The Dermott news., 1917-03-08

guiShed guests made their way to the inaugural stand.
 inauouration of the President.
 The procession, headed by the prest- dent-elect, wound through the east sen ate door. the main corridors of the senate and through the rotunda of the capitol to the place set for the oath l taking. On reaching the inaugural stand, Woodrow Wilson took place directly in front of Edward D. White, 1 the chief justice of the United States, and the chief clerk of the Supreme court, James D. Maher. The sergeant at-arms of the senate and the congress sional committee on arrangements were l immediately on the left of the presi- | dent. The vice president, the aSsOci- ate justices of the Supreme Court and the members of the senate sat upon his right.
 When all were assembled Chief Jus l tice White. having in his right hand the open Bible upon which the hands of many former presidents have rested, advanced to Woodrow Wilson and ad- miniStered to him this oath, which Is 1 imposed by the Constitution of the United States:
 "You do solemnly swear that you will faithfully execute the office of president of the United States and will to the best of your ability, pre- serve, protect and defend the Consu- tution of the United States" Wnn2rov- Wilson Sni1 In firm voice, II do." and he became for the second time president of the United | States of America.
 Then the president delivered hls in augural address and on its conclusion he made his way with Mrs. Wilson to his carriage and was driven slowly to the White House at the head of the procession formed in honor of the in- | augural ceremonies.
 Luncheon Deferred for Parade. In years past the presidential party always has entered the White House for luncheon prior to the review of the parade from the stand in front of the executive mansion. This invaria- hly in the past caused such delay that 1t was decided this year to do away with the luncheon feature. President Wilson with Mrs. Wilson. the Vice President and Mrs. Marshall, and two members of his cabinet went immediately to the little inclosed struc- ture. much like sentry box, which had been built in the middle of the great grandStand in front of the White House and from which the chief exe- cutiye viewed the pnraderS.
 IL was the gravity of the situation in connection with our foreign aHajrS which gave to the inaugural ceremo- nieS their serious tone and patriotic l features The parade of the day was l largely military in its nature although l there were in the procession many bodies which in a sense might be said ] to represent the spirit of industrial preparedness of the United states for any eventuality which might come.
 Makeup of the Procession.
 At the forefront of the parade as it left the capitol were. of course. the president and the vice president of the United States with their guards of honor. Major General Hugh l.. Scott, 1 T.. & army. was the grand marshal of 1 the occasion. George k l.inkins was the marshal of the civic organizations which took part In the marching cere- monies.
 l Immediately preceding the carriages l of the presidential and vice presiden- 1 tial parties and of Col. Robert N. llar- per, inaug,ral chairman. was the fa- nous United States Marine band. The president mad as his guard of honor the squadron of the Second United 1 States cavalry,
 The Vice President and Mrs. Mar shall were escorted by the Black Horse troop of the Culver Military academy, | Indiana, the state of which the vice president and his wife are natives
 The West Point cadets and the An napols cadets took part In the process sion. In addition to these young sol dier and sailor organizations there was as large representation of the forces of the United States as properly could l be spared from post and garrison duty. In addition there were troops from l Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey. Maryland, Virginia, and some other states of the Union representing the 1 National Guard.
 patriotic and picturesque feature of the ceremonies attending the inau- guration was supplied by the rapidly thinning ranks of the Grand Army Of the Republic. In years past the sol diers of the war between the states have made the entire length of the line of march but this year the distance which they tramped was shortened. i They added to the picture of the pa rade as they moved by the presidential reviewing stand with their old flags above them.
 At night Washington was aglow with fireworks and with the combined | effects of gas and electric light illumi-
 nations. In addition searchlights
 showed the heavens here and there,