The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-03-02
President. Elect Has One OF the
Quietest Roles Of All In
Last Minute Tumult
COOLIDGE WINDS UP WORK
Mondays Ceremonies, Lasting
From 10 A. NJ. to s p. NJ,
to Be Broadcast
By BYRON PRICE

washington, March -@-A
March rairlstorm played an unlimited
prelude today to the inaugural ex-
travaganza. and struck 4 note o1
doubt whether bright skies or dark
will look down on Monday on the
elevation of Herbert Hoover to the
presidency.
Arriving delegations were drenched
by the downpour, and the gay bunt-
ing Of the city's decorations was re-
duced naomentarily to q soggy for
lornness The government forecasters
predicted more rain tomorrow land
possibly Monday morning."
Inaugural committee officials said
the unfavorablc turn would not
greatly dim the magnificence of
Mondays inaugural spectacle.
Plans for great aerial display on
Monday above the capital worried
those in charge. Boiling field. base
for the several score Of aircraft that
are to make up Hoover's air escort
OF honor. was rain-s0aked this after
noon. and ground officials feared that
further rain might make landing
field conditions hazardous.
His cabinet complete, and his in
augural address ready for delivery,
the president-elect himself had for
the moment one Of the quietest roles
Of all in the tumult Of last prepara-
tions.
Program Begins Today
At the executive offices undis-
turbed by the hustle about him,
President Coolidge summoned his
energies to . full days work as the
clock ticked away. the last working
hours Of q political career which
began 30 years ago. The usual last
minute grist Of. I ills and resolutions
from the. Slowing mills of leGisla-
ii n on eapit6 6fl1 heaped Ri3 S6ok
high. He kept to the task fate had
set for him, but none who knew Aim
doubted that his thoughts already
were wandering lcn4ingly toward
the hour when he could "go back
home" to Northampton. s
Officially. the inaugural program
mapped out by the town fathers of
Washington began today, but the in
itial offerings merely were intended
to give the visitors something to
busy themselves with while they
waited for the great day. In this
curtain-raiser the army and navy
were the chief factors, the aviators
Of both services having been called
upon to do stunts over nearby avia-
tion fields while the cavalry at Fort
Myer, across the river, was muster
ed for an exhibition drill. Several Of
the state societies announced open
house during afternoon and evening,
and Washington society fluttered
over . round Of teas and dances.
Stars and Stripes Fly
Everywhere throughout the city
the stars and stripes fluttered on the
March breeze. Downtown every lamp
post held aloft two American flags,
with crossed standards and an
American shield between, thanked by |
streamers Of the blue and gold Of |
Hoover's California. Autographs Of |
the president-elect and the vice-pres-
looked out in profusion
from the windows of smart depart.
ment stores and embellished the |
AOOA W0J0 VI SliC Oulky lICIAS SuOp0
that line the lower reaches of the |
sistoric avenue. Proud to be host |
once more to an inaugural throng,
The city had dccked itself in its fin
est. and thousands 81 its residents |
took . Saturdays holiday to prom
enade along the crowded sidewalks
and rub shoulders with their fellow
citizens from the states.
Mondays ceremonies will begin
soon after 10 q. m., and it may be
) p. M, before the last unit Of the
ong parade has passed the presi-
iential stand. and President Hoover
mas turned from plaudits Of the
:rowd to the waiting desk within the
white house. Throughout most Of
his seven-hour period the radio will
,e carrying to the corners Of the
country . description Of the chang
ng pictures Of the inauguration. The
lid the listener-in who wants to
tnow all about It the radio commits.
ion has asked all stations not
,roadcasting the inaugural ceremon-
Is to minimize interference between
i .. M, and p. M, eastern time. il