South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-05
Public Taking of Oath of Of
flee is Held at Capitol.
Pleads For A United
America.
CROWD IN SYMPATHY
WITH HIS DOCTRINES
National CoIorS Prevail in
Decorations at Washing
tOn-Sun Shows
Its Face.

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WASHINGTON. March Pacing.
to use his own words, not retrospect
but the thought and purposes of the
present and the immediate future.
Woodrow Wilson Of New Jersey to-
day subscribed in public to the oath
as his own successor.
Not since Abraham Lincoln kissed
the Bible in subscribing TO the. same
solemn obligation. has a president
been indicted into Office under such
extreme tension in national affairs as
prevailed today
The dominant note Of the day was
patriotism and a united nation. The
city of Washington was beautiful
in the extreme simplicity of all dec
orations, the national colors alone
prevailing And from the moment
that Pres't Wilson and Vice Pres't
Marshall left the white house at
11:01 TO proceed 10 the capitol until
the last man in the inaugural parade
had passed the court of honor. the
one dominant note everywhere was
America first"
Need United Front
Prest Wilson made this very
plain in his inaugural address. IN
sisting that perhaps no period Of
American history has been so fruit
ful Of important reforms in our
economic and industrial life. the
president insisted that the nation
must present a united front in its
relations 10 the existing crisis
Prest Wilson never looked better
than he did today. He seemed to
have shaken off the worry and de-
preston which has marked him
during the last few momentous
weeks. From the moment that he
entered the open carriage. drawn by
four beautiful thoroughbreds, to
proceed 10 the capitol 10 subscribe
10 the oath, until ne returned TO the
white house he was smiling All
along the route OF the parade he
and Mrs. Wilson bowed TO crowd
that acclaimed them and was plain
ly in sympathy with the president
and the doctrines for which he
stands
Scene Animated One.
The scene along Pennsylvania av.
as the president proceeded TO the
capitol was an animated one. Three
carriages each drawn bv four horses
and entirely surrounded by soldiers
conveyed the president and Mrs.
Wilson, Vice Pres't and Mrs. Mar
shall, Inaugural Chairman Harper
and the senate and house commit
tee representatives to the grey pile
which dominates the city. And each
had its own individual escort
Preceding the entire column was
Mai. Gen Hugh T. Scott chief
marshal. and his aides, the majority
Of whom were designated from the
regular army Then came the
squadron of the second cavalry, Sc
lected by the president as his own
individual escort. a high honor paid
10 the regular army, and designed
20 show that Woodrow Wilson was
the president Of the whole people
and not Of any individual state. Vice
Pres't Marshall was escorted by the
cadets Of the Culver Military acad-
envy OF Indiana, mounted on coal
black horses and presenting a Won
derful picture. Inaugural Chairman
Harper. a resident OF the District,
has for his individual escort the
troopers of Troop r. District Of Co
lumbia militia
Galleries Are Filled
When the president reached the
capitol at 1889, the senate galleries
all were overlooking with the guests
Of senators and representatives.
livery available inch Of space was
med. Even the diplomatic gallery
VAS jammed almost 20 suffocatiOn,
all OF the foreign ENJOYS being in
the dress uniforms OF their rank.
Members Of the cabinet were on
hand in the presidents room when
he reached there All shook hands
with him and congratulated him on
the fact that the Wilson luck"
once again had prevailed and that.
" hereas early in tn day 10 had
looked as II the entire program was
20 be spoiled by rain. the skies had
cleared and the sun was shining
brightly The president. in gay