Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-15
M'GOVERN IS AGAIN
SWORN into OFFICE
Takes Oath Together With Other
NewIy-EIected Officials.
CHIEF JUSTICE oFFlclATES
According to the Wishes OF Governor
All Pomp Is Omitted-Custonl-
airy Inaugural Bali
Abandoned.

Madison.-Francis E. McGovern of
Milwaukee was sworn in as governor
of Wisconsin for the second time.
Other state officers inaugurated
were: Thomas Morris, La Crosse,
lieutenant governor (re-elected) John
S. Donald Mt. HoTeb, secretary OF
state; Henry Johnson, South Madi-
son, state treasurer; Walter c. owen,
Maiden Rock, attorney general.
The oath of office was administered
by Chief Justice John B. Winslow.
The ceremonies were OF simple
character in keeping with the ex-
pressed wish of Governor McGOVern,
who also was effective in dispensing
with the customary inaugural pail.
Flags and flowers were used freely in
decorating the assembly chamber,
where the inaugural ceremonies were
held, and the capitol corridors and
state departments, where receptions
were held by the incoming state otfi-
GERS during the day An orchestra
furnished music.
The inaugural party moved from
the executive office to the assembly
chamber under direction of Col
George Joachim and Col. John g.
Salsman of the Wisconsin National
Guard. The rest of the party fol-
lowed in the following order:
William R. Bagley, master of cere-
monies. and Rev Howard R. Gold
chaplain.
President Charles r. Van Hise with
Chief Justice WinsIow.
Judge E. Ray Stevens with Justice
Marshall
Judge A. G. Zimmerman with JUS
tice Siebecker.
John NJ Olin with Justice Kerwin.
Burr w Jones with Justice Timlin.
Joseph NJ Boyd with Justice
Barnes.
Col George NJ. Neckerman with JUS
tice Vinje.
Senator \. W. Sanborn with Cover
nor McGovern.
o. B. Brandenburg with Lieutenant
Governor Morris
Secretary of States James r. Freer
with Secretary of State-elect Donald.
State Treasurer A H. Dahl with
State Treasurer-elect Johnson
Attorney General L. H. Bancroft
with Attorney General-elect Owen.
f. w. Cantwell with State Superin-
tendent G. p Cary.
After the invocation by Rev. Mr..
Gold of the English Luthern church,
Madison, the chief justice. administ-
cred the oath of office to each officer
elect in turn the presentation being
made by the escorts.
Seats in the chamber were reserved
for the families of the officers-elect
and for members of numerous state
boards and commissions. The cham
Der and balconies were filed to capac-
ity with the customary inaugural day
throng
Receptions were held in the various
departments in the afternoon. The
personnel of the receiving line in
each follows:
With Governor McGoVern and Lieu
tenant Governor Morris-President G.
r. Van Hise, A. e. Proudfit, Carl A.
Johnson, Sam T. Swanson, John A
Awkward, Richard Lloyd Jones, Prof
John B. Parkinson and Prof Paul S.
Reinsch
With Secretary of State Donald
Ernest ~ Warner, A B. Nicholson
and A NJ StondaIl
With State Treasurer Johnson-E
B Steensland, A. F. Menges and A.
G. Schmedeman
With Attorney General Owen-Mi-
chael B. Olbrick, Alfred T. Rogers
and Walter Drew
Members of the inaugural arrange
ments committee, consisting Of lead
ing Madison citizens, were w. R.
Bagley, chairman: Joseph E. Davies,
Mayor John B. Helm, O. D. Branden-
burg, H. j. Veerhusen, DR.. H. e. Pur-
cell, William E. Perrie, Postmaster
w. A. Devine, Dudley Montgomery
and Prof J. E. Olson.
Company G, Wisconsin National
Guard, were detailed for guard duty
at the assembly chamber.
All business was suspended
throughout the statehouse during the
day.