New Britain herald., 1917-03-05
Takes Public Oath of
 Office Shortly After
 Noon Amid R Resplend- ent Scene at Capitol

t1.s Washington, March 5.-President Wilson and Vice President Marshall were inaugurated for their second term today with a great patriotic demonstration of Americanism.
 The solemn dignity of the cere- ! monies of inaugurating the vice presi- dent in the senate chamber and the simple but impressive ceremony in the open air on the Plaza before the capi- tol when the President delivered his 5 Inaugural address, were accentuated; by the note of patriotic fervor which predon1inated through all the pro- ceadinGs of the day.
 First democratic president to suc- ceed himself since Jacaapn and. tenth to be reelected. President W1lSon en-, tered his second term of ohice with a ; new copsecration to the service of his country. s
 It was the presidents wish that his inauguration should be a simple one. and all though the fixed program which covered more than five hours. while there was the pomp, ceremony and spectacular display which inevi- tably attaches to the inauguration of . president, the studied effort was to keep the ceremonies in accord with
 
 monies which in the main were planned by George Washington more than century ago.
 The event was simplified because there was no dual ceremony to attend the departure of an outgoing president and further simplified because it did not fall in with the rush and con- fusion of the dying hours of congress.
 Departure From White House. The ceremony began with the presi- dents departure from the White House for the capitol. That was fixed by program for Il o'clock. Just be- fore that time the escorts for the party began assembling. a squadron of the Second United States cavalry for the president and the black horse troop of Culver Military academy for the vice president. Just before the hour of departure the congressional committee in charge of the inaugura- ton arrangements arrived.
 Through the gates of the White House grounds to Pennsylvania avenue, the marching ground of inaugural armies of war and peace i. gone long before, the official party headed toward the capitol.
 President Wilson, accompanied by Mrs. Wilson and two members of the congressional inaugural committee, rode in conveyance surrounded by troopers of the escort. Tn the second conveyance came. Vice President and Mrs. Marshall surrounded by the Gull yer troop. The third conveyance brought Robert N. Harper, chairman ' of the local arrangements committed. < and the remaining members of the congressional committee.
 Steel cables strung along the line of arch held a multitude from crowding < into the avenue Reviewing stands were well filled for the wait of some z two hours before the presidential party would return at the head of the inaugural procession.
 Thousands at Capitol.
 At the capitol the crowd already was packed about the inaugural stand The broad Plaza with standing room < for thousands filled rapidly and out over the park spaces and avenues which converge there another crowd had to content itself with looking on the cerem onies from a distance, quite out of reach of President 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 and the vice president and Mrs. Marshall went : to the vice presidents room to await the beginning of the ceremonies in the < senate chamber.
 x Galleries had been filling long be- fore this hour. Invited guests of the president, vice president, speaker and Justices of the supreme court of the s. 5+ s fcontinued on Eleventh PaxeY