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WILSON INDUCTED INTO HIGH OFFICE Inauguration of Twenty-seventh President ls Witnessed by Great Crowds. MARSHALL SWORN i IN FIRST Simple Ceremony In Senate Chamber Followed by More impressive Affair on East Portico of the Capitol. By GEORGE CLINTON. Washington, March 4.-In the pres ence of a vast throng of his fellow citi zens. Woodrow Wilson today stood in front of the east portico of the capitol and took the oath of president of the United States. Thomas K. Marshall already bad been sworn in as vice president, and with the completion of the ceremony the ship cl state was manned by the Democratic party, which bad been ashore for sixteen years. As the new chief executive of the .cation stood with bared head. Ed ward Douglass White, chief justice of ? the Supreme court, held before him .the Bible always used in the cere mony. Mr. Wilson placed his hands upon the book and in a voice strong, though somewhat affected by emotion, .swore to support the Constitution and the laws of the country and to perform the duties of his high office to the best of his ability. Thomas Riley Marshall swore feal ty to the Constitution and to the people In the senate chamber, where for four years it will be his duty to preside over the deliberations of the members of the upper house of con ?reas. Severely Simple Ceremonies. Both of the ceremonies proper were conducted in a severely simple but .most Impressive manner. The sur roundings of the scene of the presi .Rent's induction into office, however, were not so simple, for it was an out of-door event and the great gathering ot military, naval and uniformed civil organizations gave much more than a .iooch of splendor to the scene. i ia. the senate chamber, where the the oath was taken by the man now ?Ice-president of the United States, there were gathered about 2,000 jpeopla, all that the upper house will oas tain without the risk of danger because of the rush and press of the ?attitudes. It is probable that no ..where else in the United States at maj time ar? there gathered an equal ?saber of men and \ women whose wanes are to widely knows. The .gathering In the senate chamber sud deter on the east portico of the capi -tofi waa composed largely of those *3>rominent tor their sendees in Amer Jes, and in part of foreigners' who here secured places for their names ts the current history of the world's Icings. The arrangements of the ceremonies -fer the inauguration of Woodrow Wli aos and Thomas Riley Marshall were -made by the joint committee on ar rangements of congress. The senate President Woodrow Wilson. section of this committee was ruled &gr s majority of Republicans, but {bera ie Democratic testimony to the fact that the Republican senators .were willing to outdo their Democratic brethren in the work of making or -getty and impressive the inaugural ceremonies in honor of two chieftain. at the opposition. Ride to the Capitol. President Taft and President-elect Wilson rode together from the White Sense to the capitol, accompanied by taro members of the congressional committee of arrangements. The vice nresideat-elect also rode from the White House to the capitol and in the carriage with him were the senate's president pro tempore, Ssaator Bacon af Georgia, and three members of the .congressional committee of arrange The rice-president-elect took the oath just before noon in accordance with custom and prior to Its taking hythe president-elect. Every arrange ment for the senate chamber pro ceed rn ge had been made so that they moved forward easily and with a cer tain ponderous grace. Marshall Sworn In. The admission to the senate cham ber to witness the oath-taking of the ^nee-president was by ticket, and it 4s needless to say every seat was occupied. On the floor ot tile --? ber were many former members of the senate who, because of the fact that they once held" membership in that body, were given the privileges of the floor. After the hall was filled and all the minor officials of govern ment and those privileged to witness the ceremonies were seated, William H. Taft and Woodrow Wilson, preced ed by the sergeant-at-arms and the committee of arrangements, entered the senate chamber. They were fol lowed rm mediately by Vice-President elect Thomas R. Marshall, leaning upon the arm of the president pro tempore of the senate who, after the seating of the incoming vice-president, took his place as presiding officer of the senate and of the day's proceed ings. The president and the president elect sat in the first row of seats di rectly in front and almost under the defik of the presiding officer, lu the same row, but to their left, were the vice-presidentelect and two former vice-presidents of the United States, Levi P. Morton of New York and Ad lai A. Steventtcn of Illinois. When the distinguished company en tered the chamber the senate was still under its old organization. The oath of office was immediately admin