Evening star., 1948-12-08

ian, said the band will give open air
concerts as well as march in the
January 20 parade. The circus also
lis lending stands sufficient to ac-
commodate $500 persons. The stands
will be erected opposite the Blair
and Blair-Lee Houses on Pennsyl-
vania avenue. ........
TheInaugHral c CommistAsez ezprsssed
hope that thousands Of Washington
area houSeholders who never before
have taken roomers" will open their
homes to Inauguration visitors.
Worried About Housing Space.
The extensive interest in the cere-
monies already manifested in other
cities has caused officials serious
concern about the ability of the
Capital to accommodate the out-of-
town spectators.
Virtually all members of Congress
have received scores of pleas for
housing and tickets to the inaugural
events. Officials of the Executive
departments. thought by friends else
where to be in position to accommo-
date them readily, have been flooded
with such requests.
Reports reaching committee head
quarters in the Tariff Commission
Building, however, indicate regular
commercial accommodate ations-hotel
and lodging houses-will be COM
pletely inadequate.
Prices Worry Officials.
Prices being quoted by these places
have worried officials in some in
stances. While admitting the COM
r1ittee has no control over these
prices, General Chairman Melvin D.
Hildreth has expressed a hope the
Capitals reputation for hospitality
would be preserved and that "all the
traffic can bear" not be the rule.
In an effort to establish large
central registry of accommodations,
the Housing and Hospitality Com
mittee will open the Inaugural Hous-
ing Bureau this afternoon at 509
Fourteenth street NV.
The District Commissioners head
the guest list for a reception from
to o'clock.
Mrs. John C. McClintock will be
in charge of the bureau.
Residents of the Washington area
willing to house visitors during the
inaugural period are requested to
notify the bureau as to the type Of
accommodations available and pro-
posed charge.
Meanwhile, William A. Xanten,
District sanitation director, called a
meeting with railroad officials for
tomorrow morning to make plans
for adequate sanitary facilities for
the proposed sleeping car city
Sleeping cars, parked in railroad
yards, will be used as temporary
hotels, and Mr. xanten explained
he wants to be certain proper health
safeguards were maintained at the
sites of these emergency housing
facilities.
After a meeting yesterday after
noon, the Concessions Committee
announced it had drawn up a plan
for fair" pricing of food items to
be sold by authorized concession
mares along Gne parade route.
Vendors to Pay $50.
The Concessions Committee also
decided to charge $40 for a vendors
license. Such a license will permit
vendors to sell any souvenir item,
but not food along the parade route
and elsewhere during inaugural
week, according to Chairman Rich
ard Mansfield.
Only official programs will be sold
in the ceremony areas, it was an
nounced. They will be sold by VEN
dors and by boys recruited from high
schools, according to Chairman Hal
Launders of the Program Commit
tee.
A Washington magazine dis
tributing company will make them
available to newsstands elsewhere
in the city.