Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-04
WILSON To TAKE
OATH Of OFFICE
At THE CAPITOL


dent of the United States beginning
his second term in his room at the
c, oil at noon Sunday. He will take
it again Monday in front of the cap
tol before he delivers the inaugural
address.
Ceremonies of Inauguration which
ceremonies of inauguration which
mark the beginning of the second
term of President Wilson and Vice
President Marshall will be held at
noon Monday in the Senate Chamber
ID in the open air at the east front
the Capitol.
Precedent for holding inaugural
ceremonies on March when March
4 falls on a Sunday was set as early
as 1921 by President Monroe, on the
advice of Chief Justice Marshall and
was followed by Presidents Taylor
and Hayes, President Wilson's in
auguration in the fourth under such
circumstances.
At the Capitol, where the inaugural
stand has been built on the Plaza at
teh east front, great space has been
roped off. where the Presidents mil
itary escort, including the cavalry
from Fort Myer, the West Point ca
dets and the entire corps of Midship-
men from Annapolis will form
souare while Mr.. Wilson is delivering
his inaugural address.
The formal ceremonies are set by
program to begin at the capitol at
noon. Ordinarily they seldom have
started at that hour because they
have been dependent on the end OF
the session of Congress. Often in the
last hour crush and hurry the hands
of the clock in the Senate or House
have been turned back as there was
need so that whatever time it really
was. it officially was twelve o'clock
noon when Congress ended its session
and the inaugural ceremonies began
by the convening of the Senate of the
next Congress in extraordinary ses-
sion.
All this is altered this year because
March 4th fails on Sunday.
Early tomorrow morning prepara-
tions will begin at the White House
for the Presidents procession to the
Capitol. where first he will attend the
inauguration of the Vice-President
in the Senate chamber, and then, lat
er. with the whole official party go 70
the stands on the plaza.
The Presidents escort of calvary
will be assembling in the White
House grounds about the time the
ioint inaugural committee of Con-
eress arrives to escort the presiden-
t.al party to the Capitol. The com
mittee is composed of Senators Over
man of North Carolina, Senator Smith
ot Georgia, Senator Warren of Wyom-
ing. Representative Rucker OF Mis-
souri,; Representative Garrett of Ten
nessee and Representative Mckinley OF
Illinois.
Although the streets generally are
lined with sightseers at that early
hour. the margh to the capitol gem
erallv is uneventful and takes about
twelve to fifteen minutes.
When the President arrives at the
Caritol he goes to his room and
awaits the hour for beginning the
ceremonies.
REPRESENTATIVES, and Representa-
tives-elect will assemble in the House
obamber and march over to the Sen
ate chamber entering at the soutn
door Meanwhile the diplomatic
o,rns resplendent in full regalia, Will
-, assembling in the marble room and
when the party is complete VIII De
.,no,nced and escorted to places on
tho Senate floor. All others entitled
% admission to the floor will, mean
while be entering through the bronze
door.
When all this party has been seat
"a tho Supreme Court will be an
ropnced and will be followed by re-
firing senators and Representatives
Members of the cabinet and high OF
ocors of the army and navy Will
have seats reserved for them.
Then President Wilson will be ts-
corted to the chamber and seated di-
rectly in front of the Vice Presidents
dosk The committee on arrange
r,ents will take seats to his right and