The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-07

uent, prebdenlelect and vice preBi-
don-oleot from the White House TO the
capitol, where until noon Mr.. Taft
was occupied with the measures pass
cd in the closing hours OF the Sixty
second congress.
The Inauguration OF Vice President
Marshall occurred shortly afternoon,
along with the assembling OF the new
senate and the swearing in OF new
senators.
Following this the chief ceremony
OF the day. the Inauguration OF Presi-
dent Wilson. occurred at the east
front Of the capitol.
Arrived at , the temporary stand
where hundreds OF people were al
ready seated and tens OF thousands
more were banked in front OF the
stand. the high dignitaries took the
places allotted to them and prepared
to solemniae the chief event OF the
day.
For the frst time Chief Justice Ed
ward d. White administered the oath.
his predecessor, Chief Justice Melville
w. Fuller having officiated at the last
six public inaugurations. In a firm
voice the president-elect repeated af-
ter the venerable chief justice the
oath, bowing TO kiss the Bible at its
close. The boom OF cannon and the
cheers Of the mighty concourse Of
people announced the fact that a new
president OF the United States had
been inducted into ofiice and that VIII
liam Howard Taft was now a private
citizen.
The inaugural address was deliv.
cred In the easy manner and full voice
for which President Wilson is already
famous, but the crowd was so enor.
nous that only those nearest the plat
form could hear. These cheered the
telling points, especially the brief ref
renee to the tariff and the striking
sentences such as "our work is a
work of restoration" Justice and
only justice shall always be our mot
to" and this is not day Of triumph;
It is a day Of dedication" Many CON-
plimentary references were made to
the lofty tone Of the address. In its
breVity, pithiness and high moral
plane It is likened to the inaugural
addresses Of Lincoln.
Then came the return Of the presi
Dental party to the White House and
the review of the inaugural parade,
lasting well along into the afternoon.
The inaugural parade was one of
fWTrT nafw n
years. The crowds were especially in
terested in the crack escorts of Presi-
dent Wilson and Vice President Mar
shall. AS the president concluded his
inaugural address, one Of the mounted
star officers waved his hand to sig
nal man on the roof Of the capitol.
A white and red pennant was waved
back and forth, and in the distant
white lot a similar little BANNER wig
wagged back. Instantly, from a field
piece south Of the White House came
q roar signifying that the parade had
begun.
The inaugural procession, headed
by a company of mounted police,
started down the northerly curved |
roadway from the capitol. Turning at
First street north of the brilliantly |
decorated Peace monument into Penn
sylvania avenue.
Along the sides of the avenue were |
ranked, 20 deep, the people. Every |
window, every roof, the reviewing |
stands and the sidewalks we're jam
med. 1t is conservatively estimated
that more than 100000 people lined
Pennsylvania avenue between the
capitol, the White House and Wash
ington circle, seven blocks further
west of the presidents home.
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