The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-04

House.
Capital Is Decorated.
Resident Washington was conceal
ing its disappointment over the cur
tailment of inaugural festivities be-
hind fair showing of flags and bunt-
ing. There were plenty of visitors,
however. and five hundred extra
police, reinforced by Boy Scouts, high
school cadets, and regular soldiers
We're taking their places to handle the
big crowd.
The inaugural programs at 1890
when the joint congressional commit
tee, headed by Senator Knox, Penn
sylvania. and Uncle Joe Cannon, Hi
nois, motor to the Willard hotel. and
1nrmerly take under escort the presi-
dent-elect and the vice president
elect.
Many Informal Pnradcs.
Despite the abandonment of the in
augural procession and other cere-
monies there were many marching
clubs, booster clubs and original
Harding organizations on hand,
great many of them from Ohio. Doz-
ems of sleeping cars which brought
special parties to the inauguration
were parked in the railroad yards and
their passengers were permitted to &C.
cupy them as living places.
Pennsylvania avenue. as usual, was
decorated for the state occasion, the
wide avenue from the capitol to the
treasury was a fluttering wave OF
color in the bright sunshine. The
broad thorofare had been wired off
during the night and early today po-
lice were engaged in clearing out the
few intruders who had gotten by the
lines Traffic was suspended between
the time the inaugural party left the
White House for the capitol and the
time it returned.
90 oil TT nf
all set and ready hours before inau-
guration time. Members of the diplo-
matte corps, outgoing officials, army
and navy officers. former members OF
congress and others who are privi-
legged to be on the floor of the senate
during the Inauguration ceremonies
prepared early for their parts. Ihe
incoming cabinet officers, too, spent
busy morning receiving congratula-
tions and callers and making ready to
go to the capitol.
Procession Started at 1920.
President-elect Harding with Mrs.
Harding and the vice president elect
and Mrs. Coolidge left their hotel for
the White House at 1920 a. m
They were accompanied by members
of the congressional inaugural COM
mittee and riding in columns on either
side of the automobiles were four
troops of cavalry from Fort Myer,
with drawn sabres.
Accompanying the president elect
in the White House automobile was
Senator Knox, chairman of the inau-
gural committee. and Representative
Cannon; next came an automobile
bearing Vice President-elect Coolidge,
Vice President Marshall and other
members of the inaugural committee.
In a third automobile were Mrs.
Harding and other members OF the
congressional committee. In another
rode Mrs. Coolidge and Mrs Marshall.
The procession turned from Penn
sylvania avenue into Fifteenth street
and then moved over Pennsylvania
avenue again to the White House. The
machines set stiff pace for the cav
aIrymen. The avenue was lined with
crowds, held back behind the wire
ropes. Several hundred infantrymen
from Camp Meade. Maryland. with
fixed bayonets, patrolled both sides of
the thorofare. while squads of Boy
Scouts were placed at intervals to as
sist passersby and to render first aid
10 any spectators who might need their
services.