Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-02
PRESIDENT OBREGOy
IS IN AUGUR RATE D
Occasion Marks Fourth Time In
Republics History That Ex.
ecutive Power Has Been Trans.
ferred Peacably

Mexico City. Dec. l. (By ,he Asso.
ciated Press)--Gen. Alvaro Ohreeon Ua.
inaugurated president Of Mexico at mid.
hgnt last night. The simple ceremony
or taking the oath of office marked th,
| iourtn time in the republics history o,
~ years that the executive power has
peen transferred peacefully. Gco.ra r
Summeriln, charge d'affaircs ion N,
United States, was among thos, .., emf
al the ceremony.
Provisional President De La Huerta
VINO sat at General Obregon's right as
ne was sworn in in the Chamber nj
Deputies. was the first to embrace the
ne" president. and as the Succession of
retirlng and newly appointed cabinet
minister's members of Congress and
other ofhcials greeted President Obreeon
moving pictures clicked and energetic
photographers kept up a fusillade of flash
Hshts. The diplomatic gallery was filled.
IL Is understood Mr.. Summerlin at
'e"ueu the ceremony in his personal
oapacity ana without any of the members
OF the embassy staff having received in
Structiohs from Washington to appear
as courtesy to the incoming presi-
dent
Inc Argentine ambassador and the min
isters OF Chile, Italy, GERMANY Sat,
and Belgium We're present. Japan. O1,ina
sweden, Uruguay, Cuba. Peru. Great
Britain and France were represente1 h,,
thelr charges d'affaires, while Guatemala
salvador. Honduras and Nicaragua sant
special delegations.
trlof to the inaugural ceremonies +he
aldermen of Mexico City rendered Cen
eial opreeon banquet in the municipal
ouiiu'hS' at which the new minister of
InuuStrN ana commerce, Rafael Lubaran
Cdpihany' welcomed on behalf of the
government the American and other visj
tors his address being replied to nv
Governor Larrazolo of New Mexico. who
spoke on behalf of the visiting Amcri-
can governors
shortly before midnight those at the
banquet started for the chamber of dep-
utle3' making their way through a dense
crowd that filled the streets and throat =
ened to overflow past the long lines of
Soiuiers. General Obregon entered the
chamber with Provisional President De
La Huerta.
Immediately General Obreson had taken
his-seat on the rostrum the oath was adj
mihistered and after brief Fluctuations
he retired in company with Senor De Ia
Huerta who to-day took the oath as
president Obrcgon's secretary Of the trea-
sury
with its new president sare:y installed
in Office Mexico City made Carnival for
the remainder of the night. The ca fes,
which normally close at midnight, offered
special musical programs and dancing be-
ginning at that hour. In the stree Is hoIi-
day crowds threw confetti and bands
played everywhere.
President Obreeon planned to start his
olncial life with a reception at the ma
tional pa ace al which the new cabinet
VIII be sworn in. His induction into
offlce will make small change in Prcsi-
dent Obregon's domestic affairs. He has
announced that he will not live in Cha
putep5c Castle, the magnificent presiden-
tia. home provided by the government
because he does not want his bows TO
tear ii up" He has taken a house at
the foot of the huge city upon which the
castle stands, and will use the executive
mansion only on state occasions.