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Gravely the president in a sober
inaugural address (old the va&
concourse of people who crowd
ed the historic plaza before the
capitol what the United States
muii Sand for "whether in war
or in peace" solemnly warning
the vast throng who represented
the hundred millions of America
at the induction of their chief
magistrate into office that *it is
imperative that we should Sand
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Kot m half a century had su m
audition ceremony been sur
rounded with such quiet deter
mined patriotism, such evidences
of trim preparedness for war.
porary galleries for enthusiasts.
'& wsy to the right Wretched the
lone 'ines of military, naval and
civiiira Organizations ready* tor
the inaugural parade. The trim
West Point and Annapolis cadets,
the brown i&ced, militiamen hack
from "doing their bit" on the
border, the various branches of
4he regular army waited for the
long march pa& From the
armored motorcars of the New
York militia to the wicked
machine guns, grim reminders Of
war, every where wds the Ameri
can -i
Then as the great throng roar
ed its approval at tfce conclusion
of the president* oath, ?nd Vice
President Marshall wjung of his
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told the va&
that were swept
claim to a certain minimum of
right and of freedom of action.
We ^and ?rm in armed neutrality
since it seems that la no other
way we can demonstrate what it
is we insist upon and can not
forego. We may even be drawn
on by circum&ances not by our
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Re or as<:
this Kr6ad platfoim the
bt again and again urged
ited States to unite. frfe
tliat the fires of tile world
[ Would purge the nation
Ion and division" and as
hat "an America united
tfg, fe purpose and in its
of duty, of opportunity
f service" was absolute
i the p?es?Jent, concluded a
of appreciation swept the
t crowd, and his cabinet bur
to shake him by the hand.
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Mrs. Wilson, seated close , to her
husband watched him proudly
and anxiously. Mrs. Marshall,
clad in a military cape of cadet
grey, orange-lined, the uniform
for the blackhorse troop o I Cul
ver Military i academy, whicb
escorted her Husband hurried up
to congratulate the president
The ceremony was over and the
president Parted for the white
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Never in recent years have
inaugural ceremonies shown the
grim apprehension that marked
the day. $"he most elaborate
precautions, military and police,
surrounded the president's every
move. Between the capitol and
the white house, his carriage
drawn by four-j horses; was sur
rounded by a cordon of secret
seivice men who walked in a
hollow square. They in turn
ft$re surrounded by a hollow
square of crack 'regular army
troopers.
Scores of secret service men
aod deteolvesfrom every great
city in the country were on duty
in the crowds. Half a hundred
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nation's fu
sible diffic
Report ol Meeting ,J!eld
With City Council and
Reguests Made to As
sist in The Work.
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The Civic League held its re
gular meeting March 2nd, 1917.
There was quite a number of
ladies in attendance and many
very important que&ions were
discussed. v&T *
The President gave a report of
the meeting beld - with the city
council, and the following re
que? were made:?
1?? Their co-operation to make
Farmville a sanitary town.
2nd? Annihilation of mosquitoes
and Fies by some means.
3rd? An ordincnce against ex
pectoratingr on the greets,
ilh? Enforced use of?garbage
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Sib?Co-operation of business
men for "Clean up" week.
6lb? Police Inspection, and re
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