The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-05
WILSON s CABINET
IS CONFIRMED
BY SENATE
New Administration Is Now In
Full Control
INAUGURATION FEATURES
Mrs. Wilson and Daughters Stood UP
on Chairs to Watch New President
Take Oath of Office.

Washington, March 5:-President
Wilson today sent the name of his
cabinet officers to the Senate and
they were promptly confirmed. The
list is as announced yesterday as fol
| lows:
Secretary of State-William ].
Bryan Of Nebraska.
| McAdoo of New York.
Secretary of treasury-Wllliam G.
Secretary of war-Lindsey NJ. Gar
rison of New Jersey.
Attorney general-James McReyn-
olds of Tennessee.
Postmaster general-Represent
tive Albert Burleson of Texas.
Secretary of the navy-Josephus
|Daniels Of North Carolina.
Secretary of the interior-Franklin
K. Lane of California.
Secretary of northumberland f.
Houston of Missouri.
Secretary of commerce-Represen
tative William c.. Redfield of New
York.
Secretary of MISUNDERSTANDING
William B. Wilson of Pennsylvania.
1t is estimated that there were
over 100000 visitors in Washington
yesterday for the inaugural exercis.
es.
The military and civic parade that
followed this climax of the historic
day was more than five hours passing
in review. Leaving Capitol hill at 2
o'clock in the afternoon. the last of
the marching thousands had not dip
ped their colors to the president in
the court of honor until long after
darkness had fallen.
President Wilson stood for more
than an hour under the glare of myri.
ads OF brilliant electric lights as he
greeted thousands in the long line,
among them the host of Princeton
students who, as they passed before
him, shouted a hearty greeting that
ne never. can forget. Not long after
the boys from Old Nassau had pass.
ed, he turned from the human pan.
Drama and entered the White House
to grasp the wheel of the ship of
state.
Meanwhile, Mrs Wilson, the Miss
es Margaret, Eleanor and Jessie
Wilson, Mrs. Marshall and the Will
son family party reached the front of
the platform and took seats adjoin-
ing the inaugural rostrum As the
crowd cheered Mrs. Wilson was car
ried away by enthusiasm. She ran
to the front rail and waved to the
throngs. Her daughters followed.
So did Mrs. Marshall.
Before the ceremonies began. Miss
Margaret Wilson stood I'D in her
CHAIR to view the scene to better ad-
vantage.
isn't 1t beautiful" said Mrs. VIII.
son as they viewed the gay crowd.
the West Point cadets and naval ca.
diets from Annapolis, drawn up In re.
view before her.
isn't IT," said Miss Margaret.
Then suddenly reminded that she
was standing in her chair, the mag
net for thousands of peering eyes,
she exclaimed:
oh, I'm afraid / am too conspicu.
Gus up here. Eleanor come on IN
here with me-"
ana her sister seized another chair
ana she, too, stood up and watched
the throng. Then, Mrs. Marshall
STOOD In her chair. waving to the
vlce-president. Promptly at lS4
when Chief Justice White rose TO ad.
minister the oath and Woodrow VIII
son stood with right hand I'D raised
TO heaven, the most human touch I'm
tne picture of the day asserted itself
Inc nrst lady of the land could not
see Well from her seat. Mrs. Wilson
moved her chair to the side of the
rostrum and climbed upon IL. Crash
ing the railing, she stood there gag
ing at the president as he kissed the
Bible and she remained standing nm.
IN MS address was concluded. The
Misses Margaret and Eleanor Joined
her, but Miss Jessie remained sitting
throughout the address.
Throughout his address. President
Wilson was cheered frequently by
the people Immediately in front of
the stand who could hear him. They
we're permitted to crowd in the space
clearing just before he began his
speech. The applause was particu.
larry emphatic when President Will
son declared:
The scales of heedlessness have
fallen from our eyes. We have made
up our minds to square every pro
cess OF our national life again with
the standards we so proudly set up
at the beginning and have always
carried at our hearts. Our work is a
work Of restoration