Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Inauguration of the Twenty=seventh President It Will Be a More Imposing and Costly Function Than Any of Its Predecessors FROM present indications i: Is np purcut (hu I I hero will he no falling off in I ho Inaugural cel ebration iiiis year. Altlu ugh ho never led a charge of rough riders und has no actual rlghl to sli "Cheer I p. Comrades," Mr. Tafl will he honored hy an attendaneo at the Inaugural cer emonies of as prent a inllllar.v foree as that which marched in parade liehhal President Itoosovelt. in keeping with the essentially peaceful und civic char actor of tin- Incoming president, the In dustrial and civilian foal are "t* Hit' pa ratio of next March i will he far more extensive and Imposing I htm ever be fore. The program of the Inaugural period is divided Into live Important features and some others of a lesser degree of Interest first, ih'e linposl it military division of the jthgoanh which has been arranged <n n I i; seal" hy Major General .1. Pruitklln I Sol I. who I grand marshal; secotal. the civic mganhattton division of the parade, with Slajor Thomas P. Morgnii, elitiirinati of ijhe COPY RIO KT. I 3 CS. BY P/\C M (2^02.. N. V. WILLIAM H. TAFT. TWENTY-SEVENTH PRESIDENT. committee, In charge as marshal; third, I he great display of 11 reworks on the While lot, just in front of I he While Mouse, in combination with thc'illu mlnnllon of the streets ?f Washington through tin- downtown section, the dome nf the United states cnpllol ami the Washington monument, ami a drill ami display of pyrotechnics by the Hc publican Flambeau club of Minneapo lis; fourth, I lie Inaugural ball in the pension building, the biggest brick structure in the world; fifth, the fore noon parade of the American veteran soldiers anil sailors of the (I. A. It., the United Spanish War Veterans and the Aitny and Navy union, which will form the escort of honor for President Mod Taft and Vleo President Meet Sherman from the White House to the cnpllol, where I hoy will lake the oath of olllcc, preceding I he big parade and other features. Sailors nncl Marines. The details of (he big military pa griulC hltVC. boon worked nut b; Itrlgti dlcr fJenernl John a. Joiuison, < hlef of (leliernl Hell's staff, jissl led by Major Samuel j?, Sinrgls, luljuliiiii general, both regular army oiileors on duty at I he war depariiuent. Here Is I he I ti ntigurailoti day prograiii in a tunshcll as prepared by ll'.cin: The morning escort of the president from the White House to th.- cupltol at id a. in. by i h,- Veteran gr hid di\ i slon; IIio Exercises al the ciipllnl uu it slantl accotnnt'd.ttllig 7.tHjO persons', tohcltullug with the iidinliilsirntldtl of the oath of oillce to (he president and his address; the assembly >f the mili tary and grand division in (he Streets south ami snuthcnsl of the civic grand division in I lie streets wist ami north west of ihe oapltol: tin- nftcrnooii es cort of the lU'csldenl by (ho military nnd civic grand divisions from (ho cnpllol to the White llotise at the coli? ?-iiist<hi of his Inaugural addri'Ss at (thoul i :'_'<? i>. tu ; review of Hi., mili tary and civic grand divisions by iho president from his stand in the court of honor in f 1*011 i of (he White Mouse from itboul t<> ?; In ihe ftfii riu. and thb dismissal of the parade; ihn dl ? play of fireworks from 7:550 to p. m, in (he military division there will ho about 8,0*10 sailors and marines from lim battleship Heel, fr.sli from IIS cruise nround the world; tie famous Philippine constabulary bard, the mid shipmen nnd cadets from the acade mics at Annapolis nnd West Point. 'i ll" ji hit committee of the two houses of congress purposes to make Hie ceremonies attending tin* nctunl in auguration of President Tnfl nnd Vice President Sherman as solemn and dig Itilied hs t>e*'ts so important an event. v nitd music and the spirit of festlv? Ity will mark the Inaugural parade, and the scenes along the streets will I"- 0? hrilllanl ever, i>ut In the en pi (? l and on the Inaugural stand erected on Its east front solemnity and dignity v%il! dominate. The details uro already I erfe< u?d, and every oltlelal and every ?vre understands tho part he is to play. The senate will complete Iho work nf the hot session o? the Sixtieth eon irrt ss a hont 10:30 >i. m. < n March I and will then take a recess so that, Iho scenery may he set for Iho Important a>?? in the irreal drama or' the republic ?i soon lake place. Shortly liefere noon the vice president will call the senal ? !" order The secretary of Iho ? i mi ? \\ III itnnounce the arrival of I he s; eaicer and the house of roprosenta lives, and they will fite into the senate chamber itiiil lake the places assigned to them. Next in order will conic iho supremo court <r tin- rutted stiitos. headed hy Chief .lustlee Kuller, und tlien Ihe ambassadors und ministers plenipotentiary of iho foreign nations. Following Ihe heads of the diplomatic corps will come (he heads of the exec utive departments, who will take their jda >s Immediately Pack of iho seats assignee the chief llgures In tho drama. Following the cabinet, tho vice presi dent elect will he formally announced and will enter, accompanied by his es cort Senator Frye. president pro tem pore of the senate, and Iteprosontntlvo Young. "The president elect" will he the next announcement, and WllihllU lt. Taft. Accompanied by