Evening star., 1948-12-26
Fireworks Planned Like Those
Used at First Inauguration
HiIdreth Outlines Plans for Program;
Gift of So 500 to Take Care of Expenses

seats on the steps of the Senate and
House wings will be allotted to enl-
ployes of Offices on the Hill.
He emphasized that none of the
seats at the Capitol is for sale.
Negro Athlete Invited.
Among the invited guests will be
Levi Jackson, Yale University stu
dent, who recently became the first
Negro to be elected captain of the
football team there, Mr.. Biff1e re-
vealed.
Mr.. Hildreth' announced last night
the appointment of a Public Rela-
tions Committee, including repre-
sentatives of newspapers, newsreels
and sound and television broad
casters.
James William Bryan has been
named chairman, Mr.. Hildreth said.
S. c. Brightman and Kenneth
D. Fry previously were announced
as press relations and radio re-
tlations directors, respectively.
The inaugural ceremonies will
follow traditional lines" Mr.. Hill
dreth commented, but newspapers,
newsphotos, newSreels, radio and tel
evision will give the events greater
coverage than ever before. 1t will
be the first full-scale television
coverage of an inaugural. All this
reflects the tremendous interest
that has been aroused in all parts
of the country"
Its the people of this country,
not the Inaugural Committee, who
are striving to make this event the
greatest in every way" Mr.. Hill
dreth continued. Our committee
has had no reason or desire to
indulge in ballyhoo or solicitation.
Invitations have been sent to all
States and to many organizations,
but requests to participate came
long before the invitations were
sent.
Appeal Made for Rooms.
"This Inauguration, as all have
been, is nonpartisan. And the peo-
pie, in honoring Harry S. Truman as
President, are expressing their feel
.ings that all have the opportunity
Ito be heard, that our elections are
free and that the people have the
final say"
Mr.. Hildreth reiterated his appeal
to Washingtonians to open their
homes to inaugural visitors.
Applications for housing for
inaugural week are coming in from
all sections of the country faster
than people here are offering to rent
their rooms, he said.
He hopes that more facilities will
be listed with the Inaugural Housing
Bureau, through coupons appearing
in the newspapers.
The bureau, at Fourteenth street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV, is
open Monday through Friday from
10 am. to 6 pm. Rooms also can
be listed by telephone by calling
Sterling 1855 and asking for the
Housing Bureau.
Public Relations Group.
The members of the Public Rela-
tions Committee were announced
as follows:
Bert Andrews, H. r. Baukhage,
Glen Bayless, Morgan Beatty, Har-
old Beckley. Kenneth H. Berkeley,
Mr.. Brightman, Constantine Brown,
j. C. Brown, winthrop Booth.
James A. Butler, Marquis Childs.
Roger N. Coelos, Walter Compton.
George E. Connery, Miss Ruth
Crane, Kenneth Crawford, George
Creamer, Robert Denton, william
Donaldson. H. B. Elliston. Morris D.
Erwin, Arthur F. Feldman, Truman
Felt, Walter Fitzmaurice, Dewey
Fleming, Edward Folliard, Mark
Foote, Mr.. Fry, Earl H. Gammons,
Herbert E. CASTOR, George Gaylin.
Earl Goodwin, Ray Gordon, Frank
A. Hall, Dan Harbour, Joseph c.
Harsch, John S. Hayes, Raymond
II. Henle. William Hillman, Robert
H. Hinckley, William L. Houston,
Edward Jameson, Alexander F.
Jones, Eugene Juster, S. H. Kauff-
mann, Paul Keats, Theodore Koop,
Ernest K. Lindley. Andrew ]. May,
Lorenzo w. Martin, Anthony Muto,
William r. McAndrew, Grace Nc
Gerr, D. Harold McGrath.
Also B. M. McKelway, Frank Nc
Naughton, Robert M. Menaugh,
Radford Mobley, W. H. Mylander,
Barnet Mover, John G. O'Brien,
John O'Donnell, John ORourke.
Wayne Parrish, Drew Pearson, Fred
Perkins, Bryson B. Rash, Norman
Reed, Frank NJ Russell. Edward
E. Scovill. Hollis M Seavey, Eric
Sevareid, Frederic Shawn, Robert
Sherrod, Thomas L. Stokes. John
Stone, Ben Strouse, Bascom Tim
mons, Ray Tucker, Richard L.
Turner, Tony Vaccaro, Frank O.
Waldrop, Albert Warner, George
Y. Wheeler. Leroy Whitman, Doro-
thy Williams. Gladstone Williams'
Lyle C. Wilson, David Wills. Rlcnard
l.. Wilson. RAUL WooteR ana Dlos"
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