The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-04
THOUSANDS COME TO CHEER
THE NEW PRESIDENT or
THE GREATEST NATION
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Willard Hotel. Mr.. Harding then read
the morning newspapers.
After breakfast. Mr.. Harding shaved
himself very leisurely. The first Wis
itors Of the day were two police cap
tains from New York, who came to
Washington in an airplane to present
personal message from Mayor Har-
Ian
The Vice President and Mrs. Cool
idge also arose early and had break
fast in their suite at the New Willard
Hotel. with Mr.. Coolidge's father, Col.
Calvin Coolidge, their two sons. John
and Calvin, Jr.. and several personal
friends.
Asked how he felt on the morning
of his Inauguration day, the Vice
President said he did not feel half as
important today as he did on the occa-
sion of his graduation from high
school,
President Wilson arose at o'clock
and after breakfast with Mrs. Wilson
he went to his study. White House
officials said the President was a lit
tie tagged as the result of working
late last night on bills and other Off
cial business. No additional bills had
been laid before. him early this morn
| ing but White House officers hoped
he went to the capitol to give him the
| bills that reached them last night.
! President Wilson's part in today s
ceremonies still was indefinite as the
preliminaries Of the program got under
way The president himself was de-
termined 10 take fun part, going
to the capitol with Mr.. Harding, at
tending the ceremonies in the senate
chamber and signing bills in the presl-
dents room. The presidents physi-
| clan, DR.. Grayson, and members Of his
immediate family. continued their ef-
forts to dlssuade him from taking an
active part. They felt it would be
better for the President merely TO ride
to the capitol with Mr.. Harding and
probably sign bills while waiting in
one of the White House automobiles
They argued that the work of con
gress was nearly cleaned up and that
the president was not actually needed
at the capitol Mr.. Wilson, it was
said, however, persisted in his de
termination.
Despite the abandonment Of the in
augural procession and other cere
monies, there were many marching
clubs. booster clubs and "origina
Harding inaugurations" on hand.
great many OF them came from Ohio
Dozens Of sleeping cars. which
brought special parties TO the inau
guration were parked in the railroad
yards, and their passengers were per
mitted to occupy them as living
places.
Pennsylvania Avenue. as usual, was
decorated for the state occasion. The
wide thoroughfare, from the capitol tc
the treasury, was a fluttering wave OF
color in the bright sunlight.
The broad avenue had been wiz eG
off during the night and early today
police were engaged in clearing oui
the few intruders who had gotten by
the lines. Traffic was suspended be
| N"NNh tit tiiN iiiob5 III ~ t'siA ~
left the White House for the cspitc
and the entire time it returned.
The Official part Of the program was
all set and ready hours before inau
guration time. Members of the dip
lomatic corps, outgoing officials, army
and navy officers. former members Of
congress and others who are privileged
TO be on the floor of the senate during
the Inauguration ceremonies, prepared
early for their parts. The incoming
cabinet officers, TOO. spent u busy
morning receiving congratulations and
callers and making ready to SO 20 the
capitol.
The sixty.sixth congress with less
than three hours more 10 live was
busy early in the usual eleventh hour
attempt 10 clean up its business.
Early callers At the Harding suite
included friends from Marion, Ohio
and members of the Republican ma
tional committee. The president.elect
who wore the conventional black cut
away coat while Mrs. Harding was
attireG in one-piece dress or navy
blue canton crepe embroidered with
steel beads. The dress was Of Q
straight line coat effect.
Thermometers along Pennsylvania
Avenue showed 30 degrees and the
wind had sharp bite TO 1t around
9 o'clock, but the mercury climbed VI
the scale and was still going up.
II was set for the Inauguration will
the plaza well filled with q crowt
whose numbers faced the prospect o.
standing nearly half a day TO see tn,