The President sat at a desk with others standing behind him.
Those behind him were Senator Frederick Hale of Maine, Senator Joseph Frelinghuysen, (daughter) Emily Frelinghuysen,
(daughter) Victoria Frelinghuysen, (wife) Emily Frelinghuysen, (son) Joseph Frelinghuysen Jr.
and Mrs. Gillette, Mrs. Kellogg, Senator Frank Kellogg, Speaker of the House Fredrick Gillette,
and the courier who had delivered the paperwork.