Senator*? Knos and Lodge. win enter, antl limit* lv Ihe president of the Pulled States will enter alone. At eiloll announce mein the enth't! ass.hlagu will rise. LATEST TAFT FAMILY GROUP. ind remain standing until the perron announced Is seated. Mr. Fairbanks' Valedictory. When all tbc dignitaries have nr rived the vice president will deliver bis valedictory and will then ?all to tbc rostrum Jnines s. Sherman, to whom he will administer the oath of the vice president of the United States, lifter which he will declare the senate adjourned without day. Having been sworn. Mr. Sherman will uscend ti e rostrum and, taking the gavel, will call the senate to order for the new session ?iml will ask that new ineinl ers of the r-enate come forward and take the oath ef olllee. Presumably there will bo sixteen new faces in the senate. Much new senator, accompanied by his colleague, will step forward and take the oath. This dene, the entire assem blage will proceed to the Inaugural stand. The PcrgCtints?tlt-ariUS of the somite atal the house will lead the stately procession, i l ls is an Innovation, as heretofore it has been h ?1 by the mar shals of the supreme court and of the District of Columbia. Those present in the Semite chamber will fall into line in the same order In which they en tered the senate, and the entire com pany will march to the Inaugural stand. The troops gathered In front of the stand will present arms as the presi dent and the president elect appear at the main doer of the cn Itol. and when tiny have arrived at the front of the Slillid Chief Justice Puller Will step forward and administer to Mr. Taft the oath of olllee, following which the new presltb ui will deliver his inau gural address, whl< li Is tinders! o< d (o 1 e unusually hrh f. Pro.ni the stand the president will descend n illgiil of steps to ids carriage and drive Imme diately t" the While House, where he may snaicii a brief luuchocu before faking hi-- place In the stand. There will bo a slight change I his year in the ofdet' of ti. ? progress Of the president, the president eb'ei anil the vice president a lid (he vice president elect to the copilol. In view of iheelos ? relations of Senator Lodge to the pres ident la- will ride in tin' eiirrlage with the president ami the president elect, as will also Senator Knox, who as chairman of the committee on ar rangements is the personal escorl of the executive. The vh e president will have as escort Senator Itacon and Itep rescntntives Burke ami Galnes, while the vice president elect will be accom panied by Senator I'ryc. the president pro tempore of the senate, and Repre sentative Young. Heretofore only one senator lias accompanied the two chief figures in the ceremonies. Ball a National Function. Always a pleasing ami picturesque feature, it is proposed to make the in augural ball < f MXiO something more a gnat national function of supreme Interest ami signKlctinee. It will take the form of a reception by I ?resident Taft and N ice President Sherman t > the country at large. P.itCh state in i he Union will I.IhYlally represented on llie lloor by one of its distinguished Hons, whose mission it v :.; be to co operate olll'ially in the liresohtallon of the visitors froin here, liiere iind ev ery win-re to the great tuen of the na tion who will he in attendance^ (list itlnirj ivhpso father, Montgom ery Itjai.r, wils postmaster general in the cab I no I of President Lincoln, is chairman of the eonuniltoo in charge of the Inaugural baii iinfl has so plan ncd the event as to bring llie entire Union through the forty-six states into direct and active participation in the function. "Washington is a nat! mil city, a city belonging to the country," ('hair man Ithiir said In discussing the ball arrangements. "It is our desire that all who come to the inauguration und liiere promises to be the biggest tit tendance in the history of these af fairs Should feel that in coining to the nation:!! capital they are coining to their own <ity. "The bail will be essentially and dis tinctively national, a representative from each ?t?te has been designated as a member of the Inaugural ball committee. These gentlemen will know many of the people who come from their respective states and will SC(' that they are properly Introduced to (lie Statesmen and their wives and other distinguished visitors. Thus it Is hoped to bring the forty six states llllo Close touch With the national ea; ital en (his memorable occasion.'* Because we are looking; out for the best thin ;?? for you at all times. What's new for Spring In Ladies', Misses and Children's Goods will be found here. Our prices arc absolutely correct on t he classes of Goods we handle and in must instances lower than you will find elsewhere. All the new things in Ladies' Low Shoes are now being shown and we have the greatest as sortment and best values we have ever shown. New Goods arriving daily. Come to see us we will be glad to show them. Davis?Roo<s r* Ich in dlfllcrem iIohIkuh, running upholKiecy niid umbrellas in different colors, wltli ho?i qunlity <>r rubber tlrtea And tltO improved fool brakes. , s. M. & E. H. Wllkoa & Co. J i grip nh?l ivhuoplrig oougli. r?0c mid $1.00. Trial li'otl.lu I'nr. Cuaran teed i>y Lnnrons Drug Co. nnd tlio Palmetto Drug Co. I I.nun 1 . ISItV.l. F, I' McOOWAN. (HljAli) I'lftlnUff'a Attorneys j JOHN F BOLT, c. <.'. ('. r. U C. S. C 3l-6t ,