Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-03-05
and his Coterie of talented as
sistants in a grand Fantasia of
Music and Magic

OF the Sixty Fourth congress were:
Democrats; Nathan P. Bryan, Flor
ida Killiam E. Chiffon, West Vir-
ginia; Charles F. Johnson, Maine;
John W. Kern, Indiana; Luke Lea,
Tennessee; Blair Lee, Maryland;
James E. MARITIME, New Jersey; James
A. O'Gorman, New York.
Republicans: Thomas B. Catron,
New Mexico: Moses E. ClapP, Mime
sofa; Clarence d. Clark, Wyoming:
Henry A. Dupont, Delaware; Henry
F Lippitt. Rhode Island; George 7.
Oliver, Pennsylvania; John D. Works,
California; George Sutherland, Utah.
Party Began Moving.
While this ceremony was in prog
ress, the remainder of the party began
moving out of the chamber.
All of the party on the senate foof
and the guests in the galleries, by pre-
arranged directions, moved along the
rotunda in lines which converged at
the main entrance and thus out on
the platform reached from the center
portico.
Curtain Raised on Climax OF Drama.
AS the inaugural party passed out
from the great dome and into the
open air to the spot where practically
all presidents since Monroe have been
inaugurated, it was as if the curtain
had been raised for the climax of the
drama.
Before a great sea of humanity, Of
fetal and unofficial, invited and un-
invited, President Wilson took his
place at the left of the chief justice
and at the right of the arrangements
committee Places for former presi-
dents and vice presidents, associate
justices OF the supreme court, the vice
president, secretary of state, senators
and former senator's were ranged
along the right Retiring members of
the house and members elect were
next to and behind the senate.
To the right of the president were
seated the members of the diplomatic
corps, governors of states and terri
tories, members of the cabinet, army
and navy officials were at the left
While the party was assembling the
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forming on all sides of the capitol,
and the music of marching bands as
the organizations took places waitins
to swing into line behind the presl
dent when he started back to the white
house, gave the only appearance OF a
military air in the whole proceeding.
The assembling of the presidential
party, it's departure and the demon
STATIONS of the crowd were the only
spectacular features of the outdoor
ceremony. The actual ceremony it
self is simplicity and solemnity.
8 When the president takes the inaug-
ural oath, the chief justice, Bible in
hand, steps forward; the man who is
about to take office stands beside him
with raised hand Slowly and solemn
ly the chief justice repeats the oath
prescribed by the constitution:
Oath Subscribed by Wilson.
Il do solemnly swear that l will
faithfully execute the Office of presl-
dent of the United States, and will to
the best of my ability preserve, pro-
tect and defend the constitution of the
United States" Solemnly the oat1
is repeated after the chief justice and
the ceremony is over, but for the de-
livery Of the presidents inaugural ad-
dress.
When that was concluded, the sem
ate returned to it's chamber, and the
president returned to the white house
at the head of the inaugural process
ion. Mrs. Wilson, following preee-
dent set by Mrs. Taft, rode with her
husband. after having created a pre-
cedent herself by riding to the capitol
with him earlier in the day.
As the president led the procession
up Pennsylvania avenue, and the units
of the inaugural parade. civic and
military. swung in behind him, a ne"
demonstration began which continued
until the procession halted in front Oh
the white house. There the president
and his party took places in the Off
cial stand to view III" remainder N
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