Evening star., 1922-02-01
|TR|NK[E BECOMES .
VIRGINIA GOVERNOR
Seven of Previous Holders of
Office Are Present at
Ceremony.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

A<SS IIIHhle Oh " lHGSlllc, Ut-
came the forty seventh Governor of
virginia today at noon, the inaugural
ceremonies taking place in the hall of
the house of delegates.
Ihe chamber was packed to suf-
location. 1000 or more persons being
crowded into the place that was ex-
pected to accommodate 900. The cere-
monies had been planned for the large
south pOrtico of the Capitol. but this
was abandoned when the heavy snow
made 1t dangerous to have the people
assemble and stand in the slush and
snow.
The oath of office was administered
by Judge Joseph l.. Kelley of Bristol,
president of the supreme court of ap-
peals.
Ihe inauguration was made memO-
raple IN many ways. Gov. Trinkle as
sumed office at the direction of the
largest vote ever cast in the state for
la governor, receiving the heaviest
majority accorded any man In Vir-
Slnia. Ihere We're present seven for
mer governors-J. Hoge Tyler of Rad
ford. William e. Cameron of Norfolk,
United States Senator Claude A.
swanson of PittSylvania, William
Hodges Mann of Petersburg. Andrew
jackson Montague of Richmond. now
member of Congress from this dis
ltrict; Henry Carter Stuart of Russell,
ana the present retiring governor w.
Davis of Loudoun.
Has Military Escort.
The new governor was escorted to
the Capitol by military forces of this
and nearby cities. the cadets of the
John Marshall High School, the Bene-
dIctine Cadets. civic organizations and
! tne legislative committee having
charge of the ceremonies. They
! tfrl rf,
before noon. proceeding to the senate
chamber. where the members of the /,
| senate. the state officers, former gov
ernors and distinguished guests were |
soon formed into line and the start |
| made for the house of delegates, at |
! the eastern end of the Capitol The |
! entrance of the party was announced |
| by Col. S. NJ. Newhouse, the veteran |
! doorkeeper.
! On the speakers stand were Col |
| Richard L. Brewer. the speaker, and !
| Lieut.. Gov. b. Frank Buchanan. who !;
! retires from public life after many !
years of valuable and distinguished |!
! service.
j to the following. in addition to the |
/ governor: Lieut.. Gov. JuniuS +. West |
| of Suffolk. Attorney General John r. !;
I, Saunders of Middlesex, Secretary of
| the Commonwealth b. o. James of |
| Richmond. Treasurer Charles A. John |
| ston of Montgomery. Supt. of In ,
| struction Harris Hart of Roanoke, |
| Corporation Commissioner Berkeley d. !
Adams of Charlotte and Commissioner
of Agriculture George W. Koiner of
| Augusta
New Governors Address.
| The new governor, formally pre-
sented by the speaker of the house, in
the course of his address said: There
is no reason for any Nirginian to
| feel in any way abashed over this
being, the state of his nativity or
| adoption. Here and now l pledge
all of the strength, energy and talent
| that l possess to help make the pc
rod of my administration full Of ad-
! vancement. growth and accomplish
| ment." He then said, in part:
| TOO many public servants means con-
| fusion and waste. too few may mea
| unsatisfactory service: and those un-
! derpaid. inefficiency and dissatisfac- !!
| ton" He urged that care be taken
! lest too many be added to the pay
| roll. to give adequate pay to those
! chosen. with some comforts. that they |
may meet the demands on them. He
! cautioned the Legislature and the
! heads of departments not to be de-
tered in their conduct of office by
/ fear of enmity for failure to crafty
! the wishes of those seeking places.
and not to take from the treasury
funds that were not legitimately
earned by honest application to duty
| in behalf of the state: He welcomed !
the newly enfranchised women to the
, electorate. said he expected they
| would have large and important
part in the lettering of the laws and
Improvement Of public affairs, and
asked for them complete recognition in
every way. He commended the mat
| ters of child life and the mothers
| pensions. to the end that the lives.
the health and the well being of both
should be protected and encouraged.
and made healthy, intelligent and
self-supporting.
Various State Projects.
Regarding the memorial building
to the soldiers from Virginia in the
great war. he believed that "a, mag
nificent office structure for state pur-
poses would be best and most fitting,
and expressed the belief that the
funds from West Virginia-the old
debt settlement-would be available.
Regarding Hampton roads, he
stands for the full development of
that immense asset of the state and
expresses the belief that it can be
made of much greater Importance.
opening the markets of the world to
the products of the field. the mine
and the forests of Virginia. 1.
He stands for the betterment of
the schools in every way ,+for Vestlng
the localities with more intimate re-
control and asks that more liberal
appropriations and support be ac-
corded them.
He favors a complete reorganiza-
tion of the system of highways, with
five members of the commission, an
engineer to have charge of the sci
entific end. and commissioner in
charge of business details. He is not
strong on a bond issue, but If there
is bond issue, he asks that tax
Of 1 cent a gallon on gasoline be
levied, and the revenue thus derived
be placed to retire the bonds and
pay the interest He favors the tax
on gasoline for the reason that the
men who use them are the ones who
get the benefit of the highways.