Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-07
INAUGURAL STAND
WORK PROGRESSES
Projects to Provide Seats for
Parade and Ceremonies
Well Under Way.

With little more than three weeks
elapSing before March 4, Pennsylvania
avenue today began to take on the APP
pearance of old-time inauguralS as
workmen progressed with construction
of grandStandS to seat upward of $4,000
persons, and expected to bring total
revenues of about 100000 toward the
fund to defray the expenses of the civic
part of the inaugural.
Thirteen carloads of lumber were de-
livered to the P. A. McHugh Co. today
to proceed with construction of STANDS
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets and in front of the DISTRICT
Building. The contract for construction
was awarded to the McHugh Co. on
the basis of $1.15 per seat, and con-
struction of foundations was begun to-
day. The seats in front of the District
Building and in front of Pulaski Park
will sell for So each, while those to be
constructed on the sidewalk at the south
end of the Treasury Building will sell
for SIS each. These are considered very
desirable seats, for although they will
not be covered, as those in the court
of honor will be, they will afford a
sweeping view of Pennsylvania avenue
eastward.
A special arrangement has been en-
tered into between the Treasury De-
partment and the inaugural committee,
according to Chief Clerk F. A. Birgfeld
of the Treasury, by which part of the
revenue from seats at the south end of
the Treasury will go to the inaugural
committee. Construction work of high
stands in the Treasury Enclosure i'm
mediately east of the Hamilton statue
was we'll along today. Other seats will
be constructed en- the sidewalk at the
south intersection of Fifteenth street
with Pennsylvania avenue and along
the east front of the Treasury Building.
The latter seats will be controlled by
the Treasury and will be sold to Treas
ury employees, as well as a considerable
number of seats which will be con-
structed in the sunken area at the
north end of the Treasury Building. 1t
is Mr. Birgfeld'S understanding that
the inaugural committee will construct
a 27-foot-wide grandstand on the 35-
foot sidewalk north of the Treasury,
opposite the Riggs Bank. the seats to
be sold by the committee.
Work on Official Stand Well Along.
Inaugural headquarters announced
today that there will be no grand
stands erected along the Avenue be-
tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets
So far as is now known. this will be
the only open block free of grandstands
between the Peace Monument and
Seventeenth street. Work on the Of
| fetal stand in front of the White
House is well along.
The official souvenir program, printed
Under the direction of Charles F.
Crane of the printing committee, will
| go to press early next week and will
| be placed on sale March / at so cents
a copy at hotel newstands, in the Wash
| ington exhibit room of the Washington
Building, and in the parade stands or
March 4. The souvenir will be 81
pages in size, filled with data about
Washington, illustrated by many photo
| graphs. The front cover is to carry
an airplane view of Washington with
Pennsylvania avenue in the center anC
with photographs of the President.
elect and the Vice PreSident-elect IL
the upper corner.
Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant, Sd, chair.
man of the inaugural committee, today
received from Matthew Quay Glasel
of the New York Hoover Curtis Club {
five-gallon velour hat of characteristic,
Western shape and style, but colored il
black. Similar hats were sent to w
Irving Glover, executive secretary o
the committee, and to Harold Phillips
publicity director These hats Wer'
popular during the recent campaign
and were designated as a sentimental
gesture to the Vice President-elect
One thousand official New York dele
gates will stride down PennSylvanl;
avenue on March wearing them.
Van SAINT Unable to Attend.
Former Gov. Samuel R. Van SAINT 0
Minnesota, one of the escort of homo
to Mr.. Hoover, will be unable TO atten'
the inaugural and his place has beel
taken in the group of 10 Civil Wa
veterans by Byron w. Benney, preSi
dent of the Soldiers and Sailors HON
here.
Disposition of the ten veterans in tn
two cars to follow the presidential part
in the parade. is as follows: First ca
Judge Hosea B. Moulton, Washington
Mai Gen. John L. Glen, washington
DR.. Lewis S. Pitcher, Brooklyn, N. Y
Gen. Frank A. Walsh, Milwaukee, Wis
Capt. E. L. Hawk. Sacramento, Cali
Second car, Col. Samuel G. Mawsol
Washington: Byron w. Benney, Wasf
ington; DR.. H. A. johnson. Washington
e. d. Godfrey, Washington, and d
Charles v. PetteyS, surgeon, Departmer
. of the Potomac.
i Announcement was made by the II
e augural committee that Maj. John Coo
a idge, son of President Coolidge, of tt
d staff of Gov. Trumbull of Connecticu
t will be among those to participate
the parade. His fiancee, Miss Florent
: Trurnbull, also will be in the grou
0 which will include two companies
n guards and the military staff of whie
: the Junior Coolidge is member. Di
patches from Connecticut said the Ger
eral Assembly of the State has appr'
priated $4,000 for expenses of the tr
TO Washington.