White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1917-03-09
THE INAUGURATION
GREAT SUCCESS
A GREAT DEMONSTRATION OF
AMERlcANlSM FEATURE OF
CEREMONIAL PLANS.
NATIONAL CAPITAL CROWDED
Every Detail of Day Well Arranged
Prompt Start Of Long Parade a
Feature-Oath Administered
Misunderstanding Gay.

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 inaugural
ceremonies on March 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 a 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 lights, arches,
columns and festoons of color.
Ceremonies Prompt.
At the capitol, where the inaugural
stand was built on the plaza at the
east front, a great space was roped
off, where the presidents military es-
cort of midshipmen formed square
while Mr.. Wilson delivered his inau-
guTa! 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 IL 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 anc
Mrs. Wilson, accompanied by Sena
tor Overman and Representative
Rucker. Next the vice president anc
Mrs Marshall, with Senator Smith
and Senator Warren. The vice presi
dents escort was the black horse
troop from the Culver Military acad
envy.
1t was the first time within the
memory of local officials that a vice
presidents wife accompanied him ii
an inaugural procession.
While the president was on his way
to the capitol, the remainder of the
inaugural party assembled there. The
capacity of the galleries in the senate
chamber Is not great, and only one
to each representative or representa-
tive-elect. These same tickets entitlt
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
ident pro tempore of the senate, thu
speaker of the house, justices OF thu
supreme court. members of the cabi
net and senators. The diplomatic gal
lery was reserved, as usual, for fam
lilies of members of the corps. The
doors for those holding cards of ad
mission to the galleries were opened
> at 10 o'clock, and an hour later the
doors of the senate chamber were
opened to those entitled to seats or
the floor.
When the president arrived at the
capitol he went to his room ant
awaited the hour for beginning the
ceremonies.
To Announce Supreme Court.
Representatives and representative
elect assembled in the house chamber
and marched over the senate cham
Der, entering at the south door. Mean
while the diplomatic corps, resplend
ent in full regalia. assembled in the
marble room and when the party wa:
complete, were announced and es
corted to places on the senate floor
All others entitled to admission tt
the floor, meanwhile entered through
the bronze door.
When all this party was seated the
supreme court was announced ant
was followed by retiring senators ant
representatives. Members of the cab
met and high officials of the army
and navy had seats reserved for them
Then President Wilson was escort
ed to the chamber and seated directly
in front of the vice presidents desk
The committee on arrangements tool
their seats to his right and left. The
vice president was escorted into the
chamber, and after the president pre-
tempore called the senate to order ir
extraordinary session, the oath OF of
flee was administered to the vice
president, who then delivered his in
augural address. Following that he
administered the oaths of office tt
incoming senators.
New Senator'S.
Thirty senators took the oath of of
flee, sixteen reelected. OF the six
teen new members nine are repub
leans and seven are democrats.
The senate Of the Sixty-fifth con