The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-05

An hour before the time Tor the presi-
dent to pass from the White House tc
the capitol, troops took up their posi-
tions along the line of march, with their
backs to the crowds. 1t was the first
time since the first inaugural of Lincoln
that troops had been used to guard the
line of march. Just before IL o'clock,
the president and his party moved off for
the capitol.
Through the gates of the White House
grounds to Pennsylvania avenue, the
marching ground of inaugural armies of
war and peace gone long before, the Off
cial party headed toward the capitol.
President Wilson, accompanied by Mrs.
Wilson and two members of the congress
sional inaugural committee, rode in a
conveyance surrounded by troopers of
the escort. In the second conveyance
came Vice President and Mrs. Marshall,
surrounded by the Culver troop. The
third conveyance brought Robert n.
Harper, chairman of the local arrange
ments committee, and the remaining
members of the congressional committee.
steel cables strung along the line of
march held multitude from crowding
into the avenue Reviewing stands were
well filled for the wait of some two hours
before the presidential party would re-,
turn at the head of the inaugural pro-
cession.
At the capitol, the crowd already was
packed about the inaugural stand. The
broad plaza with standing room for thou
sands filed rapidly, and out over the
park spaces and avenues which converge
there another crowd had to content itself
with looking on the ceremonies from a
distance, quite out of reach of Presi-
dent Wilson's voice.
When the official party arrived at the
capitol, the president with Mrs. Wilson
went to the presidents room near the
Senate chamber at the main door and
and Mrs. Marshall went to the vice-pres
ident's room to await the beginning of
the ceremonies in the Senate chamber.
President Wilson, escorted by the COM
mittee on arrangements, entered the
Senate chamber at teh main door and
was escorted to seat on the floor, on
the right hand side of the main aisle |
and facing the rostrum. Vice President
Marshall was escorted to a seat on the |
rostrum.
From that stage, the ceremonies moved |
along rapidly. The Senate chaplain, Rev. |
J. Forresy Prettyman, offered prayer,
and the Senate of the 65th Congress
was called to order by the. president pro
tempore. Senator Salisbury.
As silence settled over the chamber, |
Vice President Marshall stood beside |
Senator Salisbury. Both men raised /
their right hands; the president pro |
tenpore slowly spoke the vice presidents
oath; the yice-president repeated the /
words. Brief and simple, the ceremony
quickly was over, and the 32 new sena-
tors were sworn into office.
As TIE 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 il curtain had been raised for
the climax of the drama.
Before a great sea of humanity. official
and unofficial. invited and unlimited.
President Wilson took his place at the
left of the chief justice and at the right
OF the arrangements committee. Places
for former presidents and vice presidents.
associate justices Of the supreme court.
the vice-president, secretary of the Sen
ate. senators and former senators were
ranged along on the right. Retiring
Of the House and members
elect were next TO and behind the Sen
ate. u
To the right of the president were