Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-05
Glass to Protect
Presidents arty
Enclosed Stand to Have Electric
apparatus and Be Eiabo-
ratcly Furnished.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The Presi-
dent is 10 review the inaugural parade
Tomorrow from stand that is inclos-
"'l with glass. II tie day is mild til.
windows can he thrown opcn. and in
case Of cold weather the Enclosure
can b" warmed by cicctrical-hcating
apparatus. which has been installed.
Within tho glass Enclosure with the
Nicc-Presidcnt aud Mrs. Marshall. Ma
jor General Hugh T.. Scott. grand mar
| shall Of the parade: Robert y. Harper,
! chairman OF the inaugural committee.
Joseph l.. Tunulty. secretary to the
President Colonel W. w. iartz. mill
! tary aid 70 the President: Lieutenant
Commander Robert l.. berry naval aid
10 IN" President and surgeon Cary Il.
Grayson, the Presidents physician.
The Enclosure PROJECTS out beyond the
lin" OF the main portion Of the stand
so that its occupants viii have an un-
obsiructcd view up and down Penn
sylvania Avenue. The Enclosure is To-
| Gated beneath i pcdimcn, support cd
By columns which forms the central
feature Of the stand. The pcdiment
| is decorated with the seal Of the
Cnitcs states.
Elaborate furnishings arc 10 he
within the inclosurc. On the floor will
be Persian rug, and there will be
leather upholstered chairs for tho
| members Of the party
There are about $500 seats in the
entire stand and nearly 5000 IN the
| Lafayette square stand on the oppo-
site sid" Of III" Avenue. These arc the
only stands within the court of honor.
Immediately behind the Enclosure from
which the President Will view the pa
rade the members of his personal part y
will be seated. They will include rcla-
tivcs and personal friends and will
number about $50 persons
To the right OF them will be seated
tho members of tho supreme Court Of
! the United States. and next To those
the members Of the diplomatic corps
Members Of tho inaugural committee
will occupy tho seats at the east end
| OF the stand.
| To the left OF tho Presidents section
| will be the personal party of Chair
man Harper Of tho inaugural commit l.
/ tee. the Senate and House Distric,
/ committees. and tho west end or tn,
stand will be devoted to members ol
the Democratic National Committee
and their relatives and friends.
/ Directly above the Presidents in.
( closure and the central portion Of the
! stand there is II balcony containing
/ seats which arc to be occupied BY
newspaper CORES pondcnts.
\ The court of honor and stands haze
been built from plans prepared h!
/ which were selected by the Inaugural
! committee from among several designs
+. submitted in competition. The court r
! formed by a colonnade of classical dc.
4 sign extending on both sides OF Penn
/ syiyania Avenue from Madison &c
/ jackson places. At tho ends of the
I colonnade there is an elaborate pylor
I on either side of the Avenue These
are surmounted with tripods.
The lines of columns are relieved al
/ intervals by secondary pylons and al
/ the central portions of the court there
are two double columns on either side
| The columns and pylons arc dccorat I'd
with flags and cvcrgrcens and fcstuons
| Of electric lights are hidden in greens
! that hang between them. On the tor
/ of each Of the columns there is an urr
/ holding cvergreens. and hidden within
/ these an incandeSccnt light.