The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-03-05
President Took Oath on
Plaza in Front of the Ma
tionaI Capitol
CEREMONIES FIRST
IN SENATE CHAMBER
Marshall, President Pro Tempore
Salisbury and Large Group CT
United States Senators.

WASHINGTON, March 5.-Prcsi-
dent Wilson and Vice President Mar.
shall were inaugurated for their second
term today with a great patriotic dem
onstration Of Amcricanism.
The solcmn dignity of the ceremon.
les Of inaugurating the vieepresidcnt
in the senate chamber and the simple
but impressive ceremony in the open
air on the Plaza before the capitol
when the President delivered his inau-
gural address, were aceentuated bv
the note OF patriotic fervor which pre-
dominated through all tho proceedings
Of the day.
First Democratic President to sue
ceed himself since Jackson and tenth
to be reelected, President Wilson en-
tered his second term of office with a
new conservation to the service of his
country The ceremony began with the
President = departure from the White
House for the capitol. That was fixed
| by program for II clock. Just be
fore that time the escorts for the party
began assembling. 4 squadron of the
Second United States cavalry for the
! President and the black horse 1roon
OF Culver Military academy for the
vlce-?resident. Just before the hour
Of departure the congressional com
nittec IN charge of the Inauguration
arrangements arrived
Through the gates of the White
House grounds TO Pennsylvania ave
nue the marching ground Of inaugural
armies of war ard peace gone lone
before, the official partv headed
toward the capitol.
President Wilson, accompanied h
Mrs. Wilson and two members of The
congressional inaugural committee
ioae II a conveyance surrounded b,
troopers OF the escort IN the seconG
CONVEYANCE came the -Presiden-
ana Mrs. Marshall surrounded bv tn,
culver troop. The third conyevanc.
brought Robert ~ Harper. chairman
of the local arrangements committe,
and the remaining members of the con
gressional committee
Steel cables stretched 6long tho I'm,
, or march held a multitude from crowd
: ing into the avenue Reviewing stand
were well filled for the wait Of som
: two hours before the presidential par,,
would return at the head of the inau
e gural procession.
At the capitol the crowd alrcad
was packed about the inaugural stanf
: The broad plaza with standing roor
\ for thousands filed rapidly and ou
over the park spaces and avenue
which converge there another crow
. had to content itself with looking d
: the ceremonies from . distance. quit
:. out of reach Of President Wilson
4 voice.
When the official party arrived !
Il the capitol, the President with Mr.
N Wilson went to the President 3 roo,
- near the senate chamber and the vie
: president and Mrs Marshall went
@ the vice-president S room to await Il
d beginning of the ceremonies in the SO,
N ate chamber.
If Galleries had been filing long b
n fore this hour. Invited guests of II
m President, vice president, speaker. al
u justices of the supreme court of ii
o. United States supplied with eovet,
/ cards of admission, were assigned
re the east side. The gallery ordinari
- reserved for the diplomatic corps wa
y given over to members of their fan
r' lilies as the diplomats themselves we
assigned to places on the floor. Cues
!. os senator's were assigned to the mort
i; east gallery and guests OF represent
.o tives had seats in the three west ones
20 An impressive scene took place
AT the senate chamber, with the Pre-
W. dents and committee or arrangement
et members of the diplomatic corps Al
IS. other distinguished guests were W
gs nesses Of the induction of Vice Pre-
vn dent Marshall into his new term of
to fee. The oath was also administer
lie to Senator Salisbury of Narylar
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