The Washington herald., 1921-03-03
Full Cabinet Expected to
Reach Town Before
Harding.
VISITORS CROWD
ALL HOTELS HERE
Every Train Brings Many
to Witness Promised
Simple Ceremony.

washington touay.
Out in the States folks knew the
force of the q. o. p. avalanche
way back In November, 1920 The
yoteless Capital, however, won't feel
the full power until the victorious
cohorts all are assembled here to
inaugurate Warren G. Harding.
Mr.. Hrading wants the whole af-
fair sofia voce. But a brief survey
of Union Station as early as yes
terday afternoon showed that il
numbers mean noise there will be
nothing Of the soft pedal about the
victorious chieftain's elevation to
the Presidency.
Hotels Filling Up.
The hotels are filling and what's
not filled is reserved under iron
clad contracts.
The new Cabinet is practically
assembled and Chief Harding is
scheduled to arrive at 1870 o'clock
this afternoon. Through thee sta
ltion portals will save preceded, him
at least a score of thousand Wis
litors. They are streaming in every
time an express lunches up to the
bumpers outside the concourse. IL
is easy to pick the Ohioans and
Massachusetts contingent. They
radiate pride in Senator Harding
and Gov. Coolidge, but don't think
of them by those titles. warren
and Cal" are the names most fire.
quently heard.
All in all. despite the slogan of
inaugural economy and business as
usual 1t seems that the old Capital
will put on a large part of the
side of former Presidential csle-
brations.
Cabinet Asses bling.
| Vice President Coolidge and Harry
NJ. Daugherty. Attorney General
designate, arerboth at the New VIII
lard Hotel. Edwin 7. DENLY reached
| Washington from Detroit. Mich,
-earlyN yesterday. He Immediately
went into conference with Secretary
of the Navy Daniels. Harry M
Daugherty spent most Of the day
with representatives of the Depart
| i1enl Ol uSliCt over WHICH hC WIZ
preside after Saturday morning.
Both Charles E. Hughes. new Sec
retary of State, and Herbert Hoover,
the incoming Secretary of Com
merce, will also be here in the
morning, according to the program
Both have already completed ar
rangements for the formal transfer
of their respective departments.
| Committee Meets Today.
will H. Hays is established at the
Shoreham Hotel, dividing his time
between preparations for assuming
the Postmaster Generalship and for
today's meeting of the National Re-
publican Committee, when represen-
tation of the Southern States in
future National conventions will be
reduced.
Mr.. Hays spent most of the day
in conference with A. T. Hert, of
Kentucky, who is a candidate for
/ the National craftsmanship, to be
vacated within the next few weeks.
other Cabinet members already
on the ground are Senator Albert
! e. Fall, who has been ready for a
week to take over the Department
tof Interior; former Senator John W.
Weeks. the new Secretary of War,
and Henry c. Wallace, in training
for the Agriculture Department.
Inaugural Arrangements Made.
Arrangements for the inaugural
are now completed. While il Is an
nounced that the presence of Presi-
dent Wilson will depend upon the
weather belief prevails that the
number of steps that must be ira
versed will prevent him from wit
Messing the Presidential ceremony.
1t is certain, however. that he will
see Vice President Coolidge sworn
in before the Senate.
Under arrangements made by
Senator Knox and Joseph p. Tu-
multy, the Congressional commit,
tee will greet the President and
Vice President and their wives at
the Willard Hotel at 1880 o'clock
Friday morning.
Escorted by a troop of cavalry
from Fort Myer the party will then
proceed to the White House where
it will be Joined by President Will
son. Five or more cars will be
needed to convey the party, the
first car being given over to the
President-elect. President Wilson,
Senator Knox and Uncle Joe" Can
non, the latter representing the
House of Representatives.
To Talk rs Minutes.
upon arrival at the Capitol the
retiring President will go at once
to the Presidents room. where he
will sign bills passed by Congress
in the closing hours.
After delivery of his twenty-fiv
minute inaugural address. President
Harding will drive to the Execu-
tive Mansion for luncheon, which
will be confined strictly to mem-
bers of the Harding family.
After viewing the inaugural of
the Vice President and possibly that
OF the President, former President
Wilson will drive directly to his
new home at 234o S street. where
he and Mrs. Wilson will receive
Democratic Senators and Repre-
sentatives at 4 o'clock in the aft
ernoon. 80