Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-04
CROWD SEES
OATH ADMINISTERED
TO WOODROW WILSON

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great heap of documents accumulat-
ed at the end OF the Lincoln table
as ne anIxeu his signature to more
and more enactments, until finally
the signal was gwen that the Senate
iawaited it's own dissolution.
Hardly had the President and
PresIdent-elect been seated in the
chamber of the Senate, facing the
assembled members of both houses,
the Diplomatic Corps, and high judi
icial officers, than the Vice President
elect was ushered in to take the oath,
recited to him by Senator G~allinger
of New Hampshire, President OF the
Senate pro tempore!S The Senate
then adjourned to Immediately re-
sumo its session as part of the Six
ty-third Congress.
Prayer by the chaplain opened the
Democratic regime in the chamber.
Vice President Marshall then rose,
and in a clear, steady voice delivered
his inaugural address. When he had
concluded he called upon the Sem
ators-elect to come forward and ad-
ministered the oath to them. The
Senate was organized for the coming
two years.
The grand procession to the Cap
itol steps followed, where the formal
transfer of authority from William
Howard Taft to Woodrow Wilson
from the old Republican to the
Democratic party-was to take place.
First walked the sergeants-at-arms
of the two houses of Congress fol-
lowed by the m%arshals of the SUI
preme Court and of the District of
Columbia, then the Justices of the
Supreme Court in their black gowns,
with the committee on arrangements,
acting as guard of honor to the
President and the President-elect,
who walked arm in arm.
Immediately behind them were the
ambassadors to the United States
and the ministers plenipotentiary, In
gold lace and shining decorations,
while Vice President Marshall and
the Secretary OF the Senate were led
by ex-Vice Presidents Levi 2. Morton
and Charles w. Fairbanks, and were
followed by the Senators and mem
bers of. the House of Representatives.
Members of the Cabinet, governors
of States and Territories, Admiral
Dewey and his aide, Major General
Wood and his aide, and officers of
the army and navy who by name had
received the thanks of Congress, held
places in the line which wound
through the long hall and out be-
tween the great bronze doors.
A preliminary outburst of ap-
plause at the opening of the panels
to admit the members of the press
had meanwhile grown to q roar of
welcome from the thousands massed
upon the stage outside, as the pro-
cession appeared. The tens of thous-
ands who stood beyond the edge of
the amphitheater caught up the
sound, and Is the portly figure of
the outgoing President was destin-
guished in the doorway, and the au-
dience caught sight of the pale, SER
ious, scholarly figure at his side, the
pent-up enthusiasm OF all the Demo-
cratic visitors broke loose in a de-
monstration that reverberated up
against the dome and rolled out over
the hill growing louder and louder
as Taft and Wilson took up the sta
tons assigned them upon the speak
ers' stand.
Slowly the procession of distin-
guished visitors from the Senate gal
lSi iSS Hlcu III upon the stage. Inc
President and his successor, seated
with Chief Justice White upon their
right and the official committee upon
their left, surveyed the tossing sea of
faces and swaying hats, handker-
chiefs, banners. and canes. that filled
the street and park to the north, east
and south.
The former Vice-Presidents, Su-
lpreme Court, Vice President Mar
shall, members of the Senate and
former Senators were placed at the
right. Next to them were the mem
bers-elect and retiring members of
the House while at the left were sta
toned the foreign diplomats, mill
tary and naval dignitaries, Cabinet
members, governors. and other spec
tally honored officials.
Chief Justice White rose and fac
ing the Presfdent-elect, who stood up
with him, began to administer the
oath of office. A hush fell upon the
crowd as the right hand of the new
Chief Executive of the nation was
raised to attest his purpose to admin
ster the law, and as his lips touched
! the Holy Book, 1t deepened as he
turned to the people and in his In
augural address gave them his
pledge of loyal service.
When the last word of the address
had been uttered, the members of
the Senate, headed by their sergeant
alarms, secretary and new Presid-
ing officer, returned in procession to
their chamber.
President Wilson and Former
President Taft escorted by the COM
mittee on arrangements, and fairly
deafened by the cheers of 100, 900
spectators, made their way to the
carriages which were to be the center
of interest in the inaugural parade.
Bowling and lifting his hat to left
and right, the President settled him
self In his seat, the crowds opened
out a narrow lane toward the ave-
nue., and the t~nauerr"1 cero~o~~ ~~s
completed. The parade was begun.
One of these days, an al, printed un-
der the heading of Cuisines Opportn-
nities,' will be "your eue." Be ready
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