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Inaugural
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making the January 20 inaugural OF
President Truman.
The concert at Constitution Hall
Is expected to be prompt sell-out.
Mr.. Hildreth said Carter Barron,
chairman of the special events COM
mittee, is planning to draw talent
from the opera, radio. theater and
concert stage All the talent, he
said, will be donated.
I'VE are expecting a series of SELL
outs" Mr.. Hildreth said. That's
why we've got to have lot of diff
ferent events for people to attend
so no one will go home feeling
they couldn't take part in the cele-
bration.'
The fireworks display is tenta-
lively planned for Roosevelt Islano
across from the Lincoln Memorial
to give more people a chance to
view the pyrotechnics.
Mr.. Hildreth said he has asked
for a statement of costs on the
fireworks to see II the committee
can afford it. Under present plans,
he said, the fireworks would be
principally an aerial display with
such set pieces as the faces OF
George Washington, Thomas jeff
erson and President Truman visible
from the shore.
Ticket Application Received.
The inaugural chairman planned
to confer today with Edgar Morris,
chairman of the Ball Committee,
and Mr.. Barron to work out the de-
tails of the post-inaugural eelebra-
tions. He said he hoped for deci-
sions on when tickets for special
events can 60 on sale and the dates
and places for most of the celebra-
tions.
AS for the inaugural parade,
Mr.. Hildreth said vould-be spec
tators would do we'll to write in for
tickets early, not only to get their
choice of seats but also to give the
planners . chance to see how many
additional stands must be con-
structed.
10000 Seats May Be Needed.
So far, he said, arrangements
have been made to provide 10000
seats but he expects that twice
that number ultimately Will have to
be provided.
He emphasized that every seat
will be q good seat" from which to
view not only the marchers on the
ground but the pilots in the air.
kAnp, rAoAiunl
from both the Military Academy
and the Naval Academy for their
cadets to march in the parade, he
said. Mr.. Hildreth also reported
that the Nays famous Blue Angel
squadron of precision flyers will
take part in the air show along
with enough jet planes and other
type aircraft to provide an aerial
umbrella over the parade.
Bids for construction Of stands
on Pennsylvania avenue in front
Of the White House for spectators
Of the inaugural parade will be
asked early next week, Mr.. Hildreth
said.
Fleming Names Aides.
Robert v. Fleming, chairman of
the Finance Committee, meanwhile,
completed the organization of the
leaders of that committee at q
meeting at the Riggs National Bank,
of which Mr.. Fleming is president
After the meeting, he announced
that the following have been named
as vice chairmen:
Robert H. Lacey, president Of the
District Bankers Association: Mark
Lansburgh, vice president and Sec
retary of Lansburgh & Bro; H.
Randolph MADDOX, Chesapeake & Po-
tomac Telephone Co: L. Gardner
Moore, manager of the Shoreham
Hotel; H. L. Rust. jr.. head of the
Fl. L. Rust Co., real estate, and
Wilmer j. Waller. president of the
Hamilton National Bank. John M
Christie. assistant vice president of
the Riggs Bank, was named execu-
tive secretary of The committee
Members of the committee will be
announced next week. 1t is this
committee that will raise the $780,
0G0 fund to underwrite the expense
Of the inaugural celebration.
The stands on which the bids will
be asked next week will be on both
sides of Pennsylvania avenue be-
tween East and West Executive ave-
nues. They will be covered and will
be Of the same design as the stands
for the l94l inaugural.
Plans for these structures were
made yesterday at a meeting of the
presidential grandstand committee,
headed by Brig. Gen. Gordon r.
Young. Engineer Commissioner. The
meeting was held in Gen. Young's
Office in the District Building.
In the center of the stands on the
south side Of the avenue will be the
Presidential grandstand to accom-
modate President Truman and his
party, with about $50 seats. Eight
years ago this stand was a repro
duction of Andrew Jackson's Ten
nessee home, the Hermitage.
Architects Work on DeSign,