Evening star., 1937-01-05
Inaugural FUNDS
GOAL IS. SOUGHT
BY END OF WEEK
100000 Guarantee Backed
by ga Firms and Individ.
uaIS to Date. H.
LITTLE OVER $4,000
YETTO BE SUBSCRIBED
Hospitality Committee Meeting
Emphasizes Hotel Accommo.
dations Will Be Ample.

datl0nS Will De ample.
With more than half the 100000
inaugural guarantee fund already
pledged, Robert v. Fleming, chairman
of the Inaugural Finance Committee,
announced today that efforts will be
stressed to complete the drive for
financial aid this week.
Last week, 1t was announced
through the Office Of Admiral Cary T.
Grayson, inaugural chairman, "a
business firms and individuals had
pledged $56,785. with subscriptions
ranging from $40 to $4,000. This
money assures payment Of bills as
they become due, and both Grayson
and Fleming expect the sale Of parade
tickets to draw enough to repay the
guarantors for the money advanced.
Four years ago substantial profit
was earned, the net returns being do
mated later to charity.
Senator Nicely, Democrat. of West
Virginia. chairman of Congressional
Inaugural Committee, meanwhile an
nounced arrangements have been
made to provide some additional seat
ing for the ceremonies in front of the
Capitol.
Accommodations Adequate.
There are plenty of hotel accom-
modations for inaugural visitors, 1t
was stressed at a meeting of the
Housing and Hospitality Committee
of the inaugural yesterday afternoon.
Anticipating the large crowds ex-
pected, however, Edgar. Morris, chair
man Of the Housing and Hospitality
Committee, said that several thousand
rooms would be listed at the Housing
Bureau IN the Willard Hotel for those
unable to make hotel accommoda-
tions at that time. Rooms can be
listed by calling District 6040..
The Sd Corps Area headquarters in
Baltimore announced that four COM
panies of Civilian Conservation Corps
workers. dressed in new uniforms and
armed with picks, shovels. spades and
axes. will participate in the inaugural
parade.
Commissioner George E. Allen.
chairman Of the General Reception
Committee, meanwhile announced
the appointment Of the following per-
sons to serve with him:
Raymond N. Beebe, Col. Z. Goring
Bliss, Clement l.. Bouve. John st.
Clair Brooke, Harry c. Butcher, Louis
Caldwell, James E. Collifiower. Carl
w. Corby, Robert J. Cottrell, Clarence
Phelps Dodge, Robert v. Fleming,
John H. Hanna, Arthur HELEN, Thil-
man j. Hendricks, Frank r. Jelleff,
John T. Lambert, Thomas E. Lodge,
Karl Loos, Guy Mason. DR.. William
Mcclellan. Calcolm McConiie. Lowell
Mellett. Eugene Meyer, William Mont
gomery, Edgar Morris. Newbold Noyes,
Theodore w. Noyes. Mrs: Eleanor Pat
terson, John Pelley, E. Barrett Pret-
lyman. Seth Richardson, Frank M.
Russell, H. L. Rust. jr.; John Saul,
Russell E. Singer, w. w. Spaid, Marcy
L. Sperry, w. c. Sullivan. Merle
Thorpe, Walter Tuckerman, Corcoran
Thorn, Joseph P. Tumulty. Nelson M.
Walker, Roger J. Whiteford and Lloyd
B. Wilson.
Subscriptions Announced.
Subscriptions to the guarantee fund
announced by Chairman Fleming are
as follows:
Byron 8. Adams, 500; r. q. Addi-
son, jr., 500: Annapolis Hotel, $500:
A. g. P. food stores, $500; Barber &
Ross Co., 500; Charles H. Bates, $50;
Joseph Berlanstein and John M. Thai,
$40; Clifford K. Bergman, $25: Henry
P. Blair, 500: Blue e. Gray Sightsee-
ing Tours, Inc, $50; Brewood, 500;
Capital Transit Co.. $4,000; DR.. SIM
con L. Carson, $100: Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co.. $4,000: w. w.
Chiswell. 500; P. o. Cof1n. $3.50; Ad-
miral H. I. Gone. s25; Cornell Wall
Paper Co.. s25; William H. Cragin,
$50; William Floyd Crosby. SO;
Charles A. Douglas, $50; E. F. Droop
Sons Co., $3.50: H. Rozier Dulany. 500.
Eastern viavi Co., $40; Electric
Boat Co., $500; Evening Star, $4,000;
WilliameW. Everett, $500: Robert v.
Fleming, $500; Isaac Cans, $25; Julius
Garfinckel & Co., $500: Harry j.
Gerrity, $50; Charles G. Glover. jr,
5000; Admiral Cary T. Grayson,
! 1000; Greater National Capital
Committee, $4,000; Gilbert Grosvenor.
500: F. M. Gunther, $50; Randall H.
Hagner e. Co., $500; Hamilton Hotel,
$500; Hay Adams House, $500;
Hechinger Co., 500; G. Heurich. $500;
Joe High, $40; Frank J. Hogan. $1.5o0;
William D. Hoover, 500; Frank Jel-
left, Inc, 81 500; Kal Advertising, Inc,
500; j. B. Kendall Co., 500; Lamb
Seal & Stencil Co., $780,
Ralph w. Lee & Co., 5000; Mrs.
Jacob Leander Loose, $1,000; L. p.
McLachlen, 5000; May Hardware Co.,
$500; Mazo-Lerch Co., Inc, 500;
Harry G. Meem, $50; Robert N. Mil
Ter, $50; C. Powell Minnigerode, SIS;
Edgar Morris Sales Co., $500; q. M
p. Murphy g. Co., $1,000; National
Capital Press, Inc, 500; National
Electrical Supply Co., $500; Norfolk q
Washington, D.. c., Steamboat Co..
81, 500; Robert Lee O'Brien. 500; Peo-
pies Drug Stores, Inc, $4,000: r. Ross
Perry. jr., 500; M. Philipsborn q Co..
$l00; Potomac Electric Power Co.
$4,000; Ord Preston, $2S0; Jesse w
Rawlings, $10;. L. H. Reichelderfer
$500; w. M. Ritter, 5000.
Rothstein Dental Laboratories, SO;
DR.. Sterling Ruffin, $40; H. L. Rust
Co., 81 600: e. G. Schaefer Co., $50;
Charles Schneider Baking Co., Inc.
$500; James Sharp, $40; A. Leftwich
Sinclair, 500: w. e j. Sloane. $3.50;
Odell S. Smith. $50; Col. David S
Stanley, 500; A. Blair Thaw. $50;
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