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rr Coolidge and Dawes Are Inaugurated FIRST AND SECOND LADIES OF THE LAND. How President Is Inaugurated ROSEBURG NEWSREVIEW WEDNESDAY. MARCH 4. 1925. i 'A i (Continued from paga 1.) al buckwheat cakes. Vermont ma ple syrup and sausage. Frank Ktearna. the president's friend, was missing from the breakfast table, havlug gone to the Union Station to nieev John Coolidge, an Amherst student, who nm. in ... Washington among the lust of the Inaugural crowds that had gather ed to see his father become chief executive lor another four years. Soon after 8 o'clock the first of the throngs that were to witness . the tuking of the oath on the capltol plaza had begun to make a thin fringe of humanity around the rear of the mammoth stands , reserved for the elect. Decorations Complete. Meantime the final decorations of the presidential stand, long garlands of Evergreens were put in place among the folds of the Hags that were draped every where about the post of honor. Then the radio announcers gave one last tryout to the broadcuat Ing apparatus that was to carry the Inaugural speech to the coun try and pronounced the -arrangements perfect. President Coolidge went to his desk at the executive offices five minutes before 0 o'clock and be gan looking over the days corre spondence. L'fore he left It last night, he had cleared up the vast accumulation of legislative busi ness dumped upon him by con gress in 'its closing hours. Dawes Not Kxclted. Vice President-Elect Dawes In his apartment at the New Wlllard Hotel rose at 9 o'clock, lie shaved himself and dressed leis urely. The first of the family circle to be up was young Dana Dawes, the adopted son, who amused himself while he waited for his ureaKiast by reading the comic pictures in the morulas papers. George A. Paddock, of Illinois, who succeeded General Dawes as head of the Minute Men was the first caller received by the vice-president-elect. Coolidge at Drnjc. Meantime President Coolidge had spent the first half hour at his desk at work on correspond ence only. He apparently had not yet decided whether to sign the executiie appropriation bill which contains salary increases for the vice-president, membors of congress and cabinet members. While he was eating breakfast, Coneral Dawes invited a group of waiting newspaper correspondents Into his apartment. Muny of them were old friends and he cracked Jokes at the expense of most of them. The troop of the third cavalry, which was to escort him to the White House, a little later took up its position at the ent rance of the hotel. , A white bull dog mascot trailed up behind the troopers and dur ing the wait kept scurrying cur iously around the heels of the horses. . 1U iVrreni mnrni.',...j . . . ence Cleared away, president Cool idge sent for Director Lord of the budget bureau, presumably to talk over again the legislative bill. ' Crowds (See Dawes. By this time the hour lor Gen eral Dawes' -departure for the White House was drawing near and the police cleared the Four teenth Street side of the WiKard of traffic. The cavalry escort moved down to a post opposite the Fourteenth Street door with their mascot galloping along. The sidewalks of Pennsylvania Ave nue had been roped off along the stretch from the capltol to the White Jlouse, but trafilc wasnot to be barred from the thorough fare along which the president and vice-president-elect would go. Just at 10 o'clock the congrega tional inaugural corqmittee head ed by Senator Curtis ot Kansas arrived at the W illard to escort the Incoming vice-nresldent and Mrs. Dawes to the White House, Uene'ral Dawes sent lyjrd down h would meet them in the hotel lobby. He then donned a cut- away coat and a tall silk hat and i ngntea up his famous upside- the house. down pipe. The neat order in whlfh the Mrs. uawes, attired in a bluelchalrs had been arranged was silk suit. llh a fur choker and a somewhat disturbed during the black hat, accompanied him as he I conruslon of the last hours of took the elevator to the street i the dying senate, which manured flgor. Meantime President Coolidge had left for the bile House pro per without having signed the executive bill, there remained a chance .be would do so at the capitol before congress adjourned at noon. The President found that most of his cabinet, who were to ac company him to th capitol, al- ready had reached the White House. They were1 escorted into the east room. It was 10:23 o'clock, eight minutes behind schedule, when the vice-president-elect and Mrs. Dawes, accompanied by the con gressional committee tdok .their places In the motor cars surround ed by the cavalry escort and start ed from the hotel to tlie White House. Dawre Goo to Senate. The