Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-05
LIKE WASHINGTON
WILSON GOES IN
AMID SIMPLICITY
GREAT PATRIOTIC DEMONSTRATION
INDICATIVE OF SPIRIT THRUOUT
NATl0N-CEREMONY BEGAN n.
PRESIDENT WILSON ENTERS OFFICE
WITH A NEW CONSIDERATION TO
SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY.

dent Wilson and Vice President Marshall
were inaueurated for their second terms
today with a great patriotic demonstrate
OF Americanism.
The solemn dignity of the ceremonies of
mapeuratins the vice president in the sen
ute chamber and the simple but impressive
ceremony in the open air on the Plaza be-
Tore the capitol when the president deliv-
cred his inaugural address, were acccn-
tuatcd by the note of patriotic fervor
which prcdominated through all the pro-
ceedings Of the day.
First democratic president 10 succeed
himself since Jackson and tenth to he re-
elected, President Wilson entered his see
ond term of office with n new conservation
to the service of his country.
1t was the presidents wish that his in
~auguration should be a simple one, and al!
through the fixed program which covered
more than five hours, while there was the
pomp, ceremony and spectacular display
which inevitably attaches TO the Inaugural
ton OF n president, the studied effort wa
to keep the ceremonies in accord with the
best traditions of Amcrica-ceremonie>
which in the main were planned by George
Washington more than n century ago. :.
The event was sinplified because there
was no dual ceremony TO attend the de-
parture of an outgoing president and fur
Their simplified because it did not fall in
with the rush and confusion of the dying
hours on congress-.
The ceremony began with the presidents
departure from the White House for the
capital. That was liked by program for IL
o'clock. just before that time the escorts
for the party began assembling, a squad
ron Of the Second United States cavalry
for the president and the black horse troop
of Culver Military Academy for the vice
president. Just before the hour of de
parture the congressional committee in
charge of the Inauguration arrangements
arrived.
Through the gates Of the White House
grounds to Pennsylvania avenue, the
marching ground of inaugural armies OF
war and peace gone long before, the Ollie
ial party headed toward the capitol.
President Wilson, accompanied by Mr..
Wilson and two members of the congress
sional inaugural committee, rode in a con
ycvancc surrounded By troopers of the
escort. In the second conveyance came
the vice president and Mrs. Marshall. sur
rounded by the Culver troop. The third
conveyance brought Robert \. Harper.
chairman of the local arrangements com
mittcc and the remaining members Of lh,
congressional committee.
Steel cables strung along the line %
march held Il multitude from crowd;ng in
TO the avenue. Reviewing stands were well
filled for the wait of some two hours be-
fore the presidential party would return
at the head of the inaugural procession.
At the capitol the crowd already was
packed about the inaugural stand. The
broad plaza with standing room for ihouS-
ands filled rapidly and out over the parl
spaces and avenues which converge there
another crowd had TO content itself will.
looking on the ceremonies from "A distance
quite out Of reach of President WILSON,
voice.
When the official party arrived ut The
capitol, the president with Mrs. Wilson
went to the presidents room near the sen
ate chamber and the vice president and
Mrs. Marshall went to- the vice president
room to await the beginning Of the ccrc-
monies in the senate chamber.
Galleries had been filled long before thi,
hour. Invited quests of the president, vie,
president. speaker and justices of the su-
preme court of the United States supplied
with coveted cards of admission, were as-
signed 10 the east side. The gallery or
dinarily reserved for the diplomatic corps
was given over to members of their famil-
les as the diplomats themselves were a.
signed to places on the iloor. Guests oi
senators were assigned 10 the northeast
gallery and guests Of representatives hae
seats in the three west ones.
The party in the galleries was little les.
disniiied than the party on the floor. II
was composed of American women scarce.
~ less known than their husbands takins
part in the below. men and other
women in the forefront Of the social lif,
of the nation. families of foreign diplo.
mats. who with memories of the reSplen-
dent ceremonies of the coronationS of men,
archS on their continents were about Ia sc,
the comparatively simple inaugural of N
American president.
4 flood OF light, softened by the tinte,
glasses in the lofty ceiling was dlffn~c.
throughout The beautiful auditorium. whicl
has few rivals among. the assembly cham
hers of the world parliament~ and illum
mated the disuiiied, impressive. even ,lra