks Of congress. Among these
We're Rear Admiral Peary. the dis
tinguished Arctic explorer. When this
the next move was to escort the presi-
dent, president-elect and vice pres.-
dent-elect to the chamber. The two
most conspicuous seats in the cham
Der were reserved for Mr.. Wilson and
Mr.. Marshall. both of which faced tn.
front row to h right of the main
aisle. and Mr.. Marshall's to the left.
Seats for h bin and the COM
mittee on arrangements were close by.
with the entrance Of President Taft
n President-elect Wilson at the
main door Of the senate, escorted By
the committee OIL arrangements, and
the entrance of Mr.. Marshall and
Senator CALI gher, also escorted by
the same committee, the stage was set
for the Inauguration of the new vice
president.
Marshall Takes Oath.
First in the order of the proceedinys