party entered the North west gate ot the White House grounds three minutes after Ita . departure from the hotel. The . cavalry troop lined up along Pennsylvania Avenue, facing the executive mansion. ' When the motor car 'came to a halt beneath the massive north portico,- General Dawes assisted his wife In alighting, and then followed her through the north door. The congregational committee entered behind them. Juit aa the official party bad assembled in ihe East room, the first cloud of the day passed .in front of the sun, casting the White House in sombre relief. The wea ther bureau, however, had with drawn from its prediction ot rain for the late afternoon and bad issued a "lair tonight" forecast. It was growing warmer steadily. tre-lnvilrnt I heerrrl. A large crowd had assembled outside to. Wit. Hon.. COOLIDGE AND DAWES I' ' . f ;yrf v h k .V- " tJ7(f V vJw&J - -uii t.fi.1 &,: mnii' atjafciif Hotel C7 'W . , , Work la going on apace room of the Mayflower Hotel, Ti -M'b-1 ( '7s -isra irj" uMUuiauuu cmuuica, luu wmca promises vo am (no most Druuani They had cheered General Dawes on hte arrival and retnnlned to give another cheer to the presi- dent when he should emerge a Via If bntir Intpr tnr tha trin ft ! Capitol Hill. On the capitol plaza Ithe congregation was growing lth pnnprpnl Inn v ffrntt-lntf I mon"'". although it still i would be upwards of two hours before the ceremonies there be gan. .During the wait at the White House, while President Coolidge was greeting members of his offi cial party and preparing to de part, his son John, and his' fa ther. Colonel Coolidftp, together with the half dozen others who are White House guests entered in two closed automobiles. They were whisked away to the cnpltol, where they had seats In the senate chamber to see the Inauguration of Vice-President Dawes before taking their places on the presi dential inaugural staff outside. Senate Chamber CliniiKeil. The senate cnamber had been completely transformed for the inauguration, (lone were the lea ther seated swivel chairs of the senators and In their places were stiff bottomed office chairs sr. 'ranged In circles for the seating ! of the supreme court, the cabinet the diplomatic corps, senators and senators-elect and members of i to keep up a hubbub of discus sion on various subjects until a few minutes before 11 o'clock, when it took a recess. Depart for Whltn House. Prenaratlons for deDarture of rthe official party from the Whit6 HouBe were completed five minu ses before the hour set, 11 o'clock. ne train ni a uozen auiomoDiies, 'chatted with Senator Cummins bearing cabinet officials the com- j Intently, however, about new du mittee of congress, the president's !tles he was about to assume antt' secretaries arid a delegation of 10 Interrupted the interview long grand army men. were drawn tip j enough to receive a gift of an in the While House driveway, other gavel. It was made from waiting for the . President and limbers of thn evnlnrlnv .hln Mrs. Coolidge and the vlce-presl- "ltoosevelt", used by Peary on his ! D1Pnt 'ater, when the president dent-elect a.nd Mrs. Dawes to i polar expedition, and was present- ! en,"r,'d- escorted by the ranking emerge. Traffic had been cleared ed by E. Lester Jones, director ! ,enale leaders. Almost iinmedi from Pennsylvania Avenue and a !of the coast and geodetic survey. iatp,y the. vlco-preld-nt took Ihe cordon of police lined the march i VMiniu. u ihi . .1 . i .,, .oath of office. on each side In front of the grow- lng crowds. The president and General Dawes came out of the White House at 10:B8 o'clock. They stopped for a mlnnte to accommodate photographers and then climbed Into their cars. rww Pipe Missing. The president wore a black overcoat over his cutaway and a siik nai. i,enral nawes had stowed his pipe away In a pocket, Just two minutes after 11 o' - clock, the cars moved out and took up a single file through the northeast gate. Thn escort clattered Into posl - tlon about It after Its buglers had aom,.;d a flourish and the trip to the capltol began. The waiting crowd at the gate sent up a tremendous -rheer, but President Coolidge looked straight ahead. Tl,e official psrty ws carried swiftly toward the capltol. All along Its way It was accompanied ny a surge of cheering. I rresineni ann Mrs. coniidre i l.'fh B..,Ia. f,,w-lm aH ,1 V"" Prepared for Inaugural Ball IK-ATJGTJRAV - BAW . ROOM . for the lnaagnraUon of President Oolidge on March 4, and the grand ball - In Washington, is being trimmed for ihe great dance which will tollow th Mr. Coolidge on the right and the j senator on the left. It was an open car as was that following (with General and Mrs. Dawes and inartV. As he rode along, the presfllent repeatedly acknowledged