Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-11
MILITARY ESCORT
IN PARADE MARCH 4
WILL NUMBER 3,A3
Detailed Organization Plan
of First Grand Division
Made Public.
MARCH TO BEGIN MOVING
AT ABOUT lis INDICATED
Hoover to Begin Inaugural Ad-
dress Immediately After TAX
ing Oath at Noon.

parade, mdQe puDllC IOudy ny MAJ. Oeu.
Charles P. Summerall, grand marshal
of the parade, shows a total of 1913 Of
fcers and $3.50 men to comprise the
military escort for Herbert Hoover and
Charles Curtis as they ride down Penn
sylvania avenue the afternoon of March
4, after having taken the oath Of Of
flee at the Capitol.
Present indications are that the in
augural parade will not start moving
until about us o'clock. The starting
time depends upon whether Mr.. Hoover
and Mr.. Curtis lunch at the Capitol, as
has been the custom of recent years for
the incoming executives. The oath Of
Office is scheduled for IL o'clock noon.
and Immediately thereafter Mr.. Hoover
will deliver his inaugural address,
which will be broadcast over the great
est network of radio stations ever as
sembled for one event. The speech is
expected to last about a half hour, and
the official party may then go to lunch.
Immediately behind the automobile
bearing Mr.. Hoover, Mr.. Curtis and
their stats will ride Gen. SummeraI,
Simonds, the marshals staff and the
Army Band, the latter on foot. Then
will come the marshals section, led by
Mai. Gen. Fred W.. Sladen with his
staff, to be followed by the Regular
Army section, commanded by Brig.
Gen. H. C. Williams, and his staff. In
the Army section will be the Sd Bat
talon of the 18th Infantry, commanded
by Mai. A. M. Patch; the Engineer
Band, the 18th Engineers Qess I'd Bat
talion), commanded by Maj. Dewitt c.
Jones; the Sd Cavalry Band, and the
1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery, COM
manded by Maj. Cortlandt Parker.
Navy Section to Follow.
Then will follow the Navy section,
led by Brig Gen. Harry Lee, u. S. M. C.,
with his staff. In this section will be
the following units: The Marine Band;
Marine regiment, led by Col. z. 7.
Fryer; the Navy Band; regiment OF
bluejackets, commanded by Capt. Willis
Mcdowell: the Coast Guard section,
commanded by Lieut.. Comdr. H. q.
Bradbury, with his staff, and two units
from the Coast Guard
The National Guard section VIII De
commanded by Brig. Gen. Anton Steph-
an, who is chairman OF the parade
committee of the inaugural committee.
Gen. Stephan and his staff VIII DC
followed by the band OF the l2lst En-
gineers, National Guard, OF the Dis
trict of Columbia; the headquarters
troop and headquarters special troops
121st Engineers; Company A, 372d IN
fantry. and the anti-aircraft unit OF the
260th Coast Artillery.
The 1st Battalion, Naval Reserves, OF
the District of Columbia viii march
behind Lieut.. Comdr. F. Bascom Smith,
while a detachment of Army Reserve
officers will be led by Brig. Gen. John
Ross Delafield, o. r. G.
Hubert Work, chairman OF the Re-
publican national committee, will act as
marshal of the second grand division
of the parade. All the units which
will take part in the second division
march have not yet been placed, but
plans for this division will be an
shortly.
The Army section of the 1st Division
will consist of 60 officers and $50 men.
In the Navy and Marine section viii
be $50 officers and 1000 men. The Coast
Guard will contribute Sc officers and
1870 men. Twelve officers and $50 men
will march from the District Naval Re-
serves and in the Army Reserve officers
section 100 officers viii march.
Seat Prices Announced.
Price classifications of the various
sections of seats under construction and
to be constructed. for public sale, were
announced today by the inaugural COM
mittee Eight thousand seats in the
stands in Lafayette Square. opposite the
official stand in front of the White
ca - Tn
Of these will be 40 boxes to be sold in
single units of six seats each at $50
.he box. Seven thousand seats on the
south and north sides of Pennsylvania
avenue. in front of the Treasury, the
Riggs Bank and the Treasury Annex,
ire listed at SIS each. Thirty-Six hun
ired seats on either side of the official
stand are held for SIS each. while 5000
eats at the State, War and Navy Build
ng and in front of the Court of Claims
Building are listed at 81 each. Eight
seats on Pennsylvania avenue
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets will be sold at So each. Chair
nan Tompkins of the grandstand COM
nittee expects to let out this week con-
ractS for construction of seats along
avenue east of Thirteenth
street. If stands are constructed in all
blocks from the Peace Monument to
Thirteenth street more than 10000
persons may be seated.
Capt. George F. Unmacht, past de-
oartment adiutant of the District Of
Columbia Department, American Legion,
has been named by Col. Paul v. McNutt,
rational commander Of the Legion, to
'erve as his personal representative to
handle all details in connection with
Legion participation in the inaugural
parade. The Wichita American Legion
Band of Wichita, Kans,. viii march in
he parade, and the national colors OF
he Legion are to be brought to WASH
ngton for the occasion. With the
rational colors will go the department
,olors of the District of Columbia.
Delaware, Virginia, Mary
and and New Jersey Departments.
Chairman Grant of the inaugural
committee has expressed pleasure that
Connecticut is TO be represented in the
parade by the Governors Horse Guards.
Battery E of the PAID Coast Artillery
md the 1st and I'd companies of the
Governors Foot Guards
ut Is just such historic organizations.
With histories reaching back to the
revolution, with special traditions and
With distinctive uniforms. that are
PARTICULARLY wanted in the parade" Col.
irant said. 1.-THE limitation that has
lad to be placed on the size of each
states contingent makes the committee
nore than usually DESTROYS of having
Individual and colorful representation
rom the greatest possible number of
tates." The Grant family was among
he first settlers In Windsor, Conn. The
scort CT Gov. Trumbull of Connecticut,