Evening star., 1933-01-15
COURT Of HONOR
FOR ROOSEVELT ON
MARCH 4 4PLANNED
New President to Witness
Parade From Portico of
Federal Hail."
60, 900 WILL BE SEATED
ALONG LINE OF MARCH
Presidential Stand to Be Erected
in Front of White House
Facing Square.

Franklin d. Roosevelt, as thirty third
President of the United States, will re-
view the parade that will mark his r.
auguration from a reproduction of the
portico of Federal Hail. the historic
building IN New York City ON the por-
tico OF which George Washington took
the oath of Office as first President.
The building, which will be erected as
the court Of honor" for the inaugu-
raj, will stand in front of the White
House on Pennsylvania avenue, facing
Lafayette Square, and will be fianked on
either side by stands which will seat 750
persons each.
The section reserved for the new
President and his distinguished guests
will seat approximately 800 persons. A
total Of 1900 guests will be in the spe-
cially reserved section of the stands.
Wood Announces Plans.
Announcement of the form of the
court of honor" was made yesterday
by Waddy B. Wood. architect. who is
chairman of the Inaugural Subcom-
mittee on Decorations and Stands, and
drawing of the building was given
the, approval of the general Inaugural
Committee, of which Rear Admiral
Sd1y l. 11dySOA4 10 CA4dIU1d11
Mr.. Wood is an old hand at design
ing inaugural courts Of honor" having
designed also the presidential stand for
the first Inauguration of woodrow
Wilson, using the famous home or
Thomas Jefferson. Monticello, as his
subject for reproduction at that time.
Federal Hall, it was explained by Mr.
Wood, long since has been torn down,
and the only building of that period
which still stands in the vicinity Of
the intersection of Broad and Wall
streets is old Trinity Church.
The central portion of Federal Hall,
which Mr.. Wood has studied carefully,
is to be faithfully reproduced, with q
cupola like that Of the original build
ing, surmounting it. There will be,
directly in front of it, glass ncloSed
and heated section which will be used
in case of bad weather. If the day Is
clear and warm, this section will be
removed.
$4,000 Seats Planned.
Directly opposite the stands for the
President and his distinguished guests
will be stands extending from West
Executive avenue to East Executive
avenue and others filling out the rest
of Pennsylvania avenue on the White
House side, bringing the total capacity
of stands in this block to IL 800 per-
sons.
Other stands along the line of
march, it is announced, will bring the
total capacity to nearly $4,000 seats.
Mr. Wood announced yesterday it Is
planned to dispense this year with the
tall stands which customarily have
been erected in the neighborhood Of the
State and Treasury Departments and
to substitute for them low, covered
stands which will permit of free move
ment of spectators behind the stands.
While complete plans have not been
made for decorations along the line Of
march, the presidential stand will be
dressed up with cedar trees and other
special decorative features and the
colors of the flag will be a dominant
background.
Entertainment Arranged.
Arrangements for participation Of the
public in inaugural events were ad-
vanced yesterday when Huston Thomp-
son, chairman Of the General Entertain
ment Committee of the Inaugural Com
mittee. announced appointment of MEM
bers of the group.
This body will have charge of all the
activities planned for the enjoyment Of
Washingtonians and visitors here dur
ing the inaugural period. Mr.. Thomp-
son has selected as his vice chairmen,
John w. ChildreSs, formerly O member
of the District Public Utilities Commits
sion: Forrest Rutherford, Washington
representative Of the Republic Steel Co.,
and Mrs. Edward P. CoStigan, wife of
the Colorado Senator.
Members OF the committee who will
be assigned to subcommittee in charge
of particular phases of the entertain
ment program have been drawn from
business, artistic. religious, civic and
theatrical circles of Washington.
While inaugural events in the past
have extended over two or three days,
entertainment program for the forth
coming Inauguration may cover a longer
period, since March will fall on Sat-
urday, it is explained.
Members Of Committee.
Members of the committee, in addi-
tion to the three officers, were an
nounced as follows:
Clarence A Aspinwall, George w.
Bean, r. Wilmer Boiling, Miss Sibyl
Baker, John F. Brawner, Julian Bry-
lawski, G. j. Boothby. Col. Wade II.
Cooper, Enoch A. Chase, Mrs. A, D.
Condor, Brice Clagett, Charles A.
DOuSlaS, WaQe II. Ellis, Harry j. Ger
rity, Edwin Graham, Mrs. Marie Moore
Forrest, Mai. John Adams HiIlman,
Bishop Hill. George S. Holmes, A. F. E.
Horn, Charles E. Jackson, Mrs. Edward
Heating, Col j. Miller Kanyon, Sylvan
N. King, Sidney B. Lust, Rev. Albert
j. Mccartney, Hardie Meakin, Royal
T. McKenna, e. C. Mcmillan, Frank
r. McNinch, william p Meredith, Ed
gar Morris, Henry Bascom Morrow,
Mrs. Hugh It. Nelson, Col Arthur
O'Brien, Claude w. owen, Dr. L. S.
Rowe, Mrs. Thelma Ross. p s. Rids-
dale, James B. Reynolds. Gibbs Sher-
rill, DR.. j. r. Sizoo, Berkley L. Sim
mons. Edward Taylor, Waverly Taylor,
Rev. DR.. James H. Taylor, Francis NJ.
Tompkins, Jack B. Tate, Charles War
rem, Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley and Roland
Whitehurst.