The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-04

and retiring presidents. There were no reviewing stands and most of the l spectators were forced to stand along the sidewalks. The more fortunate had seats in windows facing the avenues.
 At the capitol the east plaza with its standing room for thousands was packed and the crowd overflowed out 1 over the park spaces and avenues 1 which converge there. Most of these thousands were able to hear the in augural address as MT. Harding's voice was carried far out by means of contemplating device iu. stalled over the platform When the official party arrived at the capital it was escorted into a room off the senate chamber and the Vice President and Mrs. Coolidge went to the vice presidents room to await the beginning of the ceremon- ies in the senate chamber. Senate galleries had been filling long before this hour Invited guests l of the new president. vice president. speaker and justices of the supreme court of the United States supplied with coveted cards of admission, were assigned to the east side. | PreSident-elect Harding, escorted mi fnn A.. entered the senate chamber at the main door and was escorted to the seat on the floor on the right hand side of the main aisle and facing the rostrum. Vice President Coolidge was escorted to seat on the plat form.
 The senate chaplain, the Rev. J. J. Muir offered prayer and the senate of the Stxty-seventh congress was called to order by Vice President Marshall. As silence settled over the chamber, Vice President Coolidge stood beside MT. Marshall Both men raised their right hands, MT Hhal 9lIdil Sio"ly SpOhc tue wee pFeSi- den's oath, the new vice president repeated the words, and then de- livered his address.
 While the new senators were being sworn in the remainder of the party began moving out of the chamber to- ward the east portico AC nf the company from the senate passed through a lane of marines to places on the capitol steps and under the east portico, back of the presidential party. Mir. Harding was accompau. jed by Chief Justice White of the supreme court and the congressional committee which had seats on the platform with him.
 Then before a great sea of hu- manity, official and unofficial, in vited and uninvited, MT Harding took his place at the left of the chief justice and at the right of the arrangements committee. The as ScIlDllIS Ol the pEeSluelllldl party, US departure and the demonstrations of the crowd were the only spectacular features of the outdoor ceremony. Simplicity and solemnity marked the actual ceremony itself.
 When the president takes the in- augural oath, the chief justice, bible in hand, steps forward; the man who is about to take oath stands beside him with raised hand. Slowly and solemnly the chief justice repeats the oath prescribed by the constitution, the president kisses the open bible and the ceremony is over save for the delivery of the presidents in au- gural address.
 When that was concluded the sen returned to its chamber for the spe- cial session called by the retiring president to consider nomination of officials by President Harding and the new president started out with his escort of cavalry for the White House.
 There he hung up his hat" and went to work.