Evening star., 1928-12-29
Revised Estimates Plan Pro-
cession Consuming Two
Hours in Passing.
PLANE AND DIRIGIBLE
ESCORTS TO BE FEATURE
5000 Rooms Are Approved by
Committee to Care for In
fux of Visitors.

Revised estimates for the inaugural
parade, to be submitted to the general
inaugural committee meeting next
Thursday and later to President-eIect
Hoover on his arrival here January z.
set the limit on 10000 marchers in the
parade, miles long, that will take ap-
proximately two hours to pass a given
point. The parade makeup as an
nounced today by Gen. Anton Stephan.
chairman of the inaugural parade COM
mittee, includes participation of the
AIR Services of the Army, Navy and
Marine Corps, including the giant dir
igible Los Angeles and smaller Army
and Navy dirigibles.
The parade would be composed of
two divisions, with the service units
largely in the first division and the
second division presenting a varied and
colorful array.
First Division Make-Up.
The first division, as proposed by
zen. SCepnan and his committee would
De mace up as follows: District troops,
900: Navy regiment, 800: Marines
300; National Guard of the District of
Columbia, 700; selected representatives
OF the Officers Reserve Corps, 100.
The second division would be as fol.
lows: Inauguration committee, 200:
state governors and their escorts. 3. 500:
10 tribes OF Indians, 80; veterans or
CARNATIONS Qimit of 35 to each or
ganlzation in the DISTRICT, $50: patri-
otlc societies, one float each, 800: State
roats, one for each State with a limit
OF 500 persons; marching clubs Oinited
10 one person for each 10000 popula-
from each national school.
The actual total number of persons
70 take part in the parade comes to
1880. but Gen. Stephan points out
that 1t will be impossible to estimate
the number needed for the floats and
leaves leeway in the parade for the adj
| dltion OF units which the committee
VIII nnd later must be accepted.
Rooms Are Approved.
With the accommodations for 5000
out-of-town guests already approved by
the committee on housing and hospital
ity for the Inauguration, and requests
Ior accommodations pouring in by the
scores with every mail, definite plans
are being made now to guard against
excessive living accommodation rates
for visitors, Mrs. Virginia White Speel,
chairman Of the housing committee are
being kept busy with their inspections
OF private dwellings and rooming houses
offered for Inauguration visitors. and
the committees o. K is being given
only where assurance is received that
only moderate amount will be charged.
100000 Are Expected.
The committee is facing a herculean
task in view of the fact that already
most Of the rooms in the hotels Of
the city have been engaged for the
few days preceding and following the
inauguration, and it is estimated that
between 100000 and 100000 visitors
are expected in Washington for the
event.
Mrs. Speel has set up an Office for
the clearance of room listings and re-
quests for Accommodations in the in
augural headquarters at the Willard
Hotel, and either the chairman or
some member of her committee will
be on hand to take care of those with
rooms for listing.
Mrs. Harry r. Perry and Mrs. Francis
Pope yesterday were invited to become
members of the housing and hospitality
committee.