Evening star., 1916-12-24
Invitations to Governors.

Personal letters to the forty-eight
governors Of the states will be Mr..
Harper's first concern. He wishes to
arrange as soon as possible for the
participation of all the governors and
their staffs. He wishes also to get
authoritative and detailed information
from them regarding the number of
state militia that will be available for
the inaugural parade and what condi-
tions must be fulfilled to perfect ar
rangements for their participa ton.
From the governors also he wishes to
get definite information regarding the
enrolment in all the schools in the
country where military training is
given under an officer detailed by the
War Department
Chairman Harper is particularly de-
sirous of having the inaugural parade
illustrate the preparedness of the
United States. He believes that this
can well be shown by the parade of
young men from the military schools
and that it will at the same time teach
them lessons OF patriotism. He is al
ready in touch with $50 Of these insti-
tutions.
Several of the inaugural committees
have established headquarters and set
to work in real earnest yesterday. Fol-
lowing q conference between Chairman
Harper with Maj. Gen. Tasker II. Bliss.
chief aid to Mai Gen. Hugh L. Scott.
grand marshal of the inaugural parade,
and Maj. Gen. Carroll II. Devol, L. S. A,
retired, designated as adjutant general
of the inaugural parade, 1T was off1cial-
ly announced that Gen. Devol has es-
tablished headquarters in the War De-
partment and viii from now on give
active attention to parade plans.
To Get Information About Troops
His first care will be to see just what
troops will be available for the parade
March s. He will also take up in an
official capacity with the Navy Depart
ment what naval vessels can be here
for that occasion so that the jackies
may parade and for the participation
of Naval Academy students. The mill
tary end of the parade plans will be
pushed vigorously from now on.
Chairman Harper has taken up the
question of making the parade ac-
tivities Of the Grand Army as easy as
possible. He noticed that four years
ago the parade from the Capitol to the
White House was very irkSome Tor
the men. and realized that with four more
years added to their infiirmities the
strain this time would be even more
taxing. He has recommended that the
Grand Army he allowed to march only
part of the distance, so that 1t may
pass the reviewing stand Or that con
yeyances be provided for the men.
Frank g. Lord. chairman of the press
committee. has opened headquarters IN
the District National Bank Building
and is planning to start his wide
nublicity work to acquaint the people
Of the country with Information regard
ing the plans for the inaugural that
will be of particular interest to them.
No Obstacles to Suffragists. =
While women will be allowed to par
,icinate to their hearts content in the
inaugural parade, the inaugural com
mittee will put no obstruction In the
way of the proposed suffrage pageant
and demonstration March 9. This VIII
be arranged to visualize the demand OF
the women of the country for the pas
sage by Congress of the Susan 3. An
thony amendment to enfranchise wom-
en-. and the voting women of the west
are TO participate by the thousands.
While the suffrage demonstration
has been started by the Congressional
Union for Woman's Suffrage, plans are
being worked out whereby all shades
Of suffrage organizations Will par
ticipate, so that the pageant would be
in reality big united suffrage demon
stration. 1t Is pointed out by the sur
frage leaders that botn factions OF
suffrage workers have united on work
ing for the passage of the suffrage
amendment. and that by uniting in
this pageant here on March ) they will
emphasize in the strongest possible
manner their united demand for the
enfranchisement of women. A permit
for the parade has been granted by
Mai. Raymond w. Pullman on the one
condition that il will not conflict in
auy way with the plans of. the In
augural committee
Personnel of Committees.
The personnel Of committees an
nounced last night by Chairman Harper
| is as follows:
Reception committee - Charles A
Douglas, chairman, Frank b. Noyes
| John p. Story. jr, vice chairmen; II.
Rozier Dulany, jr.. secretary; Chief
| Justice Edward d. White of the
Supreme Court; Senator Willard Sauls-
bury, president pro tenn of the senate;
| Speaker Champ Clark, Col. Charles 2.
| Higgins. sergeant-at-arms of the Sen
| ate; South Trimble. clerk of the House
| of Representatives.; Frank L. Polk
| counselor for the Department of State
| John Shelton Williams. controller OF
| currency; John c. Schofeld. chief clerk
| of the War Department.: John w. Davis
| solicitor general; William ii. Lamar
solicitor for the Post Office Depart
ment; Franklin D. Roosevelt. assistant
secretary of the Navy; Thomas Ewing
| commissioner of patents: Carl Vrooman
assistant secretary OF agriculture; Ed
| ward F. Sweet, assistant secretary OF
commerce; Louis +. Post. assistant sec
| retary of labor; Edward Campbell
chief justice Court Of Claims: Robert
NJ. Montgomery. chief Justice United
States Court of Customs Appeals: Setf
Shepard. chief justice Court of Ap-
peals of the District of Columbia: ]