The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-02

in sleeping quarters, an especially in
tcresttng one being entitled "Campinr
in a Barber shop" President Jack
son and President-elect Van Buren,
rode to the capitol in an elegant
phaeton constructed of oak from the
original timber of the frigate Com
stItution.' The vehicle was made at
Amherst, Mass, aud wa presented to
the presidcnt-elect by 60 of his ad-
mirrors. 1t had one seat holding two
persons and a high box for the driver
in front. The unpainroa wood was
highly polished and vanished, and on
either side was n painted panel show
ing DID lronsidcs" under run sail. 1t
was drawn by President ,)ackson's
four carriage horses decorated with
elaborate gold-mountcd harness. Tho
ceremonies proceeded in the usual or
der. There was friction among the
members of the inaugural ban COM
mittee which resulted in two balls
being held, The president attended
the one held at Carusi's.
William Henry Harrison was the
next in line, and because chief oxccu-
tive in lSil. The campaign had been
II stormy n and the inaugural dis
play in honor Of the TippeCanoe hero
was unique. The prosident-cleCt re-
fused a carriage ana rode down Penn
sylvania avenue on horseback. making
a picturesque figure ON his snow white
horse. The whole procession was
highly interesting and imposing for II
was both military and civic, and this,
by the way. marked the beginning of
the professions Of political clubs on
Inauguration day. There were floats
such as log cabins on wheels decked
with suitable inscriptions, cider bar
rels, coon skins. etc. A power loom
from a factory at Laurel. MARYLAND.
with the men at work was hauled
through the streets and students from
the Jesuit college at Georgetown APP
peared In uniform carrying banners.
Three inaugural balls were held, the
president visiting each of them for n
time. While at the ball at the assem-
bly, rooms the president danced with
Mrs. Gales, wife of the editor of the
National Intelligence. President Har-
rison lived but n month, and vice
president John Tyler then became
president.
A cold, rainy inaugural day fell to
the lot Of James X. Polk in lS45.
Although the city was crowded with
people the ceremonies attending the
Inauguration We're dismal and many
people We're made i'll by the inclement
weather. The two inaugural balls
were the real shows of the i]naugura-
tlon-the n at Carusi's being at
tended by society. Mrs, Polk was a
strict Presbyterian and was opposed
to dancing. She, however, went TO
the ball and her plain clothing and
stiff ann formed a striking con-
trast to the others guests. The ball
held at the National theater seemed
to have turned into what in the pres
ent day would be termed q rough
house, There was q wild scramble
Tor supper and in the melee MANY of
the die had their ruined
When the guests began to leave II
was discovered that coats. hats and
canes had been stolen and Commo-
dore Elliott had his pocket picked o,
a wallet which contained several val.
liable relics.
There was no particular excitement
or incident over the Inauguration o.
Zachary Taylor. which occurred ar
March 5. 1S49, except that Their,
must have been UNUSUAL friction II
the inaugural committee for thre,