The Penn's Grove record., 1913-03-07
WOODROW WILSON PRESIDENT.
Inaugurated Under Most Favorable
Auspices

Auspices
All roads in the United States led tt
Washington last Monday and Tuesday,
Never was there such an immense
thrOng at the Capital as last Tuesday
to witness the Inauguration of Wood
row Wilson the first Democratic Presi-
dent in twenty years. The crowd was
estimated to have numbered 300, 600.
The first President from New Jersey
was to be ~inaugurated. The schoO
master of the great historic Princeton
University, the writer Of history,
the former Governor of the State
was to become the head of the
nation and the maker of history. This
is the beginning of a new epoch in the
natlOn's history, an occasion worthy OF
the greatest throng that ever congre-
gated at the Capitol of the nation.
The ancients believed in signs and
omens. They are as true to-day as
they were thousands of years ago.
Four years ago a blizzard came with
President Taft's Inauguration and a
political cyclone arrived during his ad
ministration and swept him and his
party ont of power.
Last Tuesday was an Heal day. The
temperature was about 50. Mists OBJ
scured the sun until I.25, ten minutes
before Mr.. Wilson took the oath of
office. A pleasant breeze swept from
the southland. AT I.30 a dove flew
from the South, a harbihger of peace,
just before a Southern born and bred
man became President for the first time
in 68 years. A few minutes later a
buzzard few over, an omen hat some
thing IA defunct.
Because of long winded orators in
the Senate the official day was prolong-
ed by putting back the clock to allow
some appropriation bills to be passed.
Thomas r. Marshall, of Indiana,
was sworn i'll as Vice President at
I2.45, i'll the Senate. 1t was Ito when
the inaugural procession of officials APP
peared at the front of the Capitol and
marched down a long flight of steps,
OH each side were seats, to a stand even
with the driveway around the Capitol.
The members of the Supreme Court
came first, then President William IL.
Taft and Mr.. Wilson, followed by his
cabinet to be and The members of Con-
gresS.
AS William Jennings Bryan appear
ed near the front cheers We're given by
the crowd i'll front. That showed that
he is nearest the hearts Of Democrats.
Cheers were given for no other.
Policemen kept the crowd back to
the oppOsi e side of the driveway $50
feet from the stand where the ceremony
took place. Soldiers on horse back
formed a line before the stand. Just
before the ceremony Mr.. Wilson older-
ed the soldiers away. He wished to
talk to the people. Those who had
been standing for hours marched close
TO the stand and thousands got close
enough to hear the taking of the oath
of office and the reading of the inaugur-
al address that otherwise would not
have done SO if the soldiers had not
been removed.
AT the close of the inaugural address
calls were made for a speech fro IL
Bryan.
After the inaugural address, which
took ten minutes, President Wilson
took a coach and Vas driven to the Ex-
ecuIive Mansion, White House. In
front of it was Il stand from which he
viewed the parade. 1t began at 2
O'Clock by following him from tie Cap
itol, but was stopped twenty minutes
while he took lunch.
Where President Wilson sat was like
a bulk window which could have been
enclosed with glass and heated by
electricity i'll case of inclement weather,
but a mOle pleasant spring day could
not lave been desired.
The inaugural address was applauded
several Times. 1t appears ON the first
page of the RECORD.