Evening star., 1933-03-05

| AlIrco =. SmlCn was the principal
attraction to many parade watchers
After he had marched past, smiling and
waving his hat, such comments as
well. the parade's over" were fire.
quently heard.
The owner Of one Pennsylvania ave-
nue. building threw open his roof at the
last minute to all who would pay q
dollar for the privilege Of viewing the
parade from there. He was kept busy,
however. chasing men and boys who
scaled the rear wall.
Next to AL Smith, Gov. Albert c.
Ritchie Of Maryland drew more ap-
plause than any one else in the pro-
cession. Even the movie actresses failed
to give Smith and Ritchie any real
/ competition.
"Shucks," one man along the line Of
march was heard to remark, this a'int
no parade; it's an automobile show!"
Asked how many inaugurals she'd at
tended, Mrs Roosevelt replied, Il went
first to Uncle Ted's; only to Woodrow
Wilson's after that"
Many Of the various bands gave nu-
merous impromptu concerts as tney
! gathered along the streets before the
/ parade formed One Of the earliest was
presented in front OF the Annapolis
Hotel about 7 am.
Both the Army and Navy Bands
played "The Evening Star March" writ
! ten by Capt. William j. Stannard, lead,
er Of the former group, as they marcneo
past Eleventh street and Pennsylvania
avenue.
| The new administration broke two
precedents even before 1t came into
power. Mr.. Roosevelt did not leave his
automobile when he went to the Whlte
House to pick up President Hoover, ana
Mr.. Garner didn't go to the Executive
, Mansion for the ride down the Avenue:
To Mr.. Garner, it was all "tomfoolery.
Senator Norris of Nebraska was halted
at the Capitol door for IS minutes by
Marine, who. failing to recognize
him, became suspicious OF package
he was carrying The Senator was not
admitted until the Judiciary Committee
clerk came out and identified him. ana
the parcel contained nothing more
deadly than a lunch.
| Bluecoats and plain clothes men on
the ground were not sufficient to make
sure President Roosevelt came to no
harm: Regularly spaced along the nag az
bedecked Avenue were policemen on the
roofs Of buildings peering down viei-
lantly.
| A lost ticket provided a potent illus
tration at the Capitol of the extreme
| caution exercised to guard the new
Chief Magistrate. Guards at open en-
frances we're notified the pass OF Sena-
tor Borah's secretary had been "loSt
or stolen" It had her name and num-
Der on it and a Marine consequently
took a close look at each ticket pre-
sented.
Tom Mix. star of Western movie
thrillers, was the idol Of small boys
along the route. He almost disrupted
| the Boy Scout organization assisting
the police, the boys following him for
blocks.
Diminutive stature was no handicap
to a man watching the parade from the
rear ranks of a crowd at Twelfth street
and Pennsylvania avenue. He had
periscope which was visible above the
heads Of the throng throughout the
procession. A number Of young women
made emergency periscopes OF their
vanity cases, turning their backs to the
parade and looking into their mirrors
held high above their heads.
A lump Of sugar thrown in front Of
Cavalry horse halted at Twelfth street
and the Avenue spoiled the troops
alignment, the animal going after the
dainty despite efforts of his rider to
prevent 1t.
Police along the line Of march ex-
perienced great difficulty keeping the
cable e-inclosed spaces at street inter-
sections clear. Time and again the
crowd surged into the reserved areas,
only to be forced back by officers.
Until he received word OF reinsurance
from President Roosevelt, Admiral Will
liam v. Pratt, chief Of Naval Opera
tions, was considerably embarrassed by
the heavy gold epaulet on his right
shoulder-which just wouldn't stay put
The admiral looked perfectly composed,
however, after the new Chief Executive
pointed out such things really didn't
matter.
Cordell Hull, new Secretary Of State.
spent only few minutes on the re-
viewing stand, mingling with the
crowd in the rear the rest of the time.
Among the few Republicans on the
reviewing stand were Senator Hale OF
Maine and Representative Smell OF New
York-probably for no other reason
than that they were members OF the
Senate and House Inaugural Commit
tee.
The only member Of the new cabinet
not on the reviewing stand was Frances
Perkins, Secretary Of Labor.
Several traffic jams afoot occurred
in the vicinity Of Fifteenth street and
New York avenue, where the inaugural
parade swung west, just before reach
ing the White House. A number OF
times police we're fearful lest plate glass
windows in the Washington Building
would be broken. Damage to persons
and property was held to minimum,
despite narrow shaves.
People in the windows Of business
houses in the financial district, threw
down showers of yellow and white
paper, during the parade, Stimulating
New Yorks famous paper snow
storms" Pieces of telephone directories
and yellow crepe paper were brought
into play.
When the inaugural ceremonies were
over, James A. Farley, chairman OF the
Democratic National Committee and
Postmaster General in the new cabinet.
probably was as tired and sore as any
one in the Capital.
Chief dispenser Of patronage in the
new administration, big Jim" stood
for some high-powered back-slap-
ping and handshaking as the hosts Of
Democracy swooped down on his head
quarters at the Mayhower.
But there's another side to this pic
ture, too, as one veteran lobby observer
pointed out.
This is the oldest affair of the sort
I've ever seen," he said. Ordinarily,
all the talk you would hear in a crowd
like this, would be jobs. Now, it's