Evening star., 1933-01-13
mrs. WILSON AIDS
INAUGURAL GROUPS
RECEPTION PLANS
Widow of Last Democratic
President Named Vice Chair
man of Committee.
.GRAYS0N WARS AGAINST
PROGRAM SOLICITORS
Tremendous Demand for Tickets
Forces Roper to Take Over Ad-
ditional Office Space.

Mrs. woodrow Wilson. widow Of the
last Democratic President, will take an
active part in the work of inaugurating
the next Democratic President, it was
announced today by Rear Admiral Cary
T. Grayson, chairman of the Roosevelt
Inaugural Committee.
Mrs. Wilson has accepted a vice
chairmanship on the subcommittee on
reception of Governors and distinguished
guests, of which Ray Baker is chair
man. Mrs. Wilson, it is stated, will
take an active part in planning for the
reception Of the Democratic party lead
erS and the Governors of States when
they come here for the inaugural.
Other vice chairmen of Mr. Bakers
committee were announced today as
follows: Woodbury. Blair, Joseph P.
Tumulty, Warren Delano Robbins. B.
Sumner Wells, Brig Gen. William
Mitchell, Mrs. Hiram Johnson. Mrs.
Frances G. Newlands, Mrs. Eleanor
Patterson and Mrs. Charles S. Hamlin.
zoo on Committee.
There will be about 200 members of
this committee, composed of prominent
citizens Of Washington, who will take
part in the reception and entertain
ment of the Governors, their aides,
Democratic national committeeman.
State party leaders and distinguished
citizens from all over the country.
Mr.. Baker and his committee are pre-
pairing to face the task of seeing that
every State delegation and distinguished
guest coming to Washington for the
inaugural ceremony and celebration will
be adequately entertained and made
comfortable during his stay in the Cap
ital. Working with the Entertainment
Committee and other groups in the in
augural set-up. his committee will ar
range for parties for the State delega-
tions on the evening before the in
augural and arrange their seating at
the review at the inaugural ceremony
at the Capitol.
Admiral GraySon today warned the
entire country against transacting any
business with unauthorized solicitors for
inaugural programs. He declared no
solicitors for programs have been au-
thorized by his committee. Word has
been received at inaugural headquar-
ters in the Washington Building that
solicitors already have gotten busy
with unauthorized program promotion
| schemes.
Roper to Talk on Radio.
The first Of series Of radio talks
on the plans for the inaugural, intended
| to acquaint the city and the country
| at large with the preparation being
! made for inducing Mr. Roosevelt into
Office, will be delivered by Daniel G.
Roper, chairman of the subcommittee
on inaugural tickets, over Station WJSV
on Tuesday, January IT.
Mr.. Roper today announced that his
committee is being flooded with requests
hlOnKC fInkafC haorTNT q
the early demand for tickets been that
Mr.. Roper's committee has found 1t
necessary to secure additional space
from which to handle the ticket sale
Mr.. Roper's committee, it was an
nounced, will occupy rooms 535, 536
and 537 in the Washington Building
for public distribution of tickets.
Some indication of the demand for
! the tickets may be gained from the fact
that the employees of the Treasury De-
partment have asked for reservation Of
block of 1000 seats. In addition
there already have come several re-
quests for large blocks of seats from
out of town. A Pittsburgh organization
has asked the committee to reserve for
it 100 seats and party from Michigan,
planning bus trip to the Capital for
| the inaugural week end has asked for
DlOCh VI 1OU. f1uIluIeOS VI IcSSIfd-
t1ons for smaller groups are being made
daily. There viii be nearly $4,000 seats
available.
Board Of Trade Busy.
The Greater National Capital Com
mittee of the Board of Trade is con-
tinuing its work of publicizing the in
augural. All information going out of
this office is pointing to the fact that
March 4 Is Saturday, and affords Wis
itors an opportunity to spend week
end in Washington, attend the inau-
gural and the entertainment which
will accompany it, and get back to
their homes without great loss of time
from their businesses.
1.-THE fact that the inaugural comes
on Saturday IS particularly fortunate,
in that the weekend affords visitors
the ideal time for attending such a
function, whereas if the day were in
the middle of the week a great many
who would like to visit the Capital
for the Inauguration would find it
difficult to do so without losing too
much time from work." declared Curtis
A. Hodges, executive director of the
Greater National Capital Committee.
Mr.. Hodges today reported that the
envelope stickers, calling attention to
the inaugural celebration, which are
being supplied by his organization, have
been requested by nearly 200 business
firms In the city engaging In out-of-
town correspondence. In addition, he
said, all conventions meeting at or
about the time Of the inaugural are
being invited to come to Washington
for the inaugural as an entertainment