The Glenwood post., 1917-03-10
PRESIDENT WILSON'S
SECOND INAUGURAL

carriage drawn by four horses, in true
colonial fashion, President Wilson at
II O'Clock drove through the great
iron gates of the White House down
Pennsylvania avenue, between masse
lanes of frantic Americans, to the cap
itol where, after witnessing the swear
ing in of his second -in.command, Vice
President Marshall, he was to take his
formal oath of office.
Mrs. Wilson, following a precedent
set by Mrs. Taft, rode to the capitol
with her husband.
Arriving at the capitol, President and
Mrs. Wilson and Vice President and
Mrs. Marshall were met by special
committee of senators and representa-
tives and escorted to the president,s e
room and the vice presidents room
both just off the senate chamber.
Immediately afterward they pro-
ceeded under a distinguished escort of
congressman to the senate chamber
Mrs. Wilson and Mrs Marshall were
escorted to specially prepared section
of the senate gallery, to witness the
ceremony of swearing in the vice pres
ldent and the new senator's. Custom
forbids the floor of the senate to wo-
men of all ranks.
Arriving at the senate chamber, I'm
attendant announced, "The Presiderv
of the United States.''
President Wilson entered and pro-
ceeding to the front of the chamber,
was seated before the great marble
rostrum of the vice president.
Here, Senator Salisbury of Delaware,
president protempore of the senate, ad-
mlnistered the oath of office to the
vice president
AS the brief ceremony, which in
Quoted her husband into the second
highest office the nation can accord
was completed, Mrs Marshall, from the
gallery waved tiny handkerchief down
to the vice president
Following the ceremonies in the ser
ate chamber, the president followed by
The entire company, proceeded to the
east portico of the capitol, where the
final swearing in of the president was
to be held
vast expanse of flag draped stands
completely covered the side of the
great building. I,..
Arriving on the presidential stand
the president, thanked by the justices
or the supreme court, governors of
states, senators and representatives,
ambassadors and ministers plenipoten
tiary of foreign governments, ranking
officers of the land and naval forces
of the United States and members of
his cabinet, received the oath from
chief Justice White of the supreme
court.
From the presidents appearance un-
I'll the assembled company was seated
and the chief justice rose to administer
the final ceremony, continuous applause
swept around the stand. Hundreds of
thousands of people massed the great
plaza, Overlooking into the capitol
grounds in great surging sea of
humanity.
As the president, however, facing the
chief justice, repeated the words per
mitted only to- the nation IS highest tae
applause seemed to die away, and as
the first citizen raised his hand in SOL
emn assent. there was silence among
the thousands.
Soon, however, the crowd hurst the
leashes of reserve and as the president
stepped forward to deliver his inaug-
ural address-his second-he was fore.
to pause to acknowledge the tribute.
Following his address, the president,
Mrs. Wilson and the vice president and
Mrs. Marshall returned up Pennsylva-
MIA avenue at brisk gallop to the
White House, where they were re-.
freshed by light luncheon before ell
tering the reviewing stand.
At the president s departure from
the capitol, the great procession started
to form and move slowly westward
toward the executive mansion.
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