istered to Vice-President-elect Mar shall, who thereupon became vice President Marshall. The prayer of the day was given by the chaplain of the senate, Rev. Ulysses G. B. Pierce, pas Vice-Presldent Marshall. tor of All Souls' Unitarian church, of which President Taft has been a mem ber. After tba prayer th? vice-presi dent administered the oath of office to all the newly chosen senators, and therewith the senate ot the United* States passed for the drat time In years into the control ef the Demo cratic party. , P roc tts i en to the Platform. Immediately after the senate cere monies a procession was ' formed to march to tba platform o' the east por tico of the capitol, where Woodrow Wilson was to take the oath. The pro cession included the president and the president-elect, members of the Su preme court, both houses of congress, all of the foreign ambassadors, all of the heads of the executive depart ments, macy governors of states and territories, Admiral Dewey of the navy and several high officers of the sea service, the chief of staff of the army and many distinguished persons from civil life. They were followed by the members of the press and by those persons who had succeeded in secur ing seats in the senate galleries to witness the day's proceedings. When President Taft and the presi dent-elect emerged from the capitol on to the portico they saw in front of them, reaching far back into the park to the east, au immense con course of citizens. In the narrow line between the onlookers and the plat form on which Mr. Wilson waa to take the oath, were drawn up the cadets of the two greatest government schools, West Point and Annapolis, and flanking them were bodies of reg ulars and of national guardsmen. The whole scene was charged with color and with life. On reaching the platform the presi dent and president-elect took the seats reserved for them, aeats which were flanked by many rowe of benches rising tier on tier for the accommoda tion of the friends and families of the officers of the government and of the press. Oath Administered to Wilson. The instant that Mr. Taft and Mr. Wilson came within sight of the crowd there was a great outburst of ap plause, and the military bands struck quickly into "The Star Spangled Ban ner." Only a few bars of the music were played and then soldiers and ci vilians became silent to witness re spectfully the oath taking and to listen to the address which followed. The chief justice of the Supreme court delivered the oath to the presi dent-elect, who, uttering the words, "I will," became president of the United States. AB soon as this cere mony was completed Woodrow Wilson dellv&red his inaugural address, bis flret speech to his fellow countrymen In the capacity of their chief execu tive. At the conclusion of the speech the bands played once more, and William Howard Taft, now ex-president of the United States, entered a carriage with the new president and, reversing the order of an hour before, sat on the left hand side of the carriage, while Mr. Wilson took "the seat of honor" on the right The crowds cheered as they drove away to the White House, which Woodrow Wilson entered as (he occupant and which William H. Taft immediately left as one whose leas? bad expired. Scene on .Pennsylvania Avenue Dunn tien Parade. RE?T PARADE IN NDR Of WILSON Federal and State Troops, Men From Navy, Veterans and Civilians March. GEN. WOQD IS GRAND MARSHAL Indians, Hunt Clubs and College Stu dents Are in Line-Enthusiastic Spectators Continuously Cheer the Inaugural Procession. By GEORGE CLINTON. "Washington, March 4.-The "Jeffer sonian simplicity" which Woodrow Wilson requested should be observed in every detail of bis inauguration as president did not apply to the inaugu ral parade, for lt was as elaborate ss such sn affair usu?l'y is. The people wanted it so, and ifley showed their appreciation of the spectacle by turn ing ont by the hundred thousand ead j cheering wildly as the marchera past-j ed with bands playing loudly end ??8ig waving bravely. ^ The newly inaugurated president re viewed tbe procession sud smiled his [ approval as he returned the salutes of j the commanding officers, for all the j glittering show had been arranged in I his honor. Pennsylvania avenue, from j the capitol to the White House, was full of color, music and movement. People Enjoy the Sight. The inhibition of the inaugural ball ; and of the planned public reception at j the capitol had no effect as a bar to ? the attendance at this ceremony of cnanging presidents. Masses were here to see, and other masses were here to march. There was a greater demon stration while the procession was pass ing than there was four years ago. Victory had come to a party which had known nothing like victory for a good many years. The joy of posses sion fouud expression in steady and abundantly noisy acclaim. President Taft and President-elect Wilson were escorted down the ave nue by the National Guard troop of j cavalry