The Washington herald., 1920-12-18
IyAUCURALBODY
HOLDS MEETING;
OFFICERS NAMED
Personnel Announced By
Hays-subcommittees
e. Meet to Today.

inaugural preparations were set
afoot Thursday upon announcement
Of the executive committee. consist
ing sef Edward B. Mclean, chair
lnansSamuel- J. Prescott. vice chair
n-'Edward F. Colladay and Fred
w. Upham. members, and Jesse W.
Smith Of Washington Court House,
Ohios' secretary.
Tue personnel was announced by
wiIf-H. Hays. chairman of the Re-
pubASan National Committee, in New
York: and at 4:3o p. m. meeting
was. in progress. Another meeting
viii be hsld today for appointment
of subcommittses and general bus
mess. Chief among nearly thirty
committees to be named will be
tkoSe on the inaugural ball. parade,
fireworks, badges, accommodations,
decorations. souvenirs. court Of =
honor. public comfort, public order.
civic organizations, illuminations
and transportation Immediately
after the committees are announced
started and before the holidays are
oven7 much will have been accom-
plished toward making the Inaugu-
ration. March 4, Of Warren C. Hard
ing of Ohio first Republican Presi-
dent in eight years, an event OF the
kind unparalleled in history.
-Committee Gives Approval
The chairman of the executive
e Ii IL
ington Post and prominent in club
and society circles He Is also a
personal friend Of the President
elect and was host to Mr.. and Mrs.
Harding on their visit to the Capt.
tal twocweeks ago. Mclean was with
the Harding party on the trip to
pauama- Jesse W. Smith, the secre-
tary CT the committee, Is also a per-
sunaI friend Of the incoming Presi-
dent and was active in the cam
paign. Prescott Is prominent
Washington business man, CoIladay
is the District National Republican
committeeman and Upham is treas
urer Of the Republican National
committee.
The appointees, / am sure, are
"mDently satisfactory to the busi-
ness. interests OF Washington" said
Ihilip King, president of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers' Associa-
tioH. yesterday afternoon.
They are all men of executive
ability, and in view of the deter
rninations already expressed. the in
aug9ral will be in every sense In
heeping with the great honor which
the National Capital and the people
Of America will shower upon Hard
ms h.
q Ereat ONCE. That the inaugural will
he one of the greatest in history
- S!foregone conclusion. The en-
rhatic manner in which the. nation
registered its choice of President
Is a.guarantee that the attendance
wilk.g be unparalleled. It behooves
the business interests of Washing
fOn@to lend their every effort and
"ncopragement to help the inaugu.
raj committee attain the great de.
sirss 1T has and will contemplate
and certainly the Merchants anc
Ma rufacturers' Association as ar
crGaniIation will lend its every en-.
deaNor to that end"
r'onneers' Names Announced.
ii was made certain at the frs
meeting under the call of McLear
thdl inc Dali
parAdei and fireworks display will
be theHbig features aside from the
adna4nistration of the oath of Office
on y platform to be constructed OF
> re capitol Plaza. Delegations head
ed BY the governors of all Repub.
lican States and other States where
posSible to muster them will be ex'
pected here, while the promiscuou:
attendance will be limited by tn,
capaciy of trains and motor car,
20 convey the crowds. Hotels oi
the Capital already are booked uI
for greater crowds than ever be
lore attended an Inauguration. The
costs OF the quadrennial event will
he double IL not treble what IL was
at either Of the inaugurations o.
President Wilson.
Mclean last night announced tht
folloying as officers OF the genera
committee: Colin H Livingstone
drst vice president of the Amer
ican National Bank, first vice chair
-1ans E. {. Graham, president o
the National Electrical Supply Com
pany, second vice chairman; CunC
II. Rudolph, president of the Sec
ondr National Bank. treasurer; anC
Tesza l., Smith of Washington Cour