The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-01-20

the plaza.
 MT. Roosevelt, as he did in 1893 and 1897, placed his hand on two century-old Dutch bible. He rested his left hand on the 18th chapter of St. Paurs first epistle to the Corin- thians, verses l to 13, which ends: And now abideth faith, hope and charity, these three; but the great est of these is charity.
 As the crowd quieted, MT. Roose- welt then began his inaugural ad- dress.
 The crowds first cheer during the presidents address came when he declared, mo, Democracy is not dy- ing. Again they cheered when he referred to Democracy as the ex- pression of a free majority. He de- parted from his prepared text at the fifth para graph to declare that we risk the peril of isolation. The pre- pared text used the wCfG 'inaction instead of isolation
 More Applause
 The president received more spir- ited applause when he declared that ''the peoples of the Republic car&o. forever tolerate either ur~e lr%ea poverty or self-servin9 WeFlth
 There was applause ae"L d it said if Amerlcds spit l. ->. even though tie rct-o on as a >,.-. continues, "the America We En;.W would have periShed."
 MT. Roosevelt's speech lasted l6 1-2 minutes.
 MT. Roosevelt shook hands with Chief Justice Hughes and Garner, and then the presidential party left the platform.
 Members of the house and senate remained on the platform after the presidential party departed and waved in greeting to friends.
 One of the first persons to enter the spectators section in front of the capitol was a woman proponent of preparedness. She brought along portable oil stove.
 Many among the thousands who followed her wore more than one overcoat and hundreds of women wore colored blankets around their shoulders.
 The day was clear and bright but the temperature, for Washington, was low. The mercury stood at degrees.
 Marines On Guard
 Marines, armed with rifles and side-arms and aided by police from New York, Philadelphia and Bal timore, guarded the capitol inside and out as the throngs arrived to watch the p@E~e HE1d the oath taking ceremony.
 The first person to arrive ill the spectators section was Mrs. J. Ed ward Burns of Kansas City, Mo. A few hours later more than 10000 persons were milling around in the capitol plaza. Many carried lunch boxes.
 Officials took special pains not to repeat the oversight of four years ago when they forgot to unve1l the seal of the United States on the front of the platform.
 The seal was unveiled before the crowds arrived this time.
 A small fire in a mop cupboard in the first floor of the capitol caused considerable excitement. Officials said the fire was caused by spon- taneous combustion. It soon was extinguished.
 Many spectators were heard to re . mark that they thought the presl- dents address was very solemn.
 
 The president went through the capitol building and drove away from the grounds at 12:40 p. m whereas he had ridden to the capi- tol with members of the congress sional inaugural committee, his re- turn trip in the open White House car was with his family. Mrs. Roos- evelt was beside him in the rear seat. Son James was in the front seat.
 The automobile moved much more slowly on the return trip. MT. Roosevelt smiled at man who shouted 'hurrah for Roosevelt"
 Just before the procession reached Second and Constitution Ave, a group of secret service men jumped from their cars trailing the presi- dent and dashed into the crowd on the curb. It was a. false alarm, however, caused by the crowd surg ing forward to see MT. and Mrs. Roosevelt. The secret service men immediately returned to their cars. The procession continued to move during the incident.
 The flag atop the Senate chamber at the capitol flew at full staff, but the flag on the House office building vas at half staff because of the re- cent death of Rep. Sam c. MasSin- sale, D., Okla.
 ColorfuI Diplomats
 A colorful tam of diplomats gath cred in the Senate wing of the capi- tol, resplendent in gold braid and silver scabbardS. Arranged strictly according to rank and seniority they were headed by the dean of the diplomatic corps, Peruvian Ambas- sador Don Manuel Freyre Y San- lander.
 The German charge d'affaires, Dr. Hans Thomsen, dressed in morn- ing suit, arrived early. with his wife. A few moments later, Neville But Ter, charge d'affaires of the British embassy, drove up with his wife, and joined the other diplomats.
 After church, MT. Roosevelt spent 25 minutes back at the White House.
 In an open car, he left the White House at ll:39 a. m., on the drive to the capitol.
 Senate Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley, House Speaker Sam Ray burn and Secretary Stephen T. Early Tode in the csr with MT. Roosevelt.