Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-03-06
Crowds Greet New
Leaders Of Nation.
PARADE BIG FEATURE
Surpassed In Many Respects
Any Previous lnaugu-
fa| Spectacle.

Washington, March 4.-1n the pres
once of the biggest crowd that ever
packed and jammed itself into the
great plaza at the east end of the
Capitol. surrounded by high civil and
military dignitaries, diplomats and
statesmen OF his own and foreign
countries, Woodrow Wilson today
took the oath of Office that made him
the twenty-eighth president of the
United States.
Less than an hour before, with SOL
emn ceremonial, Thomas r. Marshall,
the vice president elect. had been in
Quoted into his ofhce in the senate
chamber before the members of both
houses. Somewhat earlier still Presi-
dent Taft, the president and vice
president elect, With their respective
guards Of honor,ssthe Essex troop of
Newark. N. j., and the Culver Black
Horse troop of Indiana, had swept
down Pennsylvania avenue on their
way to the Capitol between row on
row of cheering. shouting thousands
Crowds Gather Early. a
Soon after daybreak this morning
the crowds began to gather along
Pennsylvania avenue and in front of
the great platform that had been
erected for the inaugural exercises at
the eastern end of the Capitol. {Long
before noon every available inch of
space was taken.
As the august procession, which
precedes the inaugural ceremony
fled out of the Capitol and wound its
way across the platform hush fell
over the crowd. Mechanically many
uncovered their heads. ,t
The sergeants-at-arms Of the senate
and house, followed by the marshal
of the District of Columbia, made up
the vanguard of the procession OF
high dignitaries. Behind these last
came Chief Justice Edward D. White
of the supreme court, whose duty it
was to administer the oath of Office to
the president elect, and the associate
Justices, followed by the committee
ON arrangements.
Then came the president and the
president elect. and at their rear =
distinguished following of ambassa.
dorn governors and other dignitaries.
Chief Justice Administers Oath.
When the procession paused every
ear strained attention to catch the
words that would usher into the chair
Of Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln
the first Democrat to gain that high
place in score Of years.
Solemniy and distinctly, though
most of the waiting thousands hang
ing on the event of his words could
not even see the motion Of his lips,
the chief Justice administered the
oath of Office to the president elect.
An instant the waiting host stood 81
lent. Then it became shrieking, leap
ing mob. roaring a pandemoniac
welcome to the nations new execu.
tive and all but snothering the salut'
ing cannon which first gave notice
that new president had been tnaugu-
rated and a new administration begun.
AS soon as quiet was restored Presi.
dent Wilson delivered his brief inau.
gural address. .a
+sr Returns to Executive Mansion.
Immediately after the address was
finished. President Wilson, accompanied
by the ex-president, FASTENED to the
Pennsylvania avenue side of the Capt.
toll, where carriages awaited to take
the party to the luncheon in the execu-
tive mansion. SKI
(, All along their route up Pennsylva-
mia avenue the old and the new presi-
dents were greeted tumultuously.
" AZ the executive mansion the two
were met by Mrs. Taft, who hitherto
had taken no part in the days cere-
monies, and subcommittee Of the Of
acial reception committee. President
Wilson also saw for the lirst time since
early today Mrs. Wilson and their
three daughters, who had been under
the escort of special military aids. dur.
ing the ceremonies at the Capitol.