Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-23
EXPECT PERSH|NG
TO LEAD PARADE
General, on Jeff, Invited to
Become Grand Marshal
at Inaugural.

Gen. PerShing. in full Uniform ana
mounted upon his famous charger
"Je6," is expected to lead the inaugural
parade az grand marshal according to
the plans being formed by Chairman
Edward b. Mclean and the inaugural
executive committee.
Gen Pershing has been selected for
the Craftsmanship of the military COM
mittee Of the Inauguration, which will
arrange and govern the military bodies
participating in the parade and assign
ing positions to all other groups which
will be IN the long line. Gen. Pershing 8
acceptance Of this honor is expected by
the committee within a few days.
Committee II Completed.
Chairman Mclean announced today
that the general inaugural commit
tee has been practically completed
and will be announced tomorrow aft
ernoon. It will comprise more than
200 Of the most prominent and rep
reSentAtive men and women or the
Capital city. It is intimated that at
as members of this important COM
mittee. The committee will hold its
first meeting Tuesday afternoon in
the red room Of the WIZARD.
only a few more committee chair
men remain to be selected. Those
announced today are:
Woodbury. Blair. chairman or the
inaugural reception committee.
Edward A. Mitchell. former com
mander in the Navy, chairman OF the
ppblic comfort committee.
e. e. Clark Of the Interstate Com
merce Cpmnstasiop chairman OF ns
Corccran Thorn, who was several days
axO appointed ehateWan OF the COM
mittee on reviewing stands, viii also
have charge Of the construction and
nSfJotu&iof, of the court Of honor, which
Il f6 be placed in Pennsyivania avenue
frum 15tk to 18th streets.
Mardf. Gras Plans.
,Mucb attention is to be given to the
planning of the proposed Mardi Gras OF
the states to be staged on Pennsylv2nIa
avenue inauguration night, 10 MAKE tne
event a complete success Jess w. Smith,
secretary of the inaugural committee,
has communicated with the officials Of
the New Orleans Mardi Gras. asking
for suggestions. and. il possible. to send
an expert to Washington to assist in
making this new feature OF the lnaueu,
ration a great success-one that VIII
be long remembered and which will in
sure it's being repeated at future In
augurations.
Women Commend Plan.
Women of Washington are most en-
in their commendation of
the decision of Chairman Mclean to
recognize them this year in cele-
bratine Mr.. Hariing'S Inauguration.
Numerous leaders in various promi-
nent groups and circles OF women
have expressed themselves as being
heartily in favor of Chairman Nc
Leans plan, saying that the idea is
splendid and worthy and giving as
surance that the women selected for
duties in Connection with the inaugural
work will serve loyalty, intelligently
and satisfactorily.
Among some of the prominent
women who have SO expressed them
selves are Miss Mabel T. Boardman.
member of the board Of District Com
missioners: Mrs. John A. Logan,
widow of the civil war hero; Mrs.
Mary Logan Tucker, her daughter.
who is vice chairman Of the woman's g
division of the republican party in
Washington; Mrs Susie Root Rhodes.
supervisor of District Fairgrounds:
MISS Alice Paul, chairman of the ma
tonal woman.s party, and Mrs Giles
Scott Rafter, president of the Moth
ers' Congress.
"The women will help to make the
inauguration a more attractive event"
was the manner in which Commits
SiOner Boardman expressed herself.
s'They have shown in the past that
they are splendid workers and ca
pable organizers"
1t is understood that each commit
tee will include several woman men,
hers and that one of two chairman
ships will be given to them