Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-05
bright. COLD WEATHER.
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! lntIGIlr. COLD WEATHER
OPENS INAUGURAL. DAY
WASHINGTON. March i.--Brigh;
weather with = cold clustering
March wind. marked the opening of
! Inauguration Day. There were some
clouds banked in tn" east in the early
morning. hut these soon gave way
before the driving northwest wind
and made 1t seemingly certain tina,
the new President. Warren a. Iarl-
! ing. would hc able to take tho oath
OF office III the open on the east
r"rt!co Of the Capitol. as planned
Their" was i decided overnight,
drop in temperature. with indications
that it would h. somewhat uncom.
Portable for tho crowds on the Capitol
Plaza and along Pennsylvania Ave-
! nue.
Although Spcctaclcs. military ami
Icivil. which have marked Inaugural
tioms in the past had been put under
the ban by the incoming President.
| visitors sin poured into Washington
during III" early part OF the day The
Capitol Plaza drew many of them and
tn. vanguard OF the thousands who
We're 80 crowd parks there for scv-
!
o'clock.
They had approximately i've hours
To await before Mr. Harding would
inSly had brought along camp stools
or boxes on which To rcst
| The Prcsidcnt-clcct and Mrs. Hard
ing We're NJ al = o'clock and had
breakfast in their suit. at the New
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! read the morning newspapers
Receive Police Cnptnins
! Aftc" breakfast. Mr.. Harding
shaved himself ana dressed l"isurcly.
/ His first visitors OF the day were two
! police captains from New York. WHO
came i" Washington Ia an airpIanc 10
/ present personal message from
/ Mayor liy!au.
| The Vice President ANA Mrs. COOL
idgc also arose early ana had break
| lard with Mr. CoolidgcS father
] Colonel John calvin Coolidge. their
| two sons, John ana calvin. Jr.. ana
| several personal friends
! Asked how lac felt ON III. morning
| Of his inauguration day the Vice.
| Fr"Sidcmt--!cct said he did no; feel
I
Tho occasion "r his graduation from,
high school
president Wilson arosc at y o'clock
and after breakfast with Mrs Mi
son lac wen; TO his study. Whit.
li"us" officials said The r,csidcn, was
littl" tagged as thr result, Of work :
imt' lat" last might on hills and othc.
otic!a. bUs 80 aIuitionaI hin.
had bee" laid before him early ,his
morning. bat Waite House officer.
+ hoped they would Gct an "pportuni,y
H":?ie Ia" went 10 the capitol. ia give
'iih The h!!ls that reached chem las,
night,
Thc o:'icta! part az the program,
vas AL SET ana ready hours before
, ihH"Sufati"n time. Members Of tho
diplomatic corps, outgoing officials
arm! and nlty officers. former mem
h"rS g: Congress ana others wuu .r.
pi'>iicsed TO h- un Ia. moor or the
senate during the inauguration ..r,-
monies prepared early ior their mar,
The Incoming cabinet otncers too
spent h"sy nornins receiving con.
r'tu!ations ana callers ana maxine
. 'cany 10 20 to The Capitol
Nrnra Conventional IIiurk
no president elect wore. III,
Nent'on.I hlack cu,uway coat WIN.
HiS Harding WAS Uttireu I'm a one.
, nice" dress o: navy blue Canton crrn.
embroidered with st--. beads m.
dress was OF ii straight iiEv ,o.t -,
4, !-ot
thermometers alou9 PENNSYLVANIA
ANenHc showed 80 degrees uuJ ia.
M'"" mao Il sharp bite TO 1t around 9