Evening star., 1949-01-19
inaugural High Lights
Truman, Weighing In at 174
is in Top Shope for Main Event

Is in Top Shape
After a preinaugural physical
checkup, President Truman has been
pronounced in "tip top shape" by
his personal physician.
Brig. Gen. Wallace Graham told
reporters the President is lin better
state of health and mind than at
any time in the past year" but COM
planned that his patient "sees too
many callers"
Mr.. Truman weighed In for the
inauguration at 174 pounds, BIT
more than his ideal weight OF l6o
to ITO.
Six cafeterias operated In Gov
ernment buildings will remain open
tomorrow, but passes will be needed
to enter most of them.
Open to the public will be the
cafeteria in the Supreme Court
Building from $50 a.m.to 3 pm;
the unit in the Treasury Depart
ment, open at 8 am, and the snack
bar in the Federal Power Building
which will be open all day.
Passes will be needed for units in
the Old Post Office Building, the
National Gallery of Art, the Federal
Trade Commission, the New Post
Office and the Executive (State-
War Navy buildings.
All cafeterias will be closed Fri
day except those in the National
Gallery, which will be open for
lunch, and the Supreme Court, open
from 8 to els am. and from ll:30
am. to 2 pm.
Herbert r. GroSsman. attorney
and collector of Washingtonia, has
shown up with program for the
inaugural dinner of Benjamin Har-
rison and Levi P. Morton, held in
the new" Pension House in 1889.
The dinner included blue points.
steamed oysters. chicken croquettes,
raw oysters, sweetbread pate, ter
rapin, sandwiches, chicken, lobster,
tongue, ham, turkey, quail, pate de
fois gras, game, ice cream. ices,
punch, candies and nuts. The price
(to be paid in advance: 81.
The hot dogs expected to be con-
sumed here tomorrow would stretch
from Washington to Boston and will
gross the hot dog statesmen a cool
81 900 000-that is If you want TO
believe the best guess" that 5.000,-
600 hotdogs have been prepared for
the occasion.
If each hot dog is 6 inches long,
all of them, laid end to end, would
stretch 476 miles. If 100000 are
eaten by the 100000 people ex-
pected to see the parade, that would
mean five dogs for every man, wom-
an and child.
Virginias Gov. Tuck has taken
steps to include Negro contingent
in the State delegation to the In
augural parade following a protest
from the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People.
Officials were asked today to make
plans for including the unit, prob
ably Maggie Walker High School
Band from Richmond, or the
schools cadet corps.
A running, first-hand account OF
the Inauguration ceremonies will be
beamed to Europe and South Amer
Il lea over the Voice of America Pro-
gram. The Presidents inaugural
address will be carried in full IN MS
own voice followed by the translated
text. Accounts Of the ceremonies
will be carried in II languages IN all.
The famous war-dog, Ioki, Will
make his first public appearance IN
Washington when he marches IN the
veterans section of the parade TO-
morrow. Wounded in Europe ana a
veteran of "a months service IN the
Pacific zone in World War II. ne Is
an honorary member OF the Green
belt (Md) Post 1856 of the American
Legion.
The Mississippi float, sponsored by
the Mississippi Truman-Barkley
Committee, will carry the reassur-
! ing slogan: mississippi Is Still In
the Union" The pro-Truman COM
mittee was formed after the State s
delegates walked out of the National
Democratic Convention last summer
and helped form the States Rights
Party. Gov. Wright of Mississippi
was the party's candidate for Vice
President. He is not attending the
inaugural ceremonies.
Want to know how Uncle Sam
got his goatee? A. C. Davis, post
man from Rocky Mount, N. c., wht
will follow the North Carolina f1oa'
in the parade tomorrow, cut hi
chin splitting kindling wood l3 years
ago, and started shaving around the
spot. He has been Uncle Sam eVel
since.
t Red Cross volunteers are prepar'
ing 100 gallons of coffee, 200 bo,
lunches and 120 dozen doughnuts
for hospitalized servicemen and vet
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