Evening star., 1948-06-13
COP. Advance Guard
Going 10 Philadelphia
To Prepare for Par|ey|
By the Assoeiotsd Press


PHILADELPHIA, June H. The
advance guard for the Republican
national convention rolls Into the
Quaker City next week.
1t will herald seven days of COM
mittee meetings, caucuses, teas, din
ners and a generous sprinkling Of
cocktail parties.
Offcial opening Of the COPS
candidate-naming conclave Is II
am. (EST) Monday, June 81, in
Convention Hall. Adjournment is
scheduled Wednesday, but it could
be delayed by deadlock among the
1904 delegates In nominating candi-
dates for President or Vice Presi-
dent.
Members of the National Republic
can Committees Washington staff
already are arriving.
Final approval Of the convention
program will be made by the 81
member Arrangements Committee
Wednesday. The committee, headed
by National Committeeman Walter
Hallanan of West Virginia, will list
addresses on the first three days Of
the convention.
Seating Disputes to Be Aired.
Chairman Carroll Reece Of Ten
nessee will call the National Com
mittee into session Thursday morn
ing. Disputes on the seating OF
State delegates is the principal item
of business.
Two Of the disputes concern two
sets of delegates from Georgia and
a similar mixup in the District OF
Columbia.
Meeting also Thursday will be the
ex-ofhcio Resolutions Committee,
headed by Senator Lodge, Republi-
can, of Massachusetts,, temporary
chairman.
Usually the temporary chairman
Is named permanent committee
chairman, but New Jersey delegates
have announced they intend to back
former Gov. Walter E. Edge for
that post.
The Resolutions Committee, whose
members will be named formally on
the first day of the convention, will
include a man and woman from
each State and the territories.
To Hear Platform Proposals.
Hearings on platform proposals
are expected to keep the committee
in session during all of the pre-
convention week.
The social aspects Of the conven-
ton blossom Thursday with a din
ner honoring officials OF Pennsyl-
vania and the National Committee
members. Hostess for the dinner in
famed Strawberry Mansion will be
Mrs. G. Worthington Scranton, Re-
publican national committeewoman
from Pennsylvania and official hos
tess for the convention.
The National Committee members
will dine Friday night at the Union
League. Host will be G. Mason
Owlett, the conventions official host
and Pennsylvania national COM
mitteeman.
On Saturday:
l. The National Committee will
be feted again. this time at a dinner
gi"en by Chairman Reece.
.. The more than 1,500 newsmen
and women assigned to cover the
convention will be feted The
women-alone-wi be guests of
Mrs Scranton at buffet luncheon.
Later the doors of Americas Oldest
newspapermen's club-the Pen and
Pencil Club-will be thrown open
for late afternoon get-together for
all members of press, radio and
television.
Caucuses on Sunday.
Sunday Is a big day featuring
churches services and sightseeing,
including tour to historic Valley
Forge.
Then, in the evening, the State
delegations caucus.
Meantime, Philadelphia's streets
and downtown buildings are getting
a holiday look.
All streets leading to Convention
Hall have been repaired or repaved
New light standards and traffic
islands were built on Broad street,
called by Philadelphias the longest
straight thoroughfare in the Nation
A score of welcome" signs and
billboards have been erected. Flags
and bunting are being placed on
numerous buildings and poles in the
downtown area.
Independence Hall, too, has been
spruced up for the expected $4,000
convention visitors