Evening star., 1933-02-19
INAUGURAL GROUPS
|UP WITH SCHEDULE
AS MARCH 4 NEARS
Parade List Is Completed.
and Few Seats Left-De.
tails Remain.
5000 ROOMS CHECKED
BY HOUSING COMMITTEE
Visitors Will Be Guided at En-
frances to City Directly to As
signed Accommodations.

With the inaugural but two weeks
away, all preparations are proceeding
according to or ahead of schedule, it
was indicated in reports submitted yes
terday to Rear Admiral Cary T. Gray
son, chairman of the General Inaugural
Committee. by the chairmen of the va
rious subcommittee working under
him.
| The Parade Committee. it was re-
ported by Col. E. NJ Watson, has COM
pleted the makeup of the parade, and
the list of participants is being made
public today While there remains
much work in connection with getting
the big column moving smoothly and
quickly, these details are all that re-
main.
Waddy B. Wood chairman of the
Committee on Grandstands and Decora-
| tions. told Admiral Grayson all the
| stands will be completed by February
%, and the decorations will be COM
pleted not later than March 2.
Few Seats Remain.
The sale of tickets, it was reported
| by Daniel G. Roper, chairman of the
| Ticket Sale Committee, has progressed
| to the extent that there remain but
few available seats in several classifi-
cations.
Robert Woolley. chairman of the
Committee on Medals, reported that
these souvenirs of the inaugural will
| reach Washington Tuesday, and that
arrangements have been completed
with the hotels of the city to take
orders for this work of art.
Mrs. Blair BaniSter, sister OF Sen
ator Carter Glass end chairman of the
| Committee on Housing and Hospitality,
| reported that her committee already
has listed $4,000 rooms after an in
vestigation and classification. She said
arrangements had been completed with
the American Automobile Association
| for her headquarters to be connected
lished by the A. A. A. at theeprincipal
entrances to the city SO visitors can
be sent direct, to the accommodate
provided for them
Thomas P. Littlepage, chairman OF
| the Committee on Transportation, re-
ported that the Washington Base Ball
| Club has donated space for the parking
of buses bearing inaugural visitors from
the Northeast, while arrangements have
been made for accommodation of buSses
from other directions at other places.
Mai. E. W. Brown Superintendent
of Police and ice-chairman of the Pub
| lie Order Committee, said satisfactory
arrangements are being completed for
handling the inaugural crowds and pro-
| tecting the President and the dis
tinguished guests during their stay in
Washington.
| First-Aid to Be Ready.
Mai Gen. Merritte w. Ireland. chair
mon of the committee on medical aid
| reported that 10 first-aid stations with
motor ambulances and physicians and
nurses at each, will be established at
intervals along the parade route from
the Capitol to Nineteenth street and
| Pennsylvania avenue, so speedy first
aid treatment may be given marchers
or spectators, and so that ambulance
service might not interrupt the parade.
There will be meeting of the
| General Inaugural Committee on Tues
| day in the Willard room of the Willard
Hotel at noon, and on Tuesday after
noon at 4 o'clock there will be meet
| ing of the committee on distinguished
| guests, of which Ray Baker is chair
man.
Forrest Rutherford, vice chairman of
/ the General Entertainment Committee,
reported that Cities Service Co. has
| donated the half-hour II usually oc-
cupies on the National Broadcasting
Co network on Friday nights to per-
nit the broadcasting of the inaugural
concert on the night of Friday, March 3.
| Plans for the sale of the inaugural
souvenir program include the cam
vassing of schools and colleges here by
an organization of !, 400 students, under
the direction of principals, teachers and
| professors
The canvass, it was announced yes
| terday by j. Fred Essary, chairman of
the Program Committee, will begin to-
morrow and end on March g. Mean
| while. many advance orders have been
received to date and large sale OF the
program is expected.
School Chiefs Approve.
School officials have indorsed the
plan and it is expected that large num-
bers of the programs will be distributed
in this way.
On Inauguration day the sale of pro-
grams will be handled in the various
reviewing stands and along the line of
the parade by the boys who have been
most successful in the sale of programs
throughout the city prior to March 3.
The local distribution office is in room
, 9O5, Investmenet Building.