Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-06

escorted by the congressional commit
tee, entered the chamber through the
main door and took q seat in the
front row on the right hand side OF
the aisle and facing the rostrum. The
committee then went to the vice pres
ident's room and escorted him to his
place on the rostrum, where Senator
Salisbury was waiting, Bible in hand,
TO make Mr.. Marshall the first man
to succeed himself as vice president
OF the United States since the present
system of party conventions and cleo
tons was adopted.
All the members OF the presidents
cabinet came in and took seats with
him, and that dispelled any notion
that there were to be cabinet changes
announced. 1t is the custom of the
president to bring INTO the chamber
with him the men who are to be the
members OF the cabinet in the COM
ing term.
Vice President Inaugurated.
AT 1908 o'clock the new senate had
been called to order andAthe chaplain
had offered prayer, Vice President
Marshall stepped to the desk and SEN
ator Salisbury administered the oath.
The ceremony was brief and simple.
Immediately afterward, while the
thirty-two new senator's were being
sworn into Office, the official party
began moving in prearranged order to
the open air stand outside. where
President Wilson was to take the
oath in public and deliver his in
augural address.
The sun kept on playing hide and
seek with the clouds as the cere-
monies moved to the open air, some
times flooding the scene with bril-
liant light.
The long line Of officials and digni-
nitaries moved slowly through the
main door OF the capitol to the in
augural stand, while the crowd
cheered. The president was seated
to the left of the chief justice and
to the right of the congressional COM
mittee. Members OF congress, diplo-
mats, governors Of states with their
staff, members OF the cabinet and Of
ficials of the army and navy were
placed nearby. Someone in the crowd
began singing America" The strains
were taken up in mighty chorus
and resounded over the assemblage.
The president, with barred head,
smiled at the demonstration and
cheers swept over the crowd as he
faced them. The president wore no
overcoat and Chief Justice White
asked him If he did not fear he might
take cold. President Wilson smiling
ly responded he did not.
Later, although the sun again came
through the clouds, the whistling
wind caused the president to change
his mind about the overcoat and he
took one carried to the stand by his
naval aide, DR.. Cary 7. Grayson.
There was somewhat of a wait at
this stage OF the proceedings SO that
all the official party might arrive and
be seated before the oath was admin
istered.
Continued cheers for the president
came from the throng. "Hurrah for
Woodrow Wilsonl" was repeatedly
shouted. The president and also Mrs.
Wilson smilingly acknowledged the
plaudits of the multitude.
President Takes Oath.
The White House party were Mrs,
Sayre, Miss Margaret Wilson, Mrs,
Boiling, Vance Mccormick and Fran.
els B, Sayre. The president took the
oath standing bareheaded, Mrs. vii.
son standing Just few feet away
He shook hands Immediately with
the chief justice and with the vice
president. -
| He lifted his hat to the crowd and
began at once to deliver his address
while the crowd leaned forward. bu,
the high wind made it impossible for
those more than few feet away to
hear and many of them began &c
leave. The president took off his ha,
at the first cheers, but the wind wa.
so cold he soon put it on again.
i Return to White House.
The president concluded his address,
at Los and prolonged cheering fol.
lowed. Immediately the space in from,
| Of the stand was, cleared to make wa,
| for the presidents carriage. The surg,
~