The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-10-27
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OOllIllluSu tIOIl age OuS'
Of the day was Champ Clark. speaker
of the national house Of representa-
tives.
President Wilson arrived here in
the early afternoon and was officially
welcomed by a large reception COM
mittee composed of some Of the lead
dent came Vice President Marshall,
Speaker Clark, Chief Justice White
and several associate Justices, sena-
tors from the thirteen original states,
and members of the house Of repre-
sentatives equal to the number Of
members sitting in congress in the
latter part Of 1899 and the beginning
Of 1900. Ambassadors and ministers
Of European and South American
countries who had accepted invita-
ttonS were in the Washington party,
as were also the chaplains Of the sen
ate and house.
Luncheon was served at the Belle
vue-Stratford hotel at which were
present the president and vice presi-
dent, all the other invited guests from
Washington, the governors of a num-
Der of states, and the several COM
mittees having charge of the cere-
monies.
After the luncheon came the par
ade with President Wilson near the
! LlSdu OIL tIlG line. III the PROCESSION
were all the sailors and marines sta
toned at the Philadelphia navy yard;
four companies of coast artillery from
Fort du Point and Fort Mott on the
Delaware river; a provisional bri-
gade Of the Pennsylvania National
guard. the Philadelphia cavalry com
mands attached to the state militia
and the patriotic societies. The par
ade wound it's way through the bust
ness section Of the city to Indepen-
dence Square, when President Wilson
was escorted to Congress hall. He
was attended by the First troop,
Philadelphia City cavalry, which has
escorted every president who has Wis
tied Philadelphia since the time OF
George Washington.
AS the president approached the
historic hall a chorus Of 100 voices
greeted the nations chief executive
with a patriotic song. Brass bands
blared forth stirring music and the
great crowd Of people massed in and
about the square cheered.
The old building is small. having a
width of fifty feet and a depth OF
about seventy-five feet. For this rea-
son only $50 persons could be crowd
ed on the first floor where the lower
house Of congress met. The senate
held it's sessions on the second floor
During the exercises today, President
wilson sat IN the cnalr occupied by
John Hancock when he presided over
the continental congress at the sign
ing of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence. 1t was the first time the chair
had been used since President Grant
requested the privilege of sitting in il
in 1876. .. !. .
The invocation was delivered BY
Rev. Henry N. Couden, d. D., the
chaplain of the house of representa-
tives at washington, This was fol.
lowed by the singing Of Hail., Colum-
bia. 60. 81 r. ..E
Frank Miles Day Of PHILADELPHIA
read a brief statement concerning tht
restoration Of the building. Mr.. Day
was chairman Of the committee O.
architects having charge of the work
Then followed the delivery of tn,
building to the city by the presiden
Of the Philadelphia chapter of thu
American Institute of Architects
John Hall Rankin, and it's ~acceptanc,
by the city.
The grafton by Speaker Chaml
Clark and the address of. Presiden
Wilson, who stood on the rostrum o
the house where Washington deliver
ed his farewell address. followed.
The exercises were closed with tn