Evening star., 1921-01-09

of that period takes this little fling
at the retiring President: adams
| added his own little personal insult
by driving out of Washington during
the night in order to avoid the spec
tacle of the following day"
The second Inauguration Of Jefferson
was both 'horseless'' and "walkless," so
far as newspaper reports or public rec
srds are concerned The reporters must
have been taking a day off, judging by
the meagerness Of accounts of Jeffer-
sons second accession to the presidency.
James Madison indulged in no serious
scruples about democratic simplicity.
Neither did the citizens of that time.
The crowd at the Inauguration was so
large that more than 10000 people were
unable to enter the Capitol. They came
from all sections of the country. The
dawn of the day was announced by
federal salute from the navy yard and
Fort Warburton, and at an early hour
the volunteer corps of the militia began
to assemble.
The Senate convened at II o'clock in
the chamber Of the House of Repre-
sentatives. The senator's. according to
previous arrangement, were placed next
to the chair: the late President of the
United States. Thomas Jefferson, on the
right Of the chair: the foreign ministers
and other public officials were seated
Senate. President Jefferson reached the
Capitol at IL o'clock.
President-elect Madison left his
house, now 1913 H street northwest,
occupied by the Cosmos Club. under
an escort of volunteer cavalry. The
procession reached the Capitol at IL
O'Clock and the President-elect en-
tered the hall of the House attended
by the Secretary of the Treasury. the
Secretary of the Navy and the Attor-
by a committee of the Senate. The
clothes worn by Mr.. Madison were of
cloth of American manufacture. made
of the wool of merinoes raised in this
country, the suit having been pre-
sented to him by Col. Humphreys and
Chancellor Livingston.
WHEN quiet was restored Mr.. Mil
w ledge. the President pro tempore
Of the Senate, left the presiding Of
ficer's chair and conducted Mr.. Madi-
son to it. seating himself on the right.
Mr.. Madison then arose and delivered
his inaugural address.
At the conclusion Of the address
the oath Of Office was administered to
him by Chief Justice Marshall. While
the President was retiring from the
hall two rounds of minute guns were
fired. On leaving the Capitol nine
companies Of volunteer militia Of the
District. in full uniform. were drawn
fore him, after which he entered his
carriage and was escorted home in
the same way he came.
In the evening there was a grand
inaugural ball at Longs Hotel, at which
the late President Jefferson and Presi-
dent Madison and foreign ministers were
present.
At the second Inauguration President
Madison was escorted to the Capitol by
the volunteer cavalry of the District of
Columbia, and was received on his ap-
proach to the grounds by the volun-
teer infantry of Washington, George
town and Alexandria. He was received
in the House of Representatives where,
i'm the presence of the members of the
two houses of Congress. the judges of
the Supreme Court. the foreign minis
ters and spectators. he delivered his
inaugural address, and at its conclusion
istered to him the oath Of office.
In the evening there was an assem-