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according to Merrel A. Coe, the
municipal architect who has been
working on the plans.
Across Pennsylvania avenue
named the Avenue of Patriots for
the day-will be a block-long stand,
reaching from Madison place to
Jackson place. Bids will be taken to
construct these stands either with
a cover, as in previous years, or with
out one. The seats will be out in the
open if the bids disclose it will be
too expensive to place them under
cover, Mr.. Hildreth said.
Designer to Get $100 Prize.
Competition for the design of the
Presidential stands was conducted
by the Metropolitan Chapter of the
American Institute of Architects.
Forty Washington architects ent-
cred sketches and Mr.. Elam's was
adjudget the winner. He is men,
ber of the architectural firm Of
Justement, Elam and Darby. He is
to receive a S100 prize for the de-
sign. The competition was judged
by the entrants themselves.
The finished drawings were sub
mitted to Mr.. Goes Office where
working drawings are being made
preparatory to taking bids. Mr..
Coe designed the stands f1anking
the Presidential stands and those
across the street. Bids by pm.
December 6, on the other stands
were asked today by District Con-
struction CHEW Archie G.. Hudson.
One other specially built stand
will be erected at the corner of
Pennsylvania avenue and Fifteenth
street NV, for press, photograph
ers, radio and television. A similar
stand will be part of the general
stand across from the White House.
10000 Seats to Be Available.
All seats in the Presidential stand
and the wings to it are specially
reserved for officials and ranking
guests. Other seats in the stands
are offered for sale to the general
public. All other seats on the
parade's line of march will be of
the demountable type and are for
sale. In all, about 10000 seats will
be available, Mr.. Hildreth has an
nounced. Seats for the inaugural
ceremony at the Capitol are being
handled by the Joint Congressional
Committee apart from the Inaugural
Committee.
The Inaugural COMMITTEES Budget
Committee was to meet late today
to 60 over its figures in an effort
to set prices for the parade seats,
among other matters. Mr.. Hildreth
has seat that "at least" 5000 seats
will be available at the minimum
figure of 81 and that he hopes to set
the top price at $40. But much
will depend on the bids received
to erect the stands at the White
House. Hence the seat pirces may
not be definitely fixed for some
time.
Mr. Hildreth also announced today
that the Smithsonian Institution
will exhibit during inaugural week
historic articles connected with pre-
vious inaugurations.
Dresses to Be Shown.
The display will be in the rotunda
of the Natural History Building at
Constitution avenue and Tenth
street NV.
Articles to be displayed will in
clude brocade silk dress worn by
Mrs. James Duane at Washington S
inaugural ball in 1889: silk taffeta
dress worn by Mrs. Kinsley Bing-
ham, wife of a Michigan senator, at
Lincoln's inaugural ball in 1861; a
satin dress worn by Mrs. Levi P.
Morton, wife of the Vice President,
at the Benjamin Harrison inaugural
ball in 1889 and an ivory satin dress
worn by Mrs. Charles Warren Fair
banks, wife of the Vice President, at
The Theodore Roosevelt inaugural
ball in 1905.
Other items on display will in
clude painting by J. l.. G. Ferris of
his conception of Washington's in
auguration, the only one not held
in this city. The first President was
inaugurated in New York. A case
will contain medals issued in COM
memoration of the Inauguration Of
William Henry Harrison, and all the
Presidents from Lincoln to Frank
lin D. Roosevelt.