The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-02
MAR. ABOARD
NEEDS SPACE
Headquarters at Willard Too
Small for Vast Work on
Harding Plans.

Before the end of the week II is
supposed that the Inaugural Com
mittee will overflow its rooms In tie
Willard Hotel and occupy the vacant
bank building adjoining it. The
building has been the home OF sew
eral banking institutions in Wash
Lngton which have moved to larger
quarters and is now vacant.
RETAIN WILLARD OFFICES.
The Red Cross used the building
during its last campaign, and 1t Is said
that 1t would make an excellent
place for the Inaugural Committee.
The committee, however, VIII retain
it's quarters in the willard as the
principal offices OF the committee.
Several other committees which
have a great deal of work ahead or
them are asking for ofiice space. and
it is probable that even with the
bank additional quarters VIII De neces-
sary.
A movement has been started here
to have President-elect Harding re-
consider his decision 10 ride to the
Capitol to take the oath in an auto
mobile, instead vi carriage. 1t
would not make any difference, 1t Is
reasoned, what he rode in or IT he
walked to the Capitol, but that
strong sentiment prevails to have him
adhere to the old custom of riding In
a carriage.
NEED MANY HORSES.
Much concern is being felt over the
possibility of obtaining sufficient
mounts for the Inaugural parade.
There Is usually couple of thousand
horses needed for the marshal, his
aides and the civilians who ride at
the heads of divisions. The advent of
the automobile has sent many good
saddle horses to the farm. II Is said,
and it will be an effort to obtain
sufficient number, especially as many
of the men who will ride horses in the
parade are not expert riders, and the
need of gentle horses is necessary.
Three thousand veterans Of the Pri-
vate Soldiers and Sailors Legion Will
parade with the Marching Club OF the
Harding and Coolidge Republican
League, No. I, in the inauguration
parade. II was decided last night at
a meeting of the three big local lc-
gions of the organization-Liber
Union, and Rover. 1t was announced
that, while the policy of the organi-
zation is not to participate actively
as the inauguration is a patriotic and
national affair all the veteran men,
bers of the local Iegions will parade
as individuals with the Harding and
Coolidge Marching Club.
1000 FROM ID. c. IN LINE.
More than 1000 Washngtonians
have already Joined the Harding and
Coolidge Republican League, No. ],
70 Cluh last night Col.
Barry Buckley, Capt. w. l.. Mattocks
and Oscar J. Ricketts,. active officers
Of the Harding and Coolidge Rerub-
lican League, No. ]. the original
Harding organization. have been APP
pointed on the main inaugural com
mittee as a recognition of the work
done for the Republican cause during
the last national campaign by the
league.
FAMOUS CLUBS MARCHING.
Prominent among those who VIII
take part in the inaugural parade
is the famous National Republican
Club of New York, according to
statment by the inaugural commit
tee today. 1t will be represented
at the ceremonies by a large com
mitee, among them the following:
Charles II. Hilles, former secre-
tary to President TAFT. and Repub-
lican National Committee chairman,
Col. NJ. c. Catrow, Cornelius Van
derbilt, Charles il. Sheriff.. Senator
James W. Wadsworth. jr.. Louis
Stotesbury. Henry l.. Stimson, Will
liam Haywad, Col Theodore Roose-
Welt, Ogden l.. Mills, James r. Shelf
field, George A. Glynn. Samuel S.
Koenig, Senator William NJ. Calder,
p> 10 TO- nIpn former Gov,
Charles S. Whitman, r. A. c. Smith,
Cornelius y. Bliss, and James q.
Blaine. jr.
SOUVENIR PROGRAM.
The committee which will handle
the souvenir program has been com
pleted by Harry NJ. Blair. the chair
man. The personnel of the committee
il as follows: Miss Helen J. Nicolay
Arthur d. Marks, j. II. Rice, "A. i.
Macdonald, Fleming Newbold, FRANK
Presbrey. president of Frank Presbrey
Advertising Agency New York: Al
bert Lasker, president Lord Thomas
Advertising Agency, Chicago; faui
Block, New York city; +. Wayland
Aver. president y. w Aver & Son.
Philadelphia, II. *. Mccain, president
II. X. Mccain Advertising Agency,
New York: william II. Johns, general
manager George Batten Company,
New York city.
The last six named are members OF
leading national advertising agencies.
Jess w. Smith, secretary OF the
committee, who has been at his home
in Ohio during the holidays is eN-
pected back in Washington tomor-
row morning and the work OF the
committee will be pushed without in
tcrruption, Chairman Mclean says.
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