Evening star., 1917-03-05

President Is Closely Guarded.
| The Presidents carriage was entirel!
surrounded by troops. police and secret
service men. First came the regular
cavalrymen riding in the formation Of
a hollow square. Moving in the center
| of that was the Presidents carriage
surrounded by secret service men.
| Riding on the outside of the hollow
| square and moving between the caval
1 rymen and the New York troops which
| lined the streets was a line of poGce
The guard of the President was extra
ordinary. On the tops of building.
| along the line and scattered through
the crowd were large numbers of police
detectives and secret service men.
Arrival at the Capitol.
| The sun broke out while the presi-
Dental party was on the way to the
| Capitol, having left just before II
o'clock. The troops along the line
| came to attention as the President
passed. There were cheers from the
crowds and some waving Of hats.
The presidential party arrived at the
Capitol without incident; the escorts
| took places on the plaza while Presi-
! dent Wilson went to his room and
Vice President Marshall went to his
| to await the hour of noon for the cere-
monies in the Senate chamber.
Shortly after the arrival of the presi-
Dental party at the Capitol, at 40
o'clock am, Col. w. w. Harts. U. S. A.,
chief White House aid. escorted Mrs
Wilson through the corridors of the
Senate and to the presidential gallery
! overlooking the Senate chamber.
Mrs. Wilson was gowned in black.
as she is in mourning for her sister.
With her black costume she wore a
very attractive road-brimmed black
sailor hat, tipped at an angle, and from
it suspended short mourning veil.
Meanwhile, the gelleries Of the cham
ber had filled with distinguished guests.
The diplomatic corps. resplendent in
assembled. and, after being announced,
took places on the floor of the chamber.
The Supreme Court, headed by its
officers. entered after the diplomats.
took chairs before the rostrum.
Old and New Members Present.
The Supreme Court met shortly after
IL o'clock, but transacted no business.
Following the Presidents Inauguration
arrangements were made to adjourn
the court until tomorrow, when a great
number Of decisions will be given.
Retiring members of the House OF
Representatives and representative
elect of the 65th Congress. who had
been forming in long lines in the cor
ridors, marched into the Senate cham
Der to seats reserved for them on the
west side. The senators and senator's
elect took seats on the east. A chair
was placed on the rostrum for Speaker
Clark, beside that of Senator Sauls-
bury, President pro tenn. OF the Senate.
This practically completed the assem-
bly,. and everything was ready for the
Senate Of the Sixty-ffth Congress to
convene at noon.
In the Presidents Gallery.
In the Presidents gallery seats were
Chairman Vance C. Mccormick of the
democratic national committee and
White House guests. Social leaders
were present in numbers
Traffic congestion outside delayed ar
rival Of many of the principals and
spectators, but the latter were SO num-
erous that even the steps in the gal
leries were filled.
Because of the dreary day, the lights
| in the glass canopy above the chamber
were turned on, enhancing the brill
lance of the scene.
Senator salisbury, President pro tenn.
raped his gavel for order at 1l:45
n.
| the House were first announced, sena-
| tors rising as these first invited guests
| fled in, carrying their hats and over
coats to be ready for the outside cere-
| monies. A hubbub OF conversation
filed the chamber as the House men,
bers took their places in the rear of
the chamber Speaker Clark went to
| the rostrum Of the President pro tenn
and stood beside Senator Salisbury.
President Arrives.
Just before noon President Wilson
escorted by the congressional commit
| tee on arrangements, entered the Sem
ate chamber through the main door and
| took a seat in the front row on the
rieht-hand side of the aisle and facing
| the rostrum.
| The committee then went to the Vice
! Presidents room and escorted him tc
his place on the rostrum to take the
oath, where Senator Salisbury was
waiting, Bible In hand. to make Mr.
Marshall, the first man to succeed him
self as Vice President of the Uniteo
States since the present system OF
| party conventions and elections was
adopted.
cabinet came In and took seats with
him, and that dispelled any notion thai
| there, were to be cabinet changes an
lnounced. 1t is the custom Tor the PreS'
I ident to bring into the chamber with
him the men who are to be members OF
the cabinet in the coming term.
| Vice President Sworn In.
| The clerk and other House officials
| ranged themselves about the rostrum.
| Sergeant-at-arms Higgins. announc-
ing the arrival of the distinguished
guests entering at the main cent fal
door Of the chamber. next announced
at 11:52, the ambassadors. ministers
and other representatives of the diplo-
matte corps, headed by the dean. Am
| ba ssador Da Cana of Brazil. with
| British Ambassador Spring-Rice next
The score of diplomats were all bril-
liantly attired, with hats bearing wav-
\ ing plumes, and wore thair resplendeni
| court costumes and swords. The whole
audience stood as they filed in and
| took seats well in front.
| Next arriving were the Supreme Cour
justices. in their, long silken robes, LEI
by Chief Justice White.
Gen. Scott. chief OF tho army staff
and Admiral Benson OF the navy anS
aids followed in dress uniforms.
The Supreme Court justices were a
the left Of the Vice Presidents stand
the diplomatic corps, army and navI
officers and the cabinet at the right.
| The entire assem- blage, spectators ant
| guests rose when the President wal
announced. just before IL, entered tn,
center door and took q seat at tn,
front of the rostrum. squarely facing
the throngs. He was greeted with ,
loud burst of applause and some cheer