The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-05
Wilson and Marshall
lnaugurated Today
P President to Succeed
ackson and the Tenth
:, Y the Second Term.
~. Demonstration of
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crowd Y re orderly than usual a;
inauguralA lie officers having no
trouble in keeping them from pushing
toward the stand Decorations by
flags were more profuse than usual.
The presidents carriage was drawn
by four horses. Senators Overman
and Smith of Georgia rode with vii.
son and his Wife, the carriage being
entirely surrounded by troops, police
and secret service men.
During the march back to the White
House, the people in the reviewing
stands rose and cheered the president
like fans roofing a; a DaseDau game.
Washington, March 5. - President
Wilson and VicePresident Marshall
were inaugurated for their second
term today with a great patriotic dem.
onstration of Americanism.
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 accentuated BY
the note of patriotic fervor which pre-
dominated through all the proceed.
ings OF the day.
First democratic president to sue.
coed himself since Jackson. and tent1
to be reelected, President Wilson er.
tered his second term OF office with d
new consecration 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 Ihe pomp, ceremony
and spectacular display which iney.
itably 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 attend
the departure of an outgoing president
and further simpihed because 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 Whit,
House for the capitol. That was fixed
by program Tor II o'clock. Just be.
fore that time the escorts for the party
began assembling, a squadron of the
Second United States Cavalry for the
president and the black horse troop
OF Culver Military Academy for the
Nce,prcsident. Just before the hour
OF departure, the congressional com.
mit'ee in charge Of the inauguration
arrangements arrived.
Through the gates Of the White
House grounds to Pennsylvania ave.
nue., the marching ground of inaugural
armies of war and peace gone long
before, the official party headed TO.
ward the capitol.
President Wilson, accompanied by
Mrs Wilson and two members of the
congressional inaugural committee !
rode In a conveyance surrounded by !
troopers of the escort. In the second |
conveyance came the vice.presiden,
and Mrs. Marshall, Surrounded by the |
culver troop, The third conveyance |
brought Robert ~ Harper chairman
OF the local arrangements committee |
md the remaining members Of the con.
Sressional committee.
Steel cables strung along the line
OF march held a multitude from crowd. |
ing into the avenue. Reviewing standsI
were well filled for the wait Of some
two hours before the presidential par.
.y would return at the head OF the
procession.
At the capitol the crowd already
was packed about the inaugural stand.
The broad plaza with standing room
.or thousands, filled rapidly and ou,
over the park spaces and avenues