Evening star., 1933-02-01
ROBERT n. HARPER
To HEAD FOURTH
PARADE DIVISION
Appointment Completes List
of MarshaIs Under Gen.
Pershing.
STRIKE EFFORTS FAIL
TO STOP STANDS WORK
Sixteen Governors Now Pledged to
Attend Roosevelt Ceremonies.
Ball Plans Discussed.


named marshal of the fourth division
CT the inaugural parade by Rear Ad-
miral Cary T. GraySon, chairman OF
the Roosevelt Inaugural Committee.
Mr.. Harper's selection completes the
roster of parade marshals who. under
leadership Of Gen. John j. Pershing
grand marshal will have charge of the
different sections of the parade
Mr.. HarperS parade groups probably
will be the most colcrful in the entire
parade, being made up CT the political
marching clubs and State delegations.
1t is also likely to be the largest divi-
sion of the parade, for from applications
already received. it appears probable
that all 48 States will be represented.
with delegations from the 42 States
carried last November by Mr. Roosevelt
practically certain to attend.
Mr.. Harper has served the Democratic
party officially for more than 80 years.
He was delegate to the Democratic
convention of 1900 in Kansas City and
in San Francisco in 1920 He once
served as assistant treasurer of the
Democratic National Committee and is
new treasurer of the Democratic Con-
gressional Committee.
Experience in Planning.
He has had much experience in plan
ming inaugurals, serving as chairman of
the civic section of the Inaugural Com
mittee for the first Wilson Inauguration
and serving as chairman of the In
augural Committee for the second Will
son inauguration
Although labor leaders have been try
ing to call out the carpenters who are
working on the inaugural stands on
Pennsylvania avenue, at the White
House and at the Capitol, work on
those projects was proceeding at normal
pace today on the White House side
Of Pennsylvania avenue. where the
court Of honor, from which Mr.. Roose-
welt will review the parade; on the
Lafayette Park side and on the East
Front of the Capitol. Contractors on all
three Jobs reported all their men are
union men and are working for 81 an
hour without protest.
Officials of the Carpenters Union
continued to insist. however, that the
wage being paid by the contractors
does not meet the level set by the union,
or meet the provisions of the Bacon
Davis prevailing wage law. Contractors
on ali three jobs, however, reported
that all men now working have union
cards and there are hundreds more
than there are jobs for. applying for
work. The union claims the carpenters
should be paid s11 dav.
Conferences with officials of the De-
partment of Labor were being held today
by representatives Of the Carpenters
Union in an effort to straighten out the
situation.
Admiral Grayson announced late yes
terday that four more Governors, max
ing a total Of 16 so far. have signified
their intention of attending the Roose-
iropo,,ro1 roraroopu Tb0Sa Uh0Sn
acceptances were received yesterday
were Gov Herbert H. Lehman. who
succeeded Mr.. Roosevelt rs Governor Of
New York; Gov j. c. B. Ehringhaus Of
North Carolina Gov A. C. Schmndeman
of Wisconsin and Gov John Garland
Pollard of Virginia. About one-half OF
the Governors still have not been heard
from.
Arrangements for advancing the sue
cess of the inaugural ball were discussed
at a meeting Of the State. Senate and
Congressional Women's Committee OF
the Inaugural Ball Committee. which
was held at inaugural ball headquarters,
Hill Building The committee, of which
Mrs. Ruth Bryan Owen is chairman.
decided to get in touch with delegations
from their respective States and make
certain that their respective sections
would be we'll represented at this social
function on the night of March 4.
The fact that the President-elect and
officials of the PHILADELPHIA Mint have
a friendly difference Of opinion as to
Gov. Roosevelt's numerical standing IN
the line of American Presidents was
revealed last night by Robert w. Wool
lev, chairman of the Inaugural Com
mittee on Medals.
Presidential Number Question.
In a speech which Mr.. Woolley made
as the guest of Joseph D. kaufman over
WMAL ne said:
II will tell you an interesting story
about this medal. President-elect
Roosevelt granted the sculptor two sit
tings. Mr.. Manship asked him what
his number would be in the Presidency.
Mr.. Roosevelt replied that he would be
the thirty-second President of the
United States. If Mr.. Cleveland. who
served four years. then was defeated
by Benja Harrison in 1888 and
again elected in 1892, were to be
counted as two Presidents Is the
only instance of the kind in our his
tory-then Mr. Roosevelt would be
in this view by many historians and
for all I know by some Governmental
records.
But the Inaugural Medal, which has
never before stated the numerical
status of President. must correspond
with the medal which the law requires
the Director of the Mint to make of
each President. I find that the Mint
counts persons and not terms. Conse-
uuently, the Hoover medal records the
present President as Nc 80. Therefore.
Mr.. Roosevelt will be. medalically
speaking at least, the thirty first Presi-
dent of the United States"