Evening star., 1933-01-21
INAUGURAL SEATING
LEFT TO STUDENTS
land SCOUT GROUPS
flaw School Scholars Given
Charge of Stands for
hvhor Guests.
BOYS TO BE DRILLED
FOR OTHER SECTIONS
A. A. A. Co.operates in Wide Dis
tribution Of Tickets and Plans to
Bring Huge Crowds Here.

The big task Of seating the thousands
who will watch the parade from the
stands Of the Roosevelt Inaugural Com
mittee. along Pennsylvania avenue, will
be turned over to Boy Scouts of the
District and to honor students of the
various Washington law schools, it was
announced today by Rear Admiral Cary
T. Grayson, chairman Of the Inaugural
Committee.
The plan calls for the use Of the
law students in the Court of Honor,
where President Roosevelt and his
honor guests will be seated, while the
Scouts will take over the task in the
other stands
1t is planned to have several
rehearsals OF the Boy Scouts, so that
each boy will know his own section
in such way as to assure purchasers
Of inaugural tickets of immediate seat
ing without confusion. Older boys will
act as head ushers and ticket takers,
while the younger members Of the
troops will show the visitors to their
seats.
South Trimble, jr., has been placed
in charge OF the selection Of the Boy
Scouts who will take part in the Inaug-
ural day work, while w. j. Hobbs is
making arrangements for the selection
Of the honor law students.
A. A. A. Will Sell Tickets.
The Ticket Sale Committee, of which
Daniel G. Roper Is chairman, also an
nounced today that the American Auto
mobile Association, through its afilia-
tions throughout the country, has Of
fered to circulariZe members, and to
offer the facilities Of the organization
to member clubs which wish to send
delegations to the celebration. Blocks
Of inaugural tickets will be obtained
from the Ticket Committee and offered
to motorists in practically all of the
large cities Of the country. Oficials
OF the organization have estimated they
will be able to dispose Of approximately
10000 Of the $1,000 available grandstand
tickets for the inaugural.
Admr. Grayson today announced the
appointment of the following members
Of the Radio Subcommittee Of the Cen
eral Committee: H. L. Petty, chairman;
T. w. Brahany, vice chairman; Harry
c. Butcher, Frank M. Russell, M. A.
LeeSe, Leroy Marks, Maj. Joseph T.
Clement, Robert E. Heinl, James E.
Chinn, Stanley Bigelow, Don Craig, jr.,
and Lillian Cutlip.
The following additional members Of
the Subcommittee on Grandstands and
Decorations was named today by Waddy
B. Wood, chairman Of this group; F. A.
Bergfeld, Clinton Edson MacEachran
and John L. Nagle
The Inaugural Ball Poster COMMITTEES.
Of which Frederick A. Whiting is chair
man, yesterday decided to hold a ma
tional competitor to select the poster
for the inaugural ball. A cash prize of
$l00 will be given to the designer of
the winning poster and honorable
mention will be awarded three other
posters. All posters accepted for the
competition. 1t Is announced, will be
exhibited at inaugural ball headquar-
tiers, in the Hill Building, Eighteenth
and I streets. on February 20, 81 and
%. A sealed envelope should accom-
pany the posters, and they should not
bear the designers signature.
Judges Are Named.
The committee which will Judge the
posters consists Of Mrs. Miguel Paz,
Miss Mary Howry, Miss Mary Reilly,
Mrs. Vylla Poe Wilson, Mrs. Hamilton
Lamar, Frederick A. Delano, C. Powell
Minnigerode and Duncan Phillips.
Mrs. J. A. Dougherty, chairman Of
the Ball Committee, announced today
that the cooperation of the Junior
League has been obtained by the COM
mittee, the league members agreeing to
undertake the sale of ball tickets and
sending cut invitations.
George Rothwell Brown. chairman of
the Subcommittee on Historic Sites in
the Capital. announced today that his
committee has decided to continue pub
lication of booklet on famous places
here, and the General Committee will be
approached on the subject of providing
funds for the proper marking of his
torlc sites during the inaugural cele-
bration period.
The Inaugural Parade Subcommittee
today sent requests to national head
quarters of patriotic and fraternal or
ganizations interested in taking part in
the parade, to determine Just what
representation these bodies desire in the
line of march.
1t has been tentatively decided to
hold the parade to a column that will
not require more than two hours to
pass a given point, somewhat shorter
than some inaugural parades, but every
effort will be made, it is announced. to
make the line of march as colorful as
any in the history of the country.
Justice James M. Proctor of the Dis
tr1ct Supreme Court, chairman of the
Committee on Aides of the Distinguished
Guests Committee, has established
omces in room l24 of the washington
Building.
Huston Thompson, chairman of the
General Entertainment Subcommittee.
has added to hs committee Carter T.
Barron, jr.; Clifford Brooke, Edwin F.
Hill, j. c. c. Patterson and L. P. Steuart.