Evening star., 1917-02-28
INAUGURAL PLANS
ALL IN P-SHAPE
Everything to Be in Readiness
for Next Mondays Great
National Fete.
10000 EXPECTED TO MARCH

ample time for the Inauguration OF
president Wilson next Monday, March ..
This was indicated by committee re-
ports which were received todaYt a
meeting of the general inaugural COM
mittee, the last which it is to hold
prior to the Inauguration.
There will be about 10000 marchers
in the inaugural parade, according to
an estimate which has been made by
Brig. Gen. Carroll A. Devol. ad3utant
to the grand marshal. While the pa
rade will be less than half as long as
that of four years ago. when $4,000
persons marched. 1t is stated that there
will be a greater variation than ever
before. The majority Of the organ
izations included in the civic section
will be in uniform and about three
quarters of these organizations Will
have band.
inaugural Fund Ample.
Chairman Arthur Peter of the finance
committee reported that more than
s7O,0 900 has been subscribed to the in
augural fund. and this amount will be
more than enough to cover all ex-
penses.
The fireworks to be displayed on the
ellipse the night of March will be the
finest ever presented at an inaugura-
tion, according to n report made by
Chairman Harry King. number of
extra features have been added to the
fireworks program, he stated Tickets
for the seats to be provided from
which to witness the fireworks will he
placed on sale by the committee to-
morrow morning at the ticket agency
80 m Ar<y, -fr
northwest
In addition to the local police force
Of about 700 men there will be on duty
in the city on March 100 picked po-
licemen from Baltimore. 600 special po-
licemen, 800 members of the committee
on public order and a number o. de-
tectives from cities as far west as
Omaha, as far north as Boston and
as far south as New Orleans. These
facts were brought out in the report of
Maj. Raymond w. Pullman. superin-
tendent of police and chairman of the
committee on public order. This com
mittee is to hold its final meeting Fri
day night on the meZzanine floor OF
the New Willard Hotel.
Inaugural Program on Sale.
The sale of $4,000 copies of the Of
fetal inaugural program was started
today. Chairman Ford of the program
committee reported.
A Leftwich Sinclair told the commit
tee that boarding house, rooming house
and hotel accommodations for about
40, 900 have been listed by the commit
tee on public comfort. of which he is
chairman, and that the rates will be
reasonable in every instance.
The booklets, containing the list OF
historic sites in and about the city
have been printed and distributed to
the various hotels, Chamber of Com
merce, Board of Trade and other places
Secretary Belt read a letter which
has been sent out by the committee on
street decorations, urging that the
United States flag only be used for
decorative purposes on buildings when
1t is permitted to fly from a staff. The
practice of tying down the flag and
shaping it into various forms is dis
approved.
Urged to Display Flags.
Chairman Harper and Simon Wolf. a
member of the inaugural committee.
both urged that every person in the
reviewing stands along the line of the
parade carry a small United States flag
or wear one on the day Of the parade.
At the conclusion of the meeting the
badges which have been provided for
the chairman and vice chairman of the
various subcommittee and the mem
bers of the general inaugural commit
tee we're distributed by D. ]. Callahan.
chairman of the committee on badges.
Mr. Callahan exhibited the gold medals
which have been prepared by the com :
mittee for presentation to President
Wilson and Vice President Marshall.
The time at which they will be pre-
sented has not yet been determined.
To Represent Utah in Parade.
Mrs. r. E. L. Collier of Salt Lake
cratic state committee OF Utah. has
come to this city to participate in the
inaugural parade. AS the result of the
activities Of the committee which she
heads. Utah, which heretofore has been
republican, reversed all traditions last
fall and went democratic, and this fact
has prompted Mrs. Collier to make the
long journey to this city. SO that she
might represent Utah in the parade.
Members of the California State As
sociation of the District are to meet
tonight at the New Ebbitt to plan their
participation in the parade They plan
to carry two large bear flags" historic
of early California, and 100 smaller
flags of like design.
The Wilson Marshall Democratic AS
sociation of the District met last night
at the New Ebbitt and chose Maurice ]
Connor as it's marshal in the parade
This organization is to lead the civic
section of the parade.
Arrangements have been made to
have a spotlight play on the traffic po-
| liceman stationed at 14th street and
New York avenue during the Inaugural
| period. This is considered to be one of
| the most dangerous street intersections
| in the city, as there are six street car
tracks there. Trouble has been ex-
perienced by drivers of vehicles and
street car motormen in seeing the sig
mails of the traffic policeman. A spot
| light has been placed on the corner OF
the Bond building, and a twenty-foot
spot of light now plays on the police
man and makes his signals visible
| This lighting plan may be permanently
adopted.