Evening star., 1925-03-03
PRINCIPALS AWAIT
RISING OF CURTAIN
FOR INAUGURATION
Stage Is All Set for Dignifled
Pageant When Coolidge and
Dawes Take OathS.
UTMOST SIMPLICITY
WILL BE PRESERVED
Last-Minute Changes Made With
Approval of President-Cere-
mony to Last Three Hours.


principal actors already in the wings,
Washington awaits today only the
raising of the curtain on the quad
rennial pageant that is to be re-
peated tomorrow, when the Nation
sets forth to the Inauguration of an
other administration.
Although the ceremony with which
President Coolidge and Vice President
Dawes will be inducted into Office
will be marked by the utmost SIM
.plicity, the program will be entirely
fitting of the dignity of the occasion
and in keeping with the ideals the
new administration has set out to
follow.
Leaders and aids burned late oil
last night completing final details,
and before noon today announced that
they were ready to go forward with
the ceremony strictly according TO
schedule. Starting at IL o'clock in
the morning when the presidential
party reaches the Capitol, the festivi-
ties will virtually be completed by
shortly after o'clock.
Minor Changes Made.
Minor changes were made in the
program at the eleventh hour. and have
received the official approval of the
White House, which has carefully
watched the development of the en-
tire arrangements to make sure that
nothing of pompous nature might un-
Intentionally be included and detract
from the simplicity of the occasion
that President Coolidge is SO anxious
to maintain throughout.
The only important change in the
line of march for the parade is the
inclusion of the members of the
Washington citizens committee in
the second division, with the COVER
nors and their staffs. The committee
men, riding in automobiles, will ap-
pear directly behind the United States
Marine Band, taking second place
only TO the marshal of the division
and his staff.
AS nearly as can be judged in ad-
vance, the parade should begin its
march about 1 o'clock and, moving
at the regulation Army pace, should
reach the Presidents reviewing stand
in front of the White House about a
half an hour later Despite efforts
to prevent a long halt once the
parade begins it's march, it will be
necessary, officers announced today,
to stop the head of the column at
Pennsylvania avenue and Tenth street
for a brief time.
Must Await Second Division.
Virtually the entire second division,
1t was pointed out, will be present at
the formal ceremony of swearing in
the President on the inaugural grand
stand. Some time will be required to
get the governors and their STATS
through the crowd to their point of
concentration, arrange them in line
according to their allotted positions
and get them under march Part of
this time will be used to get the
military division en- route, but some
time will elapse before the whole
second division can be assembled.
The parade will start from New
Jersey avenue and B streets south
east imm ediately upon completion of
the inaugural ceremonies at the Capt.
tol. The President will not wait to
ride at it's head for short distance,
but will leave for the White House,
partake of lunch while the second di-
vision is being formed, and be in the
reviewing stand with Vice President
Dawes and the members of his party
when the head of the column swings
into the improvised court of honor.
No change has been made in the
formation of the first grand division
1t will be led by Maj. Gen. Hines as
grand marshal, his staff and aides,
followed by the United States Army
Band. The first section will be COM
posed of units of the Regular Army
Cavalry, Infantry Engineers, the Air
Service, Artillery and tanks, appear
ing in the order named. The 5th
Regiment of Marines, from Quantico,
and a seaman regiment from Norfolk
will comprise the second section.
Governors in Second Division.
Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan is marshal
of the second division. Imm ediately
behind the United States Marine Band
will appear the inaugural committee,
the Commissioners of the District of
umbia, and the governors of the
States in the order named: Delaware,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey Connecti-
cut, Massachusetts, Maryland, New
Hampshire. Virginia. New York,
Rhode Island, Vermont. Kentucky,
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebras-
ka, Colorado and Wyoming.
Dispersal of the parade will begin
at Eighteenth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue. Persons standing
there, however will see the entire
procession, as it will continue in it's
formation UP to that point. Some of
the troops will turn up or down
Eighteenth street. as the case may be,
while others will continue on to
Nineteenth and Twentieth before
swinging out of line and returning
to their camps in various parts of the
city.
Heavy Guard Planned.
On his trip to and from the White
House, the President will be escorted
by a platoon of mounted police, COM
manded by Maj. Sullivan, and a
squadron of cavalry front and rear
with outriders to either side. Near
his Car will also be a machine con-
tanning Secret Service men. Other
Secret Service operatives and plain
clothes men will be profusely dis
tributed through the crowds to pro-
tect the Chief Executive and the mem
beIs Of his party from possible harm
The names of the members of the
Grand Army of the Republic who will
act as his guard of honor were an
nounced .oday as follows: Hosea B.
Moulton, commander of the Depart
ment of the Potomac; Maj. Gen. John
L. Clemm, staff senior vice COM
lpanderin- chief; Col. John McElroy
past senior vice commander-in-chief
Henry A. Johnson, staff junior vice
comma nd r-in-chief; o. H. Oldroyd
assistant sdjutant general of the De-
partment of the Potomac; E. d. God.
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