Evening star., 1949-01-16
inaugural High Lights
Inaugural High Lights
Costly Gowns, Missouri Mules,
Kewpies Are All Part of Show

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The most dazzling, If not tn
costliest, costume at the inaugura
ball will be the old-fashioned South
ern dance frock of silk net with
24-karat gold coat worn by Mrs
Dorothy Vredenburgh, secretary o
the Democratic National Commit
tee. The value of the material
alone is more than $4,000. Seventy
FIVE yards of champagne silk ne
studded with gold sequins swirl tn
skirt into three complete circles
The petticoat of gold satin is stiff
fened at the hemline to help tn
Alabama beauty walk with all tina
fabric.
President Truman will wear
high silk topper, striped pants ant
black morning coat when he take
the oath of Office January 20.
One of President Truman's in
augural gifts will be a crayon draw
ing of a battleship. 1t Is the crude
but loving work of Carmelo Pova
IL, who was brought to this countr!
by Foster Parents Plan for Wa
Children, Inc, to be fitted for arti'
fcial limbs. Since he has no arms
the italian boy made the drawing
by holding the pen and crayons ir
his teeth.
Carter r. Barron's Parade anc
Special Event Committee has had tt
provide stabling facilities for foul
mules from Lamar County, Mo-;
eight draft horses from Kentucky
"a riding horses entered in the pa
rade by the Southern Maryland
Riding Club and rs horses from
jackson County. Mo. The latter viii
be ridden by the Sheriff's posse OF
jackson County.
The Oklahoma float is expected to
be the most expensive in the pa
rade. Estimates from various eX'
cited Oklahomans now range from
5000 to $4,000.
Only a miracle will save the
Purdue University Glee Club from
losing its collective voice this week.
The glee club will sing at the Iru-
man-Barkley dinner and the IN
diana State Society Ball Tuesday
night, at the Agriculture Depart
ment auditorium Wednesday and
at the Department Auditorium
Walter Reed Hospital and Bethesda
Naval Hospital Friday.
Governor Warren of California,
who didn't get to be Vice President,
has Joined his running mate. Gov
ernor Dewey, in staying home LOT
the Inauguration. But three more
governors have joined the % gov
ernors and lieutenant governors
who have already accepted invita-
tions to attend. Latest three are
Governors Clements of Kentucky,
Stsinbeck of Hawaii and Schriker
Of Indiana.
The beauteous wife of anew
member of Congress will PRESIDE
over a float in the inaugural pa
rade. She is Mrs. Lloyd M. Bentsen,
jr., former model who will reign
as queen of the Texas float. Her
husband is Representative Bentsen,
Democrat, of Texas.
Trains Every 2 Minutes.
Trains will move in and out OF
Union Station every two minutes at
the peak of the inaugural arrivals
according to William t. Farley,
president of the Association OF
American Railroads. Latest reports
show more than so extra trains and
sections will arrive here. Approx
mately 5000 travellers will nve IN
Pullman cars parked on rail sldlngs
as temporary hotels.
Glamor will greet air travellers
arriving at National Airport. The
most attractive stewardesses on the
Nations commercial airlines Will
serve on a reception committee, dis
tributing smiles and special PAM
phlets listing inaugural events.
Gov. Lane of Maryland has
chosen Charles H. Kopeland, head
of Silver Spring advertising
agency, to design the Maryland
float for khe inaugural Mr.. Kope-
land said the theme OF the float
will be Freedom of Conscience.
It will portray the signing OF the
1859 Maryland Toleration Act. pro-
viding for religious freedom. The
float is being built in the Silver
Spring Armory.
While Lionel Hampton. the hot
vibraharpist. and his orchestra play
at the Inaugural Gala. cameramen
will be on hand to take sequences
which will be included in a docu-
mentary film to be entitled The
Life of Lionel Hampton"
Over 200 Vendors.
Souvenirs, geegaws and gimcracks
for inaugural visitors to take back
to the stay-at-homes range from
q miniature of Cowboy Roy Rogers
on a silver horse to feather-clad
Kewpie dolls and a variety OF Tru-
man buttons. More than 200 ven
dors have applied for licenses to
hawk their wares Thursday.
With the Inauguration stands on
both sides of the street in front OF
the White House nearly completed
and looking more and more like an
athletic arena, the spot has been
labeled by at least one wise-crack-
ing taxi driver:
Dewey Memorial Stadium"
The YMCA will celebrate Inau-
guration Week with a series OF
special programs at its central
building, 1886 G street NV. Events
will include dances, open'house pro-
grams, games and talks.
More than 100 policemen viii
gieam in the dark for traffic details
at the Inaugural Ball and Gala. Tht
night visibility belts are worr
around the waist and over the shoul'
ders, crossing in the front like those
Of West Point cadets.
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