Evening star., 1925-01-14
Many Hope CooIidge's Wishes
Will Not Prevent Famous
Groups From Marching.
REQUESTS ARE POURING IN
FOR SEATS AT CEREMONY
Galliher Takes Up Arrangements
With President at White
House Conference.

Plans for the Inauguration of
President Coolidge swept forward
with a rush today, following an
nouncement of the complete person.
mel of the general committee by its
chairman, William T. Galliher.
Simultaneous with release Of the
names of the committee members Mr..
Galliher wnet into conference with
President Coolidge at the White
House. to lay before the Executive
number of suggestions regarding
the ceremony, TO learn whether they
would conflict with Mr.. Coolidge's
ideas of "a modest" Inauguration.
Parade Issue Up.
One OF the most important ques-
tions Mr.. Galliher had to discuss con-
Germs the personnel of the parade.
President Coolidge stated in his COM
munication yesterday that he thought
the inaugural procession should be
strictly military. with the exception
of the governors of the States, their
STATS and their escorts, the latter
probably not to number more than 90
men from each State.
Whether this would bar historic
State military organizations, such as
the Richmond Blues, she 5th Mary
land Infantry, the Ancient and Honor
able Artillery of Boston, the First
City Troop of Philadelphia. and SIM
liar regiments, and such famous pri-
vate organizations as the Black Horse
Troop of Culver is not known to
members of the general committee.
This, II is understood, was one of the
questions Mr.. Galliher wished to
clear up.
1t is likely, however, that several
conferences between Mr.. Coolidge and
the committee chairmen will be nee
essary before the latter can make
public a comprehensive idea of just
exactly what departments will be in
the line of March. 1t is hoped by
many persons that the President will
not object to some OF those we'll
known military establishments par
ticipating.
Seats In Demand.
Already Mr.. GalIiher is being food
ed with demands for grandstand
seats for the parade. When he reach
ed his Office, In the Federal American
National Bank this morning, his desk
was piled high with mail, and so
per cent of the letters were from in
dividuals, organizations and even
nearby private schools. urging him to
allot them choice seats for the pro-
cession by return mail No question
as to prices were even asked in many
cases
One of these letters had been re-
ferred to him from the White House
1t was from Kupper Bier of Hoboken,
n. ]. Although los years old. Mr..
Bier begged that he might be given
five 'first-class seats" for the big
pageant. The letter was addressed
to President Coolidge, and in 1t Mr.
Bier reminded the President that he
was IAN old friend" because he had
called at the White House a year
ago.
Inaugural headquarters were for
| mally opened this morning in the
Gridiron clubrooms of the Willard
Hotel. This room has served as tie
site of arrangements for many inau-
gurations. 1t was o ffered gratis to
Mr.. Galliher by the Willard Hotel
and the committee chairman accepted
not only because of the money he
would save, but because of the as
| sociation that room has with previous
inaugurations.
Every phase of life in Washing
ton is represented on the general
committee just named by Mr.. GalIi-
her. Leading members of virtually
all denominations are represented
outstanding business organiza tions
and especially those which will be most
affected by the crowds that are ex-
| pected TO come here on March 4:
civic bodies, women's activities, and
the various State organizations also
have memberships on the board
In selecting his committee. Mr.
Galliher tried to have on 1t experts
on all of the problems he could see
in advance that might arise during
preparations for Mr.. Coolidge's in
auguration. These members will
soon be divided into subcommittee
| to handle each of these problems sepa-
rately. and as the plans progress
| additional underboards may be named
to consider specialized questions that
cannot be foreseen.
The full list follows:
Byron s. Adams, Jesse c. Adkins.
| Milton E. Allies. r. P. Andrews, Lar
Anderson, c. B. Asher
Charles A Baker John s. Rar-
bour, Ralph p. Barnard. Lester
A. Barr, Charles j. Bell, Admiral
w. 8. Benson, Emile BerlIner.
A. E. Berry. c. x. Bergman. Gist
Blair, Henry P. Blair, Harry M.
| Blair, Woodbury. Blair, Thomas Bones
John ]. Boobar. Jonathan Bourne
Z. w. Bradford, J. H. Bradley. Edwin
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