of Essex county, New Jersey. The carriage in which rode Vice President-elect Marshall and Presi dent pro tempore Bacon of the United States senate was surrounded by the members of the Black Horse troop of j the Culver Military academy of Indi ana. This is the first time In the his tory ot inaugural ceremonias that a guard of honor has escorted a vice president to the scene of his oath tak ing. Formation of Parsds. The military and the civil parade, a huge affair which stretched its length for miles along the Washington streets, formed on the avenues radi?t lng from the capitol. After President elect Wilson had become President Wilson and Vice-President-elect Mar shall had become vice-President Marshall, they went straightway from the capitol to the White House and thence shortly to the reviewing stand in tnt park at the mansion's front The parade, with Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, United States army, as its grand marshal, started from the capi tol grounds to move along the avenue to the White House, where it was to pass in review. The trumpeter Bound ed "forward march" at the instant the signal was flashed from the White house that in fifteen minutes the new ly elected president and commander in-chief of the armies and navies of tbe United States would be ready to review "his troops." It was thought that the parade might lack some of the picturesque features which particularly appealed to the people on former occasions. There were Indians and rough riders here not only when Roosevelt waa inaugu rated, but when he went out of office and was succeeded by William H. Taft. The parade, however, in honor of Mr. Wilson seemed to be pictur esque enough in its features to appeal to the multitudes. They certainly made noise enough over it g the Progress of a Typical Inaugura The precession was in divisions, with General Wood as the grand marshal o? tho whole affair and hav ing a place at its head. The display, in the words invariably used on like occasions, was "impressive and bril liant." Wotherspoon Leads Regulars. The regulars of the country's two arraed service naturally had the rifcht of way. Maj. Gen. W. W. Wother spoon, United States army, was in command of the first division, in which marched the soldiers and sailors and marines from the posts and the navy yards within a day's ride of Washington. The West Point cadets and the midshipmen from the naval academy at Annapolis, competent be yond other corps in manual and in evolution, the future generals and ad mirals of the army, had place in the first division. All branches of the army service were represented in the body of regu lars-engineers, artillery, cavalry, in fantry and signal corps. The sailors and marines from half a dozen battle ships rolled along smartly in the wake of their landsmen brethren. The National Guard division follow ed the division of regulars. It was commanded by Brig. Gen. Albert L, Mille, United States army, who wore the medal of honor given him for con spicuous personal gallantry at the bet life of San Juan bill. General Mills ls Te chief of the militia division of the United States war department. The entire National Guard of New Jersey was in line, and Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, Maine and North Carolina were represented by bodies of civilian soldiers. Cadets from many of the private and state military schools of the country had a place in the militia division. The third division of the parade was composed of Grand Army of the Re public veterans, members of the Union Veteran league and of the Spanish war organizations. Gen. James E. Stuart of Chicago, a veteran of both the Civil and the Spanish wars, was in command. Thousands of Civilians. Robert N. Harper, chief marshal of the civic forces, commanded the fourth division. Under bis charge were po litical organizations from all parts of the country; among them being Tam many, represented by 2,000 of its braves, and Democratic clubs from Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Balti more and other cities. They put the American Indians into the civilian division. The fact that they were in war paint and feathers helped out in picturesqueness and did nothing to disturb the peace. Mem bers of the United Hunt Clubs of America rode in this division. Their pink coats and their high bats ap parently were not thought to jar "Jeffersonian simplicity" from its seat. Pink coats were worn on the bunting field in Jefferson's day and in Jefferson's state. There were 1,000 Princeton students in the civic section of the parade. Many of them wore orange and black sweaters and they were somewhat noisy though perfectly proper. Stu dents from seventeen other colleges and universities were among the marchers. Cheering ls Continuous. All along Pennsylvania avenue, from the capitol to a point four block be yond the White House, the spectators were massed in lines ten deep. 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