Evening star., 1948-12-09
Inaugural
Continued From First Page.)

will be that the United States Is
solidly behind the President.
Behind the State standard bearers
will be two bands which will play
alternately throughout the process
sion.
Inaugural officials ran into a CO.
incidence today as they were map
ping their plans. The State notices
of both Missouri and Kentucky-the
homes of the President and Vice
President-are the same: United
We Stand, Divided We Fall"
Meanwhile, the theme of the Dis
trict's representation in the in
augural parade was to be considered
this afternoon at a meeting of the
District Democratic Central Com
mittee, and there were indications
a difference of opinion would de-
velop.
While there is agreement that the
Nations Capital should have an i'm
pressive parade contingent, there
are two schools of thought on
whether the voteless status of Dis.
trict residents should be called to
the attention of the thousands of
spectators from out Of town by
means of an appropriate float.
Mr.. Hildreth said yesterday he was
inclined to favor such float, with
the exhibit including both the Dem
ocratic and Republican campaign
pledges on the subject.
Barron Opposes Move.
Carter T. Barron, chairman Of,
the Special Events Committee, how
ever, is not enthusiastic.
Mr.. Barron, whose committee is
responsible for the parade planning
explained he felt the questions of
local suffrage and National repre-
sentation had political aspects
which were better kept out OF the
celebration. He emphasized, how
ever. he would be guided by the
wishes of the community.
The Democratic Central Commit
tee, which will have large say in
the form of the Districts parade
features, will consider the float pro-
posal. among many suggestions,
when it meets in the Ring Build
irg Offices of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee.
Chairman D. E. McQueary, mean
while, called meeting of the State
Groups Committee for 2:30 pm.
Tuesday IN the 1949 Inaugural Com
mittee officers in the Tariff Com
mission Building, Seventh and Z
streets NV.
State Society Officers Invited.
He invited the officers and alter
mates of all State societies In the
District to attend and discuss plans
for extending hospitality to State
delegations during inaugural week
1t is expected all States will be
represented in the parade. and the
State societies here will be asked to
arrange receptions and other enter
tainment features for the visiting
State oficials and parade con-
| tingents.
The Inaugural Housing Bureau
was open for business today at 500
Fourteenth street NV, and Mrs.
Ernest K. Lindley, hospitality and
housing chairman, said she hoped
| to get offers of temporary housing
for at least 10000 persons from
householders Of the Washington
area.
She said committee members
would endeavor to inspect accom-
modations offered but emphasized
makeshift housing was needed as
urgently as more pretentious quar-
tiers. Even offers of space for cots
would be welcomed. Mrs. Lindley
added.
Mrs. Lindley and Mrs. John G.
McClintock, Housing Bureau direc-
tor, were among those receiving
guests yesterday at reception OPEN
ing the center.
A wreath symbolic of hotelmen's S
interest and best wishes for sue
cess of the emergency housing reg
istry was sent by Chairman Frank
E. Weakley of the Hotel Participa-
ton Committee for the inaugural.
Commissioners John Russell Young,
Guy Mason and Gordon r. Young
visited the center.
! Old Icelandic, spoken in Iceland
and Greenland, is closely akin to