Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-05

party conventions and elections was
adopted.
Cabinet Members Present
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 an
nounced. 1t is the custom for the
President to bring into the chamber
with him the men who are to be MEM
bers of the cabinet in the coming
term.
At 1903 o'clock after the new SEN
ate had been called to order and the
chaplain had offered prayer, Vice
President Marshal stepped to the desk
and Senator salisbury administered
the oath. The ceremony was brief and
simple. Immediately afterward while
the 80 new Senators were being sworn
into office, the official party began
moving in pre-arranged order to the
open air stand outside where President
Wilson was to take the oath in public
and deliver his inaugural 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-
taries moved slowly through the main
order of the capitol and out to the
inaugural stand while the crowd
cheered their arrival. The party took
places according to program, with the
President seated at the left of the
chief justice and to the right of the
congressional arrangements commit
te. Members of Congress, diplomats,
governors of States with their staffs,
members of the cabinet and officials
OF the army and navy were placed
nearby.
A noticeable change in the unusual
inauguration arrangements was the
proximity of the crowd to the Presi-
dents stand. Formerly cadets from
West Point and Annapolis have form
ed guard lined across the plaza be-
tween the crowd and the stand. To-
day the place of cadets were taken by
thin line of Boy and Girl Scouts and
the crowd was permitted to come
within twenty fet OF the stand. Di-
rectly in front of the President, how
ever, was a Gordon of mounted po-
lice. The cadets stood some distance
away. Some one in the crowd began
singing America" The strains were
taken up in mighty chorus and re-
sounded 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 ask
ed him if he did not fear he might
take cold. President Wilson smiling
ly responded he did not.
Although the sum again came
through the clouds. the whistling
wind later caused the President to
change his mind about the overcoat
and he took one carried to the stand
by his naval aide, DR.. Cary II. Gray
son.
rrba orou,d, obooroa 80 a. 1.
dent put on the coat
There was somewhat of q wait at
this sstage so that all the official party
might arrive and be sseated before the
oath was administered.
Continued cheers for the President
came from the throng.
''Hurrah for Woodrow Wilson," was
repeatedly shouted. The President
and also Mrs. Wilson smilingly ac-
knowledged the plaudits of the multi
tude.
In the White House party were Mrs.
Sayre, Miss Margaret Wilson, Mrs.
Boiling, Vance G. Mccormick and
Francis b. Sayre.
The President took the oath stand
ing bare headed, Mrs. Wilson stand
ing just a few feet away. He shook
tice and with the vice. president
hands Immediately with the Chief JUS
tice and with the Vice-P President.
He lifted his hat to the crowd and
began at once to deliver his address
while the crowd leaned forward, but
the high wind made it impossible for
those more than a few feet away to
hear and many of them began to
leave.
Even the crowds on the nearby
stands could hear nothing and many
of them, chilled by the cold wind and
uncomfortable wet benches, went
away.
The crowd was more orderly than
usual at inaugurations and made lit
tie effort to push forward to the stand
as it often has done.
The wind died down slightly when
the President was half through and
his words became audible to those on
the platform and in the front ranks
of the crowd. Many took off their
hats and listened attentively.
The President took off his hat at
the first cheers but the wind was so
sold he put it on again.
The President concluded his ad-
dress at 1.03 and prolonged cheering
followed. Immediately the space in
front of the stand was cleared to make
way for the Presidents carriage. The
surging crowd was being pushed hack
to make way for the beginning of the
procession back to the White House.
Crowd Not Impatient
One after another carriages of the
Presidential party entered the hollow
squares of their escort sand wheeled
around to the speakers stand to re-
ceive their passengers. They took
places in line in the same order as they
had take non the march TO the capi-
toll tow hours earlier. When all was
ready the Adjutant General gave the
order to start and the procession. led
by Major General Scott. grand mar
shall. headed down capitol hall and
back toward the White House. The
skies had cleared considerably by this
time and the waiting crowds, though
cold. seemed to be not impatient
First came the President and Mrs.
Wilson, surrounded, as before, by
troops. police and secret service men.
Then came the Vice-Presdent and
Mrs. Marshall. escorted by the Culver
troop, and then Inaugural Chairman
HarDer and his eSrorf