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from Fifteenth to Seventeenth
streets.
Would Begin With Church Rites.
The inaugural week envisioned by
the committee would begin Sunday,
January 16, with city-wide religious
observances.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
would be set aside for inaugural ex-
hibits in the Smithsonian Institu-
ton, schools and libraries, along
with an inaugural concert by the
National Symphony, Orchestra in
Constitution Hall on the night Of
January 10.
The committee also is studying
the possibility Of staging a large
fireworks display at the Monument
Grounds during Inaugural Week.
The inaugural parade will be long
and impressive to accommodate the
many units that already have asked
for place. Since January 20 Is
the anniversary of the founding
Of West Point, Mr.. Hildreth said he
hopes the United States Military
Academy will participate in the
parade.
Air Show to Be Staged.
An air show coinciding with the
parade will be an important part Of
the program.
Mr.. Hildreth said today he is
arranging q headquarters for the
Inaugural Committee in building
at 1885 New York avenue NV.
Tickets and programs can be sold
there and Offices can be set up for
the committee secretary.
Pointing out that the war elm
mated a great celebration in 1945
and President Roosevelt's disability
limited earlier programs, Mr..
Hildreth said this time Washington
can put on "a tremendous affair Of
great historic interest"
Washington itself has changed
over the past eight years." Mr..
Hildreth commented. Il hope we
can make this a real opportunity
for people all over the country to
become acquainted with their Cap
ital in its new dress.
G. O. P. Aid to Be Sought.
Republicans as well as Democrats
will be asked to participate in
development of a great program, Mr.
Htldreth said. Three prominent
Republieans-Mr. Thorn, Mr.. Morris
and Mr.. Fleming-were appointees
announced today.
This is the Districts contribu-
ton to the inaugural" he explained.
ut should be representative OF the
citizenship as whole"
President Truman has requested
the planners not to waste a lot
of money and lumber on the stands,
Mr.. Hildreth said, but otherwise
the President is leaving the pro-
gram up to his well-wishers.
Mr.. Hndreth said in his con-
versations with the President, Mr.
Truman seemed quite willing" to
60 along with any program that Is
worked out.
In line with the Presidents re-
quest, Mr.. Hildreth said, lumber
saving portable stands will bt
erected. He already has made ar.
rangements, he said, to get the
portable stands used at Grimtt
Stadium.
Weather Expected to Be Good.
1--WE checked the weather on Jan
uary 20 for the last is years ane
there was only one rainy day." Mr.
Hildreth said. That's a very gooe
average, so I think we can gamble
on a good day"
To finance the spectacle, Mr.. Hill
dreth is hoping to get an inaugura
guarantee fund of at least $100. .000
In the past, he said, inaugura
committees have been able to max,
q 100 per cent return to the guar
antors through profits from ticket
program and inaugural medal sales
There has been some profit, toe
Mr.. Hildreth said several THOUSAND
dollars, representing profits from tn
inaugural eight years ago, still ar
in the bank and can be used as
starter.
Mr.. Hildreth, a washington at
torney and Democratic nations
committeeman for the District,
an old hand at inaugurations. H
was executive secretary of the In
augural Ticket Committee in 1sa
and chairman of the same commit
tee in 1887. He also played
prominent part in arrangements II
, The l941 inaugural.
A lifelong Democrat, Mr.. Hi
dreth was a persistent Truman SUP
porter throughout the last campaign
The 5s-year -old lawyer lives at 49,
Indian lane NV.
Temple Hills Group to Nee