Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-02
GOVERNOR DAVIS
IS |NAUGURATED
IN HALL OF HOUSE
Takes Oath Of Office Before
Distinguished Throng of
State Officials.
BUCHANAN BECOMES
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Parade and Portico Features Are
Abandoned Because Of
Weather.
DAyIS'S STRIKING ADDRESS
Promises t0 Live Ip to Campaign
Pledges OF Economy and
Efficiency.
BUCHANAN BECOMES
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
DAyIs's STRIKING ADDRESS
Promises to Live Up to Campaign
Pledges Of Economy and
Efficiency.

Wcstnorci"nd Davis yc..crday be
came Governor ~ Virginia phcn. at
o'clock. ne subscribed to tho oath ct
Office administered by judge stafford
y. Whit,lc. president of tho Supreme
Court OF Appeals. \ salute Of ae"en-
tocn guns hoo,ncd from cannon outside
tho Capitol iurt as the Governor took
the oath. announcing 10 ico-s sr,ppcd
Richmond that tho apostle Of economy
and efficiency had assumed the rc'ns
~ government.
Into Office "l,h the ncw Govcrnoy
vent Lieutenant Governor i. Frank
Buchanan. Acknowledgement Iohu L.
Saunders. Secretary O: the Common
wealth T.. O. James, Treasurer Charie1
:. Johnston. Superi-:c cndcnt OF rurlic
Instruction Harris Hart and Comap;s-
sionsr ot Agriculture 6. W. Eotncr
Iudsca Martin Y. Eurks. frcdcrici ".
Sins, f. T. Prcn;!.,, Jcasc L West.
Joseph l.. Eo,ly and +. Carter scott
administered thc oa,h5 III thc order
named.
C"rcmoui:s surrounding ;hc .aau-u-
ration were exceedingly Simple. Til"
program was shovH .: AL expected
pomo because tho inauguration com
iHit,ee OF tho LcS cS.s,a;ure deemed i;
'DadyiSab!e 70 stage rho UiiiiaT>.
pascan. in such irciencat wca.ner.
The only MARTA! fcntur. .. Tho Ga".
except the firing o: tn" salute hy tho
Richmond Ilowi,zers, wa- ,hc PRES
cacc, az Suosts oc honor. % Major.
General LLOYD ". Erctt corn14 aac- OF
tte Ei6hi.e,h U;"isirn. With his stan
and member Of the Er,tisA auI I'rcu-h
iuis-.ons at Camp Lee.
ALL EXERCISES ARE HELD
IN HALL OF THE HOUSE
Nj OF the inaugural exercises werc
held in the Hall OF tho House ~ Dele
;;s'cs. before tho General Asscmhl? IN
Joint session. ErcauSo al the limited
seating capacity ot thc hail .hc Cspi-
to. was closed until tle exercises u-crc
concluded - all c4ccpt ncnbcrs Of the
Assembly. state o:!ice-5 ana cspcc!ally
invited Sursts As Il was. tho seating
opacity was overtaxcd. anA ma rs hsd
. stand un,cr thc galleries and IN the
ssIes. None ~ Virginia. congressional
delegation could sc present, Mar leg
isia,ion hcpc ticm in Washington. they
said.
/; was a nrs; hoped ;ha, the co.e-
monies could be held on ;he sou,h por-
tico OF the Capitol. - that tho ;hous-
ands who wanted 20 hear INC Cover
nor's address could hc accommodated
on tho Capitol ground. Bad wcathc-
made this also iN:.d,'!sablc, Tho vcccr.
ton a. IN" mansion last night. now
over. Vas ruhiic, ard the Governor and
Airs. Davis acre given hearty wei
come b. hundreds. who we're passing
in and ou, until midnight.
All other business o; the General
Assembly v'as suhordinatcd to the re.
ception OF tho Governor and other new
officers. Eoth houses met a; lI:.5 Al
1850 tho joint session began in the
hall OF tho liou.e ot Delegates. Stimuli
taaeousiy Governor Henry c. Stuart.
Lieutenant Governor J. Taylor Ellyson
and tho inaugural committee OF tho
General Assembly lctt The Capitol FOR
the Jefferson Hotel, whence :hcy we're
10 accompany thc subc-natorial party
10 tho Inaugural! ceremony
y few minutes after the House CON
vened Mrs. Wcs;m morclan nd Dasi, entered
with David il. Leskc and !. party o!
women. Colonel John w Williams.
clerk OF the House of Delegates. was
introduced and gave her q seat OF
honor. Then tn" State senators
them. BY this time the hall ~as well
filled. ncarl,. half {. the gathering be-
ing women.
MAJoR-GENERhL BRETT
AND STAFF ATTEND EXERCISES
Just before noon Judges OF the Su-
preme Court OF Appeals were an
nounced in stentor!an tones by Colonel
i. NJ. NewEouse. veteran doc, o,kcepcr of
the House. Next came the Virginia
Corporation Comm ission. followed by
judges of city, circuit and Federal
courts and the Mayor OF Richmond.
cacn party bcirS accorded recognition
by the members s!.SinE.
Tic most :lap!ci"us entrance prcccd-
ing that Of .hc noN Governor was that
OF Major-Cen"rai Ercit and his staff,
accompanied by Captain Toujan Of the
French mission, and Captain Dunlap.
Of tho British mission The officers
were in full resalia. and were given
a rousins welcome by officials and
spectators. Former Governors ]. HoCc
Tyler and William Hodges Mann came
next, marching arm and arm. and were
seated near the rostrum. Former
Speaker Edwin =. Cox accompanied the
eS-Governors.
f'unctual TO the minute OF II. Gov
ernor Stuart, with his STAFF in full uni
form, escorted Governor Davis into the
hall. Prolonged and enthusiastic ap-
plause greeted the entrance and CON
tinued until the retiring and incoming
heads OF Eoverarcn. took their seats
beside Speaker Ear.y r. Houston at
the Speakers desk.
with the coming Of the central fig
urcs OF the occasion the preiin, Ina riea
were complete. Right Rev. Robert a.
Gibson. Episcopal Bishop Of Virginia,
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