The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-03-05
WILSON NOW THE NATIONS LEADER.
Marshall Takes Oath and Becomes Vice
President and Pres. of Senate.

President and Pres. Of Senate.
! Washington, March 4.-WoodroV
{ Wilson was today inaugurated a.
president of the Unised States, with
Thomas u. Marshall as vice-president
amid scenes of stirring animation anc
with impressive ceremonies, marked ir
the main by simplicity, and yet retain
ing that degree of dignity, with some
: of the pomp and spectacular display
which inevitably attaches to the induc
tion of a new chief executive Of the ma
tion.
; The elaborate ceremonies of the day
followed a fixed program covering prac.
tically Eve hours. It began in the morn.
ing with the drive of the president.
president-elect and vice presidentrelect
from the White House TO the capitol,
where until noon Mr.. Taft was occupied
with the measures passed in the clos
ing hours of the Sixty-second congress.
PARADE.
The army of Inauguration 10000
strong, swinging with measured tread
to the blare of a brigade of bands,
marched in review TODAY from the Cap-
itol the White House, magnificent
tribute of welcome to the administra-
tion of Woodrow Wilson.
Historic Pennsylvania avenue, the
path of other armies of peace and war,
was like valley between hills in a
glory of color-with the simplicity of
natures green and white dominating
the color scheme along the line OF
march, while the dazzle of uniforms,
the fash of guns, sab-rs, gold lace and
brass buttons, and the confused roar
of bands. bugles, numbering artillery
and tramplng thousands, added vivid
ness and stirring activity to the bril-
liant scene High on either side of the
avenue, it's buildings and reviewing
stands were packed with humanity, ris-
ing from the solid masses along the
curbs, to the dense throngs in balcor-
les, windows and store tops. A NJ
through this valley of humanity and
color a martial host undulated and roll
ed along with the steady sweep of a
great river.
THE CLIMAX.
! The street pageant was the climax to
the inauguration Ceremonies Ht The Cap
itO, adding the outward spectacular
features To the formal exercises which
had just taken place at the Senate
Chamber aud Lh- east front OF the Cap
rol. Sinc- cary in the morning tue
ranks of Ii 10 ,rcDers had bern lying
il resLlve division waiting for he word
to advance.
The chief officers and divisions of the
parade were as follows:
Grand Marshal-Maior General Leo
nard Wood.
First Division, Regular Army, Navy
and Marine Corps Major General W.
". Witherspoop, Commanding.
Second Division. State Militia-Brig-
adler General Albert L. Mills, Com
manding.
Third Division, Veteran and Patriot
ic Organizations-Geueral James E.
Stuart. of Chicago, Commanding.
Fourth Division, Civic Organization
Robert N. Harper, Commanding.
AS the procession took up the march,
the noted Eessex Troop of New Jersey
swung in behind the carriage in which
President Wilson and former President
Taft rode. Then came Vice President
Marshall's carriage and behind that the
Black Horse troop of Culver Military
Academy.
Then came Major General Wood,
Chief of Staff of the Army and Grand
Marshall of the parade; then the army
contingent headed by the Wesa Point
cadets; then the first Battalion of Army
Engineers, the 17th u. S. Infrantry and
band from Fort Mcpherson. Ga, and
a resim-nt of coast artillery from Fort
Monore: then regiment OF blue jack
els
A squadron of the Fifteenth cavalry,
balallion of the Third Field Artil-
llery and detachment of the Signal
Corps brought up the rear of the divis-
ion of regulars
Then marched the second division
made up of MALTA. Deleware's troops
led, headed bv the governor and his
staff New Jersey-President Wilson's
owu State. Sept its entire malitia estab-
lishment, including it's battalion Of
naval reserves. In line came the State
troops of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,,
Maryland, Georgia, Connecticut, Vir-
SlUld, NOICu NdEOIlld, IsuOO0 1S1dn03 )
Maine, Michigan, Ohio, and other
Estates.
INDIAN CADETS.
Cadets from the Carlisle Indian
School. Cadet battallions from the
Virginia Military Institute and Culver
Military Academy brought up the rear
of that section.
The third division made up of vete.
ran and patriotic organizations, was
lsuggestive OF the last diminishing
ranks of the veterans of the North and
ISoutb.
The fourth grand division, composed
of civic bodies, was probably the m ost
diverse of all.
| Tammany Hall, l.500 strong, was
marching; the Woodrow Wilson club
of Trenton, 5000 college students from
all parts OF the couutry: Princeton, in
honor of its former president, had l.
600 meu in line; the Duckworthy club
OF Cincinnati, with 500 marchers.
Other notable organizations were in
the line.
| When the head OF the column came
to to point where Pennsylvania ave-
nue swings around the treasury and
continues around on out past the White
House it halted briefly until Preside ut
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