Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-03
INFLUX VISITORS
|. FOR INAUGURATION
BEGINS WITH RUSH
Despite Abandonment Of
Elaborate Plans, Large
Attendance Expected.
HARDING BIDS FAREWELL
TO NEIGHBORS AT MARION
President Elect Still Has La
Dor Seat in His Cabi-
net to Fill.
ENPECT WILSON TO ATTEND
Ability to Negotiate Steps OF White
House Portico Will Determine
Retiring Executives Presence.
ENPECT WILSON TO ATTEND
IRy Associated press.1

WASHINGTON. March 2.-The in
huN OF visitors to Washington to at
tend the Inauguration Friday has
started. Despite the abandonment
OF plans for an elaborate ceremony,
hundreds of people arrived today,
and tomorrow the number is ex-
pected to run into the thousands,
with other thousands to arrive FRI
day morning.
The special forecast OF cold and
probably fair weather for Inaugura-
tion Day. which went out today from
the Weather Bureau may result in
materially increasing the out of -
town crowd as some folks who have
wished to come probably have hest
tatcd because of memories of bad
weather at some previous Inaugural
tions.
Cabinet Members In Washington.
President Elect Harding with Mrs.
Harding and number of friends
will arrive tomorrow afternoon from
Marion. He will go direct to the
New Willard Hotel, where he will
make his headquarters until he
starts for the Capitol Friday morn
ing. Weep e 8 | Il c II Elect Cool
idge and several members OF the
new Cabinet already arc on the
ground. The Cabinet officers desig-i
nate here include; Charles Evans.
Hughes, to be Secretary OF State
VIII III. Hays. to be Postmaster-'
General; Edwin DENLY, to be Score
tary Of the Navy; former Senator
John w. Weeks, to he Secretary OF
War, and Senator Fall. to be Secre-'
tary OF the Interior
Other members of the Cabinet are
expected to arrive here tomorrow or.
early Friday. Most OF them will not
! actually take over direction, OF the
various government departments to
which they have been assigned un-l
I'll Saturday. Meantime some or
| them are comforting with present
Cabinet officers to famlliarize them
selves with the work ahead of them.
Mr.. DENLY had long conferences
today with Secretary Daniels. dis.
cussing naval policies and the naval
appropriation bill now before the
Senate. lie reiterated his statement
that he would aim to have n navy
IctuS toI bdNllc at All tlHleS, ana
also said he believes in giving every
opportunity to the enlisted man for
promotion and self-betterment.
Vice President Elect olidgss
worked today at his inaugural al ;
dress, which he intimated would be
very brief, and received political
leaders and Congressman at his
hotel apartments. Among his callers
was Assistant Secretary OF the Navy
Woodbury..
Winson's Attendance Undetermined.
Whether President Wilson Is nctu-
ally 10 attend the inauguration OF
Mr.. Harding stll remains to be
determined. White House officials
said today the President was anxious
Ia follow all precedents and the con-
erossional inaugural committee has
agreed to provide Il chair for him
on the East portico Of the Capitol
Other guests at the inauguration
will stand during the ceremony of
the delivery of Mr.. IIarding's speech.
Wilson will be present at the In
auguration of Mr.. Coolidge. He will
ride to the Capitol with Mr.. HardinE,.
but will not accompany him backto
the White House rs is tho usual
custom. Instead. he will drive direct
II his recently acquired home on S.
street where during the afternoon
he will receive Democratic Senats
leaders and other official friends.