Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-02-02
MANY PERSONS IN
RICHMOND TODAY
Inaugural Ceremonies Are
Among Most Impressive
Ever Witnessed.
MILITARY FEATU y r E.
Big Pageant Swings Out From Capt.
tol With Commands in Line
Streets Packed With People.

Richmond, Va, Feb. thousands
of visitors from, the Southwest,
Tidcwater and other sections of the
State attended the inauguration OF
Governor Henry c. Stuart at noon
today. United States Senator Thos.
S. Martin and Senator Claude A.
Swanson, Congressman Montague
an. other members Of the Virginia
delegation were present. The wealth
er was all that could be desired.
Nothing like it has been seen In
Richmond since 1894, in Governor
O'Fclrall's day. The flashing
guns 2nd buckles, the blare Of ~
and the martial tramp, the thu o.
cannon, the proud review of rCt-
Mas National Guar, and tt @ere-
monial administering of thu "aih
MADE Governor Stuart's ina1HaTa-
ton ,ifferent from anything that las
gone before.
The Inauguration was 'sivid2d .nio
two sections, one the exercise az .he
hall of the House of Deleg; 2r'
the other the military parade .aa tic
cerarIony on the portico. TIE par
ade and the exercises in the bal. ro1E
place simultaneously.
Tha 1,2G0 troops in line, .c ~
abe began to assemble in Gsp'aci
square at l0:45 O'Clock, eacl srPer5
ing to grand marshall Colorc. i.
E.eedy upon arrival. At l
Governor Mann ro3e out of tae a%ac,'-
tive mansion grounds in an s1tarr'
bile with his military aide. a3jg
tant- General w. W. Sale. and .he pa
.Ea was set in motion. Behi1a the
Governors car was another W E1'@@
Senator Edward Echols, cha. l2.an 81
the inaugural committee roae. Otnef
machines conveyed the GoVernorEi
staff and the inaugural committee.
The autos assumed position at tn
ovtrcme rear of the parade, the Gov
ernor's car followed Immediately on
the heels of the cadet corps of the
Virginia Military Institute
Headed by Major Werner and
squad of mountei police, the parade
proceeded out of the capitol square
and west on Grace street to Fifth,
where the line halted, while Cover
nor Stuart and his military lde,Brl-
gad;er- General c. C. Vaughan, Jr..
were escorted to places in the auto
mobile with Governor Mann. Cover
ror Stuart, together with Lieut-Gov-
,rpor Ellvson, awaited the arrival OF
the column at the home Of DR.. George
Ben Johnson, 405 East Grace street,
The Lieut. Governor was escorted to
= seat in Senator Echol's car
The column then took up the march
again. going south on Fifth street
and east to Grace to the capitol.
While the parade was moving in
the city streets less spectacular
events were taking place within the
capitol in the presence Of a small
company. The Senate and the House
Of Delegates assemble in separate
session at Ills o'clock, meeting in
ioint session at the House at 1850
O'Clock. In the presence of the mem
bers of the General Assembly and
distinguished visitors, the following
state officers took the oath of of
flee, five judges of Richmond courts
officiating: A. ". Harman, Jr., state
| treasurer; B. O. Jones. secretary OF
the commonwealth; John Garland Pol
+! lard, attorney general; ;Ji George W.
koiner, commissioner Of agriculture.
/ and r. c. Stearnes. superintendent
of public instruction.
On the conclusion of these brief
exercises the legislators and guests
occupied seats on the south portico
of the capitol.
AS the assembly from the House
occupied seats on the portico, the
troops in the parade formed into long
lines reaching. from Sixth street to
the capitol, through which the Gov
E.eynor's. party rode to the stanEs. On
j the portico the exercises proceeded III
the following order:
Prayer by Bishop Collins Denny;