Evening star., 1917-03-05
WOODROW WILSON SWORN
TO DEFEND CONSTITUTION;
PLEDGES FAITH TO TRUST
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plate and rainbow. Moreover the uni
forms of the highest officers Of the
army and navy and the more or less
regal costumes of the ambassadors and
representing foreign govern
ments added another touch Of color.
In contrast, the plain civilian appear
ance ofthe national legislators and the
severe gowns Of the justices of the Su-
preme Court made the gathering typi-
cally American.
There were people everywhere on
the east front of the Capitol today.
Persons who had not the privilege Of
seats upon the amphitheater found
perches upon the east front of the Capt.
to) where it would seem that only a
bird could alight. OF course, the vast
sweep Of the plaza was kept clear by
many policemen, but close pressed to
the lines were thousands of men and
women, who chose to stand for hours
to obtain glimpse of the President as
he swore to uphold and defend the Con-
stitution.
Crowds Gathered Early.
They began to gather a long time
before the President had reached the
Capitol, and by noon a dense crowd on
all sides waited for the ceremonies. A
battery of cameras and moving picture
machines took position on a stand es-
pecially erected a few hundred feet d.
rectly in front of the pulpit-like ar
rangement wherein the President stood
to receive the oath and to deliver his
address. The camera men seemed to
be working all the time. They slipped
hundred of plates in and out of their
cameras. and the moving picture men
ground out thousands of feet of Aim
to show the people in the utterr,ost
parts OF the earth exactly the occur
rences at President Wilson's inaugu-
ration.
The entrances to the Capitol were
strictly guarded to prevent persons
without cards from getting seats upon
the platform. Notwithstanding this.
the guards at the doors were assailed
with every manner of excuse by persons
who endeavored to get by the bars.
Yet SO strict were the regulations that
persons without proper tickets could
end to the other.
Those persons who had the proper
tickets soon filled up the seats and
waited with impatience for the time
Thomas r. Marshall and all the rest
In the official party would appear. Peo-
pie continually arose and craned their
necks In the direction of the big bronze
doors in an endeavor to. catch a hint
of when the President could be seen.
Presidential Party Appears.
Inside the Capitol. however, the pro-
gram was being carried out according
to schedule, and the President, escort
ed by the committee on ARRANGEMENTS
had entered the Senate and was wait
ing in the historic room assigned to
the chief executive. After the rather
subdued ceremony of inaugurating the
wee President in the Senate the Presi-
dent and the Senate and the House of
and the Supreme Court
ana a great procession of officials and
d1gnitaries walked from the Senate
chamber on their way through the ro-
tunda to the outside of the Capitol.
some one waiting at the top Of the
steps on the east front saw them and
thrilled the great crowd waiting by
calling Here they comet" Instantly the
buzz of conversation ceased, and the
crowds for moment moved about
hastily to catch glimpse of the Presi-
cheers as they saw him. Every one
stood up and waved handkerchiefs,
dags and hats in wild welcome for
the President about to assume the re-
sponsibflities Of second term.
Leading the procession were Charles
Senate, and Robert Gordon, the SER
geant- alarms Of the House; Frank
Key Green. marshal of the Supreme
Court of the United States. and james D.
Maher. the clerk of the Supreme Court.
Then came Chief Justice White and the
members ofp the Supreme Court, and
Ernest Knaebel, reporter of the court.
At little distance following came the
President, escorted by Senator Over
nan. the chairman of the committee on
and directly behind the
President came the other members of
the committee. Senator Hoke Smith
Of Georgia. Senator Francis E. War
rem of Wyoming. Representative
William w. Rucker of Missouri,
REPRESENTATIVE Finis Garrett of Ten
nessee and Representative Will
liam B. Mckinley of Illinois. The
President went directly to the front
with his escort. while the members of
the diplomatic corps. the Vice Presi-
dent. Secretary Baker of the Senate.
he Speaker and the members and Of
ficials of the House. the retiring mem
bers and members-eiec, were shown to
heir proper places. and the cabinet
members and governors of various
states and high officers of the army and
navy were shown to their section
Chief Justice Administers Oath.
A hush fell over the assembly as the
president ana the Chlef Justice arose
md faced each other. Clerk Maher of
he Supreme Court of the United States
advanced with an open Bible, and the
President. standing erect. placed his
light hand upon the open page
The Chief Justice repeated the oath
prescribed by the Constitution, the
President repeating it:
81 do solemnly swear that I will faith
fully execute the office of President of
the United States and will, to the best
If my ability. preserve, protect and de-
'end the Constitution of the United
States"
Then the President kissed the book on
which he had made this declaration.
1t is his own book. Upon 1t he took
he oath of office when sworn in as
Governor of New Jersey, and again in
913, when he was inaugurated Presi-
lent for the first time.
AS the great crowd realized the second
erm had officially begun at that mo-
nent, another cheer arose, and the dis
ant booming of cannon announced the
act to all those within hearing for
many miles around. 4
The President began to deliver his
ADDRESS as soon as the cheering had