The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1929-03-14

who occupied places on the running
board. The new President DOTTED his
high silk hat and the First Lady OF
the Land smiled in greeting to the
multitude of people, who continued to
cheer. The only decorations ON tins
car and the several others following,
bearing the officials, were two Amer
lean flags on the front of each car.
A squadron of the Third Cavalry,
acting as escort of the presidential
party to the Capitol from the White
House, stood in formation facing the
Capitol, and then fell into marching
formation as the escort back to the
Executive Mansion began.
At two o'clock, as the rain fell
faster and wetter, forcing US to leave
our places on the roof, the Inaugural
parade commenced. To describe this
briefly is to say that it consisted of
two grand divisions, comprising in
the first, 1000 representatives of the
army, navy, and marine corps and
coast guards, together with their
various bands. Also in this division
were many automobiles in which
members of the Republican National
committee and dignitaries of promi-
ence in the party were riding.
In the second division came more
marchers in uniforms, more bands, all
playing the lively airs appropriate to
the patriotic spirit of the day, as
they continued their march down
Pennsylvania avenue, past the many
reviewing stands and the White
House stand, where the President and
Mrs. Hoover and many notables with
them viewed the parade.
The Governors section, represent
ing thirty states, came in this divis-
ion; also the patriotic organizations
section, and the delegations of the
various states, many of which con-
sisted of long lines of marehers, all
good-humoredly enduring the down.
pour of rain.
The Grand Army of the Republic,
Spanish War veterans and veterans
of the World War occupied prominent
parts in the second division.
The handsome uniforms of the diff
Iferent divisions of the army, navy
and marine corps, and the bright uni
forms of the various bands We're the
most cheering impressions of the
grand parade, which would have beer
more generally enjoyed by the vast
throng of visitors, if it had been pos
sible to view it in comfort.
1t is not unusual to see airplanes
in Washington at any time, even il
numbers, and the aerial unit, o.
course, played an important part il
the features of the day. One sight
however, that is unusual, was tn
appearance in the air of four hug,
dirigibles, flying in single formation
1.-TWO of the U. S. army and two 0
the navy, followed by a fifth of tn
same siZe) which came from the cas-
of the Capitol and circulated abou
. the dome. The graceful fishlike forr
of these was clear, but their silver
i beauty was somewhat married by tn
mist and rain.
The parade which was described i
, detail by radio announcers, and like
y wise the speech and every part of tn
) ceremonies, was over at about fou
{ thirty in the afternoon-and still
rained! We returned home tired an
! wet, fully appreciative of the philost
} ply Of Fannie Brice's new song thu
"If you want the rainbow, you mus
II have the rain" Tho it did seem
'e great shame that we could not on tn
'e particular day have had the rainbo
: first.
10 The many thousands of visitors
% the city enjoyed a beautiful day {
u Sunday preceding the Inauguratio
y which only made the contrast of Mo
6 day all the more lamentable.
- Perhaps the most brilliant of S
~ cial events in Washington in MAJ
II years was the Inaugural Ball, wifi
g was given for charity. 1t was g
ie tended by Vice President Curtis al
y his party, the Governors of the thir
7u states, who each received a speci
>, introduction on the stage, and
VI many hundreds of nationally prom
% nent persons, and by the social eli
GO of Washington. While the crowd W
- so dense that it did not permit
4 dancing in comfort, this was of
1 disappointment, as the brilliancy
4 the ball created by the beautit
III gowns of the women and handsol
4 uniforms of the military, togetf
N with the gay atmosphere, made t
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