Washington Hails Truman’s Return To White House

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22851, 22 January 1949, Page 5

Washington Hails Truman’s Return To White House

■Washington. Jan. 20.

President Truman led triumphant Democrats to tlie White House today at the head of a riproaring inaugural parade.

The Man from Missouri rode down Pennsylvania Avenue from Capitol IJill to martial music, the thunder of planes, and cheers of hundreds of thousands of spectators.

At President Truman's side rode Vice-President Alben Barkley. Behind them trailed a seven-mile procession of 40.000 marchers in uniform and mufti. President Truman and Vice-President Barkley dropped out of the parade in front of the White House to take the salute. Swearing in Ceremony President Truman was sworn in by Chief Justice Vinson on a large platform in front of the Capitol immediately after M. Barkley had been sworn in as Vice-President. President Truman stepped to the microphone amid band flourishes and repeated the oath to which he added: “so help me God." Be began his inaugural address:- “1 accept with humility the honour which the American people have conferred upon me I accept it with deep resolve to do all I can for the welfare of this nation and for the peace of the world.” A crowd estimated at 120,000 gathered in the winter sunshine at the Capitol. Hundreds of thousands more lined the route to the White House where the President was given a vociferous welcome. The Russian Ambassador, M. Panyushkin, resplendent in a black tunic and gold braid listened impassively as President Truman denounced commun ism and later declined to comment. Dewey Too Busy to Listen-in

Governor Thomas Dewey, the defeated Republican Presidential candidate, spent the day working on the New York State Budget at Albany. Mr. Dewey’s secretary said he was too busy to listen to the broadcast or watch the television of President Truman’s inauguration. A 1,000.000 dollar fire in the business section of Independence, Missouri, last night forced the cancellation of the inauguration day parade in the President’s home town. About SSO Air Force bombers and (lighters wheeled overhead as President Truman began his two and a half hour salute to the gayest procession in Wash irigton’s history. Later, the President, Mrs. Truman and Miss Margaret Truman were hosts to 7500 at the National Art Gallery. Like White House receptions, it was “dry” the guests being served with nonalcoholic fruit punch, coffee and cakes.