The Hattiesburg news., 1913-02-14

and parade, involving a tremendous st
amount of detail work, are practically dc
completed, although two weeks and W
four days will have to pass before re
President-elect Woodrow Wilson and p
Vice President.elect Thomas r. Mar fl
shall will be introduced into their re- 81
spective offices and will take their
oaths of office. The grandstands at
the White House and at several points
along Pennsylvania avenue are COM Ii
pleted and so is the staging for the a
| Inauguration ceremonies at the capt. n
tol; the stanchions for the steel ca Il
bles with which Pennsylvania avenue d
will be roped off on the day of the r
parade are in place and the thousands {
of electric lights to be used for the
inaugural illumination have been
strung and placed in their proper po- ,
stions Every detail of the inaugu-
ration ceremony and of the parade fol-
lowing it has been carefully planned
and every precaution has been taken
to prevent the occurrence of any awk-
ward hitch.
The coming Inauguration will be re-
: markable in several respects. In the !
a first place the Southern states will !
y have a stronger representation in the
y parade than for a great many years;
d another departure will be the arrange
e ment by which the Vice President
D. will receive more attention than ever
q before, military escort being pro-
the capitol and back to the White
g House; another, equally new prece-
dent will be established by the omis-
sion of the Inauguration ball which in
former years used to constitute the
W most brilliant feature of the inaugu-
,d ration program.
n. In accordance with the plans ar
a. ranged by the committee in charge of
se the inauguration ceremonies, Presi-
10 dent Taft, Presdentelect Wilson and
rv Vice President-elect Marshall on the
morning of March 4 will be escorted
10. from the White House to the capitol
will be headed by General Wood as
grand marshall and his staff, followed
or by the Essex troop of New Jersey
ON, forming the special escort of Cover
foe nor Wilson: then will come the car
an riage containing President Taft ant
eg- Governor Wilson, next the troop o
Culver cadets forming the escort o
on+ Governor Marshall who will occup
not Ihe secolu oaili"se' "ni0n VIII
tho followed by the entire grand vetera
ho division, composed of members of tn
ha Grand Army of the Republic, the UI
tor ion Veteran Legion and the Spanis
+ba War Veterans.
The President, the President-eleC
A. and the Vice President-elect will el
II ter the Senate wing Of the capitol b
to, the bronze door. The President an
a. the President-elect will be escorte
,,,Id to the Presidents room where the
shall remain until escorted to the Sc
ate chamber, to be present at the 1
auguration of the Vice President-elec
administered by the President pl
tempore of the Senate immediate
before the adjournment of that bod
n Having taken his OATH the Vice Pres
n dent will call the Senate to order al
deliver his inaugural address.
and The organization of the Senate ha
ing been completed, the procession W
be formed by the officers of the Sc
ate and the House Of Representative
the justices of the supreme court
the United States, the committee
ARRANGEMENTS, the President and t
President-elect, the members OF c
diplomatic corps in accordance wi
- their rank, the Vice President, me
bers and ex-members Of the Sena
and the House of Representative
heads of executive departments, gt
ernors of states and territories, t
admiral of the navy and his aid
the chief of staff of the army and
IT, aides and such officers of the arr
En-. and the navy who have received
:, thanks of Congress. The processi
will move through the rotunda to
,etter platform over the main portico, wh'
using the Inauguration ceremony will ia
rem
,ngth place.
srves, After all are assembled, Jne Vi
your 1.. % A. sunrarna court will
with JusIi00 VI VIZ 80 -
think minister the oath of office to the Pr
and ident-elect who will then deliver
inaugural address This will conch
d get the ceremonies at the Capitol and
NOPE ,a .ho Uica President
it is FresluehI anu '0
t dis companied by their military esco
You will return to the White House, VIII