The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-09
President Wilson Rides With
Successor From White House
to Capitol
PHYSICIANS OBJECTED TO
HIS SHARING IN CEREIONY
Pennsylvania Ablaze With Flags
and Bunting and Thronged
With Crowds-Troops on
Guard


Wilson arose at 8 o'clock q little fag-
Ged as the result. Of working late on
bills and other oflciar business. DR..
Grayson and the members Of the I'm
mediate family continued their efforts
to persuade him not TO take very
active part In the days ceremony.
The days iofficial program opened
with the arrival Of the congressional
inauguration committees headed by
Senator Knox and Representative
Cannon at MIR. Hardtng's hotel. ieav-
Ing ut l0:2o for the White House
where Messrs. Harding. Coolidge and
the wives were Joined by President
and Mrs. Wilson and the ride up
Pennsylvania, through cheering
throngs to the capitol. began.
The first automobile contained
President Wilson, President ELECT
Harding. Senator Knox and Repre-
sentative Cannon. TIE second, Vice.
President Marshall. Vice. President
Coolidge. and two members Of the
inaugural committee. The third,
Mrs. Harding. Mrs. Wilson and two
committeeman. The fourth, Mrs
Marshall. Mrs. Coolidge, and two
committeeman. All were accompan-
led by troops OF cavalry.
Pennsylvania avenue. ablaze with
color and the line Of march was
guarded by infantrymen stationed q
hundred feet apart, with fixed bayo-
nets. was thronged with people on
THO sidewalks. ,.., -.
There was some delay at the White
House. while PRECEDENT elect waited
for President Wilson. but finally the
two emerged from the front door.
walking az the head Of the, party.
Z President Wilson leaned on his cane,
but WAS otherwise unassisted. He was
helped down the steps and into the
car by attendants, who placed his
feet on each succeeding step as the
descent was made. This outward
evidence az the presidents physical
condition ADDED another bit of spec
ulation az to how far he would 10
In participating in the ceremonies
at the capitol. After Mr.. Harding
and the other members OF the party
entered the car. President Wilson
lifted his hat and the automobile
moved away. az Miss Margaret Will
son and members OF Mrs. Wilson's
family watched from the window d.
Warren Harding toois his oath as
the twenty eighth president Of the
United States ut, Has. Pressing his
lips to the eighth verse, sixth chap
ter Micah In the historic Bible usced
. I'm the Inauguration Of George WASH
inSton. The new president repeated
the oath after Chief Justice White.
President Wilson, yielding to Last
minute entreaties OF his family and
physician took no part In the cere-
monies other than to accompany
Harding to the capitol, leaving after
sisning bills. and going to his new
home On n. Street.
Amer taking the oath, President
Harding delivered his inaugural ad-
dress. Piedging his faith anew to
Aneriacn institutions. lie reiterated
his plea for return &c normalcy. for
Industrial peace and for friendship
with the world. and promised TO work
Tor the association Of nations. He
coupled his renewed declarations with
pronouncement against entangling
I1tances. Coolidge took the oath as
Ice president at 1921.
President Wilson's decision not to
Stend the ceremonies was due to
bmerous steps leading TO the cham
r. He explained to Senator Know
lat tn esenate had thrown him down
nt he was not going TO fall down.
riding and Coolidge then said good
fe To him.