Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-11
PLANS FOR PARADE
WILL Be RETAINED
Gen. Stephan Says Inaugural
March viii Not Be Cur
tailed in Any Way.

The inaugural parade-most spec
tacular of the civic ceremonies to sc-
company the inaugurations of Herbert
Hoover and Charles Curtis-will not be
curtailed, either in length or in time
required to pass, Gen. Anton Stephan.
chairman of the parade committee, an
rounced today.
After going over in detail with Lieut..
Col. u. S. Grant, Sd, chairman of the
inaugural committee all the phases of
the conference Col. Grant had with Mr..
Hoover last Tuesday. Gen. Stephan de-
clared today that the parade committee
will hold, to its plans of more than
fortnight's standing. including all the
units that have been included in the
parade since the plans became definite.
This means, according to Gen.
Stephan's opinion. that the District OF
Columbia National Guard unit. about
whose participation there had been
some doubt, will be included in the line
of march. Although the parade had
been planned to be about five miles IN
length and to take about three hours
to pass a given point, it can be con-
tracted by moving its units closer to-
eether to fall we'll within the two-hour
limit set by Mr.. Hoover. State floats
will be invited unofficially the commit
tee announced. as the routine OF passing
State appropriations for this matter re-
quires a greater length OF time than
the inaugural committee can give.
Stands to Seat $4,000.
The impressive cavalcade, led by the
new President. and comprising units
from all the military services. will move
down Pennsylvania avenue toward the
White House between rows OF Woooth
crandstands, which will provide both IN
the lower and upper stretches OF tne
historic Avenue seats for nearly 4o.uoo
persons. The exact figures on seating
canacitv. as given out by Charles H.
Thompkins. chairman of the grand
stand committee, are for accommoda-
tions to seat 44100 persons. STANDS
along the Avenue west of Thirteenth
street to Seventeenth street. where the
nar3de will disband, are to be erected
on the responsibility of the committee,
while those from Thirteenth street east
to the Peace Monument Will be put up
by contractors who will bid for the Jop.
The tvpe of stand and the prices to be
charged for seats will be determined at
O meeting early next week.
Railroad companies operating into
Washington and connecting with those
roads which run to the Capitol have
made special fare concessions to aid IN
bringing the expected throng of people
to washington for the inaugural. Henry
B. Spencer, chairman Of the tranSpor-
tation committee, and former fuel ad-
ministrator. announced that the round
trip fare from points east Of the MlSsls-
sippi to Washington would be only
three fourths of the normal round-trlp
rate. or a fare and half. Arrange
ments are also being made with roads
n f0
sions of similar character
In order that accommodations may |
be found for all who will not stop at |
hotels. Mrs. Virginia White Speel chair
man of the committee on housing ana |
hosuitalitv. is anxious that requests Tor |
for the inaugural period |
be made as early as possible. Mrs. Speel |
is working on the theory that her COM |
mittee NAV be failed upon to handle |
$50, 900 guests during the three days |
beginning March 2.
Grandstand Group Named.
Work on the grandstands is expected |
to begin about two weeks prior to the
Inauguration. Mr.. Tompkins announced
the personnel of the grandstand COM
r11ittee as follows: Gen. Mason NJ. Pat
rick. vice chairman in charge of con-
tracts and design; John G. Scharf, vice
chairman in charge of construction.
Engineer Commissioner William B.
Ladue, Maj D. A. Dawson, Assistant
Engineer Commissioner; Col John w.
Oehmann, inspector of buildings; George |
S. Watson, chief engineer Fire Depart
ment: L. A. Simon of the supervising |
architects Office, E. G. Marsh, engineer /
Office of Public Buildings and Public |
Works; w. B. Putnam. president Put |
nam Construction Co.. George e. Wyne, |
builder: F. F. Gillen. general superin- F,
tendent of Charles H. Tompkins Co.
and Leo Raywid, designing engineer OF
the Tompkins company.
Additional contributions to the in
augural guarantee. fund today follow:
Isadore Freund, S25; Edward E.
Clement, $50; DR.. Cloyd H. Marvin,
5000; Larz Anderson, $500; c. F. r:
Ogilty, 500: Charles Moore, SIS; Carl
Hammel, S25: DR.. Frank w. Ballou, SIS;
Walter NJ Ballard Co.. 500; Henry P.
Blair. $3.50: G. N. Everett, $3.50; Capt.
tai Traction Co., $1,000; The Hecht Co,
$1,000: Samuel j, Prescott Co, Inc,
$500; Robert NJ Harper, 5000; Meyers
Shop, 500: Mrs. Sydney Cloman. 500;
o. II. P. johnson, 500; c. K. Berry
man, $50: H. Zirkin a. Sons, Inc, $50;
A. Coulter Wells, SIS, and Walter A.
Brown, 500.