New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-04
Function in His Office at
the Capitol To Be
Private
Ceremony Will Be
Repeated Monday
Crowds from All Sections
Pour Into Washington
for Inaugural

Wilson will take the oath when mani
Nm President of the United states LOT
,,otber term tomorrow, probably "'
noon privately, and without ceremony
y his Office in the Capitol, where ne
ov,octs IN be signing bills during 'ne
.ia.i,o hours Of Congress. lie VIII take
Tho oath upon the same Bible ne useu
who, sworn in as Governor OF Ne" cel
GOV and later when he took ms III .
sotb as President. 1t is family he''-
loom. ILL .oto an
o,bor oath at the open air lnaugui''
ooromonies at the Capitol. just oelo'e
no delivers his inaugural address
Tbore was ample precedent in law for
nc President TO take no oath at al
until Monday but he elected to take u,
,o-norrow Vice-President Marshall
probably will do the same thlng' anu
repeat his part Of the ceremony III 'n0
senate chamber Monday 81, :.,-.
Tonight the national capital. Just
emerged from nearly q week OF ram
md snow. is drying its bedTaggleu
k0
fnorv and generally rearranglng tne
,ympled condition i'm which city mas
itself after being all dressed up, ralheu
on first and then covered under d
eIaze. II hasn't dampened the inaugural
enthusiasm any. however, because tnc
Weather Bureau has made a predlc,
ZION that il probably Will be Ialr anu
colder Monday.
Patriotic Note Dominates
Everything is in readiness for the
ceremonies. which promise TO be
orcat demonstration of Americanism.
Coming at a time when the country i
faced with foreign complications OF the
cravest sort. the note OF PATRIOTISM
dominates all else. The American nag
and the red. white and blue comprise
Tie whole scheme of decorations. To
night hundreds of Old Glories are
r:ppling and futtering in the white
beams of flood lights. .
Before the White House the court OF
honor. i'm which President Wilson viii
review the inaugural procession, Is
f-nod of light. The courts of state erect
cd along PENNSYLVANIA Avenue are lllu-
minated in q similar way. and the
broad avenue is looped, trimmed and
decked with hundreds Of strands OF
glimmering lamps.
ln0USanQS are DOMiAHb AtiAb NAAN NANH %
Troops. bronZed and hardened from
months of service on the Mexican bor-
DIR. are here 70 line the avenue Mon
dav as the President passes blythe
FIRST time since the Inauguration OF
Lincoln that soldiers have been present
in that way. Hundreds Of young mill
iarv cadets are about IN their at
tractive uniforms and thousands OF
other visitors have crammed the hotels
and all other available places.
Governors Of states were arriving
tonight, with STATS in gold laden uni
forms. Democratic clubs, Boy Scouts,
sufragists. civic organizations and the
world and his wife, were coming IN as
tic advance guard OF the great crowd
which Will begin 70 pack the city to-day
a,1d carly Monday.
Wilson Inspccts Court
rThe President himself has given
little attention 10 the preparations for
his inaugural. Late to-day he took a
short walk with Mrs. Wilson and in
spected the court of honor. A large
group Of relatives and friends, includ-
ing Colonel /. VI. House, are guests at
tho White House.
Members Of the Cabinet were notified
latc to-day 70 be at the Capitol shortly
before noon tomorrow 10 advise the
Rrcsident on bills passed IN the last
hours Of Congress, and they will be
nresent when he takes the oath Of
Office.
Precedent for holding inaugural cere-
monies on March when March : falls
on a Sunday was set as early as 1921
bv President Monroe. on the advice Of
Chief Justice Marshall, and was fol-
lowed BY Presidents Taylor and Hayes.
President Wilson's Inauguration IS the
fourth under such circumstances.
Early Monday morning preparations
Wul begin az the White House for the
Residents procession TO the Capitol,
where first he will attend the Inaugural
ion Of the Nice-President in the Sen
afe Chamber and then. later, with the
whole official party, 90 70 the stands
on the plaza.
The Presidents escort Of cavalry
viii be assembling in the White House
grounds about the time the Joint in
augural committee Of Congress arrives
% escort the Presidential party 10 the
Capitol. The committee rs composed Of
Senator Ovorman, Of North Carolina;
Senator Smith, Of Georgia; Senator
Warren, Of Wyoming; Representative
Ruckcr, OF Missouri; Representative
Garrett, Of Tennessee, and Representa-
tive Mckinney, OF Illinois.
Wife 10 Accompany Marshall
About u O'Clock the Presidential
party will be ready 20 leave the White
House for tho Capitol The I'd Cavalry
troopers will head the procession; then
will come the President and Mrs. Viii
son, accompanied b. Senator Overman
and Rcprcser tatIve Rucker. Next will
be the Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall. with Senator Smith and Senator
Warren. j, viii be the first slime
within the memory Of local officials
that Nicc-Prcs idcnt's wife has accom-
panied him in an inaugural procession.
On the inaugural stand the President
will take seat with the Chief Justice
90 his right and the committee on ar
rangemcnts and the sergcant-at-arms
81 tho Senate a. his left. Former Pres
idonts. former ce-Prcsidents, asso-
ciate justices Of the Supreme Court.
tho Vice President. secretary Of the
Senate, Senator and former Senators
wsll be ranged in long lines Of seats
% the right Of the President. Just
behind them will be seated retiring
member Of the House and member
elect The diplomatic corps also viii
be seated 10 the President right. and
20 bis LEFT will be Governor Of states
ard tcrritorca. members ~ the Cab
not, and thc military party which &C
cempanicd the Precedent from the Sen
40 Chamber.
After the delivery Of the Prcsidcnt's
address, most Of the party will return
o the Capitol, while tho President and
President. with their escorts, will
head the inaugural proccsgion 20 the
White HO1rc.