Evening star., 1948-12-24
6. 0. P. Leaders Urge
Montgomery Help on
Inaugural Housing

Two Maryland Republican lead
ers today urged householders Of
Montgomery County to respond to
the appeal to let available rooms
for renting during Inauguration
week.
Their support came as Mrs.
MINER Hostetler, chairman Of the
County Inaugural Housing Commit
tee. reported her file of available
temporary accommodations still Is
much Simmer than will be required
If the help from suburban residents
is to meet the inaugural housing
need.
This is an opportunity to apply
the good neighbor policy locally"
State Senator Roy Tasco Davis, Re-
publican, said. Our distinguished
neighbor in the White House Is going
to have lot of company for his
inauguration. AS good neighbors,
we should help provide those visitors
with homes and hospitality and thus
cooperate in maintaining the in
augural ceremony as q symbol of
democracy that works"
Four New Members Chosen.
Mrs. Wilton H. Wallace, president
of the Montgomery County Fedora
ton Of Republican Women, added:
During the inaugural period,
without reference to any political
considerations or motives, 1t is the
patriotic duty of all of us as good
American citizens to make available
to inaugural visitors such space as
can appropriately be spared"
Mrs. Hostetler announced appoint
ment of four new members to her
committee. Mrs Robert Mccormick
will be in charge of radio activities,
she said, and Mrs. Joseph Simpson,
whose husband is vice chairman of
the Democratic State Central Com
mittee, will handle volunteer re-
cruiting.
The other committee additions
are Mrs. Charles E. Roach, presi-
dent of the Womens Democratic
Club of Montgomery, and Arch Nc
Donald, sports broadcaster.
Several Groups Organized.
The Montgomery County group is
one of several working as units of
the Inaugural Housing and Hos
pitality Committee, headed by Mrs.
Ernest X. Lindley. All offers to rent
rooms or other lodging space are
being received through the Housing
Bureau, which can be addressed in
care of the 1949 Inaugural Commit
tee, Tariff Commission Building, or
reached by telephone at Sterling
1855.
The bureau closed at noon today
for the holiday week end, however.
Mrs. Lindsey said it will reopen at
10 am. Monday and will maintain
weekday hours of 10 am. to 6 pm.
thereafter.
General Chairman Melvin D.
Hildreth announced IS states and
territories have indicated they will
be represented by floats in the in
augural parade.
Hardie Meakin, co-chairman of
the Float Committee, said several
foreign countries also might be re-
presented. Invitations to enter
floats were sent to all foreign
diplomatic missions, Mr.. Meakin
said.
Turkey, Paraguay Interested.
so far, I have had interested
replies from Turkey and Paraguay ~
he added.
Acceptances have been received
from North Carolina, Texas, Puerto
Rico, Kentucky, wyoming, Louis
lana, Missouri, Delaware, Okla
homa, West Virginia, Georgia. Mich
igan. Illinois, Kansas and Hawaii,
according to Mr.. Meakin.
The American Federation of
Labor, the Truman -Barkley Clubs,
Marine Corps Reserve Oficers' As
ISOLATION, City of Chicago and the
Treasury also plan to have floats in
| the procession, he said
The deadline for acceptances has
been extended to December 80. Con-
struction Of floats will begin jan
uary in three hangers at Wash
ington National Airport.
MIR. Hildreth emphasized today
that the ofhcial inaugural program
will have no advertising.
He said the Presidential National
Inaugural Review" and the National
Inaugural Album" have no connec-
ton with the Inaugural Committee.
Mr. Hildreth asked that solicita-
tions for advertising by persons rep
resenting themselves as working for
the committee be reported to his