Evening star., 1941-01-19

cars during their inaugural stay.
The Pennsylvania and Baltimore &
Ohio Railroads will have "a sleeping
cars parked on District sidings by
tonight. Two all-Pullman Seaboard
trains will be spotted at Benning.
Parking Problem Acute.
The Washington Tourist Camp at
Hains Point reported its 200 cabin
beds reserved for today and to-
morrow. Space for more than a
score of trailers was rapidly being
taken.
Special trains, special buses and
extra planes will bring thousands of
visitors.
The parking problem will be acute
for those who come in their own
cars, but police will route them to
side streets and areas beyond the
business district wherever feasible.
With all parade stand tickets sold
out, a new stand containing 1.40O
seats was built in front of the Ma
tlonal Theater yesterday and sold
out by nightfall. Another stand, be-
ing placed along Pennsylvania Ave-
nue. between Third and Fourth
streets NV, containing 2,700 seats,
was expected to be a sell-out by noon
today, if not before. All tickets left
If any-sell for $3.50.
First-aid stations along the route
to be taken by the President and
inaugural parade will number II.
with four nurses. two aides, fou:
motor corps drivers and eight
stretcher bearers manning each.
Twenty-Five ambulances are being
held in reserve.
Under the direction of Rear Ad-
miral P. S. Rossiter. the first aid
program was pronounced by medical
men complete in every detail. It
was described as a model on which
large cities could pattern disaster
relief organizations.
Religious Services.
In addition to the union RELIGIOUS
services at the Court of Freedom
this Afternoon. churches throughout
the city will include in. their regular
services today special prayers for
the President and the Government
At 3 pm. the District National
Guard will hold its third annual
memorial services at the Washing
ton Cathedral. The service this
year will be tied in with the in
augural ceremonies. Rabbi Norman
Gerstenfeld will deliver the sermon
and briefer messages will be given
by Bishop James E. Freeman and
Adjt. Gen. Albert L. Cox.
Those leading the service at the
Court OF Honor will include Rabbi
Gerstenfeld, DR.. John K. Cart
wright. pastor of the Immaculate
Conception Church; DR.. Albert j.
Mccartney. pastor of the Covenant
First Presbyterian Church and
chairman of the Committee on
Religious Life in the Nation S
Capital, and DR.. Seth. R. Brooks.
pastor Of the Universalist National
Memorial Church. The Washing
ton Choral Society, under the direc-
ton of Louis A. Potter, will present
the musical program.
Governors Reception.
At 4 o'clock today Chairman and
Mrs. Davies will give a reception to
the Governors at their home. 1901
Foxhall road NV. The President
and Mrs. Roosevelt. members of
the cabinet and other high officials
were invited. Invitations were sent
former President and Mrs. Herbert
Hoover and the widows of former
Presidents. who are Mrs. Grover
Cleveland Preston. Mrs. BENJAMIN
Harrison. Mrs. William Howard
Taft. Mrs Theodore Roosevelt. Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson and Mrs. Calvin
Coolidge.
Thirty-six of the 48 Governors are
expected to attend the Inaugural
ton. Others will send or designate
representatives State societies are
giving many receptions and other