Evening star., 1928-12-28
ASKS GIANT A|RSH|P
. FOR INAUGURATION
Parade Committee Sends Re.
quest for Los Angeles to
Navy Department. !.

A request for the giant Navy dirigi-
BILE Los Angeles to lead the air parade
which will soar above the narchers in
the inaugural parade March has been
forwarded to the Navy Department by
the inaugural parade committee, SUBJ
ject to the approval of President-elect
Hoover. Gen. Anton Stephan, chair
man of the parade committee, today
declared that the plans, as they stand
now, call for a regular air circus, With
heavier and lighter than air craft TAX
ing part in the parade, with the flying
machines of the Army, Navy and Ma
rine Corps represented.
The plan, which will be presented at
the meeting of the general inaugura-
ton committee next Thursday and to
ington January 7, calls for an air pa
rade which would start down the Ave-
nue. III formation as soon as the head of
the column reaches the Peace Monu-
ment and which would circle the dome
of the Capitol during the ilaugura-
tion ceremonies.
A number of the smaller Army and
Navy dirigihles also are sought for the
parade. A group of heavier -than-air
craft, whose speed can be cut down to
almost that of the marchers, flying low
down the Avenue, 1t Is believed, by the
committee, would make the parade
much more impressive.
1t is beginning to look as though the
participation of the entire corps of the
West Point cadets and Annapolis mid
shipmen would be too big strain on
the purse strings of the inaugural COM
mittee It has been estimated by the
parade committee that the cost of
bringing the student officers of the de-
tense services would be in the neigh
borhood Of $4,000 and this expenditure
is not likely to meet with the approval
of the parade powers -that-be.
Space Reserved for 0. r. C.
Space in the parade has tentatively
been reserved for a group OF 100 men,
bers of the, Oficers' Reserve Corps.
Charles H.. Tompkins, local builder,
today accepted the appointment Of
chairman of the grandStand committee,
it was announced at inaugural COM
mittee headquarters at the Willard.
More than $50 acceptances have been
received from those invited to serve on
the general committee, the names Of
Herbert r. Shannon. F. E. Pope, S. r..
6OWGu ana L. w. EIlullpo, JLss UClkl6
added to the list today.
The committee on public relations
yesterday met and mapped out plans to
be presented to. MIR. Hoover for bring
ing the Inauguration before the public.
The committee is headed by Theodore
P. Noyes and organized yesterday with
the appointment Of William Hall as sec
retary. A. j. May, president of the
White House Photographers Associa-
ton, was made chairman of the sub
committee on picture taking, and C. D.
Graham, engineer of the Chesapeake 81
Potomac Telephone Co., chairman of
the subcommittee on radio arrange
mentS and broadcasting. James Pres
ton, superintendent of the press gal
leries at the Capitol, was named chair
man of the subcommittee on arrange
| ments for newspaper men at the swear
ing-in exercises and at. the reviewing
| stand.
Reservations Overtax Hotels.
Washington hotels already are taxed
beyond capacity with reservations for
the inauguration and requests for res
ervatlonS are arriving in large numbers.
Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, superintendent of
police, told meeting of the public or
der committee at the District Building
yesterday afternoon.
The committee approved q resolution
to be presented to Congress, calling for
an appropriation of $25, 900 for protec-
tion OF life and property between Feb
ruary % and March 10. The money
will be used largely to pay for services
of the best detectives of the country
east OF the Mississippi to come here to
help the local Police Department with
the inaugural throng.
! The resolution also calls for $4,000
for erection and maintenance of first
aid stations, information booths and
comfort stations for use during the in
auguration.
Under the resolution, the District
Commissioners would be authorized to
make special regulations governing traf-
fic for the weeks prior to and follow
| ing the Inauguration. Penalties provide
for fines of not more than $100 and
imprisonment for not more than &C
days.
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