Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-12
Event
AT CAPITOL

Without extravaganza, flourish,
or display the thirty fifth Inaugural
ton has passed into history.
Our President, in spite of great,
pressure from many sources, in
sisted on simplicity and economy.
A large crowd gathered to hear
him take the oath of office and
give his inaugural address, which
no doubt you have all read or heard
over the radio 'e3sdJs
Sixty thousand people had come
from a distance and hotels were
crowded. i ~af
Then everyone sought a point Of
vantage from which to- watch his
progress to the White House, and
the parade later We had a very
fine position on the roof of the
Press Club, on the corner of 18th
and Park, which, is.opposite the
treasury, and commands a view OF
several blocks, with y the White
House and reviewing + stands at
close range. son
When the President and his e,-
cort appeared on Fifteenth Street,
the applause of the waiting crowd
greeted him. He held his hat i,
his hand most Of the way to the
White House on Pennsylvania Az
enue, as he and Mrs. Coolidge made
their acknowledgements with smiles
and bows. The sun was shining
brightly and the Presidents sandy
hair shone like vanished gold.
One Misohance
The parade was, made up pril
cipally of the various military units
located near the city and the gct-
errors and their STATS or escorts.
| saw only one! misshance, and
that was harmless zone of the 80
baby tanks, stalled, and had tn b.
left by the curb. There were IL
fine bands each composed o. ii ON
40 to 100 musicians Is
Gov. Pinchott of Pennsylvania,
rode mounted andfwassac
by cavalry. He was greeted with
the greatest enthusiasm shown
to any oneopersonp He is endeared
to all by his unflinching stand for
conservation of our3n national re-
sources. Gov. Trinkle of Virginia
accompanied by the famous Rich
mond Blues, in their handsome uni
form with the snowy white cock
AIDES, received much, applause as
did also Gov. Nellie, r. Ross of
Wyoming, who was3uthe first fe-
male Governor to appear in an IN
augural parade. Itsgwas very hui
initiating to Badgers to- have Wis
consin unrepresented in this splen-
did demonstration Of good will and
loyalty to our Government.
Our neighbor, dear little Portage,
came to the rescue pobly in her
friendly greetings in the morning
paper, "The Washington Post"
Out Door Concert
In the evening a an outdoor cor
cert was given on the capitol plaza
and another in the immense new
Washington Auditorium, (which
seats 5000. A number of the pro-
gram given was the MELODY in a
Major" composed by Vice-President
Dawes. 1t received enthusiastic
applause, which the aYice-president
Ito whom this number was sur
priso) smilingly acknowledged.
The great event of the evening
was the Charity Ball given at the
Mayfower Hotel. ~ Vice-President
and Mrs. Dawes represented the
administration and owere received
with cheers, the procession Of Gov
ernors also received great enthr-
siasm. The diplomatic corps and
army and navy officers in their uni
forms and the ladies costumes add
cd the color needed to make it
beautiful. Four thousand enjoyed
this social event, ending a notable
day. aH 4ft
MRS. ]. p, ENGLISH,
1419 Clifton Streettnl
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