The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-03-03
INAUGURAL Ceremonies
WILL Be MORE ELABORATE
THAN ANY WITHIN MEMORY
Capital Is In Gala Array and Awaits Arrival Of New
Chief Executive to Take Over Rens Of Government
Washington Is Crowded With Visitors, and Members
Of Future Cabinet Are Gathering for Epoch-Makng
Event Military and Civic Pageant Will Be Feature

w WASalNGION, MdrcH A.-V ocAaNiA5
ton tonight awaits the coming o.
woodrow Wilson. next president Of the
United States.
Simple plans to welcome him tomor-
row afternoon are ready, and every
detail is complete for the inauguration
ceremonies and the attendant military
and civic demonstration Tuesday.
No president elect ever found the
capital of the nation whose destinies
he is to guide more brilliantly arrayed
or more abundant with enthusiasm
than woodrow Wilson will find it.
Flags and streamers from every
star and building will wave him vel
come and cheering thousands as
sembIed in the spacious esplanade OF
the Union station approach and the
streets through which he will be driven
to his hotel will stir the patriotism Of
his heart.
WILL. CALL ON PRESIDENT
One of Mr.. Wilson's last acts as q
private citizen will be to call. with
MIS- 5WAASUHs uP1H sdiC ~ S0AeSAie @AAs~
Mrs. Taft. Arrangements for tsss were
made tonight
The president elect and Mrs. Wilson.
soon after their arrival. will receive
Colonel Spencer s. Cosby, chief aid to
the president, who will escort them to
the White House in the presidents au-
tomobf1e.
President and Mrs. Taft will receive
them In the blue room. All the mill
tary and naval aids to the president, In
regalia of their Office. will be present.
but none OF the cabinet will attend.
The meeting, as planned, will be
brief and the president elect and Mrs.
Wilson will return to their hotel to
family dinner
CABINET MEMBERS GATHERING
Among the arrivals in Washington
tonight were Governor Sulzer of New
York and his star.
with them was william G. McAdoo,
who is to be secretary of the treasury.
according to unofficial announcements.
: The New York executive was the re-
cipient of congratulations. 1t being the
governors first visit since his inaugur-
ation
Mr. McAdoo received congratulations
upon cabinet appointment modestly
without betraying any condolences as
to his acceptance of the treasury port
folio
william Jennings Bryan and Jo-
sephus Daniels. generally accepted as
the new secretary Of state and secre
tary of the navy, respectively. left Raj
eigh. N. c., late tonight. and will reach
Washington early tomorrow.
A committee will meet them at the
train.
FAIR WEATHER EXPECTED
Hope for fair inauguration weather
was extended tonight by the weather
bureau. Cold and clear weather tomor
row in this section will be followed
Tuesday by higher temperature. the
prediction is, and this brings relief
from fears that the blizzard which
swept In the administration Of four
years ago might be repeated
President elect Wilson and his fam
lily will arrive at the Union station at
s:45 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
with them In special trains will come
students from Princeton university
who will form Jane from the train
shed to the presidents room in. the
station, where the inaugural recep-
tion committee OF senators. represent
atiyes and citizens will await tht viii
son family.
Thomas Nelson Page, chairman of
the committee. viii greet the party at
the train and escort them through the
lines OF students to the reception room.
The ceremony at the station win be
brief.
The president elect and his family
then. will be driven to their hotel with
out military or other escort
WILL DINE PRIVATELY
Early In the evening the Wilson
family will dine privately with Joseph
Wilson of Tennessee, brother OF the
president elect. and John Wilson Of
Pennsylvania. his cousin. who will be
host at the dinner.
Later in the evening Mr. Wilson will
be the guest at q smoker Of the Prince
ton alumni. This will conclude his
program for the day.
Tuesday morning Senator's Crane.
Overma1 snd Bacon and Representa-