New Britain herald., 1925-03-04

.==n==.r@ .r@S=zz===.=-=s s@aer. szsz==nnrA grounds three minutes after It's de- parture from the hotel, The cavalry troop lined up along Pennsylvania avenue facing the executive mansion and with Lafayette square at it's back.
 When his motorcar came 10 halt beneath the massive north portico, Genera. Dawes assisted his wife in alighting and then followed her in through the north door, The con gresslonal committee entered lmme- diately behind them
 First Cloud of the Day,
 Just as the official party had thus been assembled In the east room, tho first cloud of tho day passed in front of the sun, casting the White House into sombre relief. The weather bu- ieau, however. had withdrawn from its prediction of rain for the late afternoon and had issued q flair to- night" forecast, It was growing warmer steadily and the crowds which by this time had begun to gain in considerable numbers along the route to the capitol appeared quite comfortable and content to wait.
 A large crowd also had assembled outside the White House gates. They had cheered General Dawes on his arrival and remained to give anoth- CT cheer 10 the president when he should emerge half hour later for the trip to Capitol Hill. On the cap itol plaza tho congregation was growing momentariIy although 1t still would be upwards of two hours before the ceremonies there began.
 During the wait at the White House while President Coolidge was greeting members of his official party and preparing to depart, his son Jchn and his father, Colonel Coolidge, together with the half dog en others who are White House guests, cam" out and entered two closed automobiles They were Whi5kcd away to the capitol where they have seats in the senate cham Der 10 see the inauguration of Vice President Dawes before taking their places on the presidential inaugural stand outside.
 Chamber Transformed
 The senate chamber had been con- plotely transformed for the inau- guration. Gone were the leather seated swivel chairs of inc senators and in their places were stiff-bot- toned office chairs arranged in cir Clcs for the. seating of the supreme court, the cabinet, the diplomatic corps. senators and scnators-clcct, and members of the house.
 The neat order in which the chairs had been arranged, was somewhat disturbed during the con- fusion of the last hours of tho dy- | ing senate. which managed to keep up a hubbub of discussion on vari- ous subjects until a few minutes be- fore II o'clock, when it give 1t up and took a recess. The house, with it's legislative record written. al- ready was In recess.
 Preparations for departure of the official party from the White House were completed five minutes before the hour set, II o'clock. The train of a dozen automobiles, bearing cabi- net officials, the committee of con- gross, the presidents secretaries. and delegation of ten grand army men were drawn up in the White House driveway, waiting for the President and Mrs. Coolidge. and the Vice ! President Elect and Mrs. Dawes to emerge and take seats in the cars at the front of the line. Traffic had been cleared from Pennsylvania av- cnuc along which they were to pass to the capitol and a cordon of eX- tra police lined the march on each side in front of the growing crowds. Turning left past the treasury, the official party carried swiftly to- ward the capitol. All along its way 1t was accompanied by surge Of cheering. The sidewalks of the fam ous old avenue were packed and so were the windows of its sombre old buildings.
 President and Mrs. Coolidge with Senator Curtis were on the back seat of the first car, with Mr. Coolidge on the right and the senator on the left, It was an open car, as was