Milford chronicle., 1949-01-21
NeIC Governor Took
Oath On Tuesdav
continued from hrst page,


would provide for a separate and
Independent Supreme Court.
Escorted By Bacon
AS Governor Carvel-stilI the
Lieuteuant-GOvernOr-walked for
ward on the special platform built
on the steps in front of LegisIa-
tive Hall he was escorted bv Gov
ernOr Bacon whom he was to sue
ceed a few minutes later.
The weather that the weather
man had reluctantly promised
colder, cloudy, occasional showers
was becoming a fact. Leading the
procession to the front of the Dlat-
form was the new lieutenant-gov-
ernOr, Alexis /. dupont Bavard.
who had been sworn in 25 minutes
earlier. Mr.. Bayard introduced
Bishop Arthur r. McKinstry of the
Episcopal Diocese of Delaware who
invoked the Lords blessing on the
new administration.
Then Mr.. Carvel and Chancellor
Harrington stepped forward and
the former, with his hand on a
Bible printed in Paris in 1882, took
the oath.
AS he finished the Delaware Ma
tiOnal Guard Band under the di-
rectiOn of Warrant Officer Donald
Ramos played Our Delaware"
Governor Carvel then began his
speech at 1:12 p. m.
When he had concluded, receiv-
inc R0ffNfnaU wnaavaA %
from the crowd which held on de-
spite the light rain, the Governor
stepped aside so that the new Sec
retary of State, Harris B. McDOw-
ell, JE, of MiddletOWn, could be
sworn in by Associate Supreme
Court Justice Charles L. Terry, Jr.
19-Gun Salute
Just before the ceremony started
there had been a 19-round salute
from an MIS- fired by a battery
from the National Guard. The field
piece was set up a few blocks east
Of the State ArmOry and about two
blocks from the Legislative Hall.
The program ended with two
songs by the choir of the Delaware !
State College led by Mrs. Margaret |
V. Swain and the singing Of the |
National Anthem led by Edward ]. |
ScanlOn, Jr., OF Dover.
Governor and Mrs. Carvel and
other leading Democratic person
alities and their wives then went
upstairs to the Secretary of States
Office and in an ante room had a
light lunch of sandwiches and cOf-
fee.
The Governor then walked across
the hall to his new Office, few
doors from his old Office on the sec
Ond floor of the building. There.
during the rest of the afternoon, he
received hundreds of well-Wishers
Of the two principal political per-
suasiOns.
In the receiving line we're MEM
Ders of Governor Carvers stan as
we'll as former u. S. Senator James
N. Tunnell, U. s. Senator J. Allen
Frear and Lieutenant-GOveTnOr
Bayard.'
Gifts Of Flowers
A score of baskets of flowers had
been placed in the governors Of
fce. Among them were baskets
from the Roosevelt Democratic
Club, Inc. the Defiance Athletic
Association, former Governor and
Mrs. Bacon, the WOmen's Demo-
cratic Club of Kent County, the
Building Trades COun-
ii. ALL. and DR.. NJ. A. Tarumianz,
of the Delaware
state Hospital.
The day opened officially for
Governor Carvel when he and his
amily attended a special cOmmun-
on service at his home church, st.
Philips Episcopal in Laurel, at
!. m. The Rev. Eugene Hallam
celebrated the communion. A large
rOup of pensioners attended the
eTVice, many of whom went on to
lover for the inauguration.
At the Inauguration scene men,
ers of the Delaware State Police
nder the direction of Major Her
ert Barnes, the acting superinten-
ent, directed traffic and kept the
rOWds cOnverging on the hall in
rider.
On the platform an honor guard
( the Delaware National Guard
eaded by Brigadier General Paul
/. Rinard, the adjutant general,
TODD by during the ceremonies.
Guard Planes Fly Over
A few minutes after IL o'clock
OOn, the time originally scheduled
Or the start Of the Inauguration,
fight Of planes from the Nation
! Guards air arm winged over the
latfOrm.
When the Oath-taking was COM
leted Governor Carvel had be-
ONE the first Democratic chief
xecutive of Delaware since Janu-
~, 1941, when the late Richard c.
IcMullen ended his term. In the
ltervening eight years Governor
aeon had served.
Governor CarVel's family sat
ith members Of the General AS
ambly in a special section of
hairs arranged directly in front of
le high-built platform.
The crowd stretched far to the
1T and right of the platform and
ade deep circle in front, cover
g much Of the section generally
,served for the cars Of legisla-
rs.