Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-03-07
HOW PRESIDENT WOODROW WILL
SON WAS INDICTED
INTO OFFICE.
SUCH GRAND SIGHT never AT CAPITAL
More Visitors at National Capital Than
Its PopuIation-EVerything Passed
off Without Mishap-Tafts Go
to Georgia for Brief Rest.

Washington, d. c., March 4.-This
is how the Inauguration of Woodrow
Wilson took place today.
Pennsylvania avenue was one long,
continuous grandstand. Every avail
able space was given up to the cree
ton of stands decorated in green and
white and filled with visitors who paid
from $3.50 to IS a seat.
The windows along the avenue were
sold at from $50 to $500 each and were
crowded with onlookers. There were
between a hundred and two hundred
thousand visitors in addition to Wash
ingtons population of about 100000
people.
From all sides was heard the blare
of bands and the tramp of regiments
of regulars and militia who are closing
in from the side streets in the vicinity
of the capitol building, where the big
parade had it's start.
In front of the capitol building, fac
ing east, a huge dish-like temporary
grandstand had been erected. Here is
where the president took his oath of
office from Edward ID. White, chief
jubtice of the United States and made
hiS inaugural address, bare-headed,
failing serried ranks of soldiers and
u1kerried ranks of people. Those near
hith were able to hear. To the rest
hdIwas a bare-headed figure in panto-
milne, holding manuscript in one
hashd, opening his mouth and making
geHtures with his arms.
"Real Show" at Noon.
Llthe real show began at noon. Be
fotH that time, approximately at 1880
o'dlbck, committee, headed by Thorn
asllNelson Page of the local inaugural
COLI drove to the Shoreham
hoAkl to secure the president-elect,
wllRre he had arrived Monday, accom-
pahhed by a special escort of a thou
salt Princeton students, and was
MS&day night guest of his cousin, John
e. Wilson of Franklin, Pa.
fhe reception committee notified the
prii}ident-elect Tuesday that it was
ti1ib for him to go to the capitol, and
a Blmilar committee was waiting on
theAyice-president-elect for the same
PURPOSE. The committees took both
gentlemen to the White House, where
they were greeted by President Taft.
A HY moments later they started in
a &riage under escort to the capitol
buWng, a mile distant. In the first
cad 8ge was President Taft and Wood
roVWilson and two members of the
coqR ittee on arrangements. Wilson
sath the left side going to the Cap
ito&fnd on the right side returning
N9ther Mrs. Wilson nor Mrs. Mar
shaN took any part in the drive to or
froKthe capitol. A military aide was
deE1ed to go to the Shoreham and
esoHst Mrs. Wilson and her three
davShters to the capitol. The same
atttion was rendered Mrs. Marshall.
~, Goodbye, Mr. Taft.
Arriving at the capitol building. the
paI% entered the senate chamber and
too$Beats reserved for them in front
of Nzs vice-president's desk. Members
of Re house and the supreme court,
in @ddition to the senators, entered
and& sre seated in the senate cham
ber.-Then followed the ceremonies
initiating vice-president-elect Marshall
into office.
Mr. Taft was met by Mrs. Taft at
the White House and they left by the
rear dpor, going to Union station 10
catch the early train for Augusta, Ga,
where they will have a months rest.
President Wilson fastened to the
specially constructed, glass-protected
grandstand to review the great inaug-
ural parade, which had, in the mean
time, Started from the capitol.
The parade consisted of four divi
sionsl headed by General Leonard
Wood rs grand marshal.
Th&-suffrage parade was some show
as well as the Inauguration spectacle
The inaugural celebration concluded
with a display of fireworks on the
White Lot, opposite the south front Of
the executive mansion.