The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-01-20

be provided for the entertainment Of
the out -of-town visitors. As the peo-
pie already know probably, these
dIdos are TO be in the nature OF Q
so-called Mardi Gras.
A semI-officlal announcement from
the White House has II that Presi-
dent Wilson now feels strong enough
to admit Of his making n promise to
take the regulation part Of an out
going President In the inauguration
ceremonies. This means that Presi-
dent Wilson will accompany Presi-
dent.elect Harding from the White
House to the Capitol, and Will sit on
the great stand east Of the big build
ing while the President-elect takes
the oath Of office and makes his In
augural address. Inasmuch as the
inaugural address lasts ordinarily
about forty minutes and the speech IL
made outdoors while the cold March
winds are blowing the ordeal through
which Mr. Wilson must pass can be
understood.
May BE Driven In Doors Again.
Early on the morning Of March 4.
Presldent-elect Harding will go to
the White House where he will enter
an automobile with President Wilson.
Mr.. Harding will sit on Mr., Wilson's
left on the drive TO the Capitol, he
cnuse the right, which Is the place Of
rank, will belong to the man who still
Is President Of the United States. On
the way back to the White House
from the Capitol Mr.. Harding will
sit on the right and MFR, Wilson, ~
ex-President, will sit on the left. A
few words spoken by the CHIEF. justice
Of the United States I'm the form OF
an oath-giving and the response which
Mr.. Harding will make, mark the
passing from one man to another Of
the privilege Of sitting on the right"
II the weather of March be In
clement. the ceremony Of Inauguration
will take place, as II did In 1919 when
Mr.. Taft was inaugurated, In the
senate chamber. Everybody remem-
bers probably the weather conditions
which beset the ceremonies attending
Mr.. Tafts induction into office. One
of the worst billiards Of the season
set In on the night of March 3. and
continued until 2 O'Clock on the after
noon of March 4.
The pension building. which has one
huge ground floor room with magnif-
cent pillars at its four corners. prob
ably is to be given over for the In
augural ball. This will necessitate
the closing down Of most of the pen
sion activities for at least two weeka
The lower floor Is used for records
which must all be, moved to upper
stories and then be moved back again.
The pension building. however, Is the
only structure In Washington except
the Capitol, suitable for a ball, and
so congress probably will allow the
use Of II for presidential purpose"
Three May Quit Supreme Bench.
Men Of both parties in Washington.
looking into the near future, see
at least three vacancies on the
bench Of the Supreme court Of the
United States, and believe that Presa-
dent-elect Harding will have three
vacated seats to all In that always au-
gust assembly. ,
Gossip connects the names Of Chief
Justice Edward Douglass White and
Of Associate Justice oliver Wendell
Holmes and Joseph McKenna with
an Intention to retire within the next
six months. The Oldest judge on the
bench is Mr.. Holmes, who was born
in Boston, Mass, March 8, 1S41, and
who therefore will reach the age OF
eighty years just four days after
President elect Harding is inauE.
urated
Justice McKenna Is next in age to
Justice Holmes, having been born Au-
gust 10, 1843 He was seventy-seveo
years old last August.
Chief Justice White was seventy
Ave years old in November last. The
age at which any Judge voluntarily
may retire from the Supreme bench
Is seventy years provided he has
served ten years on the bench Of the
tribunal .
Justice william II. Day reached the
voluntary retiring age a year and .
half ago, but he Is not generally AZ
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here with the intention of early retire
ment.
OF the three justices who, 1t II
possible, may yield to the temptation
to return to private life. two are Re
publicans and one, Mr.. White. L.
Democrat.
Hughes and TAFT Suggested.
Two names most closely associated
with President-elect Harding's inten-
tions In the matter Of appointments to
the Supreme bench, provided there are
vacancies, are Charles Evans Hughes
and William Howard Taft. Washing
ton seems to be about equally divided
In opinion as to whether Mr.. Hughes
is to go into the cabinet or on the
bench. As for Mr.. Taft's appointment
to a judicial position, the talk largely
thus far is of the nature Of SIMPLE
gossip.
Chief Justice White will administer