The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-03-07

second and the vitalizing Of the new
SiXty-third congress, embracing the
Inauguration of Vice President Mar
shall and the swearing in Of the SEN
ators-elect, were never more impress
sive. Though delayed somewhat by
the course of legislation necessitating
! turning back for half an hour the
hands of the clock, the interest was
intense
The procession into the chamber of
the members of the house, ambassa-
dors and ministers of foreign coun-
tries in all their brilliant regaiia, the
chief justice and the justices Of the
supreme court in their sombre robes,
the vice president-elect, President
Taft and the president-elect side by
side, escorted by the members of the
congressional inaugural committee,
was an inspiring spectacle.
Marshall Sworn In.
When all had taken their places and
the members of the new cabinet had
ben seated in the rear of the room
Mr. Marshall took the oath of office,
administered by Senator GaMinger, at
! exactly 1884 o'clock. He then de-
livered his inaugural address, in which
! he referred to the senate as the
! "blinders of the governmental har-
! ness"
Then began the procession from the
, senate, winding to the great amphi-
theatre at the east front of the cap
| itol. After Chief Justice White, fol-
/ lowed by the other justices Of the
supreme court, had entered the in
augural stand, President Taft and
President-elect Wilson appeared in
the doorway of the capitol. Their
! presence was the signal for cheers
/ from the crowd assembled in the wide
esplanade and the huge graadstand,
and perched On the roof Of the capitol
from one end to the other. Reaching
| the stand the president-elect stood for
several moments with head barred,
acknowledging the plaudits Of the
crowd. Then with the president, the
chosen members of his cabinet, the
vice president-elsct, the justices and
Speaker Clark, he seated himself to
await the solemn ceremony.
His Delighted WOmenfolk.
Meanwhile Mrs Wilson, the Misses
Mrs. Marshall and the Wilson family
Mrs. Marshall and the Wilson amily
party reached the front of the plat
form and took seats adjoining the in
augural rostrum AS the gay crowd
cheered, Mrs. Wilson, carried away
by enthusiasm, went to the front rail
and waved to the throng. Her daugh-
ters followed So did Mrs. Marshall.
Before. the ceremonies began Miss
Margaret Wilson stood upon her chair
to view the scene to better advantage.
isn't it beautiful" said Mrs. Wilson
as they viewed the gay crowd, the
West Point cadets, the naval cadets
from Annapolis, drawn up in review
before her. Isn't it?'' said Miss Mar
garet when suddenly reminded that
she was standing On her chair. Above
the heads Of I'll, the magnet for
thousands of peering eyes, she ex-
laimed: "Oh, l am afraid l am too con-
spicuous up here. Eleanor, come up
here with me-" And her sister seiz-
ed another chair and she too stood up
anw watched the throng. Then Mrs.
Marshall stood on her chair, waving
to the vice president Come on in
here" said Speaker Clark to Mrs. Mar
shall, "and I will give you my seat"
The Solemn Moment.
Promptly at 135 o'clock, when Chief
Justice White arose to administer the
! oath and Woodrow Wilson stood with
right hand upraised to heaven, the
most human touching picture of the
day asserted itself. Mrs. Wilson could
not see we'll from her seat As spry-
ly as little girl, she moved her chair
to the side Of the rostrum aid climb
ed uDon it with the assistance of Lieut..
Rogers, the presidents naval aida
Grasping the railing, she stood there
gazing at the president as he kissed
the Bible and she remained standing
until his address was concluded. Then