The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-01

is to be sworn in. This proceeding Is
simple in the extreme. Prayer is of.
fered, after which Chief Justice White
will arise with the prcsident-elcct and
administer the oath. The president.
when he takes the oath. will kiss an
open bible. This volume has been
purchased for tho occasion and will
afterward be presented to Mrs. Wilson
for Il keepsake. After taking the oath
President Wilson will deliver his in
augural address.
SO far as the future welfare of the
United States is concerned the inau.
guration is complete when the presi-
dent takes the oath of Office. but the
events for which the crowds have been
waiting are Just about to begin. The
parade. marshaled by General Wood.
down Pennsylvania venue from the
white house. But the president must
have luncheon before taking his place
! n the reviewing stand in front Of
the white house, and SO he and the
vice president ride hurriedly. their
mounted escorts laundering after
them. to the executive mansion.
When Taft was inaugurated four
years ago Mrs. Taft established a pre-
cedent by riding to the white house
from the capitol in his carriage. Mrs.
Wilson does not intend to follow her
example, but will go to the white
daughters through streets adjacent to
Pennsylvania avenue.
Will Bid :Adicus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taft will stop only a
short while at the white house. After
hid N{ro fNn{. snNta,,~ ttn,, vySlS I@~,,A
unostentatiously from the south door.
and, for the first time in four years
~unescorted by secret service men. mo.
tor directly to the station, where they
will take the train for Augusta. Ga.
Taft will have a few weeks of recre-
alton in the south before taking up
his future work at Yale university.
The picturesque features of the cell
ehration will now begin. Washington
expects to Guido all former Inaugural
tions in the beauty of the street dec
.orations. Green and white are the Of
fetal colors of the Inauguration. AL
ering the facades OF buildings in bunt.
ing of these colors and In flags. But
the triumph Of the decorative scheme
will be in the Court of Honor. as
the stretch of avenue in front Of the
white house Is to be termed. The
presidents reviewing stand is a en-
trail Ionic temple, with long. thanking
wings. Opposite is a public stand at
each side. The figures hold aloft
torches Of Italian type Of architecture.
Even the season of the year has had
to yield to the wizardry Of the decora-
tors in the Court of Honor. The
hundreds Of green. pinnacled cedar
trees, which will be massed together
in a long hedge. a -Nernal background,
striated with delicate Grecian coll
umns painted pure white.
The gate to the court will be guard
ed by female figures. heroic size, on
pedestals in both hands. Behind each
statue will be a giant cedar. sixty-fve
feet tall. and at night these guardian
trees will be lighted with hundreds of
electric bulbs. The green impromptu
hedge will completely mask the white
house from the avenue.
AS to the parade itself. it will have
gigantic length. 1t is estimated now
but this is only an Official estimate.
It eeemss possible, khat the parade,
starting at 9 rp.. n, will be passing, the
reviewing stand until dark. The civic
section will be COMPOSED of. about co.
900 marchers, while the military will
make up the rest.
The first grand division Of the par
ade will be composed Of the regulars
and naval-under COM
mand Of Major General W. ". Wither-
spoon. In this division will march the
West Point cadets and the Annapolis
midshipmen. The picked drill corps
Of the army. navy and marine corps
will give, visitors a...good impression
Of Uncle Sans fighting forces.
Militia i Next.
|. Next will come the militia division,
commanded by Brigadier General Al.
bert l. Mills. Present arrangements
include militia from thirteen states in
this division. Governors attending the
Inauguration will ride at the heads of
their own national guard. Militia is