Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1911-11-25
Plans For the Inauguration OF
McCreary and :McDermott
December 12.
ThOusa nds From Louisville and
All Parts OF state Will
Attend.
InauguraIParade WilIBe Larg-
est Frankfort Has Ever
Seen.
COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS

Plans for the Inauguration of
Gov. McCreary and Lieut.. Gov.
McDermott were perfected at a
meeting Tuesday of the Executive
Committee in charge of the inaug-
uration with Gov. McCreary at the
home of the latter in Richmond. The
programme for the actual inaugura-
ton exercises was decided upon and
the committees will work out the
small details later. The inaugural
will be held in front of the Capitol.
s. French Hoge, Chairman of the
committee, will introduce the Rev.
J. R. Zeigler, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church of Frankfort,
who will pronounce the invocation.
Mayor James H. Polsgrove then will
be introduced, and he will introduce
Gov. Wilson, who will deliver his
valedictory. This will be followed
by the swearing in of the new Gov
ernor. The oath will be admins
tered by Chief Justice Hobson. Gov.
McCreary then will deliver his in
augural address. Lieut.. Gov. Ed
ward ]. McDermott will then be
sworn In.
After the address of Gov. Nc
Creary a public reception will be
held in the Capitol for two hours.
At the Capital Hotel, during the
evening, the new Governor and his
official family and Gov. Wilson and
his official family, with their wives,
will be welcomed. The inaugural
~ Ill 4,, "a In
of the Capital Hotel. 1t will begin
at 1890 o'clock. Plans for the
inaugural parade have not been
worked out yet, but 1t is expected to
be the largest that Frankfort has
ever seen. One of the features of
the inauguration will be a dinner
given to the new Governor by Mayor
Polsgrove.
The Inauguration will be attended
BY thousands from all parts of the
State. Here in Louisville the Demo-
cratic City and County Committee
are arranging for great turnout
and will head a delegation OF at
least a thousand who will march in
the parade. Another body that will
make a splendid showing will be
the Kentucky Colonels, headed by
President William j. O'Hearn.
From present indications 1t will re-
auire special trains over all the rail-
roads entering Frankfort to carry
the contingent from this city. At
Covington, Newport, Lexington and
other cities arrangements are being
made to. send Democratic clubs and
large bodies of citizens, and II pres
ent plans are carried out the inaug-
uration at Frankfort will surpass
any ever witnessed in the South.
Last week at Frankfort the Execu-
tive Committee having n charge all
the ARRANGEMENTS for the inaugura-
tion ceremonies held meeting and
perfected an organization by electing
S. French Hoge Chairman and Oscar
L. Bozeman Secretary. The matter
OF subcommittee was discussed at
length and the following were
agreed upon: Ladies' Auxiliary Com
mittee, Finance Committee, Recep-
ton Committee, Parade Committee,
Transportation Committee, Music
Committee, Inaugural Ball Commit
tee. Printing Committee, Informa-
ton and Publicity Committee and
Decorating Committee. Mayor Polls
grove met with the Executive Com
mittee and was appointed a commit
tee of one to confer with Gov. Will
son regarding the plans for the
inaugural ceremonies, so that all
may work in harmony for the i'm
portant event. The members OF the
Executive Committee are as fol-
lows: s. French Hoge, Chairman;
Elwood Hamilton, Percy Haly, John
w. Milan and Ben G.. Williams,
with Oscar L. Bozeman as Secretary.
The Executive Committee has es-
tablished headquarters on Ann
street, where Secretary Bozeman
will keep all papers and contracts on
| file, and the sub-committees viii be
thus enabled to keep in touch with
the work of the other committees,
and the Executive Committee can
keep track of all that is being done
without having TO hunt up some
other member OF the committee.
There will be an enormous amount
of work to do, but the committee
men are full OF enthusiasm and Will
carry out all the plans with an
earnest desire to make the inaugura-
tion a big success.
The Louisville Democrats viii
have a special train and plans are
now on foot TO send the biggest dele
CATION OF local Democrats that ever
Witnessed an inauguration. Chair
man Frank McGrath, Sheriff Al
Emler and County Attorney Scott
Bullitt viii lead the delegation and
all will wear campaign plug hats and
carry canes. The local district lead
ers who are assisting In organising
are Charles Knight, James McGill
and Charles Barker In the First
| ward. Judge Cooke and Squire
Frank Dacher in the Second and
Third wards. John j. Barry. Joseph
rinmons and Edward Barry IN the
Fourth and Fifth wards. Robert ].
Hagsa and Lorraine Nix IN the Sixth