The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-04

CldmDeH 1OT Ine inauguration ceremonies |
of the vice-president.
Senate galleries were thronged early
with a brilliant assembage In which
women largely predominated, their gowns
and hate giving a gala appearance to the
upper portion of the chamber The dlplo-
matte galleries were strictly reserved for
the families of the representatives of for
eign governments. and the president and |
vice-presdents : galleries for the families |
of the incoming and outgoing executives. |
Until the ceremonies of inauguratng the /
new vice-president 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 specified intervals. from 11.30
to noon, leading up to the actual cerc-
monies. While the supreme court was
being announced and the simbre-robed
justices, accompanied 10y the officers OF the
court. found large leather chairs placed
along the front row of the chamber. facing
the vice-president. and at his right, the
diplomatic corps, brilliantly arrayed in full
state costume assembled in the outside
| corridor prepared to enter in a body.
When the supreme court was announced.
| Chief Justice White leading. the process
/ sion entered the senate chamber, followed
| by Associat Justices Lamar, Hughes, Nc
| Kenna. Holmes. Lorton. Day. Van De
vanter and Pitney.
The representatives OF foreign nations
came next, headed by Ambassador Juss-
| Grand. of France, dean of the diplomatic
corps in the absence of the venerable
Baron Hengelmuller, the ambassador of
| Austria. who l. absent from his post on
| leave and is not to return.
! The Rt. Hon. James Bryce, the British
| ambassador, was next, followed in order
of seniority by Count Won Bernstorff. the
| ambassador from Germany: Noussouf Zia
| Pacha, the ambassador from Turkey; the
| Marquis Cusani Confalomeri, the ambassa-
dor from Italy; Senior De Cana, the am
bassador from Brazil; George Bakhmateff,
the ambassador from Russia, the Niscount
Chinda. ambassador from Japan, and fol-
lowed by the ministers and their suits
from Portugal, Bolivia SalvaG or. Neither
lands. Venezuela, Switzerland. Greece.
China. Spain Ecuador Norway. Nicara-
que, Cuba, Argentina. Uruguay, Chile,
Belgium. Haiti, Guatemala, the Domni-
2 can Republic, Peru, Sweden. Siam. Column
bia. Honduras Denmark Panama and Per
, sia. The ambassadors and ministers have
seats Immediately bedind the space reserv-
ed for the cabinet.
Meanwhile the house of representatives
r formed in double line down the long cor
g ridor toword the house wing of the capitol
and accompanied by the memberseect
soon to take places in the next congress-
= marched slowly to the senate door, and
i headed by Senator Clark, for whom seat
! | had been placed on the rostrum at the
-, left of Senator Gallinger, as president pre-
tempore of the senate, found seats re
served on the west side of the chamber
n the east being held for senators and 9th
! ers.
+ Other places reserved in the chamber
i We're for Admiral Dewey and his aide
1 Major General Leonard Wood, chief OF
= stag of the army, and his aide and officers
j of the army and navy, who by name hav,
d received the thanks of congress. Among
o these were Rear Admiral Peary, the dis
d inguished Artic explorer. When this par
e of the program was carried out the mex
y move was to escort the president presi
dent-elect, and vice-president-elect to tn,
Il chamber. The two most conspicuous seat,
/ in the chamber were reserved for Mr.. VII
i son and Mr. Marshall both of which facet
L the presiding officer, Mr.. Wilson's an tn,
r. front row to the right of the main aisle
e and Mr.. Marshall's to the left Seats fo
, the cabinet and the committee on arrange
e ments were close by.
n With the entrance of President Taft ant
President-elect Wilson at the main door o
r the senate, escorted by the committee ol
4 arrangements, and the entrance of Mr.
2 Marshall and Senator Gallinger. also es
j. corted by the same committe, the stag
&c was set for the Inauguration of the ney
+ vice-president
r First in the order of the proceeding
was the administering of the oath of ofiic
O of Vice President Marshall. Arising iron
re his seat among the senator's the new vice
TO president was escorted to the senate ros
y trum to the right of the presiding officer
to The office of vice-president being vacant b
he the death of James S. Sherman, the ac
ic minstration of the oath to the new vic,
president fell to the lot of Senator Calling
e. er. This was a brief ceremony. followe
I'd with impressive silence as the oath wa
N slowly repeated by the new official, stanc
oy ing with appraised hand.
of Vice-President Marshall had now bee
I. formally installed as the presiding office
.e of the senate This much accomplished
of the senate of the 62d congress adjurne
sine die, to reorganize Immediately as tt
as new senate of the 63d congress, with r
ur new presiding officer directing its affair
"a A prayer by the chaplain of the senat
We was the first formal action of the new
lis organized senate. With this solemn fun
ir- ton over, Vice-President Marshall delive
at ed his inaugural address
IN 1t renamed only TO complete the orgar
to zation of the new senate by administeril
81 the oath to senators reelected or new
elected to the body
ap- The returning democratic senator's
take the oath were: Bankhead of Al
all bama; Bacon, of Georgia; Simmons,
ore North Carolina; Owens, of Ol1lahom
ual Tillman, of South Carolina; Sheppard,
of Texas. and Martin, of Virginia.
i'm \ Rr defa wylslo opoid ratiokta +
uf- The reelected republicans were: Bora
,m- of Idaho; Kenyon. of Iowa; Nelson,
to Minnesota, and Warren, of Wyoming.
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