Evening star., 1933-01-10
INAUGURAL CHIEFS
HOPING TO ECLIPSE
PAST CEREMONIES
First Session of Committee
Starts Intensive Work for
March 4.
ROOSEVELT'S APPROVAL
OF PROGRAM ASSURED
Admiral Grayson Warns Various
Groups Time Is Growing Short.
Previous Events Studied.

A program for the greatest in
augural in the history OF the country"
was called for by Hugh T. Nelson,
executive secretary of the Inaugural
Committee, at the first meeting of the
committee at inaugural headquarters in
the Washington Building this morning.
The committee, including Rear Admi-
raj Cary T. Grayson, general inaugural
chairman; his vice chairman and per-
sonal staff, and the chairmen of the ID
subcommittee which will work out the
details of the celebration that Is to
attend the Inauguration of President
elect Roosevelt, met in the committee
room of the recently established head
quarters, and prepared to get down to
work in earnest, with all subcommittee
performing their functions before the
end of the week.
Acnliral Grayson assured the COM
mittee plans as at present laid out have
the approval of President-elect Roose-
welt and urged all connected with the
inaugural to get to work Immediately
and work out their part of the program
in the less than two months which re-
main before the inaugural.
Aided by Pass.
Mr.. Nelson advised all subcommittee
chairmen to work out their own prob
lens, using the procedure of the last in
augural as a blue book for their
initiative and to bring their problems
to him and his personal staff, so they
might better be worked out.
He told the subcommittee chairmen
that while the Inauguration is to be
for Democrat, the Inaugural Commit
tee is performing national service,
and gave the subcommittee chairmen
authority to name whom they choose on
their committees so long as they are
Washingtonians He also said that in
employing help the subcommittee chair
men may employ persons regardless OF
political Affiliations.
Robert Woolley, chairman Of the SUBJ
committee on badges and souvenirs,
told the General Committee he and
members of his group, including Waddy
Wood and C. Powell Minnigerode, have
selected sculptor to design the 1888
inaugural medal and will have further
details of his work to report at a later
meeting.
Mr.. Wood, who is chairman of the
subcommittee on grandStands and dec
orations, reported that his group already
has started work, and hasaagreed upon
covered stands which will be placed
high enough along Pennsylvania avenue
to allow those occupying seats to see
over the heads of the watchers along
the curbs
Busy Planning Ball.
Mrs. John Allen Dougherty, chair
man of the inaugural ball subcommit-
tee, reported that she has established
headquarters on the ground floor of the
building at Seventeenth and I streets,
and her committee is rapidly working
out the details of what is to be prob
ably the principal social feature Of the
inaugural period. No place for the ball
has been decided upon, she said, and
details of ticket prices, the disposition
of the Governors who will attend and
other problems will be worked out with
Admiral Grayson and his staff shortly.
James A. Councillor of the Budget
Subcommittee and Lloyd B. Wilson of
the Finance Committee explained to
those attending the methods of Of
flee management. disbursements and
budgets to be followed.
Leslie c. Garnett, chairman of the
Legislation Subcommittee, reported that
he and his committee are already tax
ing steps to get the necessary legisla-
ton for blocking off streets during the
parade, providing for parking facilities,
removing the tax from grandstand
tickets and attending to other details
which will make the inaugural cere-
mony and its attendant celebrations run
more smoothly.