Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-01-10

upon its chief executive and increased
prosperity and happiness to all the
The hour Of my deliverance is now at
hand. l feel like saying, Lord now let
test thou Thy servant depart in peace"
Gladly did l take up the burdens four
years ago and gladly do ! lay them
down. I took them up with no Illusions
and with a somewhat extended knowl
edge Of men and the affairs OF Indiana.
lay them down realizing, far better
than any one else, how very much OF
whatever good there has been IN the
last four years is due to the unselhsh
purpose and the unfailing loyalty and
devotion of those who have been assO-
ciated with the administration.
ASSUMES
RESPONSIBILITY.
I cheerfully assume fun responsibility
for whatever OF bad there is in 1t. To
the honest critics OF my official acts /
give thanks. They have often pointed
out my mistakes and helped NE TO avoid
the pitfalls on every side.
To those who may have criticized to
serve Interior purposes | have no words
OF consure, preferring to leave them to
the condemnation or their own con
sciences and the judgment nr the com
ing years.
not be easy years. They will be the
most difficult Of all your life. Busy
and wide as yOur experience has been,
you Will learn during that time to be
ware OF the Greeks bearing gifts Men
will come to you with the hand of Esau,
but with the voice Of JacOb-come 10
you in the gulse Of friends and in the
interest Of the public service when they
are but the representatives or special
interests and come to vOu because Jhey
wish TO serve their own selfish purposes.
When you reach the END or your al
IninistratiOn and look back over the rec
ords, containing many mistakes. as II WILL
mistakes that you will afterward see with
clearer vision than any one else, tAeh
l trust that you viii nave the saUslac-
ton OF realizing that never in any IN
stance did you knowingly sacrifice the
public interests for personal ends or par
tisan expediency.
Following Mr.. McCray's address, the
benediction was pronounced by the Rev.
Mr.. Harper. The Governor took the oath
with Bible presented "a the Rev.
Charles sumner Williams Of the Bethel
Church, colored congregation.
RECEPTION
FOLLOWS.
Immediately after the ceremonies the
inauguration party retired to the Gov
ernor's Office for Z public reception. The
office was decorated with banks Of flow
ers. Following the reception, the party
went to the Columbia Club, where a
luncheon and reception were given by
the Indiana s. ciety Of Chicago.
Seated on the platform ut the Inaugural
ton were Governor and Mrs. McCray,
Lucille AIDE McCray, Marian McCray ana
George W. McCray. children Of the Gov
ernOr; Governor and Mrs. Goodrich, Mr.
and Mrs. Pierre Goodrich, Lieutenant
Governor and Mrs. Branch, Lieutenant
Governor and Mrs. Edgar -. Bush, Judge
and Mrs. Willoughby, former, Governor
RalstOn. former Governor Durbin, Mrs.
Frank A. Comparet sister of Governor
McCray, and Speaker John F. Mcclure
Of The House of Representatives. Vice
President and Mrs. Thomas K. Marshall,
who were invited to attend could not
be present.
Assisting informally with Governor
and Mrs. McCray in receiving We're Mrs.
Richard z. Edwards Of Peru, Mr.. ana
Mrs George II. Hart of Earl Park. Mrs.
z. A. Gould of Peru, Miss Mae Helmer
Of Terre HGute, Mrs. T. A. Torrance,
Mr.. and Mrs. Avian b. Burch, Mrs. E. +.
Haskinson, Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus Sontag.
Mrs. NJ H Steele, Mrs Ed Kifner. Mr..
and Mrs. Ben lehman, Mrs G. w Baker
and Mrs. S. Hammer, all of Evansville,
Mrs Elizabeth CIaypoOl Earl of Con-
nersville. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Arthur
Of South Bend, Mrs. Charles B. Stewart
Of Lafayette, Mrs. AIDA e. White Of
Kentland. Mrs. Theodore n. Bush OF
Indianapolis, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred b. Rob
tnson Of indianapolis, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Il.
Lyons Of Brooks, Mr.. and Mrs L. g.
Rothschild of indianapolis, DR.. Ada Nc
Mahon Of Lafayette, Mrs. Charles Kern
Of Lafayette, Senator and Mrs a. II.
Beardsley Of Elkhart. Mr.. and Mrs. f.
NJ. wasmuth Of Huntington and Mr.. ana
Mrs Frederick E. Schortemeier of Indi-
annapolis.