European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 19, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                              New York Public Library Twenty thousand persons including rough frontiersmen flocked to Andrew Jackson s inaugural and had a Ball that scandalized some spectators. Arrival on the inaugural scene in his diary in evening went with ladies to a Ball in Honor of the new presi Dent. The crowd was excessive t h e heat oppressive and the  a White House reception was held at Madison s second inauguration at which according to records guests drank Madeira wine ate Bonbons an sampled a popular innovation called ice Cream. The . Marine ban played for the first time As it has at every inaugural  Monroe was the first presi Dent to take the oath of office outdoor sin Washington a custom imposed upon America by the British who had bombarded and burned the Capitol in 1814,three years before his inauguration. Andrew Jackson was the firs president to be sworn in on a raised platform on the East portico of the Cap Itol the popular traditional site  believe Jackson s to be the most colourful inauguration Ever. It was attended by 20,000 persons including Indian fighters from Tennessee and veterans of the Battle of new Orleans in the War of 1812. Many had travelled great distance for the ceremony and Felt somewhat continued pm Page 16 despite the pomp Cost of inauguration of William Henry Harrison in 1841 was listed As Only $286.75. New York Public Library sunday january 19, 1969 the stars and stripes Page 15