Evening star., 1933-03-05

The dramatic arrival at the Capitol was
protected not only by the police, but by
special guard Of 400 marines, stationed there
for the sole purpose Of guarding Mr. Roosevelt:
It was scene exceptionally reminiscent OF
that memorable Monday in March, Is years be-
fore, when with the United States on the verge
Of war with Germany, President Wilson rode
down that same avenue, needless OF the ob)ec-
tions OF his advisers, to renew his oath TO the
Constitution
Then, as yesterday, heavy details of secret
service operatives shielded him from possible
assassins, while Regular Army soldiers-instead
of Washington police-lne1 the Avenue sohoiy
from the White House to the Capitol. But oil
fering from yesterday, the Wilson inaugural
also was under the watchful eyes Of sharp
shooters stationed on the roofs OF buildings
along the parade route. month hter, the
United States formally declared war and Will
son, with Roosevelt as his Assistant Secretary
of NAVY were plunged into the most dimcult
Jobs of their lives.
While former Gov Roosevelt took the oatn
as President. and during his inaugural address
ON the stand erected IN front OF the east stepS
of the Capitol there were located In suateglc
positions through the crowd scores OF secret
service men and detectives. Moreover, only
a block away and within easy call were masseo
thousands of soldiers sailors and Marines,
ready fer the impressive parade back TO the
The police escort in the parade was under
the immediate command Of Supt. Brown, while
Pennsylvania avenue was laid of in sections
of blocks, each division supervised by pollce
inspector, assisted by precinct captains, all OF
whom were called from their posts to do IN
augural duty.
Seventy-five patrolmen were assigned to the
parade formation area, re-routing tratnc ana
keeping pedestrians of the streets where parade
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the command of Inspector B. A. Lamb, head
of the Traffic Bureau. In the Capitol grounds,
1875 privates, under the supervision Of veteran
INSPECTOR Albert Headey, augmented the ful
Capitol police force. The Metropolitan police
were concerned only with preserving order en-
the grounds themselves, while the building, In
side and out, was left to the Capitol force.
A LONG the parade route, which for the first
time included a part Of the new Constitu-
ton avenue, Inspector Ogden T. Davis COM
manded the detail assigned to the section
between First street northeast, back Of the
Capitol Plaza, to Eighth street northwest; In
spector w. G.. StotS had charge OF the area
between Eighth and Thirteenth; Inspector
James Beckett from Thirteenth and Pennsyl-
yania to Fifteenth and New York, embracing
Washington's financial district; Inspector T. r.
Bean, from Fifteenth to Seventeenth streets on
Pennsylvania avenue including the Court OF
Honor, where Roosevelt and Hoover reviewed
the Inauguration, and Capt. James Bobo, the
disbanding area.
These details we're made up Of more than 400
patrolmen, charged with the duty Of handling
the tremendous crowds which covered every
inch of available space along the mile-long
parade route, caring for the sick or injured
and directing visitors to their destinations. as
well as being on the alert to prevent harm from
coming to the President.
At the same time, throughout the city pre-
cinct policemen were busy with visitors, direct
ing traffic and charting routes for those who
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