The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1921-03-09
GREAT THR0NG SEES
INDUCTION or PRESIDENT
Harding Takes Oath On East
POrtico Before Fur-CIad
and OvercOated Crowd


Washington, March A. Warren
G.. Harding of Ohio, and Calvin
Coolidge of Massachusetts,, were in
augurated today President and Vice
President of the United States. Mr..
Harding took the oath at lis p.
M, and Mr.. Coolidge at 1921 p. IN.
President Harding took the oath
ct the exact minute of the day that
Woodrow Wilson was sworn in for
his first term eight years ago.
Pressing his lips to an historic
Bible used at the Inauguration of
George Washington, the new Presi-
dent took the oath administered by
Chief Justice White. He had chos-
en- the eighth verse from the sixth
chapter of Micah, saying:
What doth the Lord require of
thee but to do justly and to love
mercy and to walk humbly with thy
God?"
The ceremonies surrounding the
inauguration of the new President
were if anything even more simple
than those attending the first inau-
guration of George Washington.
The usual morning salute of naval
guns was missing and there was alb
solutely nothing in the way of
military or civil procession. The on
ly troops on hand were four squad
rms of cavalry assigned by the Con-
gressional Inaugural Committee as
an escort for the new President,
500 marines for guard duty at the
Capitol and as many Regular Army
infantrymen from Fort Myer for
guard duty along the streets.
A ceremony more elaborate per-
haps than any in past years had
been planned at first by the Ar
rangement Committee, but it was
sMr. Harding's wish that all display
be eliminated. He said he desired
no parade, and also asked that the
usual inaugural ball be omitted.
Immediately after the admins
tration of the oath Mr.. Harding
turned to the vast crowd which
stretched across the Capitol plaza
and began the delivery of his inau-
gural address.
Sound amplifers carried his voice
to the outskirts of the big assembly.
A chill wind feebly warmed by a
bright sun swept the broad space
which appeared strangely in con-
trast of other years when it has
been Illuminated by the uniforms of
West Point cadets, midshipmen I
from Annapolis and troops.
Arrival At Capitol
Soon after IL o'clock President |
Wilson and President-elect Harding |
arrived at he Capitol for the inau-
gural ceremonies.
Accompanied by Senator Knox
and Representative Cannon, rank
ing members of the Inaugural Com
mittee, the old President and the
new, accompanied by a cavalry es-
cort, motored down Pennsylvania
Avenue.
A thin crowd which stood in the
chill sunlight cheered at intervals,
but, Mr.. Wilson made no acknowl-
edgments, and Mr.. Harding, obvi-
ously in respect to the outgoing
President, took none of the cheer
ing for himself.
When President Wilson descend
ed the steps from the portico of the
White House Secret Service men
placd his feet on each succeeding
steps. This outward evidence of the
Presidents physical condition add
ed another bit of speculation as to
how far he would go in participat-
ing in all of the ceremonies at the
Capitol.
The inaugural programme got un-
der way according to schedule
at 10 o'clock when the
Committee in charge
Of the affair arrived at the New
willard Hotel 10 escort the Presi-
ient-elect and Mrs. Harding and [
the Vice President-elect and Mrs. !
Coolidge to the White House.
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