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For The Inauguration Of
Governor Wilson
Detail Arrangements Have
All Been Completed

mendous amount of detail work, are
practically completed, although two
weeks and four days will have to pass
before President-elect Woodrow VIII.
son and Vice President-elect Thomas
X. Marshall, will be introduced into
their respective offices and will take
their oath Of office. The grandstands
at the White House and at several
points along Pennsylvania Avenue are
completed and so is the staging for
the inauguration ceremonies at the
Capitol; the stanchions for the steel
cables with which Pennsylvania ave.
nue. will be roped of on the day OF
the parade are In place and the thous,
ands Of electric lights to be used for
the inaugural illumination nave been
strung and placed in their proper DO.
sitions. Every detail of the Inaugural
tlon ceremony and Of the parade fol.
lowing 1t has been carefully planned
and every precaution has been taken
to prevent the occurrence of any awk.
ward hitch.
Th coming Inauguration will be re-
markable In several respects. In the
first place the Southern States will
have a stronger representation in the
parade than for great many years,
another new departure will be the ar
rangement by which the Vice.Presi.
dent will receive more attention than
ever before, military escort being
provided for him to accompany him
to the Capitol and back to the White
House; another, equally new preced.
ent will be established by the omIs.
sion Of the Inauguration ball which
In former years used to constitute the
brilliant feature of the inauguration
program.
In accordance with the plans ar.
ranged by the committee In charge OF
the Inauguration ceremonies, Presi.
dent Taft. President-elect Wilson and
vice-President-elect Marshall on the
morning Of March 4, will be escorted
from tho White House to the Capitol
with military honors. The procession
will be headed by Gen. Wood as grand
marshal and his stan, followed by the
Essex troop Of New Jersey. forming
the special escort of Governor VIII
son; then will come the carriage con,
tanning President Taft and Gov. VIII.
son, next the troop of Culver cadets
forming the escort OF Gov. Marshall,
who will occupy the second carriage,
which will be followed by the entire
grand veteran division, composed of
members of the Grand Army of the
Republic, the Union Veteran Legion
and the Spanish War Veterans.
The President, the President-elect
and the ce-President.elect will enter
the Senate wing OF the Capitol by the
bronze door. The President and the
will be escorted to the
Presidents room where they shall re.
main until escorted to the Senate
Chamber to be present at the inaugu,
ration OF the ViceP President. elect to
whom the oath of office Is to be ad-
mlnistered by the President-pro-tem.
pore OF the Senate Immediately before
the adjournment of that body. Hay.
Ing taken his oath, the Vice-President
viii call the Senate to order and de,
liver his inaugural address.
The organization OF the Senate nav.
ng been completed. a procession win
be formed by the officers of the Sen,
lte and the House of Representatives,
he justices OF the Supreme Court of
he United States. the committee of
the President and the
'resident-elect, the members of the
diplomatic corps In accordance with
heir rank, the Vice.President, mem.
'ers and ex.members of the House OF
representatives. heads OF the execu-
I've departments. governors OF States
md territories, the admiral OF the
'ayy and his aides. the chief of staff |
u the army and his aides and such
ulcers of the army and navy who
ave received the thanks of Congress.
he procession will move through the |
otunda to the platform over the main
ortico, where the Inauguration cere-
nony will take place.
After all are assembled, the CHIEF
ustice OF the Supreme Court will al.
Minister the oath OF Office to the
'resident.elect who will then deliver |
is inaugural address, This will con.
lude the ceremonies at the Capitol
nd the President and the Vice Pres,-
ent. accompanied by their military
scorts, will return to the White
louise, where they win occupy seats
pom the reviewing stand to review
he inauguration parade.
The parade, In which, It is expected