Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-31
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PLEASE HARDING
Chairman Mclean Reports
Most Satisfactory Visit to
President-EIect.

mis- stamp of approval upon the plans
for the inaugural as presented to him
by Edward 3. Mclean, chairman Of
the inaugural committee. and has ex.
pressed himself as being highly
pleased with everything that Mr..
Mclean and his committee has done
thus tar, according to Chairman Nc
Lean, who returned to Washington
from Marion today.
Mr.. Mclean said that the senator
was especially pleased with the vari-
Gus features which have been pro-
posed in connection with the inaug-
ural ceremony, and expressed himself
as being well satisfied with the per-
OF the various committees which have
been selected.
Larger Committee Qusrters.
Within the next few days announce.
ment will be made by Chairman No
Lean Of the inaugural committee of
the acquisition OF additional quar-
ter5 for those in charge Of arrange
menta 1t has been found necessary
to have one or more large rooms
where the various committees and
subcommittees may meet regularly
and otherwise transact their busi-
ness. Several places are now under
consideration. and q decision win be
made shortly.
Announcement is made at head
Quarters that the name Of Clarence
Norment has been added to the gen.
oral inaugural committee.
hay State to Hen0r COolid9e.
Az a further mark of devotion. to
Vice President-elect Calvin Coolidge.
the state Of Massachusetts, is going
to send more than 5000 Of its Ma
tional Guardsmen to Washington to
march in the Inauguration parade. It
also win furnish a distinguished
bodyguard for its popular and honor
ed citizen.
Word to this effect has been re-
ceived At committee headquarters in
the Willard Hotel from Adjt- Gen.
Stevens. commanding the Massachus-
efts National Guard, who stated in a
letter that the state is going to ap-
propriate $4,000 to pay the expenses
troops win come to Washington by
water.
FlaA 1t Civic Organizations.
lions is almost entirely organized
and is moving along rapidly in its
preliminary plans, according to an
nouncement at headquarters by +.
Anc0ln Townsend, chairman OF the
committee. Within the past few days
Chairman Townsend and those as
sisting him on the committee have
elaborated many ideas, several Of
which are expected to be among the
greatest features Of the inaugural
celebration.
Mr.. Townsend is waiting for Chair
man McLean's return from Marion for
his approval before making public
the details Of his plans in their en-
tirety. Mr.. Townsend expects to have
at least 10000 persons in the civic
division Of the parade. OF wohm prob
ably one-flfth will be men and women
Of the District. He expects also to
give the preference to Ohio, tho home
state of the President-elect. Next in
consideration will come the home
state of the Vice President-elect, and
then Tennessee and the border states
and the other states arranged in ro-
tation. according to their pluralities
in the election. Because OF the many
plettny his program. Chairman Town
sen0 IL going to appoint q small ad.
visory committee to act with his
He also win open head.
quarters for his committee when q
suitable place can be found.
state Societies Make sugxestisns.
Inauguration headquarters has re.
ceived suggestions from several state
societies regarding q plan to have
each state represented in the parade
by an artistic doat. These suggestions
viii be taken up by the executive
Frederick D. Owen, Chairman OF the
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