The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-02
Colonel Harper Calls on Military
Officials to Consider
Details.
REAL "TIcKLISH" PROBLEM
Advisory Committee Postpones
Its Report on Substitute for
inaugural Ball.

Assignments to places OF military
organizations in the line OF the In
augural parade, one OF the most
ticklish of problems connected with
the quadrennial fete. were discussed
at length today by Col. Robert N.
Harper, chairman OF the committee,
and War Department officials, who
will direct the parade: e.
This Is the last OF the preliminary
, subcommittee work before the meet
ing of the full inaugural committee
tomorrow morning.
Exactly which military organi3a-
tions will appear in the civil section
OF the inaugural parade and which
will march in those sections to DC
known exclusively as military" will
be decided later in the day. Colonel
Harper called on Mai. Gen. Hugh l..
Scott, the grand marshal; Mai. Gen.
Tasker H. Bliss. chief of staff for
the grand marshal. and Brig. Gen. c.
A. Devol. adjutant for the parade.
Heavy Expense Likely.
1t will cost money to have mSny
of the military organizations come
to Washington, while others will
come here at the expense of the Ma
tional and State governments. Co..
onel Harper and the War Department
Officials will decide the alignment of
these.
The advisory committee held its
final meeting before that of the gen.
eral committee, this morning. 1t was
decided to postpone for a week, the
report of the social COMMITTEES, the
organization which Is endeavoring
to provide a substitute for the inaugu-
raj Ball.
What this substitute will be. and
Its exact nature, will not be known
until the committee considers several
more suggestions which have been
presented.
Pageant Must Pay For Self.
The historical pageant, which has
been under consideration for some
time, will not be part of the parade,
unless 1t is self-sustaining.
"We have been unable to take any
definite steps toward the formation
on this" Colonel Harper said this
afternoon, because we have not been
able to ascertain exactly what such a
pageant will cost"
Tomorrow morning. Chairman Ar
thur Peters, of the finance committee,
Will make a report on the actual
amount of money subscribed and paid
to date. The last report showed that
$4,000 had been subscribed. Since
that time subscriptions OF various
amounts have come in, although ex-
actly how many, has not been deter
mined yet.
List Of Committees.
A complete list OF the committees
for the Inauguration was prepared by
Secretary Alvin G. Belt and made
public this afternoon.
Chairman-Robert n. Harper.
: Vice NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Oliver
p. Newman, Commissioner Louis p.
Brownlow, and Charles W. Darr.
Secretary-Alvin c. Belt.
Treasurer-W. H. Saunders.
Finance committee-Arthur Peter,
John B. Larner. and Cor
coran Thorn, vice chairman.
Publicity-Frank B. Lord. chair
man, and Grafton 5. Wilcox, vice
chairman.
Civic section-George z. Linkins,
DR.. Clarence j. Owen, vice
chairman.
Grand marshal-MaJ. Gen. Hugh L.
Sect, Maj. Gen. T. H. Bliss. chief of
staff
Reception Committee.
Reception - Charles A. Douglas,
Frank B. Noyes, and John
p. Story, jr.. vice chairmen.
Fireworks-Harry King. chairman;
Roger ]. Whiteford, vice chairman.
Badges and medals-D. ]. Callahan,
d. $. Porter, vice chair
man.
Legislation-John E. Laskey, chair
man; Conrad H. Syme. vice chair.
man.
Historic sites-C. c. Calhoun, chair
man; W. V. Cox. vice chairman.
Illumination-W. F. GUIDE. chair
man; leo c. Brook. vice chairman.
Street decorations - Frederick ID.