Evening star., 1948-11-18
Parade Route
To Be Extended
For Inaugural
Murchers to Continue
To Washington Circle
For the First Time

VI luS ] uSl tIIIC
Washington Circle will be the
western terminus of an inaugural
parade for the first time next
January 20. the 1949 Inaugural
Committee announced today.
The parade will follow the tradi-
tional route from Capitol Plaza
along Pennsylvania avenue to the
White House and then continue on
westward to Washington Circle, the
committee said.
General Chairman Melvin D. Hill
dreth said the great number of
units expected to participate in the
procession, following President Tru-
mans swearing in, accounted for
the decision. He said the parade
route will be extended past the
White House to Washington circle
so that the 1000, ,00O-plus persons
attending the ceremonies will find
places to watch.
This and other details of the
Inauguration were to be worked out
at 3 pm. today, when Chairman
Hildreth and so of his committee
men were to hold their first meet
ing in the Board room Of the Dis
trict Building. He was to receive
preliminary reports from chairmen
of a dozen committees, all hard at
work already on the celebration.
Rapid Progress Reported.
Mr.. Hildreth said he is elated
over the progress already made by
the committee. He pointed out that,
in the 1941 Inauguration, it was De-
cember 18 before the committee
had progressed as far as it has to-
day. This gives the committee prac-
tlcally one-month lead over the
committee which ran the late Pres
ident Roosevelts third Inauguration.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Hildreth an
nounced three more committee
chairmanships have been filled. DR.
Ching Chong Hung, pastor of the
Chinese Community Church. 1011
l. street NV, has been named
chairman of Chinese participation,
and Benjamin c. Sigal, Washington
attorney, has been made chairman
OF the Committee on Decorations.
Joseph F.. Maj jor, legislative liaison
representative for the War Assets
Administration, was named to head
arrangements for agency partici-
patton in the Inauguration. Mr.
Major served in the same artillery
regiment with President Truman in
World War I.
James William Bryan, vice chair
man Of the Inaugural Committee
announced that arrangements are
being made to set up 81 foot heroic
statues Of American presidents and
statesmen along the Avenue Of Pa
triots. That name will be given
for the Inauguration Day only, to
the stretch OF Pennsylvania avenue
between East and West Executive
avenues NV.
Eight-point Housing Plan.
Mrs. Ernest K Lindlev. chairman
OF the Committee on Housing and
Hospitality, sent eight recommends
tions to Mr.. Hildreth late Yesterday
Tor the committees guidance in
setting up housing facilities here.
She proposed asking the co-opera-
tion OF the Board of Trade and use
OF Its room1ng facilities, organizing
and inspecting available rooms. ex-
ploring nearby MARYLAND and Vir-
ginia, including Baltimore, for
housing resources; getting the CO.
operation Of the Travellers Aid
Society and the automobile clubs
providing the police and hotels here
with housing information. asking
the District Rent Control Admins
tration to prevent charging of ex-
orbitant prices for housing Of
visitors. and asking District author
titles to prevent runners" from
meeting trains to solicit roomers.
Child Care Service Proposed.
Mrs. Lindley, in her report to
Chairman Hildreth, also proposed
that a day-care service for children
be set up for Inauguration Day
only. so that parents might place
their children under competent care
and see the ceremony and parade
Mr.. Hildreth also was advised by
Mrs Lindley's committee that
restaurant and cafe owners will be
asked to serve simple meals at low
prices on Inauguration Day, so
more people can be fed. She pro-
posed that restaurants plan special
meals for the many school-age chill
dren who will be downtown on the
day President Truman takes the
presidential oath. All Government
cafeterias will be asked to remain
open. Mrs. Lindley said, to increase
the number of eating places avail
able for the overflow crowd expected
to gather in the downtown section.