Evening star., 1924-08-14

didate. and spreading abroad his key
earnestly. Furthermore, they are
using care that there shall be no
breaks" in the proceedings or what
Is said which would inure to the bene-
dt of their opponents.
Nothing more typical of the COM
parative quiet with which the Ma
tional Capital is going about the busi-
ness of notification day has happened
than the bewlderment of q Capitol
policeman when a visitor at the Capt.
tol asked him where the "notifca-
ton was to take place.
Policeman Doesn't Know.
''What notification did she mean?"
he asked another visitor later. or
course, when his attention was
called to the fact that President
Coolidge was to be notified he had
been nominated by the Republicans,
he recalled all about it. But Just
the word notification" didn't regis
ter at all.
In preparation for the notification
ceremonies, and to make sure that
the radio was working correctly.
President Coolidge this morning
motored to Memorial Continental
Hall. William M. Butler, chairman
of the Republican national commit
tee, Joined him there, as did Mr.
Mondell. The President posed on
the rostrum for the movie and still
cameras. He went through gestures
which he will use tonight and good
natured1y obliged the camera men
in all their requests.
Washington headquarters of the Re
publican national committee, who has
been charged largely with the ar
rangements for tonight's ceremonies,
said today:
Formal Dress Discouraged
"Only a small block Of seats will be
set aside for prominent Republican
out-of-town guests and the others
will be available to the general pub
lie. have had several telephone calls
today asking If the ceremony would be
formal to the extent that formal dress
would be required. Formal dress is not
required-in fact, it is discouraged.
While the hall will not accommo-
date all who may wish to get seats,
amplifiers have been placed on the
outside of the building and will thus
give thousands outdoors on the Mall
an opportunity to hear the speech OF
President Coolidge and the other ad-
dresses"
Boy Scouts will aid in the usherinR.
Holders of tickets for box seats and
seats on the stage will enter the hall
at the c street or south side entrance
to the hall. Those holding reserved
seats on the main floor will enter
through the main door Of the Seven
teenth street entrance Of the build
ing. Those who will OCCUPY seats in
the gallery. which will be open to the
general public, will enter through the
north section Of the main entrance ON
Seventeenth street.
Approach Of TraAs.
All traffic will approach the hall
from the north and after discharE-
ing passengers will be directed to
parking space by Metropolitan police
officers.
Skywriters riding in Sopworth
planes at an altitude of 10000 feet
will soar over Continental Memorial
Hall in honor Of the Coolidge notifica-
tion ceremony and. write the word
Coolidge" in letters q mile high,
nearly 2 miles above the ground.
Capt. Donald Hearn win make the
flight at $50 o'clock. The letters will
stretch 1 miles across the sky.
The ceremonies will start promptly
at o'clock. The program will be
opened by Rev. Jason Noble Pierce Of
the First Congregational Church,
which the President and Mrs. Cool
idge attend. DR.. Pierce will make the
: invocation. Following music BY the