Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-06

| the swearing in of new senators in the senate chamber, in which the pres i1ent participated. When members of the senate and house had been seated the diplomats of foreign nations in their glittering official regalia were , ushered into the chamber, followed by the chief justice and associate jus tices of the supreme court in their sombre robes. officers of the army and navy and members of the cabinet Then the sergeant of the sen ate heraided the approach of the
 Crowds in Galleries AppIauded. Instantly the crowd in the galleries
 and dignitaries. on the senate floor
 rose to their feet and appIauded as
 the president walSed down the aisle
 to the seat in front of the vice presi-
 dents dais. If any bitterness had
 been caused by the presidents state
 ment to the public last night. declar- ing that a little group of wilful men"
 had made the country helpless and eontemptible." before the world, it was buried in the acclaim which vel comed his appearance in the presence of some of the men he had rebuked. The spectacular fight during the closing hours of congress still was a subject of interest and discussion, however and spectators looked for the group of men denounced by the prefi- dent. Only one attracted attention and that was Senator La Toilette, leader
 
 chamber late and walked down the center aisle alone after the assemb- 1 Iage had been seated.
 Administered Oath to Vice President After the administering of the oath | to the vice president, President Will son, Mrs. Wilson at his side, was es- corted by the committee of arrange ments to the inaugural stand. His appearance at the head of the red
 carpeted aisle in the central doorway ~f ffr.7 xrrae srf Cic al faY cheers from the waiting throngs out
 Crowds damned Close to Stand. With barred head, the president ap- preached the inaugural platform and bowed to the distinguished guests the plaza jammed in closely to the stand. Although a brilliant sun had broken through the blanket of lower ing clouds which earlier had threat swept over the assemblage and prompted the managers of the occa- sion to hasten the programme. Long before the inaugural guests from the form the president had taken the oath and begun his address. He began speaking at 12.45 o'clock and at IT was seated in his carriage ready fol | the return at the head of the parade President Was Closely Guarded. Never peIore was president 1ol president-e1ect so carefully guarded as 1 today. Both to and from the White | House the executive carriage was l completely surrounded by secret ser I vice men on foot and mounted troops while files of police rode near the l cur'bs just inside the lines of New ] York national guardsmen drawn up or 1 either side of the broad avenue.
 Reviewed Pageant.
 | Arriving at the White House upor returning from the inaugural the I president and his official party tarried ! twenty minutes for refreshments be- i fore proceeding to the review, stand | There for more than two hours the chief executive acknowledged the sa- lutes of participants in the pageant ir his honor. Tonight with his family | he watched display of fireworks ove1 I the Washington Monument grounds which brought the inaugural ceremon- ies to close.