Evening star., 1933-02-14
INAUGURAL PARADE
RANKS ARE FILLED
AND LISTS CLOSE
No More Applications for
Places in Column Will
Be Considered.
ESTIMATED PASSING
TIME THREE HOURS
Admiral Grayson and Farley Con-
fer on Disposition of Flood
of Ticket Applications.

The ranks of the inaugural parade
have been closed and no more applica-
tions for places in the colorful column
will be considered, 1t was announced
today by Col E. NJ Watson. chairman
Of the Inaugural Parade Committee.
The applications already received and
approved have filled to overfowing the
parade, which it was expected could
be held to column that would not
require more than two hours to pass
a given point.
But the insistence Of political march,
ing clubs and other organizations to
be among those units marching in the
most colorful section OF the parade,
the last division, has swelled the
parade to such proportions that 1t is
estimated the column will take nearly
three hours.
Passing Time Estimated.
The committee today estimated that
che first division, made up of the regu-
lar units OF the Army. Navy, Marine
Corps, Coast Guard, National Guard,
Naval Reserve and 2. o. T. G., is ex-
pected to take half to three-quarters
OF an hour to pass. with the sec
ond division, composed Of the Gov
ernors Of the States and their
staffs, about a half hour. Another
half to three-quarters of an hour
will be occupied by the passing Of the
third division, composed of veterans Of
the wars of the United States, patriotic
and fraternal organizations, and the
final division composed Of the political
marching clubs, and other units
grouped by STATE will take about an
hour.
Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, chair
man of the General Inaugural Com
mittee, conferred today with James A.
Farley, President-elect Roosevelt's cam
paign manager and slated to be Pos'
master General in the Roosevelt c.
met, on the ranking of the var
distinguished guests In the inaug,
ceremonies
The conference was brief and inc,
ed also discussion Of inaugural ticL
Farley explaining that he had been
Sieged with requests for inaugl
tickets and wanting to know what
do about them.
Work on Stands Rushed.
= The Inaugural Committee announce
that work on the reviewing stands hs,
reached point now where it Is GER
tain they will be completed In time for
the inaugural. All construction has
been rushed and already the roofs of
some OF the stands, including the court
Of honor, built as a reproduction of
Federal Hall, In New York City, on the
portico OF which George Washington
received the first oath of Office as Pres
ident has been started.
1t is hoped that the work of deco
rating the court of honor and of dress
ing up the whole stage" in front
the presidential reviewing stand ca
be started within the next few days.
In going over the makeup of the
inaugural parade today. it was found
New York Is sending the largest dele
cation Of any city in the country. The
Tammany, New York Democratic Club
and the New York Democratic County
Committee are sending delegations to-
falling 1,200 persons, or about one
seventh Of the space allotted to the
fourth division Of the parade.
1t was announced that reservations in
the inaugural stands have been taken
by about an equal number of member
OF families Of marchers from New York.
Heads Dance Music Committee.
Miss Helen Coolidge, daughter of
Senator Marcus Coolidge of Massachu-
sets, has been named chairman Of the
Dance Music Committee of the In
augural Ball Committee, it has been
announced by Mrs John Allen Dough-
erty, chairman. Miss Coolidge will have
as her vice chairman Miss Helen Lee
Eames Doherty. Their committee win
supervise the selection of orchestras for
the ball. A meeting Of this group has
been called at the ball headquarters.
Hill Building, Seventeenth and ! streets,
for later in the week
Mrs. Dougherty also announced that
sale OF tickets for boxes for the ball
has been so heavy that the supply is
nearly exhausted.
Scott Ferris, Democratic national
committeeman for Oklahoma. TODAY in
formed Admiral Grayson that a special
train of Oklahoma citizens Is being or
ganized by John F. Kroutil, and from
present indications 1t will bring a del
egatlon OF several hundred persons to
the inaugural. 1t is planned for the
Iram 10 leave Oklahoma on February
20, so tnat the party can be here for
tne entire inaugural celebration period.
Cnlef clerks of all Government de-
partmentS and establishments have
been invited to meet tomorrow at 10
m. with the Inaugural Ticket Com
mittee, Of which Daniel C. Roper Is
chairman, at inaugural headquarters
In the Washington Building, to discuss
the disposal of tickets In blocks to
Government employees.
Special Church Services.
Cooperation Of all Methodist. Bap-
list and Presbyterian churches in the
city In arranging special inaugural
church services on Sunday, March 5,
has been obtained by the General En-
tertainment Committee it was an
by Miss Mary E. Hughes. Miss
Hughes received the promise of CO.
operation from the Methodist and Bap-
list ministers at meetings Yesterday.
while the Rev. w. L. Darby addressed
d gathering of Presbyterian ministers
and received their approval of the in
augural services. Other denominations
Will be contacted later in the week.
The program calls for special in
augural services with sermons on sub
ects close to the opening of a new ad-
ninlstration, patriotic songs, including
ne national anthem and decoration Of
iii churches with flags and bunting.
Special reception committees to take
;are OF the thousands of out-of-town
1sitors expected In town for the IN
lugural weekend, also will be named.
Col. Henry L. Roosevelt, vice chair
nan OF the Parade Committee, and a
'ous1n OF the President-elect, will dis
'uss the arrangements for the parade
n radio talk tonight over Nation
vide hook-up of the Columbia Broad
'asting System, beginning at 6:45
'clock. His address may be heard To-
ally over Station WJSV