Evening star., 1941-01-21

Inauguration
SideIights
4 Senators From
West Virginia
Attend Rites

the Army combat cars that preceded
President Roosevelt on his way to
the Capitol yesterday, but 1t wasn't
gunfire.
The cars carried photographers
who clicked away madly at the
crowd and the President.
Four Senators" from West Viz
ginia attended the Inauguration cer-
emonies. They were Senator Kill
gore, Gov. Neely, who had the status
of Senator because he was chair
man of the Joint Congressional
Committee on the Inaugural, and
Joseph Roster and Clarence Martin,
who each claim the right to the Sen
ate seat from which Gov. Neely
resigned a week ago.
The cold-the temperature was
about % at the height of the
ceremonies - brought out all sorts
of costumes. Some spectators were
wrapped in Indian blankets. Genial
Senator Harrison of Mississippi was
resplendent in formal cutaway, but
when congratulated on his appear
ance confided: II had to put on my
long underwear"
The wind wrapped the American
flag flying above the inaugural stand
around It's flagpole early in the cere-
monies. But with the final strains
of the national anthem at the end
"Oh. say does that star spangled
banner yet Wave"-the flag broke
free and f1uttered bravely.
One bandsman, trying to get
through the dense crowd with big
bass drum. raised it above his head.
Instantly it was tipped of his fingers
and rolled across the heads Of
massed spectators He finally re-
trieved it a short distance away.
Some on the far outskirts of the
crowd heard the Presidents address
before those closer in. They had
portable radios which brought Mr..
Roosevelt's words faster than the
sound could travel from the loud
speakers on the Capitol.
Attorney General Jackson was
prevented yesterday by illness from
taking part in the inaugural cere-
monies. and his son, William E.
| Jackson. a senior at Yale Univer-
sity, took his place. Wherever the
Attorney General was scheduled to
appear with the cabinet-at the
Capitol, the reviewing stand and
the White House--his son took over.
1t was 12hour job for the youthful
Mr.. Jackson.
The w. p. A. colored unit. which
was from the Naval Air Station. was
drilled for only one hour-on Sat-
urday.
The rule about no boxes and bas-
kets for parade seeing was disre-
garded by police and spectators alike.
The avenue was Uttered with the
hundreds of makeshift seats after
! the parade broke up. >.-,,,-,
A Dayton (Ohio) woman was re-
turning home today with a young
British refugee after spending sew
eral hours in first-aid tent in near
hysterical condition because she and
the lad had become separated.
First-aid officials at the tent near
the Senate Once Building said sne
had come here to see the parade
and then had seen nothing in her
anxiety over the missing boy.
Not long after she was taken to
the tent, the boy, Ralph Poplar, 13
of Oxford. England, walked into the
tent and explained that he had not
been lost at all
Il merely went across the street
to warm my feet" he declared, land
the officer wouldn't let me cross 1t
back"
The woman, identified by officers
as Mrs. j. B. Wright, told first-aid
workers the boy had been with her
only two weeks and that she had
obtained special permission to bring
him from Ohio to the ceremonies.