Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-04
WILL SON TAKES (.
0ATH0F OFFICE
Vast Crowds Witness Cere-
monial as New President
is Sworn In.
SCENES AT CAPITOL.
SCENES AT CAPITOL.
Chief Justice White Administers Oath
Wilson Pledges Service in His In
aaguraI Address to Country.


The carriages bearing President
! Taft, President-elect Wilson, and Vice.
! President-elect Marshall reached
the capitol at 1915 and amid roars
OF applause from the great crowd the
outgoing Chief Executive and his sue
cessor passed through the bronze
doors and along the corridor to the
! Presidents room at the north of the
Senate chamber.
President Taft, while Governor Will
son looked on, plunged into the work
Of signing bills as they were brought
to him from the Senate.
Hardly had the President and the
President-elect been seated in the
chamber of the Senate, facing the as
sembled members Of both houses, the
Diplomatic Corps and the high judicial
officers, than the ce-Prcsident-elec
was ushered in to take the oath, re-
cited to him by Senator Gallinger, of
New Hampshire, President of the Sen
ate pro tempore. The Senate then ad-
journed to Immediately resume its ses-
sion as part of the sixty-third Con-
gress.
Prayer by the chaplain opened the
Democratic regime in the chamber.
Vice President Marshall then rose, and
in a clear, steady voice delivered his
inaugural address, .,
A preliminary outburst of applause
at the opening of the panels to ad-
nit the members Of the press had
meanwhile grown to roar Of welcome
from the thousands mas$ed upon the
stage outside, as the procession ap-
peared. The tens of thousands who
stood beyond edge fthe amphithe-
atre caught up the sound, and as the
portly figure Of the outgoing presi
dent was distinguished in the doorway,
and the audience caught sight of the
pale, serious scholarly figure at his
side, the pent-up enthusiasm of all the
Democratic visitors broke loose in
demonstration that revel'ated up
against the dome and rolued out over
the hill, growing louder and louder as
Taft and Wilson took up the stations
assigned them upon the speakers
stand.
Slowly the procession Of distin-
guished visitors from the Senate gal
lel'ies filed in upon the stage. The
President and his successor seated
with Chief Justice White upon their
right and the official committee upon
their left surveyed the tossing seas Of
faces and waving hats, handker-
chefs, banners, and canes that filled
the street and park to the north,
east and south.
Chief Justice White, rose and fac
ing the president elect, who stood up
with him, began Ito administer the
oath of office. A hush fell upon the
crowd as the right hand of the new
Chief Executive of the nation was
raised to attest his purpose to admin
ister the law, and as his lips touched
the Holy Book, it deepen as he turn
ed to the people and in his inaugural
address gave them his pledge of 10y
al service.
When the last word of the inugural
address had been uttered the members
of the Senate, headed by their SER
geanut-at- arms, secretary and new pre-
siding officer, returned in procession to
their chamber.
President Wilson and former Presi-
dent Taft, escorted by the committee
on arrangements, and fairly deafen-
ed by the cheers of 100000 specta-
tors, made their way to the carriages
which were to be the center Of inter
est in the inaugural parade. Bowing
and lifting his hat to left and right
the President settled himself IN his
seat, the crowds opened in a narrow
tlane toward the avenue, and the lnau-
gural ceremony was completed. Inc
parade was begun.