Evening star., 1948-12-06
Bids Today Due
ToDecideCost
OF 0f|nauguration
Budget Committee
To Set Exuct Prices
For Parade Seats

The 1949 Inaugural Committee
will find out today what it is
going to cost to put on the big
festivities next month. Bids or
erection of the stands at the
White House will be opened al
2 pm. at the Municipal Center
General Chairman Melvin D. Hill
dreth has indicated that the Budget
Committee, meeting later in the day
will attempt to work out a final
budget and thus be able to set exact
prices for parade seats and deter
mine how many will be offered at
the various price levels.
Mr.. Hildreth announced today
that Col Charles W. Gettys had
been named chairman of the armed
forces inaugural committee.
Armed Services Invited.
Under direction of Gen. Omar N
Bradley, Army Chief of Staff, and
Maj. Gen. Hobart r. Gay, command
ing officer of the military district
of Washington; Col. Gettys will CO.
ordinate the participation of service
units in the ceremonies, Mr.. Hill
dreth explained.
Gen, Bradley is marshal of the
parade. and Gen. Gay is his deputy
In announcing Col. Gettys' ap-
pointment, Gen. Gay and Mr.. Hill
dreth joined with him in empha-
sizing the services were participants
in the ceremonies by invitation ano
did not presume to exercise any di-
rection over them.
The Inauguration of the Presi-
dent of the United States and al
ceremonies and celebrations associ-
ated Herewith are fundamentally
civil affairs they pointed out in &
statement.
In keeping with the above-stated
conception, the inaugural parade
while military in character, reflects
the wishes of the civil populace, as
expressed by the President-elect, by
congressional committees, or by
other responsible public officials
Youngheart Appointed.
Mr.. Hildreth also announced the
appointment of Samuel o. Young
heart, executive vice-president OF
Warwick and Legler, Inc. New York
advertising agency, to the national
participation committee.
! Mr.. Ycungheart will head group
which will seek aid of major. adver-
tising firms in publicing the tradi-
tions and significance of the in
augural program through the Ma
ton, Mr.. Hildreth said.
Ben Strouse. chairman of the Store
Display Committee, has announced
that inaugural medals will be award
ed as prizes for outstanding store
window displays during inaugural
week. One medal will be presented
to the display manager of the de-
partment store having the most i'm
presslve display and another will go
to the display manager of the
smaller store with the best exhibit,
Mr. Strouse said.
Meanwhile, the Housing Commit
tee, seeking accommodations for
thousands of out-of-town visitors,
was preparing for Wednesdays
opening of its Housing Bureau. The
bureau, at 500 Fourteenth street
NV, will be opened with recep-
ton from to pm. Wednesday.
Many Expected to Attend.
Expected to attend the opening
will be Mrs. Ernest K. Lindley, gen.
eral chairman of the Hospitality and
Housing Committee; Mrs. John c.
Met Clintock, chairman of the hous-
ing division, and these guests: Com
missioners John Russell Young, Guy
Mason and Gordon r. Young; Mrs
J. Borden Hartman, Mrs. Clark
Clifford, Mrs. Leslie Biff1e, Mrs. Max
Truitt, Mrs. Harry H. Vaughan,
Mrs. Wiley Rutledge, Mrs Julius A.
Krug, Mrs. Jessie M. Donaldson,
Mrs. Clinton P. Anderson, Mrs. Os-
car Ewing, Mrs. Oscar Chapman,
Mrs. Hoyt Vandenberg, Mrs. Thur
mond Arnold, Mrs. Campbell john
son, Mrs. India Edwards, Miss
Katherine Blackburn, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Stofberg, Mrs. Martin Vogel
and others
Mrs. Lindley has announced that
many offers of rooms have been re-
ceived and that the rates quoted
have been most fair" The new
headquarters will operate file of
available rooms offered by Wash
ington and nearby Maryland and
Virginia residents and attempt to
fill requests for rooms received from
out of town.
Mrs. Lindley urged Washington
area residents ito register their
rooms as early as possible so that
we may handle the many requests
this office is receiving from all parts
of the country.
The Star will carry blank for
such registration beginning tomor-
row.
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