Evening star., 1948-11-17
Inaugural Group
Turns fol Details
Celebration
Tickets to Be Priced
At $3.50 to $40; Word
On Holiday Awaited


On Holiday Awaited
The 1949 Inaugural Commit
zee today was hard at work IRON
ng out details of President Tru-
mans Inauguration, scheduled
20 be the greatest such ceremony
,ver staged.
Melvin c. Hildreth, general chair
nan of the committee, announced
hat arrangements are well under
way for obtaining and selling seats,
tickets, medals, programs and auto.
mobile license tags in connection
with the ceremonies on January 20.
About 10000 tickets have been
ordered from the Globe Ticket Co.
Of Philadelphia for seats in the spe-
cial stands to be erected along
Pennsylvania avenue for the inaug-
ural parade. The tickets will bear
the campaign photographs of Pres
ident Truman and Vice President
elect Barkley, but otherwise will be
the same as the tickets used in past
Asks Delay In Applications.
/. Mr.. Hildreth asked the public not
to send in applications for seats
until the Inaugural Committee Is
able to obtain downtown ONCE
space-some time within the next
few days. The address of the pro-
posed ONCE will be announced AZ
soon as possible.
He said the seat tickets will sell
for about the same price charged
at other inaugurations. The seats
IN the special stands in front Of
the White House, will be sold for
$40 each, while seats along other
sectors of Pennsylvania avenue will
range from $3.50 to $40.
Meanwhile, plans of the Demo-
cratic Central Committee of the
to stage victory dinner
next month in honor of President
Truman repeatedly have come q
cropper because of plans by the
Democratic National Committee to
have q similar affair after the in
Local Democrats already had be-
gun planning their dinner for mid.
December in a large downtown no.
tel. The national committee re-
portedly has asked them to post
pone it 50 it will not take the edge
of a national victory dinner. sched-
lled to be held here in January.
The five-hour inaugural parade
will start at about LAS pm, Mr..
Hildreth said, after the presidential
tea. which is to follow the swear
ing-in ritual at the Capitol. Gen.
Bradley, the Army chief of staff, has
consented to serve as parade grand
marshall.
Gen. Bradley has. named Maj.
Gen. Hobart r. Cay. commanding
general of the Military District Of
Washington, to be executive oficer
II AA parade. FrankWeakly of the
ssVxshington Hotel Association 'idaS
been appointed chairman Of Hotel
Participation.
Arrangements for a representative
Aim colony delegation from Holly
wood to attend the Inaugural cere-
monies are under way, headed by
actor Melvyn Douglas.
Mr.. Douglas said yesterday he will
appoint to his committee persons
who worked for Mr.. Truman during
his campaign, including actors Rom
aid Reagan and Gregory Peck,
producers George Jessel and Brian
Foy and Roy Brewer, of the AFL
International Alliance Of Theatrical
Stage Employees.
Answer on Holiday Awaited.
No answer has been received from
the White House yet as to whether
Government workers will receive q
four-day holiday in connection with
the Inauguration. January 20 falls
on Thursday, and it has been pro-
posed by the committee that Friday
be made a holiday to hook up with
the normal of days on Saturday
and Sunday.
In view of President Truman's
wish that his reviewing stand bs
kept simple and dignified, the
committee said today the Washing
ton Chapter. American Institute Of
Architects, has been asked to de-
sign a stand for the President.
Earlier, the committee had planned
to erect a stand copied from the
motif of President Andrew Jackson's
historic home, the Hermitage.
Mr.. Hiidreth said hundreds of
calls are being received at his Of
fee from all over the country from
organizations wishing to participate
in the inaugural ceremonies. He
said Pittsburgh newspaper plans
to bring 1000 school children here.
Gov. Strom Thurmond of South
Carolina, who ran unsuccessfully
for President on the States Rights
Dixiecrat ticket, plans to bring .
200 piece band to Washington for
the occasion.
Committee Chairman Named.
The inaugural chairman also an
nounced additional committee ap-
pointments. They are as follows:
Arthur Clarendon Smith, already
named vice chairman, to be chair
man Of the committee on co-opera-
ton by civic bodies; Stephen H.
Harrington, chairman, and Luke
Lea. vice chairman, of the commit
tee on national transportation and
John Morrissey, head
Of tickets sales at Griffith Stadium,
to be executive director of grand.
stand ticket sales; Carter Barron, to
be chairman of the parade commit
tee; Brig. Gen. Gordon r. Young,
Engineer Commissioner. to be in
charge of grandstand construction.
and j. c. Turner. to be In charge
If seating.
Meanwhile, 1t was announced that
William Armstrong, swimming coach
1t the Ambassador Hotel pool, will
" chairman of ushers and super.
visors. His name enormously was
ssued by, the committee as Howard
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