Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-03-04
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carriage with him we're the senates
Jaeat pro .cmpore Senator Bacon
a. aa ,r.a members OF tho
lyl4tattca OF arrange
cn to the sorote cham.
ber to witness the oath-taking OF che
yice-president was by ticket, and 10
is needless to say every seat was
occupied. On the floor of the cham
Der were many former members Of
the senate who, because Of the face
that they once held membership In
that body. were given the privileges
OF the ioor After the hall was filed
and all the minor officials OF govern
ment and those privileged 70 Witness
the ceremonies were seated William
II. Taft and Woodrow Wilson. preced.
ed by the sergeant-at-arms and tho
committee of arrangements, catered
the senate chamber. They were fol-
lowed Immediately by ce-President.
elect Thomas r. Marshall, leaning
upon the arm Of the president pro
tempore of the senate.
When the distinguished company ca.
tered the chamber tho senate was
sun under ita old organization. The
oath OF Office was Immediately admin
istered to Observation-Disclosures Mar
shall who thereup0n became Vice
President Marshall The prayer of the
day was giyen by the chaplain Of tho
senate. Rev. Ulysses G.. b. Pierce. pas
tor Of All Souls Unitarian church. OF
which President Taft has been a mem-
ber After the prayer the vice-presl-
dent administered the oath of oGico
70 all the newly chosen senators. and
herewith The senate Of the United
States passed for the first time iu
years into the control Of tho Demo
cratic party.
Procession to East Portlco.
Immediately after the senate core-
monies a procession was formed 10
march 60 the platform OF the east por-
dcO of the capitol whore Woodrow
Wilson was TO take the oath. The r,o-
cession included the president and the
presldontelect, members OF the 5u-
preme court. both houses OF congress.
al Of the foreign ambassadors, AT OF
tho heads of the executive depart
ments. many governors of states and
territories. Admiral Dewey Of the navy
and several high officers OF the sea
service, the chief OF staff of the army
and many distinguished persons from
civil life. They were followed by thc
members of the press and by thoae
persons who had succeeded i'm secur.
ing seats in the senate galleries to
witness The days proceedings.
When President Taft and the presi-
dentelect emerged from the capitol
on to the portico they saw In front
of them, reaching far back into the
park to the east an immense con-
course Of citizens. In the narrow line
between the onlookers and the plat
form on which Mr.. Wilson was 10 take
the oath, we're drawn up the cadets
of the two greatest government
schools, West Point and Annapolis.
and Ranking them were bodies Of reg
ulars and OF national guardsmen The
whole scene was charged with color
and with life.
Mr.. Wilson Takes the Oath.
The instant that Mr. Taft and Mr..
Wilson came within sight Of the crowd
there was a great outburst of ap-
plause, and the military bands struck
quickly into "The Star Spangled Ban-
ner." Only few bars Of the music
We're played and then soldiers and ci-
villains became silent to witness re-
spectfully the oath taking aud to
listen to the address which followed
The chief justice OF the Supreme
court delivered the oath to the presi-
dentelect, who, uttering the words,