The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-01-17
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As stated DeIOIe me pdIduSg winch
was very imposing IN every way, was
under the direction Of Adjutant Gen
eral Carlos E. Black.
. Not long after II o'clock, noon, the
joint session Of the legislature was
called to order by Hon. Robert
Scholes, speaker Of the Lower House,
and the inaugural exercises were
formally opened with prayer, right
after which Governor Small took the
oath Of his exalted Office for the sec
ond time. After the blare Of bands
had ceased, the solemn oath was adj
ministered by Hon. Clyde E. Stone,
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
The governors "I will" could be
heard in all parts Of the spacious
structure. The army Of politicians,
which, had gathered, included many
women who were active in behalf Of
various officials. They were gener-
Gus with their applause as the COVER
nor was presented to the vast audience
by Speaker Robert Scholes.
Governor Small has greatly i'm
proved in the art of oratory wftIin
the past four years and he eloquently
delivered his long and historic in
augural address which is full Of food
for serious reflection and which for
all time to come will be handed down
as part Of the history of the great
state of Illinois.
Governor Small and the other state
officials solemnly affirmed that they
would uphold "the laws and the con-
stitution Of the United States and the
laws Of the state Of Illinois" The
following were the other state officials
who were indicted into their respect
i've Offices at the same time:
Lieutenant Governor Fred E.
Sterling, Secretary of State L. L. |
Emerson, State Auditor Oscar Nell
son, State Treasurer Omer N. Custer
and Attorney General Oscar E. Carl
strom.
In passing we must pause for few
moments to state that when former
Mayor William Hale Thompson and
his bunch Of live boosters entered the
arsenal the vast audience, which /
filed every nook and corner in It, set
up mighty howl and the noise was
SO great that it could be heard for ten
blocks away. He received longer
and louder applause than Governor
Small and all OF the other state Off
cials combined.
The joint session Of the 54th ses-
sion Of the Legislature Of Illinois drew
to a close near o'clock, and then all
Of the big and little politicians, states
men and would-be-statesmen started
on a dead run for the Leland hotel
and to the other hotels where they
discussed politics until near the time
to attend the grand reception at the
executive mansion from 7 to 1OI
o'clock, which was attended BY more
than two thousand people from all
parts Of this state The large draw
ing rooms were lavishly decorated with !
American Beauty roses and with other
rare and beautiful flowers and with /
very brilliant electric lights shining
forth from everywhere like twinkling
stars in the high heavens, and with |
hundreds of the most beautiful and
richly costumed ladies that can be
found in any part Of the civilized
world, formed an enchanting or be-
scene which can never be
efaced from our memory.
Taylor's Orchestra Furnished the Mu-
sic for the Reception
During the hours of the reception,
John Taylor's ten-piece orchestra
played the following program:
March, "The Charltan," Sousa;
Entr'acte, "Les Errinnyes," Massenet;
Selection, "The Mikado," Sullivan;
CAD Indian Love Call" (b) "Rose
Marie" Friml; "Badinage,' Herbert;
"Poupee Valsante," Poldini; "Three
Dances From Henry WILL" German;
Londonderry Air." Old Irish
Wonderful One" Whiteman; "Bo-
hemina," Lee Orean Smith.
just as the writer had passed the
receiving line, shaking Governor
Small and all the other ladies and
gentlemen in it by the hand and while
the reception was in full swing, with
the orchestra playing Wonderful
One" Hon. Alexander Fyfe. Presi-
dent Of the Hamilton Club, Chicago,
very proudly strobe across the large
drawing room, and when he was right
by our side he warmly extended his
right hand of fellowship, at the same
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