The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-03-09

streamers aroused the throngs along
Washington's broad thoroughfare to
continual outbursts of patriotic fer
Tor.
From the time the president left
the White House until his return
his course was triumphal. Sharing
the plaudits with him was Mrs. hiil-
son, who accompanied him to the
capitol stood by his side on the in
augural stand as Chief Justice White
administered the oath of Office and
joined in acknowledging the trihutes
and acclaim in the professional jour
ney to the White House. 1t was the
first time in history that the wife OF
a president had participated so prom
inently in inaugural ceremonies; and
gracing them also was Mrs. Marshall,
wife of the vice president, who sat
with her husband in the inaugural
stand and rode beside him in the
parade.
No less impressive than the inaugu-
ration of the president were the in
auguration of the vice president and
the swearing in Of new senators in
the senate chamber, in which Presi-
ent Wilson participated When mem
bers of the senate and house had
been seated the diplomats of foreign
nations in their glittering official re-
gala, were ushered into the chamber,
followed by the chief justice and as
sistant juctices of the supreme court
in their sombre robes, officers of the
army and navy and members of the
cabinet Then the sergeant at arms
of the senate heralded the approach
of the "president of the United
States.''
I Cheers for Wilson.
Instantly the crowd in the galleries
and digni,aries on the senate floor
rose to their feet and applauded as
the president walked down the aisle
to the seat in front of the vice presl.
dent in the aisle. If any bitterness
had been caused by the PRESIDENT
statement to the public last night, de-
claring that a little group of wilfu
men, had made the country help
less and contemptible' before thu
world, it was buried in the acclaim
which welcomed his approach in thu
presence of some of the men he hat
rebuked.
The spectacular fight during th'
closing hours of congress still was ;
subject of interest and discussion
however, and spectators looked TO
the group of men denounced by tn
president. Only one attracted atten
tion and that was Senator La Toilette
head of the filibuster, who entere'
the chamber late and walked dow
the centre aisle alone after the as
semblage had been seated.
After the administration Of the oatl
to the vice president President Wilso
with Mrs Wilson at his side was es
fcorted by the committee on arrange
ments to the inaugural stand. Hi
appearance at the head of the re-
carpeted aisle in the central doorWa
of the capitol was the first signal 70
cheers from the waiting throng out
side.
With barred head the president ap
preached the inaugural platform an
bowed to the distinguished guest
about him and to the great crowd
in the plaza jammed in closely to tn
stand. Although a brilliant sun ha
broken through the blanket of low
ering clouds which earlier had threat
ened to mar the day, chilly win
swept over the assemblage an
prompted the managers of the occa
sion to hasten the programme. Loni
before the inaugural guests from tn
senate chamber had reached the plat
form the president had taken tn
oath and begun his address. He be
gan speaking at 12.45 o'clock and a
ITO was seated in his carriage read.
for the return at the head OF tn
parade.
Never before was a president o
president-e so carefully guarde'
as today. Both to and from tn
White House the executive carr1ag
was completely surrounded hy de