The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-03-07
WILSON ENTERS SECOND
TERM As PRESIDENT

were inaugurated Tor their second
term today with great patriotic dem
Onstration of Amcficanism.
The solemn dignity of the ceremon-
les OF inaugurating the vice president
in the senate chamber and the simple
but impressive ceremony in the open
air on the plaza before the capitol
when the president delivered his in
augural address, were ecccntuated by
the rote of patriotic fervor which pre-
dominated through all the proceed
ings of the day.
First Democratic president to sue
coed himself since Jackson and tenth
to be reelected President Wilson en-
tered his second term Of office with a
new conservation to the service of his
country.
1t was the presidents wish that his
Inauguration should be a simple one,
and all through the fixed program.
which covered more than FIVE hours,
while there was the pomp, ceremony
and spectacular display which newt
ably attaches to the inauguration OF
a president, the studied effort was to
keep the ceremonies in accord with
the best traditions Of America-cere-
monies which in the main were plan
ned by George Washington more than
a century ago
The event was simplifed because
there was no dual ceremony to at
tend the departure OF an outgoing
president and further simplihed be-
cause it did not fall in with the rush
and confusion of the dying hours OF
congress.
! The ceremony began with the presi-
dents departure from the White
House for the capitol That was fixed
by program for II o'clock. lust be-
fore that time the escorts for the par
ty began assembling, squadron OF
the Second United States cavalry for
the president and the black horse
troop OF Culver Military academy for
the vice president Just before the
hour of departure the congressional
committee in charge Of the iniugura-
ton arrangement arrived
Through the gates of the White
House grounds to Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. the marching ground of inau-
guaral armies of war and peace gone
long before, the official party headed
toward the capitol
President Wilson, accompanied by
Mrs. Wilson an dtwo members of the
congressional inaugural committee,
, rode in a conveyance surrounded by
troopers of the escort. In the second
conveyance the vice president and
Mrs. Marshall. surrounded by the Gull
yer troop. The third conveyance
brought Robert N. HAPPIER. chairman
OF the local arrangements committee,
and the remaining members of the
congressional committee.
Steel cables strung along the line
of march held a multitude from
crowding into the avenue. Reviewing
stands were we'll filled for the wait of
some two hours before the president
ial party would return at the head of
the inaugural procession.
At the capitol the crowd already
was packed about the inaugural stand.
The broad plaza. with standing room
tor thousands, filled rapidly, and out
over the park spaces and avenues
which converge there another crowd
had to content itself with looking on
the ceremonies from a distance quite
out OF reach OF President Wilson's
voice.
When the official party arrived at
the capitol the president. with Mrs.
wilson, went to the presidents room
near the senate chamber, and the
wee president and Mrs. Marshall went
TO the vice presidents room to await
the beginning of the ceremonies in
the senate chamber.
Galleries had been filling long be-
tore this hour. Invited guests of the
president. vice president, speaker and
justices of the supreme court of the
United States supplied with coveted
cards of admission, were ASSIGNED to
the east side. The gallery ordinarily
reserved for the diplomatic corps was
gwen over to members of their fami-
hes as the diplomats themselves were
assigned to places on the floor
Guests of senators were assigned 70
the northeast gallery, and guests of
representatives had seats in the three
west ones.
4he party in the galleries was little
less distinguished than the party on
the floor. 1t was composed of Amer
lean women scarcely less known than
their husbands taking part in the GER
emony below, men and other women
in the forefront of the social life of
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