Evening star., 1948-03-28

at SIG Tenth street, opposite the
theater building. johnson, who was
then stopping at the Kirkwood
House, Twelfth street and Pennsyl-
wanna avenue, where is now the
Raleigh, took the oath Of Office that
same morning at II O'Clock, 1t being
administered by Chief Justice Sal
mon p. Chase of the United States
Supreme Court.
President johnson was born at
Raleigh, N. c., December 8, 1908.
and died in Carter County Tenn.
July 81, 1875. He was one of
our most unusual Presidents. When
he was 4 years old he lost his
father. At the age Of 10. he was
apprenticed to a tailor, and he
never attended school a day in his
life, and his education was acquired
in the hard way. He was never
able to write or cipher until he was
taught to do so by his wife. How
ever, he was loyal to the Union, and
lost one son, Charles, in 1868, and
Col. Slower, son-in-law, was killed
in the battle of Nashville.
In 1868 he retained his Office by
but one vote, after impeachment
proceedings had been instituted
against him and after a long trial
Much Of his administration was
stormy and exciting, and contrib
uted to the press some very inter-
esting reading. Just before his death
he returned to Washington and took
his seat in the Senate, to which he
had been elected.
Arthur Was in New York
Chester Alan Arthur, who fol-
lowed the martyred President Gar
field in Office, took the oath Sep
tember 20, 1881, at his New York
residence, 1913 Lexington avenue, be-
fore Judge John r. Brady of the
New York Supreme Court. On the
22d, the oath was formally admin
istered again in the Vice Presidents
room in the United States Capitol
Building by Chief Justice Morrison
r. Waite.
President Arthur was about the
most lavish entertainer who ever
occupied the White House, and So
ciety grieved when he did not re-
ceive the nomination for q second
term. He was, like President Cool
i6ge, a vermonter by birth, having
been born in Fairfield, Franklin
County, October 5, 1880. His death
occurred in New York City, Novem-
ber IS, 1886. His father, William
Arthur, was clergyman and his
wife, Ellen Lewis Herndon Arthur,
was the daughter of Comdr. William
Lewis Herndon, U. s. NJ, who was
lost at sea September IL, 1857. AS
a girl, Miss Herndon grew up and
lived in Washington at the corner
Of Twentieth and S streets. She
was a communicate of old st.
Johns Church and was married by
it's rector. A memorial window is
placed In the church to her men,
Dry. A monument to Comdr. Hern-
don stands in the Naval Academy
grounds at Annapolis.
After the death of President Nc
Kinley at Buffalo, N. Y, Septem-
Der IA, 1901, he was succeeded by
Theodore Roosevelt. who took the
oath Of Office at the residence of
Mr.. Wilcox at Buffalo. In reply to
the request of Elihu Root, the Sec
retary OF War, that the oath be
taken at once, he said: II shall take
the oath of Office in obedience to
your request, sir, and in doing so
1t shall be my aim to continue
absolutely unbroken the policy of
President Mckinley, which has
given peace, prosperity and honor
to our beloved country"
Roosevelt and Coolidge
Theodore Roosevelt was no doubt
the most spectacular of all our Pres
Idents. His life and character are
50 well known to most every one
that they need not be dwelt upon
here.
Calvin Coolidge became President
through the death of President
which occurred at the Pal
ace Hotel, San Francisco, Calf,
Hannv Oavs