The Sentinel=record., 1913-03-05


 ence was the signal for cheers fToi1
 the crowd assembled in the wide es- planade.. the huge grandstand, and perched fringe-like on the roof Of l the capitol from one end to the other. l Renching the stand the President elect stood for several moments wah head barred, acknowledging the plau- dits of the crowd Then. with the ! president, the chosen members of his cabinet, the vice president-elect the | justices and Speaker Clark, he seat | ed himself to await the solemn cere- mony
 1 Meanwhile Mrs. Wilson, the Misses | Margaret, Eleanor and Jessie Wilson, l Mrs. Marshall and the Wilson family party, reached the front of the pat form and took seats adjoining the inaugural rostrum. As the gay crowd cheered Mrs Wilson was caTrsad away by enthusiasm She ran to the front rail and waved to the throngs. Her daughters followed. So did Mrs, Marshall Before the ceremonies be- gan Miss Margaret Wilson stood mp on her chair to view the scene to better advantage. Isn't it beautiful said Mrs Wilson as they viewed the gay crowd, West Point cadets and naval cadets from Annapolis, drawn up in review before her
 Isn't it. said Miss Margaret.
 When suddenly reminded that she was standing on her chair high above the heads of all, the magnet for thousands of peering eyes, she ex- claimed, "Oh I'm afraid l am too con spicuous up here, Eleanor, come on up here with me" and her sister seiz- ed another chair and, she, too, stood up and watched the throng. Then Mrs. Marshall stood on her chair, waiving to the vice president Come on in here" said Speaker Clark to Mrs. Marshall, and l will give yoa my seat"
 Promptly at 1:S5, when Chief Jus tice White rose to administer the oath and Woodrow wilson stood with right hand upraised to heaven, the most human touch in the picture ot the day asserted itself. Mrs. Wilson could not see well from her seat. AS spryly as a school girl, she moveh her chair to the side of the rostrum and climbed upon it with the assist ance of Lieut. Rogers. the presidents rayal aide. Grasping the railing, she stood there gazing at the president as he kissed the bible and she remain ed standing until his address was con cluded. The Misses Wilson joined ner When the new president swore to uphold and defend the constitution i.e stopped and kissed the open bible, held in the hands of James D. Maher deputy clerk of the supreme court His lips tonahed a page. turned to at random. and fell upon the 18th psalm, 43 and 4S verses. inclusive. The verses beginning with the fist are these:
 Let Thy mercies come also unco me, 0 Lord. even Thy salvation, ac- cording to Thy word.
 50 shall have wherewith to an swer Him that reproacheth me; for trust in Try word
 And take not the word of truth utterly out Of my mouth; for l have hoped in Thy judgments
 "So shall l keep Thy law continu- ally forever and ever.
 And I walk at liberty; fof l seek Thy precepts.
 II will speak of Thy testimonies also before kings, and will not De ashamed.
 And l will delight myself in Thy commandments which l have loved.
 My hands also will l lift up unto Thy commandments which have owed; and l will mediate in Thy statutes
 Throughout his address President Wilson was cheered frequently by the people immediately in front ot the stand, who could hear him. The applause was particularly emphatic when President Wilson declared:
 "The scales of heedlessness have fallen from our eyes. We have made I'D our minds to square every process of our national life again with the standards we so proudly set up at the beginning and have always carried at our hearts. Our work is a work or restoration"
 When congratulations were over the justices of the supreme court. members Of the retiring and incom- ing cabinets, and others shaking the hands of the new chief magistrate he was uSnereu to tue NdiildSS III tNhN of the stand. Mir. Taft followed nm into the carriage,
 His smile had not worn off and IL radiated over the crowd as the new president doffed his hat to the popu- late when the procession started. There was hardly minute during the new presidents ride from the capitol to the White House that he did not hear a constantly rising cheer. As his carriage passed up Pennsyi- vania avenue and those in each zee lion of the densely crowded thorough fare spied the visage of the new president the outbui'sts seemed to in crease in volume and enthusiasm. | The mass of humanity that crowded | it's way within seeing distance of the presidential carriage could not be pictured by numerical estimates for | there was hardly space on the ave nue or it's tributary streets which was not filled The buildings along tfh way seemed fairly hidden by their human coverings and the specially | built street stands were crowded 10 over flowing Amid it all was pro fusion of decoration, vari-colored and 1 ut. %oat tho hHitdiuuc a1nl1 Q