Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-14
.ARCHFOR MARCH,
PARADE IS PLANNED
Uniform Decorations for
Streets and Buildings
Contemplated.

Elaborate preparations for decorating
streets and buildings for the inaugural
of Herbert Hoover on NJ irch 4 are con-
templated by the committee on decora-
tions, which is headed by w. c.. Miller.
A uniform system of building decora-
lions, to be arranged by agreement
among the merchants is planned.
Pennsylvania avenue. along which the
inaugural cavalcade will march, will be
profusely decorated with flags and bunt-
ing, and a move is on foot to place an
arch used several years ago somewhere
along the line of march. The arch,
which was on upper Pennsylvania ave-
nue., Is believed to be the property OF
the Government and to be in storage
here.
Other members of the decorations
committee, in addition to Mr.. Miller,
are Charles Moore, chairman of the
Commission of Fine Arts; Arthur B.
Heaton, prominent architect; Irwin S.
Porter, Ross P. Andrews and Waverly
Taylor. Twenty-Five thousand dollars
have been appropriated for the use Of
the committee.
Special PaIO Alto Rates.
The large party Of friends of the
President-elect at his home, in Palo Alto,
Calf, who are expected here for the
inaugural will be enabled to travel to
Washington on a special-rate basis.
Arrangements have been made, accord
ing to a circular received today, for a
round-trip rate of $162.01 for parties of
IS or more, with Stop-over privileges
extending to March q. Special rates
are also to be made effective from other
parts of the Pacific Coast.
The charity ball to be held at the
Washington Auditorium the evening of
March 4 today took on all the aspects
of an official inaugural ball. Lieut.. Col.
u. S. Grant, Sd, chairman of the in
augural committee, announced the ap-
pointment of a small executive commit
tee to maintain contact with the ball
committee and coordinate its arrange
ments with the remainder of the in
augural program. While the Govern
charity ball as the inaugural ball"
the affair to be held at the Auditorium
is officially sponsored by the committee
designated to handle the civic end Of
the inaugural ceremony.
Joseph Fl. Hines. for former member
of Congress from Ohio, is chairman Of the
executive committee for the ball, whose
other members are E. F. Colladay, E. G.
Graham and C. C. Glover, jr. Mr..
Glover will act as treasurer of the funds
raised by the ball. The ball committee
consists of Mrs. John Allan Dougherty,
chairman; Mrs. E. H. Hartman, Mrs.
James Carroll Fraser. Miss Katherine
Judge, Mrs. Sidney Cloman, Mrs. Jacob
Leander Loose, Mrs. Frank Mondell,
Mrs. E. Hope Slater and Mrs. Thomas
F. Walsh. Roland Robbins has ac-
cepted the craftsmanship of the tickets
committee. Col. Osmund Latrohe of
the staff Of President Coolidge will serve
as chairman of the floor committee and
Mrs. Laurence Townsend will be chair
man of the music committee.
Profits to Go to Chest.
Net profits of the charity ball are to
go to the Community Chest, while sums
Of $4,000 each are to go to the fire.
mems and policemen's insurance fund
for widows and orphans.
Additional. subscriptions to the in
augural guarantee fund were announced
today, as follows:
Ford dealers of Washington. 81, 600;
Joseph H. Hines, ST, 900; l.. C. Phipps,
S 1000; Hotel Continental, $3.50; George
B. Bryan, 800; Martin A. Leese. 500;
William King & Son, $50; G. w. Fors-
berg, $50; John r. Hawkins, $25; Jesse
w. Rawlings, $40; John Joy Edison, $500:
Butler, Lamb, Fostor & Pope, $3.50; Isabel
Gurnee, 500; Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Har-
riman, 500; Victor Kaufman, $500;
John F. Maury, 500; Allen, Mitchell g.
Co., $50: George Pitt, $25, and G.. r.
Wales, $40.