Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-03-08

his carriage and @as driven slowly 10
Tho White HOUSE as the head eg the
procession formed in honor af the I'm
augaraf ceremonies.
Luncheon Deferred for Parade.
In years past the presidential narty
always has entered the white House
for ltfncs,son prior ia ftie reyinw Of
The parade from the stand In front of
the executive naansian. This inyarin.
bly, in the past caused such delay
that ii wns decided this year 10 do
away with the luncheon feature,
/ President Wilson with Mrs. Wilson.
the Ylce President and Mira Marshall.
Immediately TO the little snclosetf Btruc-
tuse, much like 81 sentry boz. which
had been bulls La the middIc of the
great grandstand In frunt of the White
House and from which the chief exc
cutiye viewed the parajers.
II WIS the gravity of the situation
In eonnectlon with our foreign affairs
which gave 20 the inaugural ceretno-
nses their serious tone and patriotic
features. The parade of the day was
largely military In It's nature, although
there were In the procession many
bodies which In a sense might be said
to represent the spirit Of Industrial
preparedness of the United Suites for
any egentuaiity which might come.
Makeup of the Procession.
AT the forefront Of the parade as 1t
left the capitol were. Of course, the
president and the vice president Of the
United States with their guards of
homer Major General Hugh l.. Scott,
q. y. army, was the grand marshal OF
the occasion. George X. LinkiRs was
the marshal of the civic organizations
which took part In the marching cere-
monies
Immediately preceding the carriages
of the presidential and y:ce presiden-
Hal parties and of Col. Robert n. Har-
per, inaugural chairman, was the IA
nous United States Marine band The
president had as his guard OF honor
the squadron of the Second United
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
napolis cadets took part In the process
sion. In addition to these young sol
der and sailor organizations there was
as large representation of the forces
of the United States as properly could
be spared from post and garrison duty.
In addition there were troops from
Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Maryland, Virginia, and some other
states Of the Union representing the
National Guard.
A patriotic and picturesque feature
Of the ceremonies attending the inau-
guratfon 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, bat this year the distance
which they tramped was shortened.
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 ag1ow
with fireworks and with the combined
effects of gas and electric light illumi-
nations. In addition searchlights
showed the heavens here and there,
and one great shaft of light illumi-
mated the apex Of the Washington
monument while another lighted up
and brought into bold relief the dome
of the capitol.