Evening star., 1925-03-02
GATHERING TROOPS
STIR CAPITAL AS
INAUGURAL NEARS
Excitement Grows With Fes-
tivities Less Than 48
Hours Away.
FIRST STATE DELEGATION
WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT
Lieut.. Gov. Denhardt of Illinois to
Lead Official Parties Coming
for Ceremonies.

Less than 48 hours more and Wash
ington once again will be in the mid st
of its quadrennial inaugural turmoil.
Despite the sincere desire of the
White House to make the inaugura-
tion of President Coolidge and Vice
President Dawes a model of simplic-
1ty, all of the nervous enthusiasm and
expectant tension that accompanies
such occasions began to manifest it.
self today the Nations thirty fourth
administration prepared to give way
10 the thirty-fifth.
Already the principals in the formal
ceremony that Is to take place at the
Capitol on Wednesday have arrived In
the city, and the martial tread of ar
irving troops. the rumble of as
semblyinG artillery and the clatter
OF cavalry on the march added noisy
evidence of the nearness of the hour
for the Nation to receive its new
chiefs.
Vice President Dawes and his fam
lily arrived in Washington last night
President Coolidge remained at his
desk in the executive offices. where
the order of the day was business as
usual" Tonight the first of the off,
cial parties from the States will ar
rive in the person of Lieut.. Gov
Fred 4. Sterling of Illinois. Tomorrow
he will be follower by a score or more
other State representatives.
Plans Are Complete.
In the meantime the Washington
inaugural committee, the committee
In charge of the charity inaugural
ball to be given at the Mayfiower
Hotel on Wednesday night, and the
joint congressional committee in
charge of the ceremony at the Capt.
tol, having completed their work, be-
gan to look around and make sure
that none of their well laid plans
should fail at the eleventh hour and
detract from the dignity beftting the
Inauguration of President of the
United States.
President Coolidge early today
made an inspection of the inaugural
stands on each side of Pennsylvania
avenue, in front of the White House.
Accompanied by two secret service
men, the President left the White
House at o'clock and instead of
taking his customary mornings con
stitutional," he walked about the
stands in their unfinished state, ex-
amining carefully the framework,
figuring their seating capacity and
looking over other features.
The President was at his desk at
the customary hour, apparently very
little concerned about the rapidly ap-
preaching inauguration. With his
usual calm and quiet he went about
his daily routine. His engagement
schedule, however, had been arranged
SO as to eliminate conferences that
might consume any great amount of
time The engagements for the most
no ;o1, Inc al
toe pay their respects and to extend
greetings and congratulations.
Station Is Crowded.
Slowly but surely the streams of
humanity pouring through the gates
of Union Station from every part of
the country have been increasing for
the past few days until now the big
terminal is a scene of confused ex-
citement, as inaugural visitors dis
tinguished guests and political aspi-
rants begin to descend upon the wait
ing National Capital in endless
swarms. Tomorrow the big rush will
begin in ernest.
Program For Ceremonies.
The program for the exercises at
the Capitol were announced today by
Senator Curtis, chairman of the joint
COHS IeSSlOHdl COIlHllllGcp DIS IOllO"
The President and Vice President
elect, escorted by the committee on
arrangements, will arrive at the
Capitol at IL o'clock, the President
going to the Presidents room and
the Vice President elect TO the vice
Presidents room.
Proceedings in the Senate chamber:
The Senators will occupy seats on
the east side of the chamber. The
President of the Senate pro tempore
will assume the chair. The House of
Representatives, headed by the Speak
er. will enter the chamber by the
south door, be announced and seated
on the west and east sides. The dip
lomatic corps will enter the chamber
by the south door, be announced. and
seated on the west side. The men,
bers of the Presidents cabinet will
enter the chamber by the south door
be announced and seated on the west
side.
The chief of staff of the Army, the
chief of naval operations and the
commandant of the Marine Corps, ac-
companied by their aides, will enter
the chamber by the south door, be
announced separately and seated on
the east side. The Supreme Court
will enter the chamber by the south
door, be announced and seated on the
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