Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-05
FIREWORKS EXHIBIT
POSTPONED AGAIN
Monument Grounds Display
Indefinite-inauguraI Com
mittee Finishing Task.

While echoes of the Hoover Curtis in
augural still reverberated throughout
the Capital, ushered in again with day
of drlzZling rain, the inaugural commits
tee moved rapidly today toward the end
of its task. Lieut.. Col, u. S. Grant. Sd,
chairman of the committee, deferred
making public statement until he re-
ceiveS reports from all his committee
chairmen. He let it be known, however.
that he is satisfied the committees
phase of the inaugural activities went
off properly, and that he. as chairman,
believes everything possible was done
for the entertainment, comfort and con-
venience Of the thousands of visitors to
the Capital.
Meanwhile sanguine predictions as to
the probability of a large refund to the
men and women who donated to the
inaugural guarantee fund came from
l. j. Roberts, secretary of the finance
committee of the inaugural committee,
which is headed by Robert v. Fleming
Mr.. Roberts estimated today that the
refund to volunteer donors to the fund
will certainly be 80 per cent and might
probably be 100 per cent. The fund
subscribed is nearly three times that
raised for the Coolidge inaugural, when
100 per cent return to guarantors was
made. The finance committee has hung
up record unique in public fund solic-
itations. OF the total of S1l2,759 do
mated to the inaugural fund, all but
SIS has been paid in cash and checks.
Large Grandstand Ticket Sale.
James B. Reynolds, chairman of the
grandstand ticket committee, had not
tabulated today final returns on the sale
OF tickets, but is confident a large re-
turn will be made from this sale, which
Is the source of most of the revenue ac-
cru1ng to the inaugural committee,
from which the guarantee fund will be
repaid. Maximum capacity Of all grand
stands was estimated roughly at $685.
600, but it is probable the rain cut into
this total to some degree.
Rain again forced postponement of
the fireworks exhibit scheduled for to-
night on the Monument Grounds.
Chairman Graham of the entertainment
committee said the fireworks exhibit
will be held on the first clear night.
Three thousand dollars was authorized
to purchase fireworks
The housing committee, headed by
Mrs. Virginia White Speel, handled
room accommodations for 10000 visi-
tors, according to an admitted conserva-
sANC CosHituIC HIduc NY MIS-. Opeel UOQdys
Four or five alleged attempts to profiteer
were nipped In the bud by the commit
tee during the last few days, and every
person applying for rooms was furnished
accommodations.
During the rush of the last few
days" Mrs. Speel said, lit was impos-
sible to keep accurate tabulationS of
the number of persons placed in rooms
outside the hotels. We estimate we
handled 10000, but this figure may be
revised.
"On behalf of the committee I wish
to express my thanks to Col Grant All
w. Irving Glover. executive secretary of
the inaugural committee, who placed
every facility at our disposal, and to
the women who worked in the office.
inspecting rooms and at the Union sta
ton. We are proud of the patriotic
spirit OF Washington in giving every aid
10 make the visitors to our city COM
Portable. The city did itself proud"
Charity Ball Figures Lacking.
Mrs. John Allan Dougherty. general
chairman of the inaugural charity ball
committee. could give no figures on the
gross receipts at the ball, but was salts
neo large amount of money was raised
Ior charity from the affair at the WASH
lngton Auditorium last night. About
$4,000 was raised from the sale of box
seats. and general admission tickets at
$40 each and SIS the couple, augmented
the fund considerably. Mrs. Dourhertv
would not discuss her own part in the
arrangements for the ball, but gave
credit without stint to the men and
women who aided her, particularly Ro-
land S. Robbins, chairman of the ticket
committee and Charles Delmar. I'VE
cannot make final tabulation of the
amount raised for charity" Mrs.
Dougherty said, until we hear from the
tickets that were sent out through the
States and from the ticket sellers in the
downtown districts of Washington"
The official inaugural period Is stiIl in
progress, the inaugural committee de-
clared, pointing to the program of public
entertainment arranged for TODAY.
Wnlcn is designated the closing day of
the inaugural period by the entertain
ment committee. A ground show of
commercial airplaneS and flights over
washington by commercial planes this
afternoon were both Cancelled and there
was a probability that the air demon
stratlons planned by the Army and
Navy air services this afternoon would
also be Cancelled. Bad flying conditions
at Boiling Field were made worse by
the presence at the Army Air Field of
four Army blimps. which were unable
to leave the Capital for their base be-
cause OF low-hanging clouds and lower
ing mist. Four Coast Guard cutters
the Mohave, Seneca, Apache and Man
nlng-were open for inspection today at
the Washington Navy Yard.
Latest Fund Contributions.
Latest donors to the inaugural fund
were: Charles p. Schneider Baking
Co. $3.50; Leonard P. Stuart, $500:
China Restaurant. $40; American Oil
Co.. 500; Canton Pagoda Restau-
rant. S..
Workmen started today to remove
the rain-soaked sodden stands along
Pennsylvania avenue, which seated
thousands of persons yesterday. Order
went out from the Treasury to clear
the sidewalks on Pennsylvania avenue
and Fifteenth street sides of the Treas
ury Building of the inaugural stands
as quickly as possible. and workmen
began the task of removing the more
pretentious stands in Lafayette Park
and in front of the White House. The
stands in front of the District Building,
and In Pulaski Park, which are of circus
type construction, can be taken down
in a short time