The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-01-30
Former Comptroller and Senator
Delivers His Inaugural Ad-
dress in Trenton.
REVIEWS IMPRESSIVE PARADE.
New State Executive Takes Office With
Hands Free-Eas Power 70 Re-
move Members of State
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: INAUGURAL DAY
: CHRONOLOGY OF
: PRINCIPAL EVENTS.

> II a. m.-The legislature con- :
= venes in the State House. !
= u O'Clock noon-BOth houses =
= Of the legislature assemble in =
= joint session for the inaugural y
> ceremonies at the State House. :
y u :05 = Ceremonies begin. '
= Chief Justice Gummere Of the :
> supreme court administers the !
, oath of office TO Governor-elect =
y Edwards. !
y u :10-Artillery salute pro- ;
= claiming the induction into Office :
= Of the new governor !
= u :20-Actlng Governor Clar- y
y ence E. Case presents to Gov !
> ernor Edwards the seal of state. !
> IL Ex-Governor Edwards ac- !
y cepts the seal and begins his in )
= augural address. )
y y 80 p. m.-Inaugural cere- y
> monies are concluded with the \
= benediction.
y .. m.-Governor Edwards es- !
2 corted by the Inaugural Commit )
= tee, goes 10 the old Revolutionary !
= Barracks near the State House !
= for luncheon with Mrs. Edwards, )
> Captain Edwards. his son, and )
4 Miss Elizabeth Edwards, his !
= daughter.
4 Q p m.-Inaugural parade :
y starts on State street with )
, Mayor Fred w. Donnelly of )
: Trenton as grand marshall, :;
> Governor Edwards reviewing y
= the parade in front of the State :
, House. >
y $50 p. m.-Public reception )
y by Governor Edwards to the !
= people of New Jersey begins in !
) governors room in the State )
y House.
; 6 D. m.-Governor Edwards )
y leaves Trenton for Newark TO :
= attend the banquet given in his $
, honor in the Hotel Robert Treat )
> by the Democratic members of !
I the legislature )
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Trenton.-The Hon. Edward /. Ed
wards. the forty-fourth constitutional
governor and the twenty-sixth Demo
cratic chief executive, was inducte'
into office at the State Capitol at higf
noon on Jerseys inaugural day.
To the patriotic strains of "Ameri
ca" played by a martial band of reet
and brass. under the Stars and Stripe:
and Old Jerseys Blue and Gold, at
Joint session of the senate and house
Of general assembly. following an in
yocation by the bishop of the Prot
estant Episcopal Church, of which HI
Is a vestryman, and the reading of thu
certificate of election by the secretar!
Of state. the governor elect took thu
oath of Office as administered by thu
chief justice. and, after swearing Il
aphold the Constitution of the United
States and the Constitution of New
Jersey and to bear true allegiance t.
the flag, the great seal of the state wa
given to him, and thus he became
governor for TIE ensuing three years.
Governor Edwards then delivered
his inaugural message, in which h
took the people of his state into hi
confidence and outlined the program
he intends to follow. The benedictiol
was given by the Rt Rev. Thomas j
Walsh, bishop of the Roman Catholi
Diocese Of Trenton, followed by tn
singing of the American anthem, "Th
Star Spangled Banner"
The governor then reviewed a parad
Of representative citizens from al
parts of New Jersey, from 1.-THE SUI
kissed hills of old Sussex to the oceal
swept shores of Cape May" afte
which he held a reception in the exec
utive chamber in the Capitol, The in
augural ceremonies came to a clos
with a dinner in honor Of Governo
Edwards at the Hotel Robert Treat, II
Newark.
Trenton was a blaze of color. TIL
stores and houses that line the street
down which the governor and the gov
errors lady" rode to the State Hous
were a veritable riot Of flags, buntinj
and streamers.
The broad avenues and the marrow
streets Of Trenton We're thronged will
people, many of them coming iron
long distances and all part of tn
multitude that arrived to participate
In the inaugural ceremonies. The no
tells were crowded to capacity, Will
the restaurants hung out IS. K. o..
signs.
Official Washington was representet
at the inaugural ceremonies. Presi
dent Woodrow Wilson sent his privat
secretary, Joseph Z. Tumulty, witt
words Of congratulations and bes
wishes for the new governor. II i
said that his illness alone kept tn
nations chief executive away from tn
State Capitol, for he has fondnes
for New Jersey and for a Democrat
governor, particularly as Governor Ed
wards was the only Democratic gov