Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-04
WILSON WILL TAKE
OATH SUNDAY NOON
rormal Ceremony for His Sec
ond Inaugural in Open Air
East of Capitol.
WILL DELIVER AN ADDRESS

Washington, March 3.-Formal
ceremonies OF Inauguration which
mark the beginning of the second
term of President Wilson and Vice
President Marshall will be held at
noon Monday in the senate chamber
and in the open air at the east front
Cf the capitol.
Precedent for holding inaugural
ceremonies on March S, when March
4 falls on Sunday, was set as early
as 1921 by President Monroe, on the
advice of Chief Justice Marshall and
was followed by Presidents Taylor
and Hayes. President Wilson's in
auguration is the fourth under such
circumstances.
Only One Flag in Sight.
Nothing has been left undone to
make the occasion a great demon
stration of Americanism. The capital
has been decked in American flags and
the red, white and blue to the eXclu-
zion of all other colors. The note Of
patriotism predominates in every
ceremony of the day; it is the motive
of the inaugural procession, and is the
theme of what is expected to be the
most elaborate display of night fire.
works ever seen in this country.
At the capitol, where the inaugural
stand has been built on the plaza at
the east front, great space has been
roped off, where the presidents mill
tary escort, including the cavalry from
Fort Myer, the West Point cadets and
the entire corps of midshipmen from
Annapolis will form square while
Mr.. Wilson is delivering his inaugural
address.
The formal ceremonies are set by
program to begin at the capitol at
noon. Ordinarily they seldom have
started at that hour because they have
been dependent on the end of the ses-
sion of congress. Often in the last
hour crush and hurry the hands OF the
clock in the senate or house have been
turned back as there was need, so that
whatever time it really was, it Of
ficially was Il o'clock noon when con-
gress ended its session and the in
augural ceremonies began b., the con-
gening of the senate of the next con-
gress in extraordinary session. All
this is altered this year because March
falls on Sunday.
Program for Procession.
Early Monday morning prepare
tons will begin at the White House
for the presidents procession to the
capitol, where first he will attend the
Inauguration of the vice president in
the senate chamber, and then, later,
with the whole official party go to the
stands on the plaza.
The presidents escort # cavalry
will be assembling in the White House
grounds about the time the joint in
augural committee of congress arrives
to escort the presidential. party to the
capitol. The committee is composed
of Senators Overman of North
Carolina, Smith of Georgia, Warren
of Wyoming, Representatives Rucker
of Missouri, Garrett of Tennessee and
Mckinley of Illinois.
About II o'clock, if the program is
carried out according to arrange
ments, the presidential party will be
ready to leave the White House for
the capitol. The Sc onu cavalry
troopers will head the procession; then
will come til. president and Mrs Will
son, accompanied by Senator Over
man and Representative Rucker. Next
will be the vice president and Mrs.
Marshall, with Senator Smith and
Senator Warren, The vice presidents
escort will be the black horse troop
from the Culver Military academy. In
third conveyance will be Represent
tatives Garrett and Mckinley and
Chairman Harper, of the local in
augural committee. 1t will Le the first
time within the memory OF local Of
fcials that vice president wife has
accompanied him in an inaugural pro-