The Washington times., 1933-03-04

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colorful Inaugural Ball in the
Washington Auditorium. Nine
teenth and e Streets Northwest.
Members of Vice President
Gamers family also will be In
cluded in the list Of honored
guests.
Governors of half the States
will attend.
The Diplomatic Corps, the Con-
greSsional set, Washington socl.
ETY.. and people from all parts OF
the Nation will be in attendance.
Expect 5000
Mrs. John Allan Dougherty,
chairman of the Inaugural Bah
committee. conservatively esti-
mates that more than 5000 peo-
>ple will be under the roof Of the
Auditorium, one of the largest
entertainment halls in America,
during the course Of the evening.
Festivities begin at $3.50 p. m.
Ten acknowledgement musical
organizations will play during the
course of the evening.
AS the ball opens, at $3.50, an
Old.fashioned reception will be
staged on the first floor of the
auditorium, with the three cele-
brated service bands alternating
in concert. They are the United
States Marine Band. Capt. Tay-
lor Branson directing; the United
States Navy Band, under direc-
ton of Lieut.. Charles Benter, and
the United States Army Band,
Capt. william Stannard, leader,
Indian Band Also
d. The United States Indian Res
Srvation Band, musical organ
tzation composed of 20 full-blood-
Cd Indians representing 18 tribes,
will give a special concert. The
Header of this band is Chief Big
Mountain.
:, Rosa Ponselle. star of the Met
ropolitan Opera Company, will
sing THE Star Spangled Banner
at this preliminary concert, which
will end at 10 o'clock, promptly.
In order that the inaugural oall
may get under way on the upper
floor.
when the hour of 10 has
struck, the massed bands Will
play a selection, and the muslcal
portion of the ball will be turned
over to dance orchestraS, most OF
them recruited from the radio
networks. Such organizations as
Rndv Vallee's dance orchestra
: the orchestra of Guy Lombardo
and the Central Park Casinos
tazz band will regale dancers un
Til the early hours Of tomorrow
morning.
A decoration committee, work
ing under the direction OF Ad
miral H. v. Butler, commandan1
of the washington Navy Yard
and Lieut.. Col. James A. Ulie, U
@. M. c., finished its labors yes
ferday-turning in masterplec'
Of interior decoration.
Color Rampant
:. Gold, white and green are thu
Contributing colors in the decora
tive scheme, with palms ane
shrubbery aplenty, and flags ane
bunting festooned about the hall
President-elect Roosevelt viii
not appear at the ball, but 1t Il
expected that Vice President-elec'
Garner and his wife will lead thu
grand march. They will be es
Corted by military and nava
aides. After they have been seated
on the stage, the parade of thu
governors will begin.
The Roosevelt family will oc
cupy the Presidents Box on thu
stage within range of all eyes
Among the governors to bt
present are: Gov. and Mrs. Joseph
B. Ely, Massachusetts; Gov. anc
Mrs. Wilbur L. Cross, Connect
cut; Governor Albert c. Ritchie
Maryland; Governor C. Douglass
Buck, Delaware; Governor ane
Mrs. A. Harry Moore, New Jer
sey: Governor and Mrs. Pau
McNutt, Indiana; Governor ant
Mrs. Schmedeman, Wisconsin
Governor and Mrs. David Sholtz
Florida: Governor and Mrs. Will
liam A. Comstock, Michigan;
Governor and Mrs. Theodore
Francis Green, Rhode Island
Governor and Mrs. libra c. Black
wood, South Carolina; Governor
and Mrs. Ruby Laffoon, Ken
tucky; Governor and Mrs. Git
ford Pinchot, Pennsylvania; Gov
ernor and Mrs. John C. Ehring
haus, North Carolina; Governo,
and Mrs. o. K. Allen, Louisiana
Governor and Mrs. Clyde L
Herring, Iowa; Governor Johl
Garland Pollard, Virginia; Gov
ernor and Mrs. Stanley G. VII
son, Vermont; Governor and Mrs
Julius L. Meirs, Oregon; Cover
nor and Mrs. C. B. Ross, Idaho
State Anthems
AS each Governor enters tn
hall, accompanied by his staff
the bands will play the Stat
anthem.
The Governors will marcl
down a long lane of militar,
naen-soldiers, sailors and ma
Understanding shoulder to Shoul
der. AS the Governors procee'
to the stage. marching to musi
OF their State songs, the soldier
will salute them with "preSen
arms"
Hardly a detail has bee
omitted to make this one of tn
grandest Inaugural Balls eve