Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29
INAUGURAL IS
WITNESSED BY
SOCIETY FOLK
Ceremonies Inducing Governor
John NJ. Slaton Are Marked by
the Utmost Simplicity.

NJ. Slaton. Jr, W. F. slaton. Jr.,
Slaton Waldo, Able Waldo, William
ID. Grant. Miss Margaret Grant.
James Jackson Slaton, Mr., and Mrs.
A. McDuff Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs X.
II. Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Phillips and Miss Robinson
Mrs. Joseph NJ. Brown sat facing
the Speakers stand, just opposite the
Slaton party. With Mrs. Brown were
Miss Cora Brown, Charles Brown.
Miss Sally Brown, DR.. and Mrs. f. l..
Sonnally. Miss Frances Connally and
Thomas w. Connally.
New Governor Applaudsd.
The vivacity Of the scene was quiet
ed when a few minutes before II
o'clock, the official procession filed
into the hall-the new Governor and
the retiring Governor, former Gov
ernor II. d. Mcdaniel. Federal Judges
Newman and Pardee, judges of the
State Supreme Court and of the APP
pellate Court, the departmental off,
GERS Of the State and an esCorting
corps OF legislators. There was a
moment or two Of silent inspection Of
the procession, and then applause be-
gan.
The applause was suspended for A
moment at the rap Of the gavel Of
Senate President Anderson, who in
troduced the new Governor to the AS
sembly Then the cheering came with
q Will
In the heavy applause the women in
the balconies Joined most enthusiasts
tically with a deplorable destruction
of gloves and dainty fans II was a
wild applause that greeted Governor
Slaton, a demonstration that was sin
cere and that, showing signs of lag
ging at times. was lifted and revived
by enthusiastic yells from the throats
of loyal Slaton men. There was no
regard for the summer heat at the
moment, but a very evident desire to
pay tribute to the big smiling, young
man who was the new Governor.
The applause that greeted Joseph
M Brown, retiring Governor, a little
later, was hardly less vociferous. And
when he voiced his tender tribute to
Governor Siaton the cheering was
deafening
The Inauguration ceremony OF
Georgia is simple, as carried out Sat
urday. Chief Justice w II Fish, of
the State Supreme Court, admins
tered the oath Of office. and then
there was a little ceremony symbolic
of the entrance OF a new official.
Phil H. Cook, Secretary OF State,
presented the Great Seal OF the State
to the retiring Governor. who In turn
gave II to the new Governor This
done, Governor Slaton launched into
his inaugural address. He departed
from precedent by the oral delivery
of his address. From time immemo-
rial the keynote speech Of the States
Chief Executive has been read. but
this time Governor Slaton talked
without regard for the manuscript
which he held
New Governors Address.
The address was altogether one of
appeal for conservative administra-
tfon of the States finances. embody-
ing a denunciatlon Of demagoRic leg
islation which will blindly curry favor
with the voters by indiscreet appro-
priations beyond the limit of reve-
nues, Action toward the rejuvenatiou
and correction Of Georgia's laws. es-
pecially taxation and the criminal
code, were recommendations
The address in It's delivery took up
more than an hour, but never for
once did the big audience reveal signs
of restlessness or Impotence. At its
conclusion came another demonRtra-
ton, and the Slaton administration