. Book of the Royal blue . THE INAUGURATION OF A PRESIDENT. •THE AVENUE NEAR RALEIGH HOTEL, BETWEEN 12TH AND 13TH STREETS world-wide fame are present, and of coursesociety turns out in force. In 1809 James Madison was escorted bytwo companies of cavalry and on his return tothe White House nine companies of infan-try followed. The papers of that day men-tioned with approval that the new Presidentwore a homespun suit. At the beginningof his second term in 181.^ the regulartroops took part for the hrst time, as in ad-dition to the volunteers, mounted and onfoot, two companies of marines were in l
. Book of the Royal blue . THE INAUGURATION OF A PRESIDENT. •THE AVENUE NEAR RALEIGH HOTEL, BETWEEN 12TH AND 13TH STREETS world-wide fame are present, and of coursesociety turns out in force. In 1809 James Madison was escorted bytwo companies of cavalry and on his return tothe White House nine companies of infan-try followed. The papers of that day men-tioned with approval that the new Presidentwore a homespun suit. At the beginningof his second term in 181.^ the regulartroops took part for the hrst time, as in ad-dition to the volunteers, mounted and onfoot, two companies of marines were in two inaugurations of Monroe in 1817and 1821 seem to have been without specialfeatures, as was that of John Quincy Adamsin 1825, except that Mr. Adams added tohis escort a number of the officers of theregular army, in addition to the marines andthe volunteers of both branches of themilitia, and delivered his address from aplatform erected east of the capitol, an ex-ample which has been followed by all hissuccessors. By 1828 the political parties
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