The New York herald., 1921-03-05

Ambassador, himself gorgeously uni
formed and covered with orders the
broad red ribbon or the Legion of Honor
sweeping across his gold laced breast
! the diplomatists filed In, each with a
hand on his golden sword--Riano or
Spain. Bahkmeteff of Russia, the Russia
the Kerensky ruled (Bahkmeteff was
in sober afternoon dress) Cartler OF
Belgium, Shidehara of Japan. and so
through the list until all had entered and
been seated at the front of the chamber
to the right of the ice-President's desk.
| They put the clock back another
fifteen minutes and threw open the door
10 receive the General of the United
\ States. Pershing swung in briskly. fol-
\ lowed by his aide. and found seat at
the left of the Presidents desk. Fol-
lowed then the ranking officer of the
navy, Admiral Coontz, Chief OF Opera
tons the Chief Of STAFF of the Army,
| Gen. Peyton c. March. and the head OF
the Marine Corps. Major-Gen. John A.
Lejeune. There was a pause and the
ushers announced THE Supreme Court
Of the United Stares"
Down the aisle Chief Justice White led
his associates. Justices McKenna,
Holmes. Day. Vandeventer, Pitney. Nc
Reynolds, Brandeis and Clark. After the
| Chief Justice had made a precise bow to
\ the Vice. President the Supreme Court.
in black silk gowns. took seats at the
| front OF the Republican eide, just TO the
left of the Vice-President. Senator
Knox escorted Calvin Coolidge to the
| rostrum beside Vice-President Marshall.
4 who shook hands with his successor.
There was another pause. a period OF
absolute stiffness, for this time the chief
\ figure of all was to enter-Warren G..
| Harding. Few clung TO the belief that
| the President would actually be able to
/ go through with the task he had set for
| himself last night The door opened
again, and Senator Knox and Mr.. Har-
! ding were visible They came slowly
down the middle aisle. as hearty APP
| plause swept galleries and floor.
Harding I'm superb Health.
Mr. Harding looked his best His va
cation in Florida has Drowned his face.
His blue eyes CLEANED with health and
happiness. He held himself very erect.
With Senator Knox he walked to the
front OF the vice-President's desk and
after .bowing to the right and left, seated
himself in the left hand one of the
two big leather chairs drawn up there.
Mr.. Knox at once sat in the chair that
had been reserved for Woodrow Wilson
and remained there until the ceremony
In the Senate was at an end
1t was IL :56 by the clock. but really
almost IL 80 when vice-President Mar
shall administered the oath of office to
Mr.. Coolidge and delivered his own brief
valedictory. The short speech reflected
the very human qualities OF the out
going vice-President ana was roundly
cheered by the crowd. He spoke only
ten minutes. At 1905 (still by the
clock) the old Senate went out of ex-
istence. adjourned sine die. and Calvin
l.>
his inaugural speech OF just four min
utes, took up the reins and called for
the newly elected Senators, thirty-two
OF them, to step up and be sworn in.
While this was going on the chamber
began to empty, as persons with the
| privilege of attending the Presidential
Inauguration hastened to make their way
to the east front of the Capitol.
At least 900 persons. massed all
the way eastward to the Library of Con-
gress and stretched out north and south
TO the Senate and House office buildings,
had been waiting two hours for this, the
climax Of the day. In the immediate
front of this crowd az II faced the ro-
tunda portico was a splash of scarlet
from the uniforms of the Marine Band.
Ropes drawn In a half circle enclosed
an open space directly In front OF the
inaugural stand and seated around this
were wounded soldiers, who had been
brought in ambulances from the army
hospitals. Within the space stood the
newspaper men and others holding spe-
cial tickets.
| Rotunda begins to FIJI.
I At +. NJ. actual time the rotunda
and the white platform built outward
from 1t. in the centre OF which was the
white canopy of wood where the in
/ auguration oath was to be taken, began
\ to fill, as the Senators and Representa-
| tives, members of the Supreme Court.
| the Diplomatic Corps. Governors of
States. high officials Of the army and
| navy and guests of the Hardings and
the Coolidges took their places.
To the right of the canopy looking
| toward the rotunda was the reservation
for the Senators and the members of
the new and old Cabinets. To the left
were the members or the House and
| their guests In the forefront OF the
Senate side stood Senators Lodge, New,
Warren and Knox. with Andrew w.
Mellon. Harry NJ. Daugherty. VIII II.
Hays and others of the new Cabinet.
and Palmer, Daniels and Burleson Of
| the old.
| At f:f5 p. NJ. Mrs. Harding. accom-
| panied by DR.. George T. Harding and
| the President-elects sisters was es-
/ corted to place at the left OF the
\ canopy and within an arms length of
where Mr. Harding was 10 take the
oath Presently Mrs. Charles E. Hughes
| Joined her and they engaged in ami
| mated conversation, Mrs. Harding now
and then waving a hand to the crowd.
| Almost at once Chief Justice White and
Mr.. Harding followed and stood in the
centre of the canopy.
Upon the railing in front Of them we're
two bouquets of roses. very lovely In the
! white setting. Just overhead stretched
a very large American flag. The seal
of the United States Of America was
printed upon the facade of the canopy.
or other decorations there were none
except the American flags that flew TO
the right and left of the stands. These
were at full staff. but the flags on the
Senate and House Office buildings re-
mained at half staff out OF respect TO
the memory OF ex x-Speaker Champ Clark.
Almost the instant that the Chief
Justice and Mr.. Harding took their
places the ceremony OF administering the
oath OF Office began. Clerk Maher Of the
United States Supreme Court proffered
the historic Bible used at the inaugura-
ton OF George Washington on April 30,
1879 IN New York. IL is ia years old
and Is the most prized possession of 81.
Johns Lodge, r. and A. NJ, OF Newark
on the first page is steel engrav-
ing OF King George III. On an inserted
second page is the beautifully embossed
record OF the inauguration of Washing
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