the plau- dits of the crowd by touching his hat and General Dawes lifted his clear off his head many times as special outburst of applause seem ed to be directed In bis direction. lluiil Tlireutens. I The presidential car catne to a stop at the plaza at 11:16 o'clock The bright sun had disappeared and there was an unmistakeable threat of . rain. The president helped Mrs. Coolidge Kw alight from the automobile, while the cavalry escort took up a squadron front, came n attention, present ed sabres and the bugles sounded "To The Colors," with the others the president stood uncovered. (Jo to Office. Then the party climbed up the long flight of steps leading from I the plaza to the entrance on a I level with the senate floor. Mr. Coolidgw went to the" president's room, Ju off the senafc chamber nd General Dawes was escorted to the vice-president's roifln, nearbv. . President Cummins of the sen- nuuncen ana iook places, io me ate greeted the vice-president-,. rl'!h' ,btl dal"- resplendent In elect, when h reached the room ,n':lr dreM uniforms, that Is to be hfs ff!ce for the I ,As ,ne President s rahin t start next four years. In the oresl- i 1 to ,lle ,n behind the diplomats. dent's room' the chief execute turned his attention to a sheaf of bills awalt'ng his attention. Cnmd (ialliering. On the plaza outside the crowd now mounting to several thous ands, streamed up closer about the Inaugural stands. While the president was hard .. ....v. ...w iniaiuciii n no liniu at work, his second In command was taklnslt easy In a big leather chair before a cheerful grate fire In the vice-president's room. He given the general a gavel made' from a piano stool he had used 1 when he was a boy practicing fln-il down "n tn8 rl"hl of ''resi--ger exercises in Marietta. dPnt Cummins, but upon looking Light. I n Hi. Vlov. ;V"d' ruw an!"1 lmiKhU r an1 1. 1,. . ...1 u.. , . .. , , ni(ui.n itin ii-ks ill front of the fire place, the vice- president-elect took out a cigar , and IlKhted up evidently the result did not fulfill expectations. nervous puffs. Ihe general looked i It over suspiciously, tossed It In 1 the. grate and hauled out the pipe. j As soon as be got It going full draught, he seemed perfectly con- ' tented. I . President Signs Hills. L Among the first bills to be I signed by Mr. Coolidge after he reached the capltol were the naval omnibus bill, providing for mo- H.,, ... " Vw . a ""a v'ce-presiaent started ror ? P.",. "US:. on,Vh"r "" oa the stand out.ilde .- in Mi aii"aui, am is i the second deficiency bill which I had passed the senate less than an hour before. With all other bills rimed the president leaned oark in his chair, leaving th . ry. ox recent years. net and members fit congress ly. lng on the table before nun. lie called Director Lord ot the bhd get to his 'side and poInUng .out one paragraph ot the measure, consulted with him earnestly. Father and W ife There Then, just five minutes before the rero hour ef noon. Mr. Cool idge took up his pen with great deliberation and signed his name to the measure. Inside the senate 'chamber the stage was being arranged for the Inauguration of Mr. Dawes. Just ' before tioon the sun burbt through ! lts9cloud barrier and pierced the I colored glass roof of the chamber with sliaft8 of warm light. Mrs. Coolidge entered tho pre- sident's gallery, and took a seat beside Colonel John Coolidge. Woman Governor Present. A moment lifter Mrs. Nellie Ross, ajovernor of Wyoming, en tered the chamber itself on the arm of Senator WarreK; she was greeted by handclapplng .as she was escorted to a seat. The hour of noon was only three minutes away, when the .JPeaker and the members of the house arrived. Diplomats. CVnnounrcd. The toreiKn diplomats were an- tn cloc,c V e' back another In i n u l ph. because w officially Mr. Dawes had to take the oath, before 12 noon by the senate I clock. I HigM army, navy and marine corps officers were next announc? ed. Chtef .-Justice Taft and the j , , . . , miiiroiiin cuun in their solemn black robes were j escorted to places on the left 'of 1 the dais as those in the galleries arose. Itatvo ltecejves Appltfilie. I Then came Vlce-Pregiilent-Klect Dawes and ihe first round of ap plause broke out. It vwelled to an ovation, and there was more handclapplng and .cheering a mo- When the vlce-presldint-leet vrnt. nD lo tbe dHl" be at first l'l"". Onlh la Taken. I The nrfimlrinnt n..,nn,ln.ia h.it taken his seat facing the senate and house from In trnnt rr Ih. ,!