Evening star., 1917-02-27
OATH At CAPITOL
NOW SEEMS LIKELY
President May Be Sworn In
There on Sunday Instead of
White House.
MUST GO TO SIGN BILLS

| 1t is possible that President Wilson
will take the oath of o~ice as Presi-
dent of tho United States for the next
four years at the Capitol on Sunday.
This became known today in connec-
tion with inquiries as to arrangements
because of the fact that March 4 falls
on Sunday. and that the public inaugu-
raj ceremonies will take place at the
Capitol on Monday. March S.
| 1t had been President Wilson's in
tention to take the oath in a more OF
less informal manner at the White
| House Sunday at noon, and there has
remained the possibility that he again
would be sworn in Monday in public
at the time Of delivering his inaugural
address.
The legislative situation in Congress.
| however. may make it necessary for
President Wilson to be at the Capitol
Sunday for the purpose of signing bills
passed at the last minute, in which
case. it is said today, it is quite pos
sible that arrangements will be made
for him to take the first oath at the
Capitol rather than at the White House.
Will Be Private.
| In any event, the taking Of the oath
on Sunday, whether at the White House
or at the Capitol. probably would be q
more or less private affair. with only
members of his family and friends pres
| ent.
| The distribution of tickets for seats
| on the Presidents reviewing stand
within the court of honor occupied the
| attention of the chairman. secretary
| and other officers of the inaugural
committee today. and inaugural head
| quarters in the New Willard was the
| scene of greater activity than at any
| time since the committee began its
| work.
| The headquarters force worked until
| after 12 o'clock last night arranging
| the tickets. and all were ready to be
distributed when the office opened for
| business" this morning. Attention first
was given to the tickets for the $50 or
more seats in the Presidents stand
| proper. that in which the chief execu-
| tive and his personal party will be To-
Gated.
Consideration then was given to the
| tickets for the seats to be occupied by
members Of the diplomatic corps. There
are about ninety seats in this section
| and tickets for two were provided for
| tickets were turned over to an attache
of the State Department. who will care
for their distribution and for the seat
ing arrangements.
pointed out that this will be the first
inauguration in many years at which
Germany will not be represented.
On Presidents Stand.
The Presidents personal party will
| occupy seats in the central portion OF
the big stand. and Immediately behind
the point where the chief executive
will stand when he reviews the march
ers. Adjoining on the east will be
he nf ha fad TOT
and then the diplomatic corps. The
inaugural committee members will be
seated at the extreme cast end of the
stand.
To the west of the Presidents section
!, will be located the persona, uarty OF
Robert N Harper. chairman of the inau-
gural committee. and then the members Of
the District committee of the House and
Senate. Champ Clark, Speaker of the
House, and Senator Salisbury Of Della
ware. president pro tempore of the
Senate, also will be located at this
point: Members of the democratic ma
tional committee and their families and
| friends will occupy the extreme west
end of the stand. About 300 tickets
| have been allotted to national commit
teemen.
Arrangements have been made for
seating the newspaper men who cover
| the White House in a balcony directly
above the Presidents stand. About 140
chairs will be provided in this section.
Announcement was made today that
| the Wilson Marshall Democratic Asso-
citation of the District Of Columbia has
been accorded the honor Of leading the
! civic section of the parade. 1t Will be
accompanied by CaldwelTs Band and
| CoTs Democratic Glee Club of Colum-
bus, Ohio. an organization which makes
| a specially of singing in parades.
Final arrangements for their partici-
| patton in the parade are to be made to-
night by members of the Wilson-Mar-
| shall Democratic Club at a meeting at
the New Ebbitt A large attendance is
,expected.
Order of Line Arranged.
| Chairman George r. Linkins of the
committee on civic organizations, has
ganizations are to march in the parade
and submitted his program to Brig.
Gen. Carroll A. Devol. adjutant to the
grand marshal. for his approval. Or
ganizations which signify their inten-
ton of marching at this time will have
to take a position at the rear of the
line, it Is announced.
Mai Raymond w. Pullman, superin-
! tendent of police, and chairman of the
committee on public order, today called
the attention OF the inaugural COM
mittee members to the fact that a
| ticket to one of the reviewing stands
along the avenue will not serve as a
permit to pass through the lines to get
to these stands next Monday. Neither
will a pass to one of the government
| buildings. said Maj. Pullman.
Maj. Pullman said that many persons
are of the erroneous impression that a
| person holding a ticket for stand on
! the south side of the Avenue can come
down town at any time. and. by merely
displaying it, will be allowed to cross
the Avenue. Hundreds of passes have
been issued to permit government en-
ployes to enter the government build
ings along the route Of the parade but
| these will not permit them to cross
| Pennsylvania avenue, it was pointed
out.
| Persons who wish to get to a loca-
tion which involves crossing Pennsyl-
vania avenue on March 5 either must
do early in the morning, before the
| Avenue is cleared. or accomplish this
by taking a roundabout route which
will take them east OF the Capitol or
| west of Washington Circle.
Fine Horses Provided
w f. Mahony. Inspector of mounts
today stated that the horses to be
ridden in the inaugural parade will be
much better looking than has been the
hony has been able to get hold of many
fine riding horses, and already has
| been called upon to supply the mounts