The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-03-04


MIA avenue the cid and the new presi.
dents were greeted tumultuonsly. In
deed, to an observer not familiar with
the situation it might have been diff
cult to determine which was the in.
coming and which the outgoing che!
executive, SO well did the genial Tafs
smile match the beaming features of
President Wilson.
AT the executive mansion the two
were met by Mrs. Taft, who hitherto
had taken no part in the days cere.
monies, and a subcommittee of the
official reception committee. President
Wilson also saw for the first time
since early today Mrs. Wilson and
their three daughters, who had been
under the escort of special military
aides during the ceremonies at the
capitol.
There was brief exchange of COM
pliments between Mrs. Wilson and
Mrs. Taft, in which the latter grace.
fully turned over the suzerairty that
had been hers for the past four years
to the new hostess of the White
House. Soon afterward the ex-Presi-
dent and Mrs. Taft quietly left through
= rear entrance to take the 3.05 train
the Union station for Augusta.
ca. 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 began
at 1890 this morning. At that hour a
delegation of the congressional COM
mittee waited upon him at the Shore
ham, where he stopped last night, 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 will make his home during the
coming months.
At the executive mansion the incom-
ing president and vice president were
greeted by MI. Taft and a few min
utes later the fateful ride to the CAPT
tol was begun. The president and pres
ident-elect occupied the first carriage
with 1.-TWO members of the congress
sional 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 a
host of cabinet officers and other high
digintaries of military and civil rank.
On the way to the capitol President
Taft occupied the seat on the right
side of the carriage, this position be
ing reversed after the inaugural cere
mony and the new president having
the seat of honor on their return to
the executive mansion.
Arrived at the senate wing of the
capitol, the president and president
elect went at once to the presidents
room. Vice President elect Marshall
repaired to the vice presidents cham
Der.
Here there was a short delay owing
to some hitch in the proceedings, bu'
it was soon over. The committee on
arrangements waited on the presiden'
and president-elect and escorted them
to the senate chamber, where they
were given seats reserved for them in
front of the vice presidents desk.
The same committee also escor. ed
the vice president-elect to the senate
chamber, where the members of the
house and of the supreme court were
already seated
Then on the eve of the scnate's ad
jourrme,it the president pro tempore
administered the oath that made Gov
ernor Thomas R. Marshall, of Indiana.
vice president of the United States.
Immediately there after the senate ad-
journed after prayer by the chap
lain.
Following the adjournment Vice
President Marshall delivered his in
tugural address, after which he ad-
ninistered the oath of Office to the
senators elect.