New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-19
pO|NCARE |NAUCURATED
PRESIDENT OF FRANCE
Simple Ceremony Marks Trans
fer of Power from N. Fall
Heres to His Successor.
ALL PARIS ENTHUSIASTIC
Flowers StreWn in Path OF New
Head of State-Moment
of Gravity in French
History.
La Cahlc q The Tribune. ]

10y cable 10 The Tribune
Paris. Feb. 1S-Raymond Poincare.
who was elected President of the
French Republic by the National AS
sembly at Versailles on January il
last. took up the duties of his office to-
day.
For the ceremony of transition of
Presidential power" as the Presiden-
tial Inauguration is called here, the
protocol was as follows: AT noon pre-
cisely Antonin Dubost, president of the
Senate, and Paul Deschanel. president
of the Chamber Of Deputies. accom-
panied by all the questors and officials
Of Parliament and escorted by two
sduadrons Of cuirassiers. drove in state
coaches TO the Presidential Palace Of
the Elysee. The members Of the Cab
met, with the exception Of Nj. BRAND
the Prime Minister, went to the Elysee
Palace and placed themselves behind
the presidents Of the Senate and Of the
= Chamber in the grand hall of the am
| bassadors. "--<
In this hall NJ. Fallieres took up his
/ station, standing, with all the officers
: Of his household behind him. M Bril-
I and. President of the Council who had
| proceeded to the residence of Raymond
| Poincare in the Rue du Commandment
! Narchand TO conduct him TO the PreSl-
dentiat Palace, then arrived with the
new President Of the Republic, attend
! cd by the officers and officials of the
! Iatter's household and private Cabinet
and escorted by squadron Of cuiras-
eIers.
Salute Of Twenty ene Guns.
NM. BRAND and Poincare had driven
I'm a. four-horse open state coach TO the
Elysee. At the instant that the car
rjage containing the new President en-
tered the gate of the courtyard of the
paisce. escorted by a regiment or
cuirassiers. a salute of twenty-on guns
was fred from the Invalides. At the
same moment battalion of infantry
drawn UP in the courtyard, presented
arms and lowered the color5 TO me
new head of the state.
President Poincare alighted from bis
carriage upon q rich crimson carpet
and mounted the steps Of the palace.
IN the vestibule he was met by vi.
Fallieres. who accompanied his success
gor TO the hall of the ambassadors.
time the reception room of the Mar
quisc de Pompadour. Here NJ. Fall
liares made brief address welcoming
President Poincare and transmitting to
him the Presidential powers that were
intrusted to NJ. Falieres by NJ. Loubet
seven years ago.
As NJ Fallieres uttered the words, Il
transfer to YOU the powers Of the
State" President Poincare became very
pale and then ina clear. solemn voice
replied. IL consecrate myself to the
service of the Republic" He hen
kissed NJ Fallieres on both cheeks, this
fraternal gesture closing the ceremony.
At the Hotel de Vile.
The President, accompanied by ex-
Presidents Fallieres and Loubet, and
followed by the entire official cortege,
was then driven TO the Hotel de Vile.
where President Poincare was received
by the Project OF the Seine and the
Municipal Council Of Paris.
The scene in the Grande Sale DC
Fates at the Hotel dc Vile was in
tensely impressive, when a band of the
republican guard played la Marseil-
iaise." accompanied by a full male and
female chorus of the Academy Of
Music. tho Opera Comique and the
Conservatory OF Music, altogether -four
hundred trained voices. At the first
bar Of the national anthem President
Poincare rose TO his feet. as did ex-
Presidents Fallieres and Loubet and all
present. Then followed the "Marche
Lorraine" which is NJ. Poincare's Ia
Sorite air, To the time of which he used
90 step for many a mile when he per
formed his military service as lieuten-
ant Z Chasseurs Pied.
Nine Poi=care. whose beautiful dark
brown eyes, beaming with intelligence,
and whose captivating smile and high
Is distinguished bearing won the hearts
of all Parisians to-day. was enthusi-
astically cheered wherever she ap-
peared as was also NJ. Poincare's VEN
cradle mother.
6ombardsd with Flowers.
After the luncheon which had been
prepared for the city councillors in
honor OF the occasion President Poin-
care re-entered his state carriage and.
accompanied by ex-President Fallieres,
who seated himself on the Presidents
left. drove NJ. Fallieres 10 his new resi-
dence. in the Rue Francois Premier.
The streets were thickly lined with
people who had come to see and cheer
the new President. A school holiday
had been proclaimed and most of the
children were lined up along the route,
and waved caps. handkerchiefs and
small flags and loudly cheered as the
Presidential procession passed.
Many thousands OF little bouquets -or
single flowers were thrown at the Presi-
dent and exPresident quite spontane-
ously by work girls. who took off their
nosegays and tossed them into the car