The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-05
VIEWING SCENE WASHINGTON TODAY WAS
THRONGED TO OVERFLoWTNG AND PATRIOTISM REACHED
ITS ZENITH WITH THE PRESIDENTS INAUGURATION
TROOPS GUARDED LINE OF MARCH
inaugural Heavy Guards of Lincoln Troops
Stationed 10 Feet Apart Pennsylvania Avenue
Along Line c; Presidents March

stand. The broad Plaza with stand
ing room for thousands filled rapidly
and out over the park spaced and ave
nue. which converge there anoth r
crowd had to content itself with look
ing on the ceremonies from a dis
tance. 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
Vice-Pres!dent and Mrs. Marshall
went to the Vice-President's room to
await the beginning of the ceremonies
in the Senate chamber.
Galleries had been filling long be-
fore this hour Invited guests Of the
President. President, Speaker
and Justices of the Supreme Court
of the United States supplied with
coveted cards cf admission. were as
signed to the east side. The gallery
ordinarily reserved for the diplomatic
corps was given over to members of
their families as the diplomats them
selves were assigned to places on the
floor Guests of Senators were as
signed to places on the floor. Guests
of Senators were assigned to the
northeast gallery and guests of Rep
resentatives had seats in the three
west ones
The party in the galleries was lit
tie less distinguished than the party
on the floor II was composed of
American women scarcely less known
. than their husbands taking part in
tl.e ceremony below, men and other
women in the forefront of the social
life of the n tion, families foycian
diplomats. who with memories of the
resplendent ceremonies of the corona
tions of monarchs on other continents
were about to see the comparatively
simple inaugural of an American
President
A flood of light. softened by the
tinted glasses i'm the lofty ceiling was
iiffused throughout the beautiful au-
1itorium. which has few rivals among
the dignified impressive. even dra-
| matte, and yet simple ceremony about
| 10 be enacted on the floor
While the Senate was assembling
| for its special session. the first of the
Sixty-Fifth Congress. the diplomatic
corps was arriving and assembling in
| the marbleroom. to be escorted into
he chamber. Gorgeous in the colors
J and gold of their court uniforms. the
/ corps entered headed by its dean. the
| Ambassador of France. Jules ]. Jus.
serand. One figure which had been
familiar at other inaugural ceremonies
was missing. 1t was that of the Ger
man Ambassador Court Johann II.
Won Bernstorff. with whose country
| the United States has severed diplo-
matte relations. The other diplomats
entered by precedence in order of the
| time they have been accredited TO
this country. the ambassadors coming
first and the Ministers last. They
we're shown to seats reserved for them
near the center aisle and Immediately
behind the space reserved for the
Presidents cabinet
Then came the Chief Justice and
the Associate Justices of the Supreme
Court. in the sombre black silk gowns
Of Office. moving in a body with slow
dignity to the places reserved fol
them in large chairs placed in the
front row facing the vice-president
and at his right
Immediately afterward. the retirinl
members of the House of Representa-
iives and the members elect were an
|. nounced. They had been formint
meanwhile in two lines down the loni
corridor reaching toward the Hous
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