Evening star., 1933-01-19
Gen. Macarthur Alternate
and Gen. Miles Chief of
MarShaFs Staff.
COMMISSIONERS ASK
$4,000 FOR EXPENSES
Committee Announces Official Re-
ception for Governors Will Be
Evening of March 8.

When the inaugural parade passes
IN review before the new President of
the United States, at the head of the
long column will be the man who. under
the last Democratic President, led the
armed forces of the country on the
helds OF France-Gen. John j. Pershing.
Gen. Pershing today was named
grand marshal of the parade. and ac-
cepteo sthe post profered by Rear Ad-
mlral Cary T. Grayson, chairman of
the general Inaugural Committee.
Admiral Grayson named as alternate
Arthur, chief of staff of the Army. and
named as chief CT staff of the parade
marshal, Brig. Gen. Perry L. Miles.
commander of the 18th Infantry
Brigade. which has headquarters in
Washington
The coughboys who will march in the
parade will be mostly Gen. Miles men
drawn from the barracks and posts
about the Capital.
S25,000 Expense Fund Asked.
Chairman Norton of the House Dis.
trlct Committee today received a let
Ter frcm the District Commissioners
asking her to introduce bill author
iZlng an appropriation of $4,000 for
inaugural expenses, and to grant the
commissioners authority to issue Ii
censeS to street vendors and others.
MRS. Norton will introduce such a bill
tomorrow or Saturday.
Inc three distinguished Army officers
began immediately the huge task of
mapping out the plans for the monster
parade that is to welcome Franklin D.
Roosevelt to the White House. Some
Irellmlnary work on the parade already
mas peen done by kinsman of the
rIesioent-elect. Col. Henry Roosevelt,
retlreo Marine officer, who has estab-
llshed parade headquarters in the Cen
eral Inaugural Committee headouar-
tefs and has been considering the
scores OF requests for participation in
lne parade that have been received to
date. w
Col. Roosevelt will continue to helm
with the work of planning the parade,
put the general supervision will be
taken over by Gen. Miles. He will cen
trol the organization work. Other an
pomtments to the parade COMMITTEES
are expected to be made shortly and
the nnal form OF the parade adopted.
Inc inaugural Committee today an.
nuunGeo mat the Subcommittee on
Medals. Badges and Souvenirs. of which
Robert B. Woolley is chairman, has set
price of $3.50 for the medals. which
WI! be offered to the public. and the
unit OF production at the Philadelphia
mint has been set at $500 The commit.
tee announced that this limit will be
sIrictly adhered to, to retain the his
torlc value Of the medals and to allow
them to take their place among the Ma
tlons souvenirs along with the medals
OF other inaugurals.
Reception for Governors.
The committee also announced to-
Gay that the official reception for Gov
erncrS Who will attend the inaup,,ral
Will be held on the evening of Friday.
March 3. at the Pan-American IJnicn
FORMAL rendering of the building for
the reception was made and accepted
yesterday
Present indications are that all NJ
the SO Democratic Governors who are
now in Cfflce will be in Washington for
tne inaugural, and most of them will
orlng large and picturesque staffs.
Some OF the other executives are also
thought likely to attend. and in ali
the largest number of Governors ever
70 attend an inaugural is expected
The Subcommittee on Reception of
Governors and Distinguished Guests. of
which Ray Baker is Chairman. will
nave charge of the reception and will
entertain the distinguished visitors
throughout their stay in Washington
Inc invitations to the reception will be
issued by this committee. and the re-
ceptlon Is expected to present a brilliant
eatnerlng OF persons prominent in the
Soclsl ana ofnclal life of the Nation.