(. i,i,i 1 1 1. onlh of : office and with upraised band, i Oa S resDoniled: t uu, immeaiaiely the old enatn was declared adjourned sine die, and the new vlce-p-esl- -i r"'"n n,,w to, oruer with a sharp rap of the gavel negan his Inaugural addreaa. ! To Irutturural hfjintl. At 12:03 p. m , the prenblent and Tlco-president started for me rnpitol Iiaw-.' Ai,fc. There was aalnnlshmni nn tht. facet of many senators when I heir ...... r-- ,iiwri.TiriimKii. i..rwar.i ro cairn tne stg - once Into an attack on tlme-hon- nlfl.sne of Mr. Coolldge's words. IV, S TU!"- Part'cn'ar'y 1 and moro hand- that which permits, a put man I clapping, but the referent to the i v 4 i s ! I " . Above are shown the First and Second Ladies ot the Land, Mrs. Calvin Coolidge and Mrs. Charles Gates Dawes, poaed together when Mrs. Dawes paid a recent visit to Washington. filibuster to hold up legislation world court brought only a smat Indefinltely. terlng of aplause. No advance copies of the ad- As he proceeded with his ad dress had been circulated and the dress the president used more secret of the Impending blowup , force, more gestures and follow on a pet Benate tradition had been jed his manuscript, a book of well kept, fiut It was apparent smn typewritten pages, less before he had finished his speech i closely. He wore horned rimmed that there were many on the pinse and kept his black over senate floor who agreed with him. coat tightly buttoned, lie had re kts Kinall Applniwc. moved his hat at the beginning The address took up a few iot the ceremonies.' minutes and the distinguished His pronouncement In favor of company and the spectators be-parly regularity was delivered by kuii iu oe uMicreu 10 me liana I outside. The senators applauded only a little at the conclusion of the speech, toward the end of Jwhlrh he shook his clenched hand I at his hearers with all the vigor he used to'show, when, as direc tor of the budget, he lectured the cabinet officers on economy. The roemners of the house seemed to 1 get the most enjoyment out of It. , Hefore the senate sitting broke up. the presidents proclamation caning it in special session was reau anu oains were auministereu to new senators. "Tlnnis 'Em All On." After two groups of four sena' ! tors each had been sworn in un- de the usual procedure, the vlce - president got tired of the formal- i' V "Bring 'em all on." be shouted aiild laughter and ap- The vIce-preRldent did not take time to shake hands with the'last 24 senators. Instead he announc ed that the Inauguration of the president would take place at once on the east portico. As the others were moving out to witness the ceremonies outside. the president retired again to his i roojn off the senate chamber., ye " 1 iu uv ma mm 10 nine nis place outside, on the stand with the great seal of thejlnlted Sta tes In the senter of the balcony railing. . Itaml Plays Airs. Directly below the presidential Btand sal the members of the ma rine band, "the president's own." in Its brilliant dress uniforms. It played operatlca-selectlons, mili tary ars and ,a gFoup of old favor ites which started off with "Marching Through Georgia" and then swung Into 'The Old Oaken Bucket." Chi-er the President. When the president appeared he was greeted by a reverberating cheer, he was surrounded while the ovation continue?! by the black-robed justices of the su preme cilirt and his close friends. Then the band played "Hail, The Chief", the crowd stood and cH'cred again. Mrs. Coolidge and Mrs. Dawes appeared together. The vlce- : presllle.it twis nnnlnn,!ri whuii h. 1 . , , -- jm i n-iiieu in iront wini m I'Olll- ldge, m1Ic1i;o Tukes Ontli. Bowing hls bead over his grandmothers bible, the president took the oath at one p. m. pre cisely. Chief Justice Taft read the words of the obligation, which he nimsi-lt had once assumed. In a voice that could be heard well by the crowd, as Mr. Coolidge stood with upraised hand. Ills "I do," at the end was hardly audible outside the stand. Then he bent his head and kissed the bible.. i and the great throng recognized with a cheer that another admini stration had been ushered In. Ifa-Ulns His Hpeech. The president began his ad dress Immediately speaking rather more rapidly lhan ordinarily. .tirs. . oniidKe and other re a- fives and friends of Ihe president 1 had seats Immediately behind stood before the rail of the Inaugural slsnd lined with mi- crophones which wero rarrvlns- ibis vnnli Inln Ihm r.. I.... fliers of the country, I'slng frequent gutures, the president pictured the glory of America's growth, and when he declared America mii-t ronllnue 1 to l,e openly and randldlv. Inien- I e-iy ano scrupulously American. " '.inn me nrsi Bpinause. at- ter that the applause became more general, there was a roar when he declared for an adequate mili tary force. Addn-ee Meets Approval. Many of those-ln Ihe throng the president with emphasis and there was a hearty response from the crowd. , Kronotny'is Vrjceil. Kconomy of government and reduction of