Evening star., 1933-02-22
ELECTORS TO TAKE
FIRST IMPORTANT.
PART IN INAUGURAL
More Than 200 of 472 Total
Already Have Accepted
Invitations.
SPECIAL SEATS ASSIGNED
FOR CAPITOL CEREMONY
Group Also Given Special Parade
Section-Dinner March 8 Will
Bring Them Together.

One hundred New York City blue
coats will be brought to Washington
to help handle inaugural crowds and
protect the President, 1t was an
nounced today by Maj. E. w. Brown,
superintendent of police. The men
will arrive under the command of
deputy chief, be sworn in for the
work at the Union Station Plaza
early on the morning Of March 4,
and then take up their duties, so at
the Capitol Plaza and so at the
Court of Honor, from which Mr..
Roosevelt will review the parade.
The presidential electors, who for
the first time in history, will take an
active part in an inaugural, this year
will have a full program when they
attend the ceremonies inducing Frank
lin Delano Roosevelt into Office.
More than 200 of the 472 electors
who voted for the victorious Demo-
cratic candidates have signified their
intention of accepting the invitation
Of the Inaugural Committee to come to
Washington March and an elaborate
program of entertainment has been
worked out. In addition invitations
have been sent to the candidates for
electors in the six States carried by
the Republican ticket and many of
these also are expected to attend.
The electors will have special seats
assigned them at the inaugural cere-
mony at the Capitol and they will
occupy special section in the parade.
Dinner Arranged.
Preparations for the electors are be-
ing made by committee headed by
James A. Farley, chairman Of the Dem
ocratic National Committee; South
Trimble, clerk of the House of Repre-
sentatives: Michael Francis Doyle of
Pennsylvania and F. Newlin Magill.
The first meeting of the electors will
be at the Willard Hotel on the evening
of Friday, March 3, at a dinner Mr..
Farley will preside and guests of honor
will include the members Of Mr.. Roose-
velt's cabinet Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr..
Garner also have been invited. Claude
G. Bowers will be the speaker and the
music will be furnished by the Navy
Band.
After the dinner the electors will
attend the reception to governors at
the Pan-American Building. 1t Is ex
pected they will be received at the
White House by Mr.. Roosevelt some
time after the inaugural.
They will be received by Vice Presi-
dent Garner on Sunday March 5, and
that afternoon they will go in a body
to the Washington Cathedral, where
they will place a wreath on the tomb
of Woodrow Wilson.
Police Leaves Cancelled.
Following the usual custom, which in
cludes the importation of extra police
to the city to handle the inaugural
crowds, Maj E. w. Brown, superintend-
ent of police, announced yesterday that
all leaves for bluecoats and headquar-
ters men would be Cancelled during the
inaugural period.
At the first general meeting Of the
Inaugural Committee since actual work
was started. the work of the committee
was given general approval in resolu-
tion offered by Judge Finis j. Garrett.
The resolution follows:
Resolved that the General Commit
tee approves the work that has been
done thus far by the Inaugural Com
mittee and wishes to express its appre-
citation for the thorough manner in
which the work has been carried on,
and that it further approves of the
augural Committee to its completion In
the same manner as it has already
been done"
About 300 prominent citizens who
have taken an active part in the plan
ming of this years inaugural attended
the meeting, which was held in the
Willard room of the Willard Hotel. Re-
ports were heard from heads of all sub
committees, including Col. e. M. Watson,
chairman of the Parade Committee;
Waddy B. Wood, chairman OF the
Grandstands and Decorations Com
mittee; Mrs. Blair Banister, chairman of
the Housing and Hospitality Commit
tee; Mrs. John Allen Dougherty, chair
Roper, chairman of the Grandstand
Ticket Committee; Ray Baker, chair
man of the Committee on Distinguished
Guests: George Rothwell Brown. chair
man of the Committee on Historic Sites;
Robert Woolley, chairman of the Com
mittee on Medals; Maj. Gen. Merritte
w. Iceland, chairman of the Committee
on Emergency Arrangements; Maj.
Brown, vice chairman of the Public
Order Committee; j. Fred Essary,
chairman of the Official Program Com
mittee, and James A. Councillor, chair
man of the Audit Committee.
100000 Balance Held.
MT Councillor reported that 1ndlca-
tions are the committee will be able to
repay the guarantors of the 100000
inaugural fund IN full. The fund, 1t
was reported, is slightly less than 80
per cent subscribed.
Corcoran Thorn, treasurer Of the
committee, gave a complete report OF
the committees financial condition, re-
porting a balance of little more than
100000 to the favor of the committee.
Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Ar
kansas, Democratic leader of the Sem
ate, in radio talk over NATIONWIDE
network Of the Columbia Broadcasting
Co., called for Punishment of all par
tiSanship in the observance Of the in
augural.
"The induction Of a President" he
said. "is removed by several months
from the heat of the campaign and
election. In spirit 1t is utterly devoid
OF creed or party. 1t Is the one tie
when we all may unite in the fervent
hope that the man taking the oath Of
the highest office, whoever he may be,
may be endowed with the strength and
the vision to fulfill his great task to
his credit and the public benefit"
The deadline for inaugural ticket
reservations is Thursday afternoon, it
was announced yesterday. IF the hun
dreds or tickets laid away for those who
have reserved them are not taken up by
that time, they will be put on the open
market. The supply of tickets not re-