Evening star., 1925-02-13
JUDGING POSTERS
FOR BALL DELAYED
Art Pupils to Present Designs
! Next Wednesday for
h Inaugural Event.

At the request Of the art department
of the public schools. the date for the
Judging of posters entered in the COM
petitive contest sponsored by the
charity inaugural ball has been post
poned from o'clock tomorrow after
noon until the same hour next Wed
nesday.
Any art student in Washington is
eligible to enter the contest. There
are no particular rules except that
each poster. to be of given size,
must bear the following inscription In
clearly legibIe print: Charity 1nau-
gural Ball, Mayf1ower Hotel, March 4,
1895"
At 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon
the young artists are to take their
posters to the ball headquarters, in
the Mayflower Hotel, and have them
Judged. The four best are to be-
awarded prizes of tickets to the ball.
All Of the other posters, however,
will become the property of the com
mittee and be distributed here and
in Baltimore to give the ball a unique
form of advertising.
Marine Band Released.
The readiness with which Mrs. John
Allan Dougherty, chairman of the
charity inaugural ball committee, re-
leased the United States Marine Band
for the use of the general inaugural
committee, headed by William T. Gal
liher, at its concert in the Washington
Auditorium on the evening of March
was hailed everywhere today as
sign OF the cordial relations that en-
lst between the two committees ar
ranging the inaugural celebra tions.
Mrs. Dougherty had planned, through
her committee on music, to have the
Marine Band give concert in the lobby
of the Mayflower Hotel between the
hours of and o'clock, Just before the
ball opens. When Mr. Galliher called
upon her early this week and explained
his desire to have a concert in the Wash
fngton Auditorium during the same
hours Mrs. Dougherty promptly gave
him a letter to Maj. Gen. Lejeune, COM
mandant of the Marine Corps, releasing
the band
pougherty's plans and necessitated con-
siderable extra work. 1t was pointed
out. however. that the concert would
afford some means of evening entertain
ment to the thousands of visitors who
come to Washington. and undoubtedly
will be unable to get into the ball. The
concert will be over at 8 o'clock, SO
that any one could attend both events.
MIR. Galliher today paid the highest
tribute to Mrs. Dougherty. He said
that she had done everything possi-
bic to help make easier his work on
the general inaugural committee. Be
fore the President reached a definite
decision regarding an official in
augural ball, Mrs. Dougherty with
held plans for the charity ball so
there would be nothing done on her
part which might influence him either
way.
Stands to BE Private.
The reviewing stands committee of
the general inaugural committee has
advertised for bids for Government
reservations that might accommodate
grandstands along Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. 1t has been made plain, how
ever, that such stands will be purely
private enterprises. No stands what
ever will be built by the inaugural
committee, in view of the limited size
of the parade, which will pass any
given point within an hour at the
most.
Although the committee does not
feel that 1t has the authority to con-
troll the prices that may be charged
for seats in these private stands, 1t
was pointed out today that IN no case
should the price OF a seat exceed
$3.50 and that many of them should
sell for as low as $3.50. It was be-
cause the advisory committee did not
feel itself justified in charging more
that it urged the inaugural committee
to rescind all plans for the construo-
tion of stands, which was done early
this week.
1t was made plain that the general
committee has not retracted, in any
manner, it's decision to curtail severe
~ the inaugural ceremonies, in keep
ing with the repeated request of
President Coolidge that his induction
into office be accompanied by the SIM
plest possible ceremony. So far as
Mr.. Galliher's committee Is concerned
there will be nothing but the short
parade and the concert in the yening
Cadet Corps Disappointed.
Already the refusal of the commit
tee, acting in accordance with the
Presidents wishes, to give even the
Washington High School Cadet Corps
a definite promise of a place in the
line of march has disappointed the
corps, Stephen f. Kramer. first assist
ant superintendent of public schools,
declared today.
Even when President Harding cut
his inaugural ceremonies to virtually
nothing the cadet corps, it was as
serted. had it's share in what enter
tainment was left. They acted as a
special guard in the court of honor
in front of the White House. Hope is
expressed that the boys may yet be
given some duty to perform this in
auguration, as they have taken part
in all previous inaugurations.