The Washington herald., 1920-12-26
esth Congress In Session.

About IL o'clock President-eiect
Harding will leave his home with
members Of the Joint Congressional
Committee on the Inaugural for the
White House. Two committee mem
bers will snare the conveyance Of
the outgoing and incoming PreSi-
dents on the trip TO the Capitol.
while others will sit with the Vice
Pre- side dent-elect-
On arrival at the Capitol the
President. President-elect and Vice
President-elect will enter the SEN
ate wing. The first two will go di-
rectly to the Presidents room.
where they will remain until es-
corted to the Senate chamber and
the Vice President-eIect will SO TO
the Vice Presidents room After
their appearance in the chamber.
the President and his successor will
sit directly in front OF the presiding
officers desk and the oath OF Office
will be administered TO the Vice
President incoming by the president
pro. TEN. of the Senate. This Will
occur just before adjournment OF
the SiNty-siXth Senate. The NV
inaugural address and after prayer
by the Senate chaplain, he will ad-
minister the oath OF office to new
Senators.
Procession In Precise.
A very precise procession out Of
the chamber follows, through the
Capitsl rotunda and so TO the CEN
ter portico Of the building, east
front The rigidly prescribed order
Of procedure is as follows:
Sergeants-at-arms Of the Senate
and House: marshal for the Su-
creme Court of the United States
and marshal for the District OF CO.
i lumbia; chief Justice. associate jus
/ tices, clerk and reporter Of the su-
| preme Court: congressional COM
| mittee on arrangements; President
| and President-elect: ambassadors to
the United States and ministers:
| Vice President and President pro.
1 en-; secretary Of Senate; Senate OF
1 United States and former Senators;
| speaker and clerk Of the House; re-
/ tiring members, members-elect ana
| ,ricials of the House; heads OF ex-
/ acutiye departments; Governors OF
| states and Territories; ranking Of
fcer Of the navy and his aid chief
/ II stan and his aid; officers Of the
| lrmy and navy who have by name
receiped the thanks Of ConEress'
Ind all other persons who have been
Omitted to the floor Of the Senate
olIowed by occupants OF the gS4-
| leries.
i The Chief Justice Of the Supreme
'ourt will administer the oath OF
nice 10 the new President, OF The
Il =
stice is unable to be present. Fol-
wing the Presidents inaugural
neech TO the vast throng hlling TIE
lana and overflowing into the
rounds Of the Library OF Congress,
ne President and the Vice Ere 81
ient will go quickly TO the White
Il Iouse with the same guards of
,onor that accompanied them TO the
cspitol.
-Four Grand Divisions
The procession will consist OF the
lescorting column and four grand
divisions. in all probability. OF the
grand divisions. the first will in
clude units. from the Army, Navy
and Marine corps: the second, the
IorSanized militia, military schools
and colleges under arms" and any
other uniformed and armed organi-
cations not belonging TO the regu-
lar service. The units from the sew
eral States will be given precedencs
lin accordance with the date OF the
states ratification Of the Constitu.
ton and entry into the Union
Schools and colleges will be giveu
precedence in accordance with thf
dates Of their charters. In the third
division will be found veterans or
lgsnizations and patriotic societie,
and the fourth will include orgsni-
nations OF various civic and politi-
cal natures.