The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-13

commissioner l.. b. StOttS, COMMISSION
w. G. Tandy, Commissioner H. T..
Miller and Commissioner Roy Bone.
Representative Hall Too Small.
Had representative hall been thrice
| it's size, there would have still been a
demand for seats from the people who
desired to view the Inaugural ton.
Members of the immediate families of
state officials were admitted to the
| first floor by tickets, while the CALLER
les were thrown open to the public.
AS L. NJ. Penwell, master of cere-
| monies, advanced to the speaker S
stand there was scarce a foot of stand
ing room in the big hall After a
brief Introduction, Associate Justice
Henry F. Mason gave the reaffirmation
of the oath of office TO Chief Justice
William A. Johnston and Associate
Justice Rousseau A. Burch. Following
this declaration of fealty and loyalty
to the state and nation. Justice Mason
administered the oath of office to these
officials in turn except Mr.. Hodges:
Charles Sessions, secretary of state.
John S. Dawson, attorney general.
w. E. Davis, state auditor.
Earl AkerS, state treasurer.
W. D. Ross state superintendent.
Ike S. Lewis, superintendent of in
surance.
w. c. Austin, state printer.
Sheffield ingalls,. lieutenant COVER
Chief Justice Johnston administered
the oath to George H. Hodges, gov
ernor.
Sessions, Dawson, Davis, Lewis and
Austin reaffirmed the oath to which
they had ascribed two years ago.
Akers, Ross, ingalls, and Hodges were
the new officials, although Ross
succeeded E. It. Fairchild as state
superintendent two months ago.
Governor Hodges was the last Of
fetal to receive the oath of office.
And as the Olathe man stepped to
his chair, there was an outburst of
applause, the bands struck up tStar
Spangled Banner" and from out on
II guns, the military salute in solemn,
serious observance of the occasion.
The inaugural was over.
1t was a representative crowd that
| left the state house shortly after noon
| today. From the homespun of for
were dressed the women who walk
| ed through the marble halls and
down the granite steps of one of the
most magnificent state buildings in
| the union. Aged men who drove the
OK teams to Kansas in the late COS
and early 70s, today rode from the
state grounds in motor car. In their
/ breast they carried the story of Kan
sas. They had come to Topeka to
| herald the advent of new admins
tration. And in the hearts of the
Kansas Democrats arose new hope.
Inaugural Reception Tonight.
| The inaugural reception will be held
at the state house tonight. 1t is not a
dress affair. Only the state officials and
4 the military officers who have been as
/ signed place in the receiving line will
appear in dress suits.
! General Charles Martin will be at the
head of the receiving line. Next to Gen
eral Martin will stand Governor Hodges
/ and the state officers. Invited guests will
| be assigned to the rooms on the second
floor of the state house These offices on
the second floor we'll Representa-
tive hall and the senate chamber will be
reserved for members of the Legislature
and their families. immediate relatives OF
the state officials, invited visitors from
over the state and members of the press
{ Several hundred tickets have been issued
by L. NJ Penwell, who has charge OF
/ these ceremonies. Visitors will be adj
mitted to the office only on tickets.
| Refreshments tonight will consist OF
punch, served in the secretary of states
! office and offices of the board of control.
/ More than 200 gallons of punch will be
served to the guests at the inaugural re-
/, ception this year.