New Britain herald., 1925-03-03
President Coolidge Ap- parently Gives Little Thought To Morrow, Busying Himself With Days Affairs.
Will Take Oath on His Grandmother's Bible and Entire Program Should Be Concluded by Mid Afternoon.
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
 Washington. March 3.---In setting that reflected but dimly the showy splendor that has shone upon in- augural history for a century and more. the American government brought to completion today it's plans to install a new natio al ad- ministration at noon tomorrow.
 Everything considered. 1t was the quietest March of an inauguration year that Washington has seen in many a decade. The ceremonies to- morrow will be somewhat more ex- tended than those of four years ago, when President Harding ordered that the whole inauguration be at tended by utter simplicity, but on that occasion the impending change of government stirred the capital to a high pitch of expectation and brought here tremendous crowd of spectators.
 Streets Almost Barren
 Today the wide avenues Of the capital were almost barren of pre- inaugural crowds, and only a few scattered reviewing stands and a profusion of red, white and blue, which draped almost every building along the line of tomorrow's abbre- viated parade, evidenced the near ap- proach of another inauguration day.
 At the White House President Coolidge was little buster than or dinarily receiving distinguished wis., itors and keeping pace with the few cred activities of the dying congress, but he went about doing the days work" according to the motto he long ago adopted as his watchword of public service. without apparent thought of the morrow.
 Dawes Makes Call.
 One of those who called on the president was Charles G. Dawes, of Chicago. the soldier statesman who in another twenty-four hours will be- come the nations second in com- mand. Following his celebrated dip per pipe on trip about the capital to renew old acquaintances the vice president-elect. dropped in for an hours chat with his chief, and re- galed senators whom he met in the executive offices with quips about staid parliamentary decorum he fore sees for himself as presiding officer of the senate.
 Delegations from score or so of states, headed in most cases by Q governor, either called to pay their respects or sent greetings to the president upon their arrival for to- morrow's ceremonies. There was Q short cabinet meeting, as is custom ary on Tuesday, and in all the crash Of his duties Mir. Coolidge found time to witness the conclusion of mara thon race in the mall, and award a prize to the winner.
 Warmer Weather.
 As the pre-inaugural period enter ed its last twenty-four hours bright sun tempered hourly the crisp air of q blustcry March day, and the weather forecasters predicted that tomorrow would be warm for com fort in the outdoor stands but over cast with perhaps some rain in the afternoon. If the ceremonies can be carried through on schedule. how ever, they should be over before the showers begin.
 Under the plan of brevity and economy laid down by Mr. Coolidge himself, the entire official program should be concluded by mid-after- noon, It is the passing of the inau- gural parade that usually drags out the ceremonies until evening, and this time there will be places in the pageant only for the governors of states and their staffs and less than 10000 soldiers, sailors and marines assembled from posts nearby.
 Uses GrandmOther's Bible.
 About 5000 people win be seated in the stands on the capitol plaza to see MT. Coolidge take the oath of office on his Erandmother's Bible. and seal his obligation by pressing his lips to the first chapter of St. John, which describes the baptism of Jesus by John tho Baptist. Another 4,000 will have places in the review ing stand at the White House, but along Pennsylvania avenue there will be standing room only, for the thou sands who will gather there to cheer Ghe state and national dignitaries and fighting men as they pass along in the footsteps of the great inaugural pageants of the past.
 Except for the opening scenes it is impossible to measure by the clock the course Of tomorrow's repetition of the quadrennial drama of inaugu- ration.
 Those inauguration visitors who took a preeeremony view of the ar- rangements of the capitol today heard strange voices echoing over tie plaza and resounding about the corners of the library of congress, They even distinguished sentences