Evening star., 1921-02-27

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/ pRESIDENT Monroe, after the inau-
gural. entered his carriage and
rode to the Executive Mansion. which
/ was then the house at 18TH street
I and New York avenue. known as
! The Octagon House" The White
! House. after having been burned by
! the British. had not yet been rebuilt.
Because Speaker Henry Clay re-
fused 10 allow the senator's to take
! their big red morocco chairs with
/ them u the old Representatives Hall
ls Salo to he the real reason why
Monroe inaugurated the custom of
outdoor inaugurais. The senators
had decided to carry their dignity
with them TO the House chamber and
TO replace the old wooden chairs with
their new red morocco leather chairs
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DARTT feeling ran high in 1929.
when Andrew Jackson was inaug-
urated. Before he went to the Capitol
! he was received by few soldiers
of the revolution and a large number
of those who fought in the war of
1872. The conduct of the crowd that
accompanied him to the White House
was the scandal of the country. They
overran the Executive Mansion. Fur
niture. carpets. draperies and china
were damaged to the extent of thou
sands of dollars. The crowd surged
about the newly Installed President
with such persistence that some OF
his friends had to form barriers OF
their bodies to keep him from being
crushed.
Refreshments for this levee were
provided for 10000. The punch and
champagne were carried out in tubs
and buckets. In the rush and scram-
BILE for these the throng became a
fighting mob, women fainting and
men with bleeding fists and noses
were much in evidence.
THE inaugural parade. which has
= been a big feature Of every in
auguration for. many years until ia
booed by Harding. originated with the
second induction of Andrew Jackson.
Prior to 1888 no attempt was made
to make the. parade feature. As
matter of fact. in the earlier days
Pennsylvania avenue, the great APP
plan way of the capital, was little
better than bog.
Jackson's inaugural was the first
time a great" crowd came to Wash
ington to witness the presidential
fete. II was the first time that a
large number of marchers were in
the parade from the Capitol following
the formal exercises.
The first political club to come to
the capital to participate in an in
augural parade is said to have been
the Empire Club of New York. which
was present.when Polk was inaugu-
rated. This club brought along big
brass cannon and set it off repeatedly
along the line of march. II was
during that same parade that the
faculty and students of Georgetown
Universitys for the. first time turned
feature sof the parade at the
Inauguration of Martin Van Buren.
March 4. 1887. was float. on which
there waSSA printinSD in opera
printed en- route and distributed as
they came from the press:
James K, Polk, in lS45. delivered
his addressi on the east front OF the
Capitol, while gathering OF more
than 10000 persons stood in the rain
The rough and ready" campaign
brought Zachary Taylor. who had
risen to fame during the Mexican
war TO the front He was inaugu-
rated in 1S49. attended by one OF the
most picturesque parades on s, reeoru
There were many junior military
companies and scores of civic or
ganizations in line
The inaugural OF Franklin Pierce
is written into history as a gala
event.
BECAUSE Of the introduction OF
u pageantry in the form of floats
the inaugural of James Buchanan
was noteworthy. He was the first
bachelor President. A special struc-
ture for the inaugural ball was erect
ed in Judiciary Square. Buchanan
attended attired in the famous Ian
caster suit" lined with black satin
and stitched to represent the thirty
one states with Keystone in the
was a cake four feet high. surmount-
ed by a flag and bearing the arms of
every state and territory.
A BRAHAM LINCOLN, after being
"a spirited into the city in disguise
as a sailor and under cover of dark
ness, was driven to the Capitol sur
rounded by a squad of cavalry. All
along Pennsylvania avenue small
troops Of United States cavalry were
on duty. Riflemen were stationed on
the roofs of buildings along the
route of the parade with instructions
to shoot down any one who should
point a weapon at the presidential
party. North of the Capitol a light
battery of artillery was placed, with
Gen. Scott keeping an eye upon the
proceedings. The fear. of the tragedy
of later years was. already heavy
upon the minds of the people.
There were four men who witnessed
the installation into Office off Lincoln
who stepped into the presidency In
later years-Hayes. Garfield, Harri-
son and Arthur. There were also four
future Vice Presidents-Colfax, Will
son, Morton and Reed. Chief Justice
Vhn had administer
ed the oath to six other Presidents.
performed this service for the last
time. as he was than eighty-four
years old.
Representative Joseph G. Cannon OF
Illinois is the only man living who
was candidate on the ticket with
Lincoln. Representative Isaac r.
Sherwood of Ohio is the only man in
public life today who witnessed the
second inaugural of Lincoln and heard
his memorable address. Sherwood
was then in soiled uniform, fresh
from a hard-fought battle.
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ULYSSES S. GRANT, christened
~ stephen Ulysses soldier and
idolized victorious general was inau-
gurated March 4, 1869. During his
second inaugural he sat in the chair
used at the first installation of Gen.
Washington. At both of Grants in
augEral balls there was trouble. The
first was in the Treasury building and
many had to walk home in the slush
without wraps. because they could
not find their hats and coats, nor
their carriages. At the second they
danced in their coats and with teeth
chattering in temporary; frame