Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-08
THE INAUGURATION
GREAT SUCCESS
A GREAT DEMONSTRATION OF
AMERICANISM FEATURE OF
CEREMONIAL PLANS.
NATIONAL CAPITAL CROWDED
Every Detail Of Day Well Arranged
Prompt Start Of Long Parade a
Feature-Oath Administered
Agan-Everything Gay.

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Washington, March 6.-Formal Ger
emonies of Inauguration which mark
ed the beginning of the second term
of President Wilson and Vice Presi
dent Marshall was held at noon Mon
day in the senate chamber and in the
open air at the east front of the cap
itol.
Precedent for holding inaugura
ceremonies on March S when March
falls on a 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 inau-
guration is the fourth under such cir
cumstances.
Great Demonstration.
Nothing was left undone to make
the occasion great demonstration
of Americanism. The capital was
decked in American flags and the
Red, White and Blue to the exclusion
Of all other colors. The most elabor.
ate display of night fireworks ever
seen in this country took place.
Thousands of visitors were in the
city from thousands of places. His.
toric Pennsylvania avenue was bank.
ed high with reviewing stands along
the entire line of march. The way
from the capitol to the White House
was one waving lane of American
flags, bunting, electric ligl is, arches,
columns and festoons of color.
Ceremonies Prompt.
At the capitol, where the inaugural
stand was built on the plaza at the
east front, great space was. roped
off, where the presidents military es-
cort of midshipmen formed square
while Mr. Wilson delivered his inau-
gural address.
The formal ceremonies began at
the capitol at noon.
Preparations. began at the White
House for the presidents procession
to the CAPITOL. where first he attend
ed the Inauguration of the vice pres
dent in the senate chamber, and then,
later, with the whole official party
went to the stands on the plaza.
About II o'clock the presidential
party was ready to leave the White
House for the capitol. The second
cavalry troopers headed the process
sion; then came the president and
Mrs. Wilson, accompanied by Sena-
tor Overman and Representative
Rucker. Next the vice president and
Mrs. Marshall, with Senator Smith
and Senator Warren. The vice presi-
dents escort was the black horse
troop from the Culver Military acad-
emy.
1t was the first time within the
memory of local officials that a vice
presidents wife accompanied him in
an inaugural procession.
While the president was on his way
to the capitol, the remainder of the
inaugural party assembled there. The
of the galleries in the senate
chamber is not great, and only one
to each representative or representa-
tive-elect. These same tickets entitle
the holders to seats on the inaugural
stand outside. The reserved senate
gallery on the east side of the cham
Der were set aside for invited guests
Of the president, vice president, pres
dent pro tempore of the senate, the
speaker of the house, justices of the
supreme court, members of the cabi-
net and senators. The diplomatic gal
cry was reserved, as usual, for fam
lies of members of the corps The
loors for those holding cards of ad-
mission to the galleries were opened
1t 10 o'clock, and an hour later the
loors of the senate chamber were
opened to those entitled to seats on
he floor.
When the president arrived at the
.apitol he went to his room and
waited the hour for beginning the
ceremonies.