Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-28
OuadrenniaI Transformation
of Washington Rapidly
Moves Ahead.
MONDAY WEATHER ONLY
UNDETERMINED FACTOR
Committee Arranges Final Plans
for Civic Participation in
Ceremonies.

dent moved toward its climax today
as workmen put the final touches on
the stands to seat $4,000 people for the
inaugural parade next Monday and the
inaugural committee brushed up the
last details of civic participation in the
induction into office of Herbert Hoover
and Charles Curtis The composition
OF the parade has been completed, aerial
units are ready to move to Washing
ton to take part in a sky show on in
augural day, complete arrangements
have been made to put on the varied
assortment of entertainment features
planned by the inaugural committee
and the stage now awaits the actors.
The only indeterminate factor is the
nature of the backdrop to the inaugural
stage-the weather-which may range
from an unusually mild and warm
Spring day to one like that which
greeted the Inauguration of President
Taft in 1909 when nearly 10 inches
OF snow blanketed the Capital.
Army Maps Program.
Moving with It's customary precision
and attention to detail. the Army has
mapped out a complete and detailed
program Of the units which will form
the colorful parade. has designated a
number of aides to visiting governors,
has set up an organization TO handle
seating arrangements in the official
stand in front of the White House, and
has gone into many other of the all
important small matters that make or
mar such large celebration The in
Q1.utlral oittao ifca1f yirt ll1
pleted its work with the same precision.
under the direction of Lieut.. Col u S.
Grant, Sd, chairman. The ring of ham,
mers and the buzz of saws still reSound
along Fifteenth street and along Penn
sylvania avenue as the finishing touches
are being placed on stands erected east
OF Thirteenth street for private dis
tribution. The stands in the court of
honor, between Fifteenth and Seven
tenth streets, now virtually sold out.
took on the aspect of garden today as
workmen completed banking the raw
wooden structures with evergreenS and
hung bunting from lofty fiagpoles that
dripped sodden rain on the sidewalks
Washington is becoming city of bunt-
ing as merchants decorate their estab-
lishments with the national colors and
with banners bearing likenesses of the
IiiCli WIN Will IdhC IIlC tWO IllSllCSt VA
fees in the land four days hence.
Parade to Halt at Twelfth Street.
Mr. Hoover will not dlsappoint the
thousands to be seated along Fifteenth
street by going to the White House
via the entrance at the south end of
the Treasury. The inaugural commit
tee declared today that Mr. Hoover and
his party will ride to the White House
via Fifteenth street and PENNSYLVANIA
avenue, entering the White House
grounds at the northwest gate for a
luncheon before entering the official
stand. A walk has been constructed on
the White House lawn to a flight of
steps over the iron railing around the
Executive Mansion leading directly into
the official stand. so that no matter
what the weather, the presidential party
will be protected. While the luncheon
Is in progress at the White House
minus the presence of the outgoing
President-the parade will be halted at
Twelfth street. awaiting word from a
courier that the President has entered
the reviewing stand.
The committee in charge of the Off
cial reception to governors at the Will
LARD Hotel the night of March 3, re-
quested today that the general invita-
ton list guests enter by the F street
entrance. Those discharging their
motors at the street entrance will re-
enter them at the Pennsylvania avenue
entrance to the hotel after the cere-
mony. The committee further suggests
that those arriving by automobile leave
their wraps in their cars to avoid con-
gestion in the check rooms.
The committee on historic sites.
headed by Miss Mabel Boardman, an
nounced today complete list of places
OF interest to visitors, which will be
open during the three days beginning
March 2. The committee has arranged
the tours for one. two or three DAYS to
take in all the places of interest or
those in the immediate vicinity of the
city.
Aerial Demonstration Saturday.
The military services will dominate
the program for Saturday, as aerial
demonstrations are to be given by the
Army and Navy air forces from to 3
O'Clock. A Cavalry and field drill for
inaugural visitors will be shown at Fort
Myer at 800 pm. The complete pro-
gram OF entertainments for visitors to
the Capital during the inaugural period
follows:
Exhibit of Washington, past, present
and future-WaShineto Building. Fiji
teenth street, New York avenue and G
street; open March l to March 5, $50
am. to $50 pm.
Saturday, March 2--lO am. to II
noon. U. S. Navy open for inspection:
U. S. Coast Guard cutters Mohave,
Manning and Apache will be open to
| the public at the Navy Yard dock: 2
pm. to 2:30 p.m.-Over Potomac Park
and Monument Grounds--air demon
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