New-York tribune., 1921-03-03
Stage Is Set
For Harding's
Inauguration
President-Elect to Reach
Capital To-day; Cold and
Fair Weather Predicted:
Many Visitors Arriving
Coolidge W orksonSpeech
Wilson Undecided as TO
Whether He Will See His
Successor Take Office

WASHINGTON. March 2.-The influx
OF visitors to Washington to attend the
inauguration Friday has begun. De-
spite the abandonment of plans for an
elaborate ceremony, hundreds of per-
sons arrived to-day and tomorrow the
number is expected to run into the
thousands. with other thousands to
arrive Friday morning
The special forecast of cold and
probably fair weather for Inauguration
DAY, which went out to-day from the
weather bureau, may result in ma
.erially increasing the cut of town
crowd, as some folks who have wished
to come probably have hesitated be-
cause Of memories Of bad weather st
some previous inaugurations.
Pzesident-elect Harding, with Mrs
Harding and number of friends, will
arrive tomorrow afternoon from Mar
ion BE Will go direct to the New
willard Hotel, where he will make his
headquarters until he starts for the
Capitol Friday morning.
Coolidge on the Ground
Vice -President-elect Coolidge and
several members of the new Cabinet
already are on the ground The Cab
met officers designate here include
Charles Evans Hughes, to be Secretary
Of State, VIII H. Hays, to be Post
master General: Edwin Denby, to be
Secretary Of the Navy; former Senator
John ". Weeks. to be Secretary of
Wa AID Senator Fall, TO be Secretary
OF the Interior.
Other members of the Cabinet are
expected to arrive here tomorrow or
early Friday Most of them Will rot
various government departments 10
which they have been assigned until
Saturday. Meantime some Of them are
confsrring with present Cabinet Of
ncers to famillarlZe themselves with
the WORK ahead Of them.
Mr. DENLY had 3 long conference to-
day with Secretary Daniels, discussing
naval policies and the naval appropria-
tion bill now before the Senate He
reiterated MS statement that he would
aim to have q navy "ready for battle
O ci4 tA-At-1s G4-~ e.4>N od IL 44t OSl4tN cU
IN giving every opportunity TO the en-
listed man for promotion and self-bet-
rerment-
Works on Speech
Wee President-elect Coolidge worked
to-day - his inaugural address. which
he intimated would be very brief, and
received political leaders and Congress-
men at his hotel apartments Among
his callers was Assistant Secretary OF
the Navy Woodbury..
Whether President Wilson is actual
iy to attend the Inauguration of Mr.
Harding still remains 10 De determ ned
White House officials said to-day the
President was anxious to follow all
-precedents and the Congress ssIonal in
augural committee has agreed to pro-
vide Z chair for aim on the east portico
Of the Capitol Other guests at the
Inauguration viii stand during the
ceremony and the delivery OF Mr.. Har-
ding speech
l. 5 definitely settled that Mr. vii
son VIII be present at the Inauguration
Of Mr. Coolidge He will ride to the
Capitol with Mr.. Harding, but Will not
accompany him back to the White
House. as IS the usual custom Instead,
ne VII drive direct TO his recently ac-
quireG home on 5 Street, where, during
the afternoon he Will receive Demo
cratic Senate leaders and other official
friends