The Washington times., 1929-03-02
FLOOD TIDE
OF CROWDS
REACHES
STATION
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coming from New York city alone
today. most of them run as second
and third sections of regular trains.
The Capitol and the Liberty Lin.
dteds running from Chicago VIII
be run In several sections. From
the North and West trains are
coming in at a rate which has not
been seen here in years.
An immense crowd of visitors
from the Middle and the Far West
viii arrive tomorrow, they declared.
One of the large delegations, that
from Minnesota, will arrive in the
middle Of tomorrow afternoon.
Going Smoothly
The Illinois delegation arrived last
might. Several of the other Mid
western delegations will arrive to-
day. Special arrangements have
been made to take care OF the spe-
cial trains that will bear State dele
cations. They win be parked in the
yards until the exercises are o7er.
The governor If Ohio and the
goyernor of Georgia, both with tisi.
staffs have special trains parked
in the yards. This afternoon a
special section will arrive bearing
q party headed by F. Trubee David
kon, Assistant Secretary OF War.
The station officials said that al
though the traffic would probably,
be the heaviest that has ever
struck the city there would be no
delay in the handling of the trains.
They said that all plans had been
worked out in advance, and that
special precautions had been taken
to avoid delay and jannming.
A final check.up on all the IN
augura1 plans is being made today
by the inaugural committee.
The halt in the parade which has
been looked for wnIle the President
and Mrs. Hoover, with large party
of guests. have luncheon in the
White House directly after the cere-
monies at the Capitol. is to be
filled in by the aerial display,
which will include 80 aeroplanes and
two dirigibles, it was disclosed to-
day.
Every Variety
This procession. in the air will
start directly after the new Presi-
dent reaches the White House, ac.
cording to present plans. 1t will
be of sufficient length. to consume
so minutes or Taore of time, so that
no period of waiting until the
pageant starts past the reviewing
stand in the court of honor.
The crowds which have reached
Washington have variety Of at
fractions offered them today, rang
ing from the Coast Guard cutter
exhibition at the Navy Yard, and
the air demonstration over Potomac
fO0r1r IN he 1f 81 tin.
ican music in the Pan-American
building tonight. The full days
program will be found on the,
inaugural page.
!. Herbert Hoover spent today rest.
ing in his S Street home, awaiting
the "big event" His cabinet has
been chosen and his inaugural ad-
dress written. His only engagement
in advance Of Monday is to attend
divine worship in the Friends Meet.
ing House, Thirteenth and Irving
Streets Northwest, tomorrow morn
ing.
N'. Coolidge and Dawes
Calvin Coolidge is spending the
next to his last day in the White
House. All of his preparations for
moving have been completed. With
MRS. COoHQSS, ne VIII leaVe wash"
ington directly after Herbert Hoover
takes the oath of office at the Capi.
tol, going to Northampton, Mass, on
the 2:30 o'clock Montreal express.
Vice President Dawes is presiding
over the sessions of the Senate for
the last time today. Senator
Charles Curtis, Vlce-President-elect,
is similarly acting as majority leader
on the floor in a farewell perform
ance.
Along with the arrival Of gov
ernors and other outstanding char.
acters of officialdom in Washington,
there has come tc the scene the
quartet OF radio announcers-Gra-
ham McNamee, Phillips Carlin, Mil
ton Cross and John 3. Daniel-wno
are slated to go through full dress
rehearsal of their stuff today.