Evening star., 1933-03-02
Event at Pan-American Union
Building Will Launch In
posing CeIebration-Thou-
sands Arriving.
WEATHER is UNSETTLED,
WITH POSSIBLE SNOW
Forecast Issued for Late Today and
Tomorrow 0nly-President-elect
Expected to Reach City Early in
Evening and Proceed Directly to
Mayfower.

Washington's great pageant of
the presidency began unfolding
its gay and colorful attractions
today.
With an elaborate program
scheduled for the incoming
President, the National Capital
was in full dress, and in its gayest
mood to welcome Franklin Delano
Roosevelt to the city tonight.
Meanwhile, hundreds of the
leaders Of the Nation were gath
ering and thousands of private
citizens were pouring into the city
by every means Of transportation
to do honor to the incoming
President.
Mr.. Roosevelt was expected to arrive
early this evening and go to the May
flower Hotel, where he will maintain
headquarters until Saturday morning,
when he will go to the White House
to join President Hoover and ride to
the Capitol for the official inaugural
ceremonies.
Meanwhile, officials at the Weather
Bureau anxiously scanned the skies and
the weather charts to try to find out
what sort OF weather will welcome Mr..
Roosevelt into the presidency. Fore
caster Charles L. Mitchell took the
position that the weather Is so un-
settled at present that a forecast would
not be advisable before tonight.
The forecast for tonight and tomor-
row Is for cloudy skies and possible
snow furries tonight. with not much
change in temperature. Tonight's
coldest IS expected to be around freez-
ing, with fresh north or northwest
winds, diminishing tomorrow.
Program Starts Tonight.
The official inaugural program starts
tonight with a promenade concert,
open to the public, beginning at
O'Clock, in the Pan-American Building
The Marine Band will play and there
Will be singing by the Washington
Choral Club.
One OF the picturesque figures of the
whole inaugural program, Chief Yow-
lache, a Cherokee, Indian leader, and a
baritone Of note, will sing in full In
dian regalia, including $4,000 head
dress OF golden eagle feathers.
Tonight'S first official event of the
inaugural its to be followed by as color
!ul an array of attractions as the
inaugural event has ever offered the
American people, and the city. re-
splcndent in flags and bunting. will
witness a kaleidoscope picture during
the next four days, splashed here and
tnere with the gay and glittering uni
forms Of the diplomatic corps, the pic
turesquc costumes Of Indians here from
Dakota and Oklahoma reservations, the
brilliant attire of hundreds of veterans
OF the wars of the nation, the formal
dress OF the visiting dignitaries and the
noloay attire of the thousands of lust
plain citizens who have come to see
the show and add their voice of acclaim
10 Washington's welcome to Mr.. Roose-
welt.
Peak Due Tomorrow.
The peak load of the inpouring hordes
OF visitors and the greatest number of
arrivals Of dignitaries is expected to-
morrow, when the inaugural will be in
1uu swing. with sports, exhibitions of
Government activities and new Govern
ment buildings, all points of interest
open TO visitors, and the evening Offer
ing the two great attractions, a concert
at Constitution Hall and the reception
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