Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-03-04

TO TINS committee was assigned the trSt
function Of Importance in the days pro
ceedingS, that Of conducting the new
president and vice president to the White
House for greeting with President Taft.
followed by the drive OF the preSiden-
tial party to the capitol. Mrs. Wilson and
family, and Mrs. Marshall remained at
the hotel to be escorted to the capitol
later by a military aide.
Meantime the escort for the presidcn-
tial party was assembling in the park
ways adjoining the White House. Fore
most in this escort was the Essex Troop
from Mr. Wilson's own state With
them, from Mr.. Marshall's state rode
the Black Horse Troop of Indiana. One
thousand Princeton men with touches
of their college cOlOrs, We'd with the
mounted escorts in number and activity
Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Wilson occupied
carriages with members of the inaugural
committees Mr.. Marshall and Senator
Gallinger, president pro TEN of the sen
ate following Immediately in another
carriage with other members of the com
mittee: carriages following with mem
bers Of the Mr.. Taft'S retiring cabinet
Pennsylvania avenue and the main
th0rOughfare cOnverging at the capitol
were packed from an early hour of the
ay to witness this move of the pres
idential party to the capitol. From the
White House to the capitol steel cables
strung along the curb held back spec
tatocrs and traffic was supended.
At the capitol the committee Of ar
rangements was ready to conduct Mr..
Taft and Mr.. WiIaOn to the marble
chamber known as the presidents ROOM
Just of the lobby leading to the senate
chamber. Others Of the committee waited
10 conduct Mr.. Marshall and Senator
Gallinger to the vice presidents room.
at the opposite end of the senate lobby.
The arrival of the presidential party
was timed to bring it to the capitol full
hour before the opening Of the actual in
auguratiOn ceremony at noon This was
to give sufficient time to Mr. Taft to
sign bills being passed in the last hour
of the expiring G2nd congress- The cabinet
of the outgoing president accompanied
him, to inspeC the newly passed bills
pertaining to their departments and to
advise the president as to his signature
or veto.
CONGRESS- NEARING CLOSE
Meanwhile the senate and house of
representatives were pressing matters to
a conclusion, in the hurry to have all
legislative business cleared well before
noon. IN the house there were the usual
closing exercises with resolutions of
thanks to the speaker. 1t was the aim
of the leaders to close the proceedings
sufficiently before noon to permit the
membership Of the house to march in Il
body to the senate wing of the capitol.
there to take the seats set apart for them
tiCn ceremonies of the vice president
Senate galleries were thrOnged early
with brilliant asScmblage in which
women largely predOminated, hir gowns
and hats giving gala appearance TO
the upper portion Of the chamber. The
we'd for the families of the incoming and
outgoing executives. Until the ceremon-
les Of inaugurating the new vice prcsi-
dent began these animated galleries
were the center of attraction
The program provided for the entrance
of the supreme court, the house and
other bodies at specific intervals, from
II 80 TO noon, leading up to- the actual
ceremonies. While the Supreme Court
was being announced and the SOmbre-
robcd justices accompanied by the off
GERS Of the court, found large leather
chairs placed along the front row of the
chamber facing the vicc-prcSident and
at his right. the diplomatic corps. bril-
liantly arrayed in full state costume,
assembled in the outside corridor pre-
pared to enter in. a body.
Whom the supreme court was an
nOunced Chief Justice White leading
the procession entered the senate cham
ber, followed by Associate Justice Lamar
Hughes, McKenna, Holmes, Lurton, Day,
Van Dcvanter and Pitncy.
The representatives of foreign nations
came next, headed by Ambassador Jus
srand of France, dean of the diplomatic
corp in the absence of the venerable Bar
ON IIengelmuller, the Ambassador of
Austria, who is absent from his post on
leave and is not to return.
The Rt. Hon. James Bryce. the Brit
ish Ambassador was next, followed in