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70 act s ushers and guards in the i'm
provised court of honor and there is
a great possibility that with the ad-
ditional stands il may even be pos
sibIe to use picked members from the
commissioned personnel Of their
corps.
Had the cadets been denied any po-
sition at all in the ceremonies at
tendant upon the inauguration OF
President Coolidge and Vice President
Dawes, it would have been the iTSt
time since their own inauguration
they had not helped induct into office
the Nations Chief Executives The
cadets had similar work at tho in
auguration of President Harding,
having acted as d guard of honor in
the court.
Another 18th hour change in the
program makes il possible for the
Grand Army of the Republic TO be
represented in the parade. With the
thin line of the veterans rapidly fad
ing from the life of the Nation, a, gen
eral demand for the men who helped
save the Union in ga arose from every
part Of the country, and found its an
swer at the White House today.
H b. Moulton, long active in the
life OF the Grand Army Of the Re
public. Gdlled at Illt W Nll's IibL3' ltt'4
morning to make a final plea. for its
veterans. He was rewarded when he
was Informed that two automobiles
TO contain members of the Grand
Army will be assigned places in the
line Of march. Although their posi-
tion has not vet been selected, it
probably will be one Of the honor
places.
The decision to have the veterans
N~,,F
only l. the route OF the parade rather
an arduous one for men Of such ad
vanced years. but there viii also he
a wait Of perhaps more than an hour
before the procession moves. In ad-
dition the danger of inclement
weather is always an inaugural
threat The fact that the veterans
viii ride. it was argued. will deprive
them of mono of the picturesqueness
that has surrounded them in all pre-
vious inaugural professions.
With the President, when he takes
his oath OF Office, will be the members
OF his family and Mrs. a. I. Goodhue.
Mrs. Coolidge's mother. Mrs. GoodhUe
arrived here yesterday. Col. John c.
Coolidge. the Presidents father. and
John, the Presidents son, will be IN
Washington Tuesday. John is coming
from Amherst College. accompanied
/ by President Olds of the college. Dr.
| John T. Harding, the father of the
| late President Harding. sent word
that he would not be able to accept
| the Presidents invitation TO be
guest at the White House for the in
auguration.
Floor Committee Named.
Lieut.. Col. c. o. Sheriff. announced
| the full membership of the floor com
mittee Of the charity inaugural ball
n he he at hR -
next Wednesday night Col. Sheriff.
was selected to replace Brig. Gen.
William Mitchell on the committee
when Gen. Mitchell resigned.
The full committee roster follows:
Col. Sheriff., chairman; William
Bowie Clarke and Gist Blair. act
| ing chairmen; Brig. Gen. William
Mitchell. Capt. John II. Gibbons
| L. S. n. and Leland Harrison. vice
| chairmen first, second and third, re
| spectively): Maj. O. \. Solhert, hon
orary chairman; Capt. Emmanuel
Lombard, Gen. G. Dumont, Com
mandant Georges Thenault and Capt
| G.. Gripon, all Of the French embassy,
Col n. inertia, Capt. X. Heseeawa
! and Capt. y. Inouke, all of the Japa
| n ese embassy; Lieut. Comdr. John
Wise Morse, Comdr. Robert Heuder-
/ son, Archibald c. V. Wells, Senator
Arthur Capper, Floyd p. WagEaman.
| Capt. Arturo Espinosa of the Chilean
embassy, Brig. Gen. 6. +. Downcy
| Cabot Stevens, Representative John
| Philip Hill Gf in city at time), Victor
| Kaufman. Eliot Wadsworth and T. T.
Byrd, jr.. L. S. \.
| Lieut. Comdr. L. Rosa. Ribairo OF
| the Brazilian embassy, HampsOn
| Gary, Lynch Luquer, Frank J. Hogan.
| Malcolm A. Coles. Frank Murphy,
John J. O'Connor. Col. Charles Bryant
| Drake, John w. Davidge, Lieut.
| Comdr f. u. Langworth. Capt. Ridge
| " Mclean, L. 5. N: Gist Blair, Col.
Herbert Bainbridge Hayden, Lieut.
Clayton Bissell, L. S A.; Lieut. George
C. Mcdonald, L. S. A: Lieut.. Col. "
William NJ. Ritter, Capt. e S. Land.
| L. S N; Edward a. Hartman, Or
| W. S. Culbertson, Lieut.. Col. VIII
liam y. Haskell, Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury Charles s. Dewey.
| Capts. c. T. Brooks. John II. Craige,
L. W. Burnham and r. II. Jeschke
and Lieuts. c. NJ. Ruffner, Gordon
Hall and Lawrence d. Burke, all OF
| the United States Marine Corps.
| Chester w. Lockwood, DR.. Will
son Compton, William Payne Mere
dith, Wade H. Ellis, James r. Eller-
| son, ir.: A. NJ Nevius, Austin Z.
Waller. Maj Ernest II. Van Fossan,
Capt. r. Oldys, Maj. J. II. Jouett,
Lieut. D CT. Lingle, Lieut. L. c.
| Schulze, Maj James +. CLANCY, Maj.
| Alvin c. Sandiford, Maj Carl Spatz.
Lieut. George +. Hodge, Lieut.. George
p Mcdonald, Capt Robert l.. Welsh,
Lieut.. John X. Montgomery, Lieut..
Frederick A. Schauss and the world
flyers, Lieut. Leigh Wade, Lieut.. Les
lie Arnold and Capt. Herbert q.
Partridge