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Is the kind of weather the day will
bring. II typical Roosevelt weather"
prevails. the ceremonies can be run of
as scheduled, but If it is inclement,
the function may have to be held in
the Senate room.
ONLY once at the time Of the regu-
lar March inaugurals does the
weather seem to have prevented an
outdoor ceremony. This was at the In
duction into office of William Howard
Taft on March 4, 1905. On that date
so-called bareback" from q ter
rife snowstorm which had passed
of the coast Of Long Island some
hours before. hit the Capital City
with such force that Taft was obliged
to forego receiving the oath on the
stand on the East side Of the Capitol:
and take the oath of office in the
Senate chamber. Only q fraction Of
the 10000 who were supposed to
march in Taft's inaugural parade
actually did So
AS q result of the unexpected snow
storm of Taft's inaugural, vigorous
movement to change the date Of in
auguration to later in the Spring was
launched by members Of Congress.
II would favor May first as the date
of Inauguration, declared Speaker
Cannon at the time. 1t was soon
realized, however, that such a change
! constitutional onoand-
ment and no action was taken.
The order Of events on January
| 20 with regard to the ceremonies
proper will be somewhat as follows:
The doors OF the Senate Chamber
will open about IL O'Clock. and in the
room will be assembled the Senator's
and Senator's -elect. the House Of Rep
resentatives. cabinet members, mill
tary and naval chiefs, members OF
| the Supreme Court and special guests.
The usual procedure is for the out
going Vice President to administer the
oath of office to the incoming Vice
President. However, as John N. Gar
ner succeeds himself, Just who will
administer the oath is not altogether
clear. Possibly, as in the case OF
Thomas r. Marshall in 1917, presi-
dent pro tempore will ofdciate. The
Vice President will then deliver his
inaugural message.
At the conclusion Of the Senate
ceremonies, the people gathered In
that chamber will pass to the main
platform of the center portico on
the east side of the Capitol. Here
the members of Congress and oficials
of the Government. Army, Navy and
diplomatic corps will occupy seats
assigned to them.
A FTER the crowd has assembled.
"a Chief Justice Charles z. Hughes
will administer the oath of ofice to
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, fol-
lowed by the Presidents inaugural
address. A specially constructed
tower which will house sound equip
ment and movie cameras is to insure
the most complete recording yet made
of an inaugural.
The oaths taken by the President
and the Vice President differ In word
ing. The Vice President takes the oath
ordinarily given Government employees
when they are sworn in:
II do Solemnly swear that will
support and defend the Constitution
of the United States against all
enemies, foreign and domestic; that I
will bear true faith and allegiance TO
the same; that ! take this obligation
freely, without any mental reserVa-
ton or purpose Of evasion, and that I
will well and faithfully discharge the
duties of the office on which I am
about to enter: so help me God"
The Presidents oath is much
shorter:
It do solemnly swear that I will
faithfully execute the Office OF Presl-
dent of the United States, and, to the
best of my ability, preserve. protect
and defend the Constitution OF the
United States"
Following the inaugural address,
which promises to be historic docu-
ment of Importance this year. outlin-
ing the aims of the second New Deal
administration, the President and his
escort will proceed to the White
House. Here they will occupy the re-
viewing stand, a reproduction OF An
drew Jackson's Hermitage, designed
by Waddy Wood of Washington, D. c.,
and watch the inaugural parade.
The parade this year promises to be
one of the largest in years. 1t is
planned to bring the Army and Naval
Cadets from West Point and An
napolis to march in this event, besides
numerous military and civic bodies.
The line Of march will be, Of course.
up Pennsylvania avenue, which will
be lined as much as possible with
portable bleachers, in addition to the
covered grandstands in Lafayette
Park.
THERE will be no inaugural ball this
year, in keeping with the general
plan for keynote of simplicity. An
additional reason for having no in.
augural ball is so as not to detract
from the additional Roosevelt charity
balls on January 30, held throughout
the country. the proceeds Of which go
TO aid crippled children or other
charitable enterprises.
Admiral Cary T. Grayson, who
served in 1888 as chairman OF the
General Inaugural Committee, is off,
ciating In the same capacity this year.
He is being aided by q corps Of well
known and experienced citizens.
Record-breaking crowds are ex-
pected On January 20, 1887. II the
weather is fair. several hundred thou
sand people will jam the streets 70