The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-05

flooding the scene with a brilliant
light
Crowd Cheers Arrivals.
The long line OF official, and digni.
tauc, moved ,lovF through the main
door, OF the capitol and out into the
Inauguration stand while the crowd
Chccrcd their arrival The party took
place, according 10 program with the
president seated at the lett of the chief
Justice and to the right OF the CON.
Rrc>>lunal arrangement, committee
Member, OF congress, diplomats. gov
cruorS OF states with their Stats, mem
hcr> of tho Cablnc, and officials OF the
army and navy were placed ucarbv
\ noticeable change IN the usual in
ausuratlon arrmgcRelt, va, the proN-
unity of the crowd lo the president,
stand Formerly cadet, irom Wcs'
Point and Nnrapol,, have formed a
guard lined acros, the plaza between
the crowd and tho stand Today the
place oi the cadet, wa taken hy 4
thin Inc OF boy and glrl scout, and
the crowd was pcrmIttcdlo To come with
m twenty feet oi the stand Directly
in front OF the president. hovc,er wa,
a Gordon OF mounted police Tie ca
diets stood some distance away Some
one IN the crowd began singing Amer
lca The strains were taken IN 4
mighty ,horu, and tcsouudcl o,cr the
aNcmblaec
Wilson Wears No OveTcoat.
The president with barred head smiled
at the demonstration and cheer, ,wcp,
over the crowd =, he faced them The
president wore mo- ovcrcuat and Chct
Justice White asked him II ne did no,
iear hc might take 5old prcNdcut WI.
son ,mlhngl, responded he did no,
Although the i'm Aaalu ,amc through
the clouds, the Vhl,tling wind caused
the president to change In, mind about
the ovcrcoat and he took ono carried 70
the stand by his naval aide, Dr. Cary I
| Grayson
The crowd cheerod as the president
put on the coat
There was somewhat OF wait at this
stage ot the proceedings SO that all OF
the Official party might arrive and b,
seated before the oath was admins.
tered.
Continuous Cheering
Continued cheers Tor the president
came from tho throng while waiting iol
| him 10 take the oath
"Hurrsh Tor Woodrow Wilson " va,
/ repeatedly shouted. The prcSldcn, anr
also Mrs Wilson Smilngly acknowl
edged the plaudits ofthc multitude
! In the White House party were Mrs
Saytc Miss Margaret Wilson. Mrs. Bol
ling, Vance Mccormick and Franc, r
/ Navrt The rs-Nd,nt took tho oa'l
standing bif, lsl,j Nh VI,
standing lust few ieel aWaN III
shook hands immediately with the chic
Justice and with the vice president,
Addte. Started a, Once.
lie lifted his hat 10 the crowd lut
began a, once to deliver his addrcS
while the crowd leaned forward, but IN,
hugh wind made !, impossible Tor thoS,
more than few feet away to hear an,
many oi them began TO leave
Even the crowd, ON the nearby stand
could hear nothing aud many oi them
chilled b, the cold. wind and untumior,
ahc wet benches, wen, away
The crowd was more ordcrh thar
usual at inauguration, and made ltll,
effort to push forward to the stand a,
n often has done
Crowds Hear Part Of Speech.
The wind died down slightly when tn,
president wa' hall through aud hi
words became audibl, to those on IN,
platform and in the front rank, ol IN,
crowd MANY took of their hats an,
listened ntentk
The prtSder, took of his hat at IN
first cheers but the wind was 50 col,
he soon nu, II on again
The president concluded his addre,
at 0j and prolonged cheering iol
lowed Immediately the space IN iron
oi the stand was cleared to max, wa
for The presidents oaftisse IN, surg
ins crowd was being pushed back 4
make way for the hepirning Of the pro
cession back 10 the White House.
Same Line OF March.
Ono after the other. the carriage o
The presidential PARTY entered ihJ hni
How ,uult,s yl their ,.tUft. an