Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-25
INAUGURAL PARADE
FLOATS CONSIDERED
Subcommittee Studies Pro-
. poSaI to Show Government
tai Departments Work.

Plans for the participation of float,
representative Of the activities of the
various Government departments are
under consideration by the inaugural
parede subcommittee. Mai Gen. Anton
Stephan. chairman of the committee.
announced today.
Under the proposal. which is before
the committee and being. discussed BY
the heads of the various governmental
departments, the floats would be dis
tlnctive and of the outstanding activi-
ties. achievements or aims OF the d.
partments represented and would be OF
an educational nature.
1t is pointed out that these floats.
while they would add little length 10 the
parade, which is being kept within the
two-hour limit originally decided upon.
would add color to the procession anil
would be Of value to the thousands Of
visitors who will be in the Capital 70:
the inaugural ceremonies.
Listing Agencies Scored.
Activities of certain living accommo-
dation listing agencies OF the city in
connection with taking care of visitors
who Will come to the city for the inaug-
ural. were scored today by Louis RothS-
child. of the Better Business Bureau.
who called attention TO the fact that
the inaugural subcommittee. under
Craftsmanship of Mrs. Virginia White
Speel, is conducting. free of charge.
such an agency for Washington house
holders.
The primary reason for this COM
ment,' Mr. RothSchild said, lis due to
the fact that there are some persons
advertising to housewives to list with
them rooms for the inauguration. You
Will find these private listing agencies
making a charge. probably So for each
listing, and falling to guarantee to rent
your. room. 1t appears that these
people may be more Interested in COL
Letting the listing fee than they are in
renting your room. At any rate. it will
be well to investigate the official, non
profit committee first"
Mrs. Spells committee is maintaining
headquarters at the general committees
headquarters in the Willard, and one or
more OF the representatives of the COM
mlttee Will be on duty there every day.
The committee has made, and is con-
tlnu1ng to make, careful check of the
accommodations offered in the city and
has fixed rates which 1t deems are rea-
sonable. as well as cooperating in every
way with the householder and those
seeking accommodations. and no charge
is being made for the service.
Mrs. Speel will speak over Radio Sta
ton WMAL at 9:45 o'clock tomorrow
night on the scope and activities of her
committee.
Stands Layout Completed.
While tickets have not been printed.
the general layout of the stands along
the line of march of the inaugural pa
rade has been completed, and the ticket
office will be opened on the street floor
OF the Transportation Building, Seven
tenth and H streets, tomorrow, 1t was
announced today at committee head
quarters. Those desiring choice seats
from which to review the parade may
obtain them tomorrow. The ticket
committee also is maintaining Offices at
rooms 302 and 800 in the Transportation
Building.
Free list suspended" is the an
nouncement also made today by the
ticket committee. 1t is announced that
absolutely no free tickets will be issued
for any sections of the reviewing stands
and those desiring tickets must betoken
Such desire with cash or the equiva-
lent thereof or remain ticketless.
The official route of the inaugural
parade has been announced as follows:
The first division of the parade will
start at New Jersey avenue and B
street southeast, on the south side near
the House Office Building. 1t will pro-
coed across the plaza to B street north
east; thence will go west on B street
10 FIRST street northwest, south on First
street to Pennsylvania avenue. west
along Pennsylvania avenue to Fifteenth
street. north on Fifteenth street to
pennsylvania avenue and then west to
Nineteenth street, where it will disband.
The presidential party will precede
the procession to the presidential
reviewing stand.
Indian Participation Hits Snag.
Participation of 100 Indians in the
parade, on the invitation of the in
augural committee, has struck a snag.
The Indians must pay their own ex-
penses In coming to Washington. and
returning to their reservations. Com
missioner OF Indian Affairs Burke has
notified the superintendent of Indian
reservations.
In his letter, Commissioner Burke
states that the inaugural COMMITTEES
mas stated to him that there will De no
funds available for the expenses of In
dams coming to the Inauguration to
march In the parade. There are no
FUNDS available from the Indian Office
Tor any such purpose. he SAYS.
1t can be said. however" Mr.. Burke
wrote. that the inaugural committee
and this office will be glad to have
100 Indians participate in the parade
and as many more as may come as
visitors. but 1t must be understood that
tney come here as other citizens of the
united States. paying their own travel
ing ana incidental expenses to Washing