The Washington times., 1923-01-28

MES which make a speciality Of
building huge grandstands and
with the District officials, reia-
tive to securing authority for the
erection Of stands on Government
property. The most extensive
grandstands ever built in this
part of the country are being
planned for the Avenue and the
Mall.
REPLICA OF SPHINX.
The decorations committee, OF
which Ross r. Andrews is chair
man, expects to expend $4,000 in
decorating the city. One Of the
most striking decorative features
win be an enormous replica OF
the Sphinx Of Gizeh, which win
crouch at the Treasury Depart
ment end Of Pennsylvania avenue
facing the Capitol, The length
of the Avenue will be converted
into an avenue of gold and
jewels. = with the Shrine coaors
and Oriental designs predominant
ing. Mosques and minarets will
give the true Oriental atnnos-
nhere.. Is
: "A great oasis, with exotic
flowers, silk-covered pavilions,
fountains, minarets. and huge
mosque is contemplated.
The protection Of the huge
throngs Of visitors from the pro.
fessional birds of prey who al
ways turn up at such conventions
win be the aim OF the public or
der and safety committee, which
will also be in charge Of all other
safeguards for the crowds. An
appropriation of $4,000 for addi-
tional police protection has been
asked by the District Commits
sioners. Capt. James F. Oyster,
District Commissioners and
member of Almas Temple, is
chairman Of this committee.
The all important transporta-
ton committee, which is in
charge of the arrival of the trains
from all parts of the country, of
the parking of PulImans, of the
Pullman city and of securing sat-
isfactory railroad rates and round
trip ticket arrangements, is in
charge Of Harry F.. Cary, general
passenger agent of the Southern
railway, who is assisted by a
committee of representatives of
all the big railroad, steamboat
and electric lines entering the
District of Columbia.
SIGHTSEEING.
Division of the city into sight
seeing routes, each of which will
be designated by a definite color
and over which endless strings of
automobiles will move during the
session, is being made by the au-
tomobile committee, Chester H.
Warrington, chairman. Visitors
will be furnished pamphlets COW
ering each route and will be
taken without charge in the ma
chimes, 5000 of which have al
ready been volunteered by Dis
trict Shriners and civic spirited
District residents. BY making the
trip over the separate routes the
visitors will be enabled to see
every point of interest in the
District.
Listing of every vacant lot in
the city for the parking of visit
ing automobiles. $4,000 of which
are expected, has been completed
by the automobile parking COM
mittee, DR.. J. T. Prendergast,
chairman. AS each car enters
the District it will be met and
assigned to parking space. Six
hundred boys of the Order of De
Molay will assist in directing the
visiting motorists to their park
ing quarters.
The pageant committee, to be in
direct charge Of the huge tableau
on the Capitol plaza, is in charge
of Brig. Gen. Amos T, Fries.
MANY COMMITTEES.
A number of temples have al
ready made application for re.
served seats in the grandstands,
and these have been referred to
the grandstand seat committee.