Evening star., 1939-04-28
Special Train 10 Carry
Congressional Party
To Fair Opening
600 Expected to
Make Trip Leaving
At J AM. Sunday
By WILL p. KENNEDY.

Nt A.". SuHuuy
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.
Headed by Speaker Bankhead and
House Leader Rayburn, congress
sional party of approximately 600,
accompanied by several score of the
highest officials of the Government,
will leave on a special train Sunday
to participate in the ceremonial
opening of the Worlds Fair in New
York They also will attend a
luncheon for President Roosevelt
who will motor in from his Hyde
Park estate across the new White
stone Bridge, to be dedicated ard
formally opened tomorrow Flank
ing the President and members of
his cabinet will be official repre-
sentatives of at least 60 foreign ma
tions, leaders of American life i'll
the field of religion. government,
industry, labor. science and the pro-
fesslons, and an estimated million
visitors. as we'll as the members OF
Congress, who will join in a testi-
monial to international peace ard
progress in the fairs great court OF
peace.
The congressional party will in
clude 49 Senators. 80 of whom VIII,
be accompanied by their wives, and
244 Representatives, 1874 of whom
will be accompanied by their wives.
Sons, daughters. sisters and other
guests also will make the trip.
Peace Theme Of Parade.
The special train over the Penn
sylvania Railroad is scheduled to
leave Washington at 7 am, going
directly to the Worlds Fair site, 81
that the entire party may be seated
IN the FVderal Building before the
President arrives. From the grand
stand in front of this building 5000
distinguished guests will hear the
President and other speakers Off
cially open the fair. They will wit
ness the parade of military ard
naval units, representative of for.
elgn countries, fair workers arG
officials, who will march from the
perisphere and trylon down Con-
stltution Mall to the court. More
than $4,000 invited guests, including
the Governors of most of the States.
are expected to witness this "pag-
cant Of peace" ceremony. in which
the marchers are to form an altar
OF peace, surmounted by figure
representing Peace"
After the official ceremonies in
augurating the fair, the congress.
sional party will attend the unveil-
Ing by Gov. Lehman of the monu-
mental statue representing George
Washington's arrival to be inaugu-
rated first President, in Constitu-
ton Mall. They then will after d
the unveiling by Mayor La Guardia
OF the statues of four freedoms
speech, religion, press and assem-
bly-created by the sculptor, Leo
Friedlander.
5000 Police on Duty.
The party will also follow Presi.
dent Roosevelts automobile on 4
tour OF the grounds, escorted by de-
tachments OF the Army, Navy and
marine and with 5000 New York
and Worlds Fair police on duty.
When the President is delivering
his address, which will be broadcast
by what is planned as the largest
radio hookup in history, the con-
gressional party will witness the first
television of an address presented
to the public. Color bearers of 60
or more participating nations will
make massed presentation of the
flags of their countries and three
score bands will play the anthems.
The Washington statute to be
dedicated-a portrait statue IS fees
high and the most imposing in the
falr-was conceived by the sculptor,
James Earle Frazer. Representa-
tive Sol Bloom. as chairman of the
sesquicentennial of the Constitu-
ton Commission, organized the con-
gressional trip.
The Senators who have signed up
Tor reservations to attend the formal
opening include Andrews of Florida,
Ashurst of Arizona, Austin of Yer
month, Bilbo of Mississippi, Bone
OF Washington, Brown of Michigan,
Bulow Of South Dakota, Byrnes of
South Carolina, Capper of Kansas.
Caraway of Arkansas, Chavez of
New Mexico, Clark of Idaho. Clark
OF Missouri, Downey of Califronia,
Ellender of Louisiana, Gibson of
Vermont, Green of Rhode Island,
Guftey of Pennsylvania, Gurney of
South Dakota. Hatch of New Mex
leo, Herring of Iowa, Hill of Ala
bama. Holman of Oregon, Hughes
OF Delaware, Johnson of Colorado,
King of Utah. Lee of Oklahoma.
Lundeen of Minnesota, Maloney oi
Connecticut, McCarran of Nevada.
Mead of New York, Miller of Ar
kansas, Minton of Indiana, Murray
of Montana, Nye of North Dakota,
Overton of Louisiana, Pepper o:
Florida, Radcliffe of Maryland
Reed of Kansas, Reynolds of North
Carolina, Schwartz of Wyoming,
Sheppard of Texas, Smathers OF
New Jersey, Thomas of Oklahoma
Tobey of New Hampshire, Townsend
OF Delaware, Wagner of New York,
White Of Maine and Wiley of Wis
consin.