Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-06

! along Washingtons broad thorough.
lares to continual outbursts of patri-
| Otic fervor.
Wife by His Side.
Sharing the plaudits with the presi-
dent was Mrs. Wilson, who accompa-
MED him 10 the capitol, stood by his
side on the inaugural stand as Chief
Justice White Administered the oath
OF office, and Joined wi h him In ac-
knowledging the tributes and acclaim
In the journey to the White House. 1t
was the first time in history that tho
| wife of n president had participated
! so prominently in inaugural ceremo-
MES; and gracing them also was Mrs
Marshall, wife OF the vice president,
who sat with her husband In the in
auSural stand and rode beside him in
| the parade.
| No less impressive than the inaugu.
ration of sthe president was the in
auguration of the vice president and
the swearing in OF new senators in
the senate chamber, in which tho
president participated. When meIu.
bers of the senate and house had been
seated, the diplomats of foreign ma
tions in their glitterlng official re-
gala were ushered into the chamber
followed by the chief justice and as.
sociate justices of the supreme court
III their sombre robes, officers Of tho
army and navy, and members of the
cabinet. Then the sergeant-at arms
of the senate heralded the approach
of the president of the United
states"
No Sign of AnimoSity.
Instantly Che crowd ir the galleries
and dignitaries on the senate floor
rose to their feet anl applauded as
the president walk down the aisle
to the seat in front of the vice presi-
dents dats, If any bitterness had
been caused by the presidents state
ment to the public last night declar-
ing that little group of wilful men"
hai made the country helpless and
contemplate" before ,re world, It was
buried in the acclaim which welcomed
: appearance ir the presence of
some Of the MN ae had rebuked.
The spectact .,r = ght during the
closing hours of N4f.ss still was a
subject of interest ard discussion.
however, and SPECTATOR looked for
the group of men who we're de-
hoTnccd by the presid 1t. Nuly one
fi'ncted attic on. and that was Sem
,tf.l La Follc,te, leader of the fill
buster, who entered tn chamber lato
anu walked dow the center aisle
alone, after the Gss nblage had been
ted.
After the admir- lsterlng of the oath
10 the vice preslG At, President will
~"n, with Mrs. Wilson at his side, was
escorted by the committee on ar
rangements to TIE inausu stand
His appearance ll he head of the
red-carpeted aisle in the CENTRAL door
way of the capi'1i was the first sig
nal for cheers rom the waiting
throngs outside.
Carefully Guarded
With barred head M asident ap.
preached the inaugural platform and
bowed to the distinguished guests
about him and to the greet crowds in
the plaza jammed in closely TO the
stands.
Never before was a president or
president-elect so carefully guarded as
today. Both TO and from the White
House the executive carriage was COM
pletclv surrounded by secret service
men on foot and mounted troops.
while files of police rode near the
curbs just inside the lines of New
York national guardsmen drawn up
on either side of the broad avenue
Arriving at the White House upon
returning from the inaugural, the
president and his official party tarrted
twenty minutes for refreshments be-
fore proceeding to the. reviewing
stand. There for more than two
hours the chief executive ackRowl-
edged the salutcs of participants in
the pageant in his honor Tonight
with his family he watched a display