The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1913-03-07
HOW PRESIDENT WOODROW WILL
SON WAS INDICTED
INTO OFFICE.
SUCH GRAND SIGHT never At CAPITAL
More Visitors at National Capital Than
its Notwithstanding Passed
OFF Without Mishap-Tafts Go
to Georgia for Brief Rest.

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rs how the Inauguration of Woodrow
Wilson took place today.
Pennsylvania avenue was one long,
continuous grandstand. Every avail.
able space was given up to the cree
ton of stands decorated in green and
white and filled with visitors who paid
from $3.50 to SIS a seat.
The windows along the avenue were
sold at from $50 to $500 each and were
crowded with onlookers. There were
between hundred and two hundred
Thousand visitors in addition to Wash
fngton's population of about 100000
people.
From all sides was heard the blare
of bands and the tramp of regiments
of regulars and militia who are closing
in from the side streets in the vicinity
of the capitol building, where the big
parade had it's start.
In front of the capitol building, fac
fng east, huge dish-like temporary
grandstand had been erected. Here is
where the president took his oath OF
office from Edward D. White, chief
Justice of the United States and made
his inaugural address, bare-headed,
facing serried ranks of soldiers and
unserried ranks of people. Those near
him were able to hear. To the rest
he was a bare-headed figure in panto-
mime, holding a manuscript in one
hand, opening his mouth and making
gestures with his arms.
"Reai Show" at Noon.
The real show began at noon. Be-
fore that time, approximately at 1890
O'Clock, committee, headed by Thorn
as Nelson Page of the local inaugural
committee, drove to the Shoreham
hotel to secure the president-elect,
where he had arrived Monday, accom-
panied by special escort of thou
sand Princeton students, and was a
Monday night guest of his cousin, John
Il. Wilson of Franklin, Pa.
The reception committee notified the
president-elect Tuesday that it was
time for him to go to the capitol, and
"A similar committee was waiting on
the vice-presiuent-elect for the same
gentlemen to the White House, where
they were greeted by President Taft
A few moments later they started in
a carriage under escort to the capitol
Building, mile distant. In the first
carriage was President Taft and Wood
row Wilson and two members of the
committee on arrangements. Wilson
sat on the left side going to the Cap
tStol and on the right side returning.
Neither Mrs. Wilson nor Mrs. Mar
shall took any part in the drive to OF
from the capitol A military aide was
detailed to go to the Shoreham ant
escort Mrs. Wilson and her three
daughters to the capitol. The same
attention was rendered Mrs. Marshall
Goodbye, Mr.. Taft.
Arriving at the capitol building, the
party entered the senate chamber ant
took seats reserved for them in from
of the vice-president's desk. Member
of the house and the supreme court
i'm addition to the senators, entere
and were seated in the senate cham
Der. Then followed the ceremonie
Initiating MISREPRESENTATION Marshal
into office.
Mr.. Taft was met by Mrs. Taft a
the White House and they left by tn
rear door. going to Union station t
catch the early train for Augusta, Ga
where they will have months rest.
President Wilson FASTENED to tn
specially constructed, glass-protecte
grandstand to review the great inau,
ural parade, which had, in the meal
time, started from the capitol.
The parade consisted of four div
sions, headed by General Leonal
Wood as grand marshal.
The suffrage parade was some sho
as we'll as the Inauguration spectacl
The inaugural celebration conclude
with display of fireworks on Il
White Lot, opposite the south front
the executive mansion.