Evening star., 1925-02-22


State governors. Commissioner Ru-
dolph will be accompanied by an
escort composed of officers of the
District National Guard, and prob
ably a mounted civilian suite. AT
least so Guard officers are to be in
the uniformed escort, which VIII also
be mounted. Commissioner Rudolph
is entitled to appear in the process
sion as the governor of the District
of Columbia.
The first building to assume its
inaugural attire is the Commercial
National Bank Building at Fourteenth
and G. streets. Long streamers, bear
ing the natioal colors, draped the
structure today and bits of patrt-
otically hued bunting festooned It's
many windows-a sure harbinger OF
the approaching inaugural celebra-
ton. Before the week IS cut the
city will ge weighted under mills of
similar decorations.
Every effort is being made, how
yer, to persuade merchants and other
property owners to use bum ana olue
bunting in addition to the red, white
and blue goods, of which most WASH
ington business houses already nave
countless yards left over from other
celebrations. The general committee
hopes, however, to carry out the cnlor
acheme of the victorious Continental
Army of rs as far as possible.
Post once Has Stand
The only reviewing stand thus far
erected occupied the balcony over the
main entrance to the Post Office
Building. 1t is merely a small affair
for the exclusive use of officials of
the Post Office Department and their
wives. Work on the public stand in
Lafayette Square and the stand for
the use of President Coolidge and
Vice President Dawes, on the White
House side of the Avenue, will Be be-
gun this week.
The big stand on the east front of
the Capitol, upon which the Presi
dent will take the oath of Office and
deliver his inaugural address, is
almost ready for use. All of the
carpentry work has been finished.
much of the electric wiring has been
done, and about all the stand needs
now is it's coat of paint. 1t is from
that stand that virtually all of
America will attend the inaugura-
ton, via the far-reaching radio.
Any doubt that the visitor to Wash
ington might be disappointed may be
quickly dispelled by a glance at the
program for inauguration day. Only
when compared with past celebrations 8
does that Of 1925 shrink to the mod
est" and "slmplified" proportions de-
Iuanded for it by President Coolidge.
The visitor coming here for his first
inauguration is likely to think it a
lively affair.
Signs Bills at Capitol
The program will really begin when
the President sets out for the Capitol
accompanied by an escort. There he
will go to the Presidents room, sign
a. number of bills, and at 1 o'clock go
out to the stand on the east steps of
the Capitol and have the oath of office
administered by Chief Justice Taft.
Immediately after delivering his
inaugural address he and Vice Presi-
dent Dawes will lead the inaugural
parade back up Pennsylvania avenue,
leaving the line of march at the
White House to review the procession
1t will be the latter part of the after
noon before that is over.
In the evening there will be at least
two fetes. The largest will be the
charity inaugural ball in the May
flower Hotel. 1t will he the most
brilliant and largest ball ever held in
Washington, and possibly in the
country. The highest Government
officials, virtually the entire diplo-
matte corps, the State governors and
he present The ball will begin at 8
o'clock and dancing at 10.
At the same time a concert by the
United States Marine Band and sew
eral choral societies will be held in
the Washington Auditorium. under
the auspices of the Washington in
augural committee. 1t will begin at
8 o'clock and last until a little after
10, giving those who desire to attend
the ball, too, ample opportunity to
reach the Mayfower in the height of
the fete.
Plans Line of March.
Announcement of the line OF march
for the parade awaits definite in
formation as to the number of gov
ernors who will appear in the pro-
cession. A telegram was sent yes
terday to those who have not yet re-
piled. asking them to inform the COM
lnittee by return wire whether they
would attend officially or not. AS
soon as these answers have been re-
ceiyed the line of march will be an
nounced.
Brig. Gen. Rockenbach, chief of
staff to Maj. Gen. Hines. the chief
marshal, is in charge of arranging
the line of march. He has completed
the list of troops that will comprise
the first division, numbering about
1000 men-soldiers, sailors and Ma
rines. II is believed that he will be
ready for his announcement by We'd
nesday at the latest, and possibly
Tuesday.