Arizona republican., 1913-03-05
WOODROW WILSON TAKES
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capitol Their presence was the signal
for prolonged cheers from the crowd
assembled in the wide esplanade, the
huge grandstaud and perched fringe
like on the root of the capital from one
one end to the other.
Reaching the stand the president-elect
stood for several moments with head
barred acknowledging the ploudits of
the crowd Then with the president
chosen members of the cabinet and the
vice president elect, Speaker Clark and
the Justices he seated himself to
await the solemn ceremony.
In the meanwhile Mrs. Wilson. the
Misses Margaret. Eleanor and Jessie
Wilson. Mrs Marshall and the Wilson
family party reached the front platform
and took their seats adjoining the in
augural rostrum AS the gary crowd
cheered Mrs Wilson was carried away
10y the enthusiasm. She ran to the
front of the rail and waved to the
thrones Her daughters and Mrs
Marshall followed. Before the cere-
monies began, Miss Margaret Wilson
stood up IN a chair to view the scene
10 better aVantage
Isn't il beautiful" exclaimed Mrs
Wilson as she gaZed on the gay crowd
with the West Point cadets and Naval
cadets from Annapolis. drawn up in
review before her.
Isn't it, said Miss Margaret
Then suddenly she was reminded
that she was standing on a chair. high
above the heads of all and the magnet
for thousands of peering eyes and eX-
claimed.
oh, ] am afraid I am too conspici-
Gus up here. Eleanor come up here with
me"
Her sister then seized another chair,
and she too, stood up and watched.
Then Mrs Marshall stood on chair,
waving to the vice president.
Come on in here" said Speaker
Clark 10 Mrs. Marshall, Il will give
YOU my seat"
Promptly at 1875 when Chief Justice
White rose 10 administer the oath and
Woodrow Wilson stood with right hand
appraised. the most human touch to the
picture Of the day asserted itself. The
first lady of the land could not see Well
from her seat. AS spryly as a school
girl, Mrs. Wilson moved her chair to
the side of the rostrum and climbed
upon it with the assistance of Lieuten-
ant Rogers, the presidents naval aide
Grasping the railing. she stood there
gazing a the president az he kissed
the Bible, she remaining standing until
his address was concluded Misses
Margaret and Eleanor joined her but
Miss Jessie remained sitting through
out the address,.
When the new president swore to
uphold and defend the constitution,
ne stopped and kissed an open Bible.
held IN the hands of James 3. Ma
her, deputy clerk of the supreme
court. Throughout his ADDRESS.
President Wilson was cheered fire.
quently by persons Immediately i'm
front OF the stand who could hear
him. He permitted the crowd IN this
space cleared just before he began
his speech The applause was par
ticularly emphatic when Wilson de-
clared
The scales of .heedlessness have
fallen from our eyes. We have made
up our minds to square every process
Of our natural life again with the
standards we SO proudly set up at
the beginning and always have car
ried at our hearts. our work is the
work Of restoration
When congratulations on the ad-
dress were over, the justices of the
supreme court members Of the re
firing and incoming cabinets and
others shaking the hand Of the new
chief executive were ushered to
their carriages in front Of the stand.
Mr. Taft followed him into the car
riage His smile had not worn off.
but radiated over the crowd as the
new president DOTTED his hat to the
populace when the procession start
ed There was hardly a minute of
the new presidents ride from the
capitol to the White House in which
he did not hear constantly rousing
cheers.
The mass of humanity that crowd
ii its way within seeing distance of
the presidential carriage was not to
be estimated but there was hardly a
space in Pennsylvania avenue or the
tributary streets, which was not
filled The buildings along the way
seemed fairly hidden by human COW
erings and the specially built street
stands were crowded to overlooking
y profusion of decorations. vari-
colored and elaborate so covered the
buildings along the way as to fairly
hide them Wilson DOTTED his hat