Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-04
STANDS MAY BLOCK
/. VIEWS OF PARADE.
Rows of Seats Will Line Ave-
nue. From Peace Monument
to Seventeenth Street.

Stands for spectators along Pennsyl-
vania avenue from the Peace Monument
to Seventeenth street will prevent those
/ who do not buy seats from viewing the
inaugural parade unless they stand at
street intersections. The grandstand
arrangements are possibly the most pre-
tentious ever considered.
The official grandstand in front of
the White House, which will be inclosed
| in glass, is well under construction,
and workmen today began laying the
| foundation for the grandstand at the
south end of the Treasury Building.
| Bids were to be opened today for con-
Struction of the grandstand on the
south side of Lafayette Square, facing
the official stand, which will form the
center of the court of honor to extend
along the upper part of Pennsylvania
avenue between Fifteenth and Seven
| tenth streets. The stands to be con-
structed from the Peace Monument to
Thirteenth street are to be built on
concession basis, and If the bids are not
considered ample the grandstand COM
mittee will undertake the work itself.
Special Bus Service Announced.
The Washington Railway g. Electric
Co. will furnish motor bus service to
any part of the city during the inau
gural period, according to an announce
ment today by John Hall, who has
been named special transportation
agent. As visitors arrive at the Union
Station they will proceed to an informa-
ton booth, where they viii be given
addresses at which they may obtain
rooms for the period of the inaugural.
Bus drivers will be supplied with emery
ency addresses in case the rooms Speci-
fed are not available. A maximum
charge of rs cents and minimum of
Is cents will be made for this service.
MIR. Hall. who may be reached at the
Washington Tourist Camp to answer
inquiries regarding sightseeing tours
and for other transportation purposes,
later will have Offices at the Willard
Hotel.
Applications for accommodations dur
ing the inaugural period have been re-
celved from every State in the Union,
according to Miss Kathleen Lawler,
| vice chairman of the housing and hospi-
tally committee The committee is
planning to accommodate $4,000 people.
Discuss Entertainment Program.
/ Theater managers, critics and men,
! berS of the entertainment committee
we're to meet this afternoon to insure
the best possible entertainment in the
playhouSes of the Capital during in
| augural week
Reservations have been made at the
Willard Hotel for Gov. Fisher of Penn
sylvania, members of his cabinet and
| general officers and colonies of the
| Pennsylvania National Guard during
the inaugural period. Gen. Edward
Martin. chairman of the Republican
/ State committee. as well as other men,
berS of that committee, also will be at
! the Willard, with number of members
of the State Legislature.
/ Gen. Martin and other members of
the committee will be hosts at break
fast March In honor of Gov. Fisher.
The official ,colors of the governor will
| fly above the Pennsylvania avenue en-
trance of the hotel while the party is
in Washington.
Planes Coming From st. Louis.
A formation of several planes bear
| ing the colors of the Robertson Air
craft Corporation, for which Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh formerly was chief
pilot, will be flown here from Lambert
st. Louis Airport to participate in the
aerial parade inaugural day, according
to WORD received here today from
Lieut. Frank H Robertson, president of
the company.
Sixty of the leading commercial
aviation companies of the country have
been invited to take part in the pro-
posed aerial demonstration, in addition
to the many Army, Navy and Marine
Corps aircraft which will fly over Penn
sylvania avenue and the Capitol,
March 4.