The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-04
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elect Charles G. Dawes at 1880
o'clock this morning. Bubbling
over with characteristic good
spirits, General Dawes swept into
the White House like a breeze from
his well-known Windy City, and
engaged the President in banter
and repartee as the lines were
forming for the motor ride down
to the Capitol.
The President emerged from the
White House almost exactly at II
o'clock, according to schedule.
Not Until the presidential automo-
bile, with an impressive calvacade
of automobiles following, swung
around the corner of Pennsylvania
avenue and Fifteenth street did
the first salvo Of cheering break
loose along the line Of march, and
the word swept down like chain
lightning through the crowds: THE
inauguration ig on"
This early demonstration how
ever, was merely intended by the
inaugural crowds as prelude for
the bigger events to follow. The
Presidential automobile moved so
fast that it did not give the crowds
much of a chance to see the Presi.
dent and Mrs. Coolidge. The trip
up Capitol Hill was made in good
time.
Signs Many Bills.
The President spent nearly an
hour signing bills and attending to
the routine of the close of the Con-
gressional session. He greeted all
of his old Senate friends, men whom
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Vice President and presiding officer
of the upper chamber. Such old
time political opponents as Senators
Tom Heflin, Pat Harrison and
Joe Robinson were at his side from
time to time indulging in testing
"Reminiscences Of days not so long
ago when the then Vice President
had a hard time keeping the
vociferous Democrats in order.
At noon the session came to a
close, and the Senate proceeded i'm
mediately to install Charles q.
Dawes as Vice President and to
listen to his brief inaugural address.
After that the official party moved
out to the stands in the plaza,
and the ceremony of Inducing Cal
win Coolidge into office began.
The oath was administered to
him by Chief Justice William
Howard Taft-the only instance on
record in which the presidential
oath had been administered by q
former Chief Executive.
Address Is Broadcast
Following that, the President be-
gan the delivery of his inaugural
address, which was carried by
amplifiers to all parts of the plaza,
and by radio to all parts Of the
country.
The President concluded his ad-
dress shortly before / o'clock, and
Immediately started back to the
White House where, with members
Of his immediate party, he partook
of a luncheon before the reviewing
of the parade began in the stands
in front of the mansion.
The President stood throughout
the procession in a glass-encased
stand, but the precautions taken
for his health were unnecessary, in
view of the excellent weather pro.
vided for the day. The parade last
eu about fifty minutes, being one
Of the shortest on record.
Reception for Governors.
During the afternoon, when the
parade was concluded, the President
and Mrs. Coolidge received a num-
Ter of political organizations and
the governors Of the various States
who are in attendance at the in
auguration. The reception began at
about O'Clock.
After that, the President insisted
on calling it a day" and on re.
Stunning his accustomed ways of life
and work. The President and Mrs.
Coolidge plan to spend the evening
quietly in the White House.