Evening star., 1941-01-08
teGovernors
To Be Feted al
Davies Home
Further Plans for
Inaugural Affairs
Take Shape

Take Shape
The traditional Governors recep-
ton for the Inauguration of Presi-
dent Roosevelt will be held at the
home of Joseph E Davies, inaugural
chairman, and Mrs. Davies on Fox
hall road on January l9, it was an
nounced today.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt,
former President Hoover and Mrs.
Hoover and the widows Of five for
mer Presidents will be among the
invited guests. Invitations will go
out tomorrow.
Former Governor of North Caro-
lima o. Max Gardner. chairman OF
the Governors Reception Commit
tee, said the number Of guests VIII
be limited to about 400. because t'e
reception at some past inaugurals
had been so large that the COW
ernors and their wives were lost IN
the crowd.
High Officials Invited.
Vice President and Mrs. Garner.
Vice President-elect and Mrs. wal
lace, Chief Justice and Mrs. Charles
Evans Hughes. associate justices OF
the Suprerle Court and other high
CAPITAL officials will be among those
invited. The widows Of former
Presidents who will be sent invita-
tions are Mrs. Grover Cleveland
Preston. Mrs. BENJAMIN Harrison,
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson and Mrs. CALVIN
Coolidge.
Meanwhile, Robert v. Fleming,
chairman of the Finance Commit
tee. announced appointments OF MS
aides who will insure the financial
success of the inauguration festlvl-
ties. One of their first duties, Mr..
Fleming said. will be the raising OF
the guarantee fund to cover all pos
sible costs.
THE inaugural guarantee fund IS
not a gift, but in most inaugurals
1t has been simply a loan. as all
subscriptions were refunded in fun
/ Mr.. Fleming said. Even under TIE
most adverse circumstances in the
past. very substantial amount h2s
been refunded. Sometimes there
has been a surplus. Should there
be a surplus this year II will go TO
/ the Community Chest"
Committee Members Named.
Appointed to the committee were
Carter T. Barron. Col. Harrison
Brand, jr.; Frederick Bucholz, Lee
D. Butler. Thomas A. Butt, Morris
Cafritz, Thomas Carson, P. o. Caf-
fin, James E. Collihower. John H.
Davis, w. w. Everett, Gerald D.
Grosner. Granville Guide, John J.
Hasley. Col. John A. Norman, M. L.
Langford, William j. McEvoy, L.
Gardner Moore, Edgar Morris,
Henry S. Owens, John E. Parker,
William H. Press, John Saul, j. R.
Skinker, Fred A. Smith, Louis A.
Smith, Louis A. Speiss, Arthur j.
Sundlum, w. w. Wheeler and L. E.
williams.
District Boy Scouts are awaiting
the results of a meeting to be held
Saturday at which two Eagle Scouts
will be named for duty at President
Roosevelt's own reviewing stand in
front of the White House during the
inaugural ceremonies and parade on
Monday, January 90
One candidate is being chosen by
each Boy Scout Troop this week to
compete for the honored positions.
The winners will be selected on
merit and good appearance et the
Powell Junior High School at 7:30
pm. Saturday, by committee OF
Scout officials appointed by Col.
Stuart C. Godfrey.
Others to Be Given Duty.
The Eagle Scouts remaining in the
field after the Presidents Scout
aides are named will constitute a
court of honor to be on duty in
stands adjacent to the presidential
reviewing stand. DR.. William T.
McCloskey. member of the Scout
Executive Board and commissioner
for Catholic Scouting, will have
charge of the court of honor.
Altogether, 1000 Boy Scouts will
serve as ushers, first-aid dispensers.
couriers and general voemen during
the inaugural ceremonies and pa
rade.
Two hundred Scouts will be as
signed to other grandStandS, ex-
elusive of the court of honor. They
are being instructed by Ralph
BARLEY, scoutmaster of Troop No.
78. Another large group, of which
Richard Rule, commissioner for
Rover Scouting, has charge, will be
stationed along the line of march
to aid in policing the crowd Of
spectators.
A detachment of so Scouts each
will come from Baltimore and
Richmond to help in the work along
the line of march. James Murray
will be in charge of arrangements
for this group.
In their first-aid work the Scouts
will cooperate closely with the
personnels of the II first-aid sta
tions. Thomas King, scoutmaster
of Troop No. SO, will have charge Of
the Scouts on this assignment. Ben
Buckner, jr., assistant Scout exec
utive, will have charge of the feed
ing of the 1000 boys on Inaugural
ton Day. Each Scout will receive
a box lunch.
Washington I. Cleveland, chair
man of the Health and Safety Com
mittee of the Scout organization.
is general chairman of Scout ac-
tivities for the Inauguration. Rock
M. Kirkham will be executive Of
ficer for the day and william Arm
strong will be assistant executive
officer.