Evening star., 1933-03-02
CONCERT TO OPEN
7 INAUGURAL R|TES|
Event at Pan-American Union
r Tonight Will Launch
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for Governors and distinguished guests
at the an-American Building.
The latter two events are among the
principal events of the whole inaugural
show.
The concert tomorrow night will fea-
ture Lawrence Tibbett and Rosa Pom
selle, Metropolitan Opera singers; Eff
rem ZimbaliSt, internationally known
concert violinist, and the National SYM
phony Orchestra, conducted by Hans
Kinder
In the audience at the great hall
will be the leaders of the Nation. Mrs.
Roosevelt is expected to attend. with
members of her family and the Cover
nors of the States, many members OF
the diplomatic corps in their colorful
uniforms, the Army, Navy and social
and official personages.
After the. concert the reception will
be held in the monumental Pan -Ameri-
can Building, with Ray Baker, chair
man of the Inaugural Committee on
Reception of Governors and Distin-
guished Guests. and Mrs. Woodrow Will
son, his vice chairman, heading the re-
ceiving line.
Reception Limited.
The Governors with their stats, will
be escorted to their boxes by their aides
and will receive from there.
Due to the limited capacity of the
Pan-American Building, the reception
! has been limited to invited guests only,
and only about 5000 persons are ex-
! pected to attend.
From then on the glittering pageant
will unfold with the inaugural cere-
monies at the Capitol, the traditional
parade along Pennsylvania avenue, gay
functions at the White House and the
climax, the official inaugural ball, to be
attended by Mrs. Roosevelt.
For those who cannot attend the ball
there will be a great outdoor festival
along Fifteenth street, between Consti-
fireworks, band contests and drilling and
playing contests between visiting drum
and bugle corps.
Gov. A. G. Schmedemann of Wiscon-
sin was the first Governor to arrive
for the inaugural. He went to his as
signed quarters, with his staff, in the
Powhatan Hotel, and Immediately be-
came a center for Washingtonians from
his home State, members of Congress
and the aides assigned him by the Re-
ception Committee.
here for the inaugural from many States
were already here. making elaborate
arrangements for those who will come
tomorrow and Saturday.
Police Receive Orders.
Detailed police orders were issued to-
day by Maj E. w. Brown, superintend-
ent of police, covering the whole job Of
policing the inaugural, beginning with
the start of President elect Roosevelt
for the White House from the May
flower Hotel at 10:45 O'Clock
The President and President-e ELECT,
according to the plan, will leave the
White House by the northeast gate at
II o'clock, go east on Pennsylvania
avenue to Fifteenth street. south on
Fifteenth street to Pennsylvania ave-
nue., thence to the Capitol by Pennsyl-
vania and Constitution avenues. enter
, ing the Capitol on the Senate side.
With them will be escorts of police,
cavalry and secret service men.
Stret car traffic on Pennsylvania ave-
suspended at 1880 O'Clock and will not
suspended at 10:45 O'Clock and will not
be resumed until the presidential party
has passed. This suspension also ap-
plies to lines intersecting Pennsylvania
avenue. The same conditions will apply
for the return trip of the new President,
except that he will enter the White
House as President by the front en-
trance, which is at the southwest side
Of the White House.
The detail of motor cycle police lead
ing the parade will get under way
promptly at so O'Clock.
Emergency traffic lanes will be estab-
lished at Sixth, Seventh, Ninth,
Eleventh and Fourteenth streets. Madi-
son and Jackson places and Seventeenth
street
Private vehicles will be barred from
the area roped off for the parade and
the presidential route after 10 o'clock.
For the parade, all street car traffic in
the area traversed by the parade Will
be suspended at 80 and remain sus-
pended until the parade is over.
Special traffic arrangements have
been made for the cars of members Of
Congress- the Supreme Court, dis
tinguished guests, the diplomatic corps
and the press.