Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-05


their drawings in the competition started
more than ten days ago. as means
OF obtaining the best possible design Tor
TINS feature of the Inauguration. These
drawings will be unsigned and viii De
opened by Corcoran Thorn. chairman Of
the committee, and Snowden Ashford.
who conducted the competition for the
committee. After the announcement OF
the winner work Of erecting the court
VIII be started at once. These drawings
Will include in the court of honor de-
signs OF the presidential reviewing stand
and platform and the large stand to be
erected on the opposite side of the
street.
5,O0e Boy scouts Coming.
II was announced at inaugural
Headquarters today that more than
5,0oe Boy Scouts will be on hand
Tor the Inauguration. More than half
or this number will come from else
where Their part in the Inaugural
ton win be not only to march in the
parade, but to make themselves gen.
orally useful to the thousands of
strangers in the city.
they Will serve in various capac-
titles. such as guides. messengers and
at information bureaus. The visiting
scouts were allowed to come to Wash
ington upon the assurance given to
the National Boy Scout headquarters
in New York that the boys would be
Three Mere Committees.
Chairman Mclean today announced
the completion of the following COM
mittees:
Housing and comfort: E. A. Mitchell,
ley Mckee and Charles A Mccarthy,
vice chairmen: Byron s. Adams. A ..
Addison, n. p. Alias. c. A. Aspinwall.
David S. Barry. J. NJ Bidlde. Capt.
e. W. Bonnaffon, DR.. J. c. Boyd, DIR.
J; c. Brady. F; Z; Chaplin. Charles w.
r. Dec. Faust r. B. Fleharty. @. z.
Fleming. DR.. W. c. Fowler: Newton
Gulick, J. B. Henderson. II. w. Hodges.
A. F. Hopkins, A. W. Howard, c. b.
Hunt. ]. E Hutchinson. D. v. Jones.
J. e. Lewis, Charles Ltnkins, A. r. Nc
CONCEAL, A. G. McCaintock. J. II. Mil
lane, Samuel Miller. Joseph g; Moss, r.
Peckham. Julius l. Peyser, J. D. Rhodes
r. C. Robbins. F. u. Roller, h L. Rust,
J. H. de Sibour. Henry Spencer: J. T.
Story, J. H Tonge. Edward Volt, A
e. Walker. r. r. Weller, r g. WILKINS
Mrs. C. @. Mayo. Miss Helen Munro,
colt and Miss Florence Woods.
Rail and transportation-Ed Z.
Clark, chairman: W, H Tayioe. pas
senger tranic manager. SoatheTn rail-
way, Washington; @. 81 Ingalls,. vice
president. New York Central New
Boston and Maine. Boston: P. s. Eus-
tbs, passenger tramc manager; Chi-
cago, Burlington and Quincy, Chicago;
George D. Dixon, vice president. Penn
syivania, Philadelphia: W. j. Craig
passenger traffic manager, Atlantic
Adams, vice president. Union Pacific.
Omaha: Charles S. Fee. passenger traf'
fic manager, Southern Pacific, San
Francisco; L. NJ. Allen. vice president
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific. Chi
cage; Edward Chambers, vice presi"
Chicago: J. G. Woodwork. vice preei.
dent, Northern Pacific, st. Paul: w. r
Kenney, vice president, Great North
ern, st. Paul; ]. ID. Watson, genera,
traffic manager, st. Louis Southwest
ern, st. Louis; }. r. aoiden. vice presi-
City; F. NJ. Whitaker, vice president
Chesapeake and Ohio, Richmond
Archibald Fries, vice president. Balu-
more and Ohio. Baltimore: RobeN c.
Wright, general traffic manager. Penn
sylvania, Philadeiphia; W. v. Ship1ey.
division passenger agent, Baltimore
and Ohio. Washington; J. I. Ransom.
assistant general manager, Pullman
Company. Washington: W. c. Maxwell.
vice president. the Wabash. st. Louis;
Thomas p. Littlepase. Washington;
Horace Booth, traffic manager, Inter-
national and Great Northern. Houston:
r. 3. Bowes, vice president. Illinois
Central, Chicago: W. A Russell. pas
senger traffic manager Louisville and
Nashville. Louisville: John J. Callahan,
Chicago and st. Louis. Cleveland: OAR
'ren P. Aub. district passenger agent,
American Express Company Wash
ington.
Thompson. chairman: James I: Lloyd
D. Shaw. secretary; Alfred ID. Smith,
chairman first aid committee: Henry
Tryon chairman information booth COM
Inittee; Maj Frank Norman, chairman
billeting committee: Myron w. Whit
ney. H. 1. Rust; William Knowles
miral W. 8. Benson. Linn c. Drake,
Fred W. Pearce, Henry p. Blair, Orville
B. Brown, j. H Hanna, Arthur J. May,
w. 8. Small, e. Lee Jones. Charles A.
Bell, Frank n. Sherwood. N. o. Chance.
Thomas Bradley, Frank J. Hogan. Colin
K. Plant. William L. Brown and William
B. Marshall. +. e. Matbes is chairman
of the entertainment committee and viii
have charge Of taking care Of visiting
scouts,
Urged to Cooperate.
1t is announced that the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association has
sent a telegram to Presidenf-elect
Harding urging him to cooperate in
plans for the inaugural reception and
hall, and stating that the members Of
the association wished to help put his
ceremonies on a scale befit-
ting the head Of a great nation
The telegram follows.
Hon. Warren G. Harding, President
elect, Marion. Ohio.
The Merchants' and Manufacturers
of Washington. D. c., re-
specially urge your hearty cO-opera-
ton in plans for the inaugural recep-
ton and ball and other ceremoniais
80 that the forthcoming induction OF
a nev President of the United States
shall be on . scale that will give OPP
portunity for the showering Of fitting
honors upon q new head Of our great
nation. We leok to you personally TO
Lad us in a return to the good old
American practices. hence our appeal
Tor a revival Of the popular inaugu-
ra1 receptipu and bail among the
nonors to a new American President.
PHILIP KING.
President Merchants and Maniac
turers' Association. Inc
Sl43,l3e saSscFfbed.
Great applause greeted the an
made at che weekly
yesterday afternoon of the
inaugural committee By Mil
ION Il. Ailes, chairman OF the finance
rom mittee, that total Of t143,i1e had
been subscribed to the inaugural guar
antee fund. At the previous meeting a
week ago 2 total OF SS2,7O0 WAS re-
norted. In making his report Chair
man Allies turned in to the secretary
! list Of the additional subscribers