Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-03-06

PRESIDENT WILSON.
There was brief exchange of COM
pliments between Mrs. Wilson and
Mrs. Taft. in which the latter grace
fully turned over the suzerainty that
had been hers for the past four years
to the new mistress of the White
House. Soon afterward Mr.. and Mrs.
Taft quietly left through a rear en-
trance to take the 3:05 train from the
Union station for Augusta, Ga. Here
they will spend several weeks before
going to New Haven, where Mr.. Taft
will take up his work as professor OF
law in Yale university.
Wilson's Official Day Begins.
President Wilson's official day be-
gan at 1890 this morning. At that
hour delegation of the congression.
al committee waited upon him at the
Shoreham to escort him to the White
House.
A similar delegation waited upon
Vice President Elect Marshall at the
same hotel, where the new vice presi-
dent Millls&nlalse his ,Aaeme during tAe
coming months. .
At the executive mansion the incom-
ing president and vice president were
greeted by Mr.. Taft, and few min
utes later the fateful ride to the Capt.
tol was begun. The president and
president eject occupied the first car
riage with two members OF the con-
gressional committee.
In the carriage following were Vice
President Elect Marshall and three
members of the committee, there be-
ing no retiring vice president. After
them strung along the carriages of
host of cabinet officers and other high
dignitaries of military and civil rank.
Arrived at the senate wing of the
Capitol, the president and president
elect went to the presidents room.
Vice President Elect Marshall repair
ed to the vice presidents chamber.
Short Delay Occurs.
Here there was a short delay owing
to some hitch in the proceedings, but
it was soon over The committee ON
arrangements waited on the president
and president elect and escorted them
to the senate chamber. where thew
were gwen seats reserved Tor them In
front OF the vice presidents desk.
The same committee also escorted
the vice president elect to the senate
chamber. where the members of the
houee and Of the supreme court were
A2seody seated.
Then on the eve Of the senate's ad-
josssnment the president pro tempore
administered the oath that made Gov.
ernor Thomas r. Marshall of Indiana
vice president of the United States.
immediately thereafter the senate ad-
journed.
b Following the adjournment Vice
President Marshall delivered his inan'
gural address, after which he admin
dstered the oath of office to the sena.
tors elect
At the conclusion of these impress
sive ceremonies within the senate
chamber all those assembled there
formed q procession, marching through
the rotunda of the Capitol to the plat.
form at the east end of the building.
where the big event of the day, the
actual swearing In of the president
elect, took place.
The Great Parade.
Next to the great event, so essential
to the rest OF today's celebration, the
great military and civic pageant this
afternoon held the publics interest.
Considered purely from spectacular
viewpoint. it was not only by far the
biggest feature of the Inauguration,
but in many respects, surpassed any
thing that Washington has seen in a
long series Of inaugural spectacles.
The head of the first grand division
was almost abreast Of the. White
House whom President Wilson first
showed himself In the glassed in sec
ton Of the reviewing stand that had
been reserved for him. His appear
ance was the signal for . wave Of ap-
plause that swept Ill hefora Il. drown.