Evening star., 1949-01-20
Side Liuhts of INAUGURAL Events

A last-minute change IN police
garb for inaugural events sent
policemen's wives scurrying today to
deliver the required articles OF attire
to their husbands. Policemen re-
ported for duty at am. IN snort
overcoats, only to find that Police
Supt. Robert j. Barrett had changed
the order to long coats. So the wives
took off in taxiS with their nus
bands long coats.
Mayor Roger T. Sermon OF 1nde-
pendence, Mo-, was making last-
minute scouting expeditions today In
search of inaugural tickets for other
independence visitors. Mayor Ser
mon estimated approximately so
persons from President Truman's
home town are here to see him take
Office.
Fifteen crippled children saw the
parade from the windows OF Coast
Guard headquarters at Thirteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Invited by the Coast Guard, the
children were transported by the
District Society for Crippled Chill
dren.
Two sisters who arrived at am.
for the parade were undismayed
by the long, cold wait. Kay Beau
Diet, "a, and her sister Phyllis. II,
of 4425 South Dakota avenue NE,
settled themselves comfortably on
a blanket tossed over the Pennsyl-
vania avenue curb and played
cards. :s-~-e--rs @
Trygve Lie, secretary general OF
the United Nations, Is one OF the
distinguished visitors here for the
He arrived last night
with his executive assistant, Andrew
w. Cordier, and will witness the IN
as guest OF the NorWe-
gian Embassy.
Among the colorful arrivals were
26 tall young men in tartans ana
kits. They represent the Fifth
Celtic Brigade of Montreal, unit
of Canadas standing army. In New
York on leave, they came to wash
ington in body for the inaugural.
Fifty bandsmen from Coe Col
lege, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, detralned
mere last night after a 24-hour ride
to see the Inauguration. Attend
ing inaugurals is a sort OF tradition
with the band. The college band
first came here in 1929 to witness
the inauguration of Herbert Hoover,
a. rative of Iowa. They came back
in 1888 for the Inauguration OF
Franklin D. Roosevelt and again IN
1887.
It's President Truman's inaugura-
ton, but Dewey for President but
tons could be obtained by Repub-
lican die-hards. A button salesman
along the parade route had few
along with many others honorlng
Mr.. Truman. Selling any Dewey
buttons?" the salesman was asked.
sold one just few minutes age"
the vendor replied.
Representative johnson, Repub-
lican, of California, was all set to
ride at the head of his States dele
CATION in the inaugural parade but
was ruled out by inaugural officials.
He was designated as the official
representative of Gov. Earl Warren,
who is not attending. Inaugural
officials informed Mr.. johnson, how
ever, that the privilege of leading
the delegation was reserved for the
Governor or the Lieutenant Gov
ernor-and nobody else could fill
the place.
President Truman already is be-
ing doomed to succeed himself in
1852. Gov. Chester BoWles of Con-
necticut, former price control ad-
ministrator, told radio audience
here last night that Mr.. Truman is
his first choice four years hence for
the presidency.
Metropolitan police had a mild
case of inaugural jitters early today
when some one reported prowler
breaking in the rear OF doughnut
shop at 606 Pennsylvania avenue
Sc. Policemen swarmed around
the place only to learn that the
suspected prowler was a store en-
ploye packing doughnuts for early
Inaugural Day deliveries.
National Airport officials reported
that airlines operating in and out
of Washington were having capac-
ity inaugural business. Arriving
planes bore visitors for the inaugu-
ration and outgoing ones were
loaded with passengers taking ad-
vantage of a four-day Government
holiday to spend the week end away
from Washington.
Railroad officials had a housing
problem of their own in providing
quarters for 200 Baltimore employees
transferred here temporarily to ham
die the rolling stock in the Washing
ton yards. They solved 1t by hous-
ing the men in Pullman cars stand
ing in the yards.
One of ths colorful bands in the
inaugural parade is the Spring
Garden Band of York, Pa, organ
lied In 1861 It's 153 members rep
resent 50 different professions and
it's oldest member has been in the
band 49 years. The band Is attired
in red coats and blue trousers and
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