The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-20
PROGRAM FOR INAUGURAL.
JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
FILES REPORT,
Address of Governor Manning Will be
Delivered From State House Steps.

Columbia, Jan. 16.-The Commit
tee appointed to arrange a program
for the Inauguration ceremonies for
Gov. Richard I. Manning next Tues
day. with George W. Dick Of Sumter
as chairman. has drawn up the fol-
lowing report:
THE joint committee respectfully
report that after consultation with the
governor and lieutenant governor
elect they have arranged the follow
ing programme for the inaugural
ceremonies:
THE house Of representatives being
in session at noon, January 10, will
be joined by the senate. AS soon as
the joint assembly shall have been
organized and seated, the governor,
the governor-elect and lieutenant
governor-elect, the senators and rep
resentatives in congress from this
State, who may be in Columbia, the
chief justice and associate justices of
the supreme court, the circuit Judges
OF the State and the United States
judges who may be present in CO.
lumbia and the State officers, incum-
bent and elect, the trustees ana fac
ulty OF the University of South Caro-
lima and students Of said university.
said university being a State institu-
ton located at the capital, will be
escorted by the committee on ar
rangements from the supreme court
room to the hall Of the house of rep
resentatives.
"As lney approach the rostrum, the
sergeant-at-arms Of the house OF rep
resentatives will announce: His ex-
cellency, the governor-elect, and lieu
tenant governor-elect. and Their es-
corts.' The joint assembly the or
der OF the president pro tempore OF
the senate, will arise and receive
them, standing until they are seated.
The governor-elect, lieutenant gov.
ernor-elect and the chief justice and
the associate justices will be seated
on the rostrum at the speakers desk;
the escort accompanying them will be
seated to the right and left Of the
speakers desk.
THE assembly having been called
to order, the president pro tempore
OF the senate will announce that the
proceedings win be opened with
prayer and after the prayer the pres
ident pro tempore Of the senate will
announce that the Hon. Richard I.
Manning, governor-elect. is present
and ready to qualify; thereupor. the
governor-elect will advance tc, the
desk on the right Of the speaker and
the Hon. Eugene B. Gary. chief JUS
tice. will advance to the desk on the
left Of the speaker. The oath Of Of
flee will then be administered by the
chief justice Of the supreme court of
the State OF South Carolina.
"The president pro tempore of the
senate will then announce that the
Hon. Andrew ]. Bethea. lieutenant
governor-elect, Is present and 'eady
to qualify. whereupon the neute nant
governor-elect and the Hon. Eugene
b. Gary. chief justice, will advance
as In the case of the governor-elect.
and the chief justice of the supreme
court Of the State OF South Carolina
will administer the oath of Office to
the lieutenant governOr-elect.
THE president pro tempore Of the
senate will then announce that the
governor will deliver his address from
rostrum on the front steps Of the
state house and then declare the Joint
assembly dissolved. The governor and
lieutenant governor and their escorts
will then Immediately pre- ceed in the
same order in which they entered
the hall OF the house of representa-
tives to the front OF the State house
the members of the general assembly
following.
THE committee: For the senate:
George X. Laney, r. D. Epps and
Hugher Sinkler; for the house: Geo.
w. Dick, j. II. Lilies and F. c. Rob-
inson."