New Britain herald., 1925-03-04
CROWDS ASSEMBLE EARLY IN MORNING
.Stand in Line Hours Awaiting
 Inaugural Procession
COOLIDGE APPEARS CALM
President Up and Outdoors Before 7:3O a. m., Then Attends to Mat tcrs of Busincss-Dawes Has Conference With Reporters.

Conference With Reporters. By The Associated Press
 Washington, March 4,-March drew from her finest wares to pro- vide a perfect dawn for inaugura- ton day. and President Coolidge was one of the first among all the inauguration throngs to be cut of doors in the bright morning sum- light.
 Before 7:3o o'clock, while most of the White House circle was just beginning to bestir itself from sleep, the president stepped to the north portico of the mansion, test ed the mellowing spring air, and then took a round afoot out the northwest gate, past the stand where he later was to review his inaugural parade, and then Dack through the southwest gate to the executive offices. The bright morn ing light was playing gladly on inc rcd, white and blue that decked out the staid government buildings f7anking the White House on either side, and the breeze fast was losing its sharp bite of yesterday.
 To the secret service men who were his sole companions during the walk, the president remarked that on every one of the other eight days when he took an oath of office the weather had been at its pest. He added that he hoped it would not break a precedent today. ,-. \ Vermont Meal
 Soon after he re-entered the White House, Mrs. Coolidge and thelr guests were ready for breakfast and inc party sat down in the state dln- ing room to the usual buck"hcat cakes, Vermont maple syrup and sausage, Frank Stearns, the preSl- dents friend was missing from the breakfast table, having gone to the union station to meet John Coolidge, an Amherst student who came into Washington among the last ot the inauguration crowds that had gathered 10 see his father become chief executive for another four years. His train was due at S;30 a. m. but Mr.. Stcarns found when he reached the station that it was an hour late.
 Crowd Is Out Early
 Soon after o'clock the first ot the through that were to witness the taking of the oath on the Capi- tol plaza had begun to make thin fringe of humanity around the rear of the mammoth reserved stands. They had four hours and more to wait standing, before the president was to appear. Meantime the final decorations Of the presidential stand, long garlands of eversreens, were put in place among the folds of the flags that were draped every where about the post of honor. Then the radio announcers gave one last tryout to the broadcasting ap- paratus that was to carry the inaugural speech to the country, and pronounced the arrangements per feet.
 The president went to his desk at the executive offices five minutes before and began looking over the days correspondence. Last night he had cleared up the accumulation of legislative business and he had before him only the days work
 Visitors Arrive Early
 Several visitors already were in the waiting room when the eXecu- tive reached his office and sr4al groups of inauguration sightseers also were beginning to saunter through the White House ground, and peer in from respectful dis. tance at the windows of the eas' room.
 The first to call at the executive offices and pay their respects were the members of the Sheldon Chora Of Wilkesbarre, Pa, who had come to Washington 10 sing tonight at ( concert preceding the charity ball Senator Shortridge arrived soor Rfterward with a large cluster O flowers sent from California in { special refrigerator car for Mrs Coolidge, They ranged from rose, to violets and were the gift of tho California Nomen's Devclopmcn league.
 Shaves Himself
 Vice President Elect Dawes, in hi apartment at the New Willard hotel rose at o'clock As usual h. shaved himself and dressed leisurel, preparatory to having breakfast witI his family in tho apartment. Tn first of the family circle to be LII was young Dana Dawes, the adoptet son, who amused himself while h waited for breakfast by reading tn comic pictures in the morning news papers. George A. Caddock 0 Illinois, who succeeded Genera Dawes as head of the Minute Men was the first caller to be received b the vice -president-eieet.
 President Coolidge had spent tn first half hour at his aesk at worl
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