tixntion. the corner stone of the Coolidge administra tion policy drew a prolonged ova.tlon. "I favor the policy of economy not because 1 wish to save money, but because I wish to save the , people,' the president fairly and cheer after cheer j shouted rolled back to answer him. Mr. Coolidge finished his ad dress at 1:42 p. m., and ls con cluding words were left tossing on tumultuous waves of npplaue Jas he turned to receive the hand- shakes of those about him. He picked up his hat. walked with Mrs. Coolidge to the back of the stand lind then moved from the scene of another InFliictlon Into office, the ninth In his lite. Cavalry lCMroftca Him. ' Immediately a signal was flash ed to 'the waiting cavalry escort and It proceeded to the Plnza to aeccompany him on the return trip to the White House. With drawn sabres the cavalry men waited opposite the Inaugural stand for the official party to agnfn take Its place In the line of motor cars. At 1:47 p. m.. the party left the capltol for the executive man sion. Iteaily for Pamile, With the depant'iro of the pre sident, the great crowd on the plaza dissolved, many seeking points of vantage to view the In augural parade, which already had been drawn up past the south sld of the capltol. The ride of the president was accompanied by a, .continuous ovation. At first he was kept busy touching his hat In response and then he removed it entirely and waveu It again In response to the cheering crowds. His fea ture were wrenthed wllh smiles and Mrs. Conlldae. anoarentlv ivery happy, smiled and bowed and wave! her hand as she rode along 1 four more years as first lady of the land. IU1II1 Get Ovallffcis. " The vice-president too. waw given a rolling cheer-as he pas Bed. It was 2:0(1 when the presidents pnrly reached the White House gate. The military guard, stop ped at the gate, drew up at at tention and saluted its comman der In chorus with a frourhih of ibucles. when he alighted and en- tered the White House. Mr. and 'Mrs. Dawes and members of the cslilnet followed the president sfid were his guests at a hasty hint "eon, arranged to fit Into the interim while the parade was making lis war np the Avenue. In ItTlcwing Ktnml. Before Mator General Hlnes. chief of swff of the army and grand mar.bal of the parade had reached Kleventh Street In his march by easy stages along the Avenue. .The president and Mrs. Coolidge and their guests had finished luncheon and were ready ! to take their places m the re- j reviewing slsnd. The official 1 party rsme out of the north door ' shortly before 2:30 p. in. and I started down across Ihe White i Iloiie lawn. Half way . to the : island, however, the president dis covered that his father, his son sod Hie Ptnsrns familr were mls- sing and he walled while a secret rvir m.n hiin-i.rf h.b iinj them. When they had Joined the nartr It runt nrnreedfit I reps red for llaln. As a precaution agalnt nnfa vorahle weather a special glass I enclosed compartment had been : built In the stand for Mr. Coolidge snd bis Immediate friends. Ijir- : rer unroofed stsnds flsnked It Inn esrh side and aero., the street was a still Infger structure that sealed several thousand. 1 1 :. As General Hlnes mounted on a big sorrel charger, came to sa lute opposite the reviewing stand Mr. Coolidge rose and bowed his acknowledgement. A detachment of tanks made a straggling rear guard as the parade swung down Capitol Hill. The first two crawled along In their proper places then there was a breach as If the procession had pnseed and the spectators closed in on the oen spaces of the street. In a few moments the rumbling roar of the belated tanks speeding with powerful clumsi ness to catch up with the parades sent the crowds scurrying. - ( Tanks Are, Itenr tiunrd. One tank, evidently In mechan ical difficulty, lubored ponderous ly along the plaza and then gave up the parade, turning Into an avenue near the senate office building. There wero many spots of color despite the absence of most of the paraphernalia which have gone to muko up the splen dor of previous inaugural pag eants. The army band, a hun dred strong, and looking much like a detachment of West Polnt- jers ln Its new grey uniforms, had a place near the head ot the col I umn. A .continuous rumble of ! applause accompanied the march .of the sixth field artillery, a white horse regiment. Kflflutca the Colors. Much or the time Mr. Coolidge was kept standing to salute the colors of passing organizations and now and antiln he joined In the applause of those about him Men and Women -ry. ", " ? . A . I . a. I ' r- -fnBaHBi l iiSiS'if" v i UZZov MIW.-3i7:D;S'HEF'lLEKD .J J-TXE:lrSTIlJGUC,rTt7 rfeJ GVXZOK eQ&iWlZj$ E.HJLSminKS'. a. 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