The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-14
CEREMONY
ENACTED
IN ALL
DETAIL
Is, 900, 900 Can Listen In On
Speeches in Continental
Memorial Hall

President Coolidge will for
mally accept the titular leadership
Of the Republican party tonight.
The rehearsal of the official
ceremony, notifying him that he
has been renominated for the
office of Chief Magistrate-one Of
the few times on record in which
a political event Of this character
has been worked out in advance
was held in Memorial Continental
Han this morning.
All principals in the ceremony
were there. President Coolidge,
William NJ. Butler, chairman Of
the Republican national commit
tee, former Congressman Frank w.
Mondell and all the others who
will take part in the proceedings
tonight participated in the re.
hearsal.
Coolidge Jokes.
President Coolidge threw aside
his dignity and entered into the
spirit of the occasion. He 'kidded'
the press photographers who were
there; joked with the newspaper
men and had a great deal OF fun
with the amplifiers.
A crowd gathered outside the
building to hear the arnplifiers d.
work and enjoyed the wit and
repartee Of the official party to
formal occasion, almost in the
spirit of full dress rehearsal be-
fore a new play is opened on
Broadway.
The White House party stayed
at the hall for nearly an hour and
all details of the event tonight
were gone over.
In the presense of the leaders
of his party. he will receive the Re'
publican nomination and lay down
the issues upon which he will wage
his fight for continuance in or
flee.
He will outline the achievements
of the Harding Coolidge administra.
ton and ask for the retention OF
Republican government.
twenty-five million people-by far
the largest audience ever addressed
by one individual-will hear the
Presidents speech through the me-
dunn Of the radio. William M. But
Ter, chairman of. the Republican
national committee, has completed
arrangements for the linking up Of
twelve great broadcasting stations
stretching clear to the Rocky noun.
tains in such fashion as to permit
all who desire to listen IN"
Ceremony COlorful.
Although the program is simple,
the ceremony will take on a most
colorful effect. Staged in the beau
tiful Continental Memorial Hall,
where the Arms Conference met,
the setting will be abundant with
floral decorations and the added
atmosphere of the dress uniforms
of the Presidential aides and high
ranking officers of the army and
navy. Approximately 2,000-num-
bering governors, senator's, con-
gresSmen and members Of the ma
tional comm1ttee-actually will be
within the hall. Outside, huge am.
plifiers will carry the speech to
the thousands unable to gain ad.
mittance.
Immediately following the invo.
cation, delivered by the Reverend
Jason Noble Pierce, the Presidents
ILllLlASISEb It RANK w. MODOeII Will
take the platform. AS presiding
officer of the Cleveland convention,
he has been charged with the
honor of heading the notification
committee of fifty-three and Of in.
forming President Coolidge of his
virtually unanimous nomination.
The President will then deliver
his address Of acceptance. A com.
prehensive document containing APP
proximately $500 words and deal
ing with every phase of Americas
foreign and domestic problems, it
will take him about an hour 10
complete it's reading.
Upon this acceptance speech the
Republican compaign will De waged.
even more so than upon the plat.
form adopted at Cleveland. It's
preparation has consumed nearly
a month and 1t represents the
composite thought OF scores OF
prominent Republicans from every
section of the country, who have
lent their advice and counsel.
The President and Mrs. Coolidge
are entertaining the notification
committee, composed of one renre.
sentative of each State and terri.
tory, at luncheon today. This
affair is the only social function
held in connection with the notifi.
cation ceremonies