Evening journal., 1913-01-21


J. Ernest Smith, Wilmington.
Inspector OF Rifle Practice-C Colonel
John j Satterthwaite Wilmington.
Surgeon General-Dr Joseph Pat
ton Wales. Wilmington.
Aides de Camp-Colonel William ID.
Denney Dover; Colonel George W..
Sparks. Wilmington; Colonel John G.
Townsend, Selbyvillc; Colonel Alden
3. Richardson, Dover; Colonel George
A. Elliott. Wilmington; Colonel Sir
man ID. Marvil, Laurel.
With the exception of Dr. Wales
and Colonels Marvil. Richardson and
Satterthwait the personnel is the
came as that of Governor PenneWill.
DR. Wales, as surgeon-general, sues
ceeds Or. William r. Messick, OF Re
hoboth. Colonel Richardson succeeds
Colonel A. b, Conner OF Felton,
Colonel Satterthwait succeeds Colonel
Edmund Mitchell, Of Wilmington. and
Colonel Marvil succeeds Colonel
Thomas Curry, Of Greenwood
Visitors Thr0ng Town.
Dover was thronged with visitors
for Inauguration day. The morning
trains brought hundreds of persons
TO the capital, and they found much
to interest them in the state House
and the new State armory at the
rear OF II. which is just about fin
ished Hundreds OF visitors also
came in automobiles for the cere-
monies.
IL was a Statewide gathering, all
lcounties and all political beliefs being
Represented in the influx of residents
for Delaware's big day Republicans
and Democrats alike brushed shoulder
10 shoulder, grasped hands, chatted
pmiably and talked of everything from
politics 20 crops. While the Republic
cans naturally were jubilant because
thcy were to see indicted into Office
their choice for Governor. the Demo-
Gratis were by no means depressed. for
weren't they about to wrest away
from the Republicans a United States
Senatorship? But there was no parti-
san feeling, and with the election as
80 much history. Republicans and
Democrats joined on the civic COM
mittees in cooperating to make the
Inauguration ceremonies, eliminating
with the great ball to be given tonight
in the Armory, a success BETTING the
bright Diamond State.
Residents of Dover hung out their
flags for the occasion and the State
House. Armory and Opera House were
a mass of color, too. Bunting and
flags had been used to embellish those
public buildings, and the interior Of
the Opera House was ornamented in
q pleasing and dignihed manner
Preceding the formal inaugural
ceremonies was a parade. as is custo-
mary for such occasions State Off
cials and men prominent IN public
life were i'm the procession along with
the Organized Militia, the Delaware
College Cadets and the Cadets of the
State College for Colored Students.
Daniel Nifiin Wilson, OF Dover, was
chief marshal OF the parade aud had
among his aides Judge Daniel O. Has
tines and II. Ridgey Harrington,
state librarian.
Parade Formation.
The parade formed ON New street
and proceeded over the principal
streets OF Dover before passing along
state Street TO the green IN front OF
the state capitol, whore it dismissed
The formation OF the parade was as
follows, many carriages and automO-
biles conveying the officials
Govcrnor-elect Miller and retiring
Governor. S. S. Pcnnewill.
Governor Pennewills stair
nt-Governor-elcct, COlen
Ferguson, and retiring Lieutenant
Governor, John NJ Mendinhall
United States Senator. Harry A.
Richardson.
COngressman-elcct Franklin Brock
son and Congressman w. IT, Heald.
The newly-elected State Officers.
First Infantry Band
National Guard of Delaware.
Delaware College Cadets.
State College for Colored Students
Cadets and band.
The Organized Militia companies
arrived here in special cars about
1890 o'clock and took up their quar-
y tiers az the Dover Armory. The Del
aware College cadets. accompanied
by Lieutenant Francis c. Eastman.
T. S. A., military instructor at the
college. also had special cars. Col
onel Theodore Townsend was IN com
mand of the Organized Militia, Lieu
tenant-Colonel Simon p Doherty.
Major ]. Warner Reed and Major w.
r. Lank also participating in the
parade with the regiment
Former Representative Herman C.
Taylor. of Dover, chairman of the
inaugural ceremonies committee. had
the assistance OF Organized Militia
ofrcers in handling the throng desiI-
GUS to get into the Opera House.
Among the guests was delegation
OF about thirty members Of the Union
League. OF Philadelphia. OF which
Governor Miller has long been a
member, they having made the trir
especially TO see their friend and
colleague indicted into the high Office
OF honor for which the people OF Del
aware chose him.
inaugural Ceremony.
Meanwhile. the Senate and House
met in joint session at eleven o'clock
and headed by President pro ten
George w Marshall OF the Senate
and Speaker Chauncey p Holcoml
OF the House. who were attended by
Sergcants-at-arms Blizzard and Scot
and accompanied by the other Off
cials Of both branches. the member.
OF the General Assembly marched e
the Opera House to inaugurate Gov
ernor Miller, who up TO short tim'
following his nomination for Gov
ernor had been member OF the Stat,
Senate. The Inauguration ceremon,
was really a joint session Of the Leg
lslature. over which President prs
tenn Marshall presided. The mem
bers of the Legislature occupied seat
on the stage.
After the preliminary formalitiel
had been gone through Governor Mil