Evening star., 1933-02-25
DinWiddie Takes First Bound
Volume by Plane to
Hyde Park, N. Y.
LEGION GROUP WILL USE
OLD FIRE ENGINE HOUSE
War Department Furnishes Blan
kets and Cots for Visiting Musi-
cal Organizations of Veterans.

The first de luxe bound program oi
the inaugural was dispatched by plane
this morning to President-elect Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, at his home in Hyde
Park. N. Y.
j. M. Dinwiddie, q member Of the
Program Committee. boarded a plane
at 10 o'clock this morning at Washing
ton Airport to take the program to Mr..
Roosevelt. The book is bound in leather
bears the name Of Mr. Roosevelt in gold
letters on the front and Is autographed
by Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson
Special orders for like programs are be-
ing received by the Inaugural Commit
tee at 50 each.
Mr.. Dinwiddie delivered the program
to J. Fred Essary. chairman of the Pro-
gram Committee. at Hyde Park and
Mr.. ESsary presented 1t to Mr.. RooSe-
welt.
The American Legion Housing Com
mtttee has been granted permission to
use the old fire engine house at Four
teenth street and Ohio avenue for visit
ing drum and bugle corps. A supply of
200 cots and blankets has been donated
by the War Department to help take
care Of the veterans musical organiza-
tions coming here for the parade.
Special Mass to Be Held.
There will be a special mass at the
Brookland Shrine at Catholic Uni
versity on the morning Of March
at 7:30 o'clock for the Massachusetts,
delegation. The Greater Boston Fire
mems Post of the American Legion
VI q Of q
Unknown Soldier at 10 o'clock Sun
day morning and sightseeing tour OF
the city and historic points nearby has
been arranged for the group by Victory
Post, American Legion of Washington
Plans have been made by local Legion
naires to meet all visiting veterans
upon their arrival in the Capital.
The General Entertainment Commit
tee announced that in the float which
Warner Bros. have entered in the pa
rade will be Tom Mix Joe E. Brown
Bette Davis, Jack Dempsey, Glenda
Farrell, Lyle Talbot, Claire Dodd, Pres
ton Foster, Eleanor Holm, Leo Carrillo
and Laura La Plante.
The following colored G. A. R. veter-
ans have been designated positions in
the parade: Alexander Oglesby, 1407 w
street; John Stewart, 473 S street
Henry Hall. 1113 Twenty-flrst street
and Charles Freeman, 321 G street
southwest.
Three Contests Planned.
The General Entertainment Commit
tee announced today there will be three
contests for musical organizations or
the night OF March 4. 1t is planned to
hold these contests at the south end of
the Treasury and make use of the ex-
isting stands in that section to take
care of the spectators. 1t is planned
to erect a bandstand in the neighbor-
hood.
One of the contests will be open to
drum and bugle corps and the other two
for bands, one for large bands and one
for small ones. To date there are six
entries in the small-band contest and
two in the large band affair.
The New York State Society, of which
william r. Valance is president. is
planning a banquet to be held at the
Mayf1ower Hotel on the night of March
4. at which Gov. and Mrs. Lehman
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Farley. Attor-
ney General and Mrs. John ]. Bennett
and Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Baruch will
be guests of honor. About $50 persons
are expected to attend the banquet
which will begin at 